Do the Spanish Hate the British.
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Think it depends on your job. I am often in and out of Hacienda/social seguridad/Notary/guardia translating and they ALWAYS want to see you original passport and silly green residencia certificate, infact I can't translate officially at the notary unless I have these original documents. Thats fine but my green certificate has died a hideous and painful death and they wouldn't accept it at the notary last time as its been taped up so many times. Poor thing I actually feel sorry for it. My parents have theirs laminated but its not very practical if you having to take it lots of places on a regular basis.
I also have a friend whos husband works for the Guardia Civil, and they say that they can fine you for not carrying a valid form of photo identification which is not your driving license. It must be ID card, or passport and if you carry a Spanish driving license you should also carry your residency certificate too. Most Guardia are understanding though, and only tell you to present it at their offices within a certain time frame, but then thats still a inconvenience if you work full time and have young kids
Sorry seems as if I have made this thread go off on a bit of a tangent from what the OP originally asked.
I also have a friend whos husband works for the Guardia Civil, and they say that they can fine you for not carrying a valid form of photo identification which is not your driving license. It must be ID card, or passport and if you carry a Spanish driving license you should also carry your residency certificate too. Most Guardia are understanding though, and only tell you to present it at their offices within a certain time frame, but then thats still a inconvenience if you work full time and have young kids
Sorry seems as if I have made this thread go off on a bit of a tangent from what the OP originally asked.
I don't know if getting it compulsado was a worthwhile exercise or not......on the one hand it will cost nothing to get a new one compulsado each time the old one is too dire to be used any more, but I don't think getting a duplicate green original exactly breaks the bank either.
I WANT MY CARD BACK
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Re: Do the Spanish Hate the British.
Rules differ from office to office, never mind region to region.
Expat sites are a testament to how true this is, if Spain was so straight forward there wouldn`t`t be so many confused guiri`s.
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#33
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i'm spaniard and i dont hate the British but i hate the behavior of some British, Spaniards, Portuguese, italian, .....
Last edited by marisol; Mar 13th 2009 at 3:28 pm.
#34
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In our village we don't have any problems with the Spanish. My OH sits outside playing his guitar/banjo/saxophone and the villagers enjoy the music and say so Where in the UK could you do that and not get a complaint about noise.
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The problem is that most people I've come across on forums live in large british cities, not villages. They don't realise that villages in the UK are just as quiet, peaceful, crime-free and friendly as villages anywhere else!
Now if he can play all three at the same time, I'd pay to see that
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There are lots of places, its the weather that's the problem here,
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Answer: almost any english village, just like in spanish villages. Provided of course that it's done at reasonable times, isn't too loud and that he can actually play
The problem is that most people I've come across on forums live in large british cities, not villages. They don't realise that villages in the UK are just as quiet, peaceful, crime-free and friendly as villages anywhere else!
Now if he can play all three at the same time, I'd pay to see that
The problem is that most people I've come across on forums live in large british cities, not villages. They don't realise that villages in the UK are just as quiet, peaceful, crime-free and friendly as villages anywhere else!
Now if he can play all three at the same time, I'd pay to see that
#38
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I have lived in Catalonia for just over three years a life which I enjoy very much and would never return to the UK even in these grey times. I have never had a problem with any of the local people, Police or Town hall and when I have been with paperwork to Tarragona which is a big city,The people I have dealt with have been kind. However looking though the unemployment problems of Spain I came across this article below which smacks of real problems between the UK and Spain if one reads the article and the 20 or so comments from readers. I wondered if members of this forum outside of Benidorm had suffered any prejudice
http://www.costa-news.com/index.php?...162&Itemid=120
http://www.costa-news.com/index.php?...162&Itemid=120
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So, you aren't British then?
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Oficially no I am not (born in Ireland )but I have spent all my adult life in Britain have a British wife and Children and most of my friends are British (they also agree with me on Brits abroad) Of course everyone is entitled to do as they please(within reason) but the point is "do the Spanish hate us " I am afraid they have different traditions and beliefs than us Brits so if we go to their country act like complete a******s in their minds(most of us dont) we dont exactly endear ourselves to them but if you are a normal everyday person they like you as much as the next person ,do we like people coming into Britain and giving us grief ?I dont think so (although somtimes I am not sure ,we get enough of it ) You obviously will encounter the odd Spaniard who simply dont like the British and will let you know so but they are few and far between .Twenty years ago they probably were envious of us and maybe looked like they hated us because of our apparent affluence when they mostly had nothing but times have changed and they have no need to envy most of us nowadays .I think they still like us !I used the word scum before ,that was only directed at the scum and not British people in general apologies if I offended anyone.
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Why ?
Having lived most of my life in hot climates, I luv the UK weather.
Maybe more to do with attitude than we think.
Change always seem`s better from a distance, I thought i`d hate autumn/spring.
Now I enjoy it.
And if you`ve every travelled to Galicia, they play there instruments outside, under an umbrella.
Having lived most of my life in hot climates, I luv the UK weather.
Maybe more to do with attitude than we think.
Change always seem`s better from a distance, I thought i`d hate autumn/spring.
Now I enjoy it.
And if you`ve every travelled to Galicia, they play there instruments outside, under an umbrella.
#42
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Hondon, your comments have hit the nail on the head.
We have a minority that seem to think it's ok to visit other beautiful countries ( in particular Spain ) and abuse everyone and everything.
But, i have been to Benidorm three times and Magaluf, and on all four holidays, i have NEVER seen any trouble. in fact that is the one thing that my partner and i always comment on to other people. Obviously we know it happens, but have just never encountered it ( thankfully ).
I dont understand the reason why it happens, other than an abuse of alcohol, but thats no excuse.
I find the majority of Spanish people to be polite, friendly and warm, and they do not deserve for their property to be destroyed or vandalised.
As you say, we are English, and even we dont get on with some of our nationality, so it's no wonder other nationalities have the same problem.
All they will do in the end is spoil it for the good natured brits going on a holiday, and give us all a bad name. ( if football hasn't already done that enough !!! ).
We have a minority that seem to think it's ok to visit other beautiful countries ( in particular Spain ) and abuse everyone and everything.
But, i have been to Benidorm three times and Magaluf, and on all four holidays, i have NEVER seen any trouble. in fact that is the one thing that my partner and i always comment on to other people. Obviously we know it happens, but have just never encountered it ( thankfully ).
I dont understand the reason why it happens, other than an abuse of alcohol, but thats no excuse.
I find the majority of Spanish people to be polite, friendly and warm, and they do not deserve for their property to be destroyed or vandalised.
As you say, we are English, and even we dont get on with some of our nationality, so it's no wonder other nationalities have the same problem.
All they will do in the end is spoil it for the good natured brits going on a holiday, and give us all a bad name. ( if football hasn't already done that enough !!! ).
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Going back to the orignal thread of Spanish hating British and not renewing ´gambling' licenses. Isn't it just that the government is clamping down on corruption and no longer turning a blind eye to the odd bit of gamling etc., especially in the Costa de Sol. And, it has nothing to do with racism! Maybe, it is that the local councils are under more scrutiny than ever especially if the local council is PP. Just a thought.
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I would imagine that most governments around the globe are clamping down on unofficial gambling, because they are not able to tax it when they know nothing about it.
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i also want to change my nationality for different reasons i want to work as police officer in either local, guardia or mosses (catalonia) and you need to be a spanish national so along with other benefits this would be beneficial for me. How long do you need to live and work in spain before claiming nationality its 5 years isnt it