¿Do you have it in 'L'?

After arriving in Spain for my six month stay with only 20kg of belongings (see previous posts), as well as living in a strategically chosen flat in the centre of town, it would be hard for me to avoid the occasional spot of retail therapy.  One thing that I noticed almost straight away was the difference in sizing of items of clothing.  Forget our familiar standards of 8 to 18, here in Spain it is common to buy clothes in sizes S, M, L etc... Being a standard UK size 12 (10 if I breathe in) but often the largest of my girlfriends, I found being a size M/L unsurprising, but it got me thinking, what do bigger than average girls do?  This seems like a silly theme to write about, but it surprised me even further when I saw bras being sold in only these 3 sizes (S M L) and it even seemed alien to me.  I am yet to find an Ann Summers, La Senza or equivalent, but many clothes shops do have whole floors dedicated to cutesy, pretty lingerie.  Much to my dismay (but to the relief of my bank balance), the majority are too small for my reasonably sized assets.  I don't think I have ever seen a sign like the one above, (translation: we now stock more C Cup bras, ask us!), and there aren't bra fitting services in even the specialist lingerie stores.  I spoke about this with my beautiful housemate from Lanzarote, and for her this is normal, she even cringed at the thought of someone measuring your correct size at the back of Marks and Spencers.  When I asked what "non average" girls our age do, the answer was pretty much make do with what you can find.  I have been here three months, and although I have to say that Spanish people are (in general) more beautiful than us Brits, I have not noticed anything that suggests a great difference in body size.  Admittedly, I haven't looked up any boob-related statistics to support my musings, but using the commonly found scientific instrument, eyes, I can confirm that some teenagers and young ladies are bigger than I am.  In this foreign land, pretty Double Ds don't seem to exist, and it is not common to know your official bra size. I know for sure that a previous version of myself (younger and less confident) would be upset to be branded as "large" and I would be devastated to not even be able to find nice underwear in normal shops, and it makes me wonder if there are some Spanish girls out there who feel this way, or have simply accepted these strict categories.