Help!!! Where to live in Spain
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Really cheap place at El Chorro, quiet, great views, but a bit dodgy to get there.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs5Xw&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs5Xw&feature=related
Bloody hell - do you have to come back down the same way too
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Warmly recommend Barcelona - here we have the beach, mountains, nature, money, cheap flights all over globe, fantastic gastronomic offer and huge amount of art
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Really cheap place at El Chorro, quiet, great views, but a bit dodgy to get there.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs5Xw&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs5Xw&feature=related
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Mmm, I beg to differ here, you have no money left after paying the inflated prices for everything! I lived there for 7 years and agree that the city has it all, but the costs are extortionate and the salaries don't generally reflect that in my opinion. Buying a home is only an option if you earn well, and I mean well, above the average salary for Spain. Even renting is ludicrously expensive unless you are really lucky.
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Mmm, I beg to differ here, you have no money left after paying the inflated prices for everything! I lived there for 7 years and agree that the city has it all, but the costs are extortionate and the salaries don't generally reflect that in my opinion. Buying a home is only an option if you earn well, and I mean well, above the average salary for Spain. Even renting is ludicrously expensive unless you are really lucky.
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Yes, those are all of the reasons why we aren't there any more!
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Mmm, I beg to differ here, you have no money left after paying the inflated prices for everything! I lived there for 7 years and agree that the city has it all, but the costs are extortionate and the salaries don't generally reflect that in my opinion. Buying a home is only an option if you earn well, and I mean well, above the average salary for Spain. Even renting is ludicrously expensive unless you are really lucky.
I seen snow lying on the beach for well over a week there a few year back.
Brrrrrrr!
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It's all about choices and what you are looking for At the moment I am happy to live modest here in the middle of all excitement and action than bigger and nicer somewhere more quiet place. Probably I get bored some day and decide to spend more for higher standards of living but now I could not imagine living anywhere else in Spain - I have previous experience from Madrid and Costa del Sol.
What it comes to noisiness, tourists, expensive accommodation and food - you'll face same problems all over Spain if you don't know where to go I have not had any problems with "rude" Catalans or Catalan language so far, in my opinion it's a problem more in our heads than theirs.
What it comes to noisiness, tourists, expensive accommodation and food - you'll face same problems all over Spain if you don't know where to go I have not had any problems with "rude" Catalans or Catalan language so far, in my opinion it's a problem more in our heads than theirs.
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It's all about choices and what you are looking for At the moment I am happy to live modest here in the middle of all excitement and action than bigger and nicer somewhere more quiet place. Probably I get bored some day and decide to spend more for higher standards of living but now I could not imagine living anywhere else in Spain - I have previous experience from Madrid and Costa del Sol.
What it comes to noisiness, tourists, expensive accommodation and food - you'll face same problems all over Spain if you don't know where to go I have not had any problems with "rude" Catalans or Catalan language so far, in my opinion it's a problem more in our heads than theirs.
What it comes to noisiness, tourists, expensive accommodation and food - you'll face same problems all over Spain if you don't know where to go I have not had any problems with "rude" Catalans or Catalan language so far, in my opinion it's a problem more in our heads than theirs.
I dont agree with the Catalan angle though. We felt on the periphery of things because we spoke Spanish and not Catalan. And many jobs ask for Catalan too. If we went back that is definitely something we'd have to commit to - and of course all state schools teach in Catalan only now, with Spanish treated only as a second language
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Absolutely, Barcelona is still a great place, maybe we'll go back to live their one day.
I dont agree with the Catalan angle though. We felt on the periphery of things because we spoke Spanish and not Catalan. And many jobs ask for Catalan too. If we went back that is definitely something we'd have to commit to - and of course all state schools teach in Catalan only now, with Spanish treated only as a second language
I dont agree with the Catalan angle though. We felt on the periphery of things because we spoke Spanish and not Catalan. And many jobs ask for Catalan too. If we went back that is definitely something we'd have to commit to - and of course all state schools teach in Catalan only now, with Spanish treated only as a second language
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This is honestly something I have not experienced. Ever. I don't speak a word of Catalan, only Spanish, and have never had any kind of problems of getting along with Catalans. I work in HR industry and we rarely receive vacancies where Catalan is required. When did you use to live here?
I don't have any problem getting along with Catalans, they're nice people, but my Catalan is almost non-existant
I'm surprised that you work in HR and Catalan isnt an issue. Am I right in saying that anyone who deals with customers in any form in Catalunya is obliged by law to speak Catalan fluently? And almost all job adverts I saw said Catalan was a requirement
Ah sorry you said when, not where! We lived for a year and a half up until last year
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Not only that, isn't Barcelona quite an expensive place to live? The houses are more expensive too than further South.