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Forum: Spain
Jul 7th 2008, 9:32 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,492
Posted By Nicks

Re: book store

Thanks for the advice Diana, i will keep it in mind for if/when i move over there.

nicks
Forum: Spain
Jul 7th 2008, 8:56 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,492
Posted By Nicks

Re: book store

Well, the idea sounded good at the time. Just have to move on to the next one..

Hows the bar business treating you?
have read/heard horror stories from all over the costas about people buying...
Forum: Spain
Jul 7th 2008, 8:36 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,492
Posted By Nicks

Re: book store

Hi Diana,

thanks for your input. its like you say, people come in with 5 books, and if you are lucky they walk out with one, so you loose money.

i know a guy in Quito, Ecuador. What he does is...
Forum: Spain
Jul 7th 2008, 7:21 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,492
Posted By Nicks

Re: book store

Hi DMU,

this would be in spain where the laws are difrente.

Also, i would have a actual shop/store, not using markets, because like you say, a few rainy days, and there are no sales, since no...
Forum: Spain
Jul 7th 2008, 7:05 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,492
Posted By Nicks

Re: book store

I would buy the books used in bulk, not new, so the licenses for the books is not a issue. i would need licenses for having a business. The books in bulk come out to about 1 euro each, incl shipping....
Forum: Spain
Jul 7th 2008, 6:56 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,492
Posted By Nicks

Re: book store

yep, i figure including rental, buying books etc, i would need to sell about 60 books a day. I dont think thats doaable, it would have a location with tremendous amount of people walking past, and i...
Forum: Spain
Jul 7th 2008, 6:45 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,492
Posted By Nicks

Re: book store

Well, it apears that there is a market for second hand books. Question is, can one make a deasent living out of it, like making around 1300 euros a month, net. If the average book is sold for 3.50...
Forum: Spain
Jul 7th 2008, 6:36 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,492
Posted By Nicks

Re: book store

What does she charge for the books she sells?

thanks!

nick
Forum: Spain
Jul 7th 2008, 5:52 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,492
Posted By Nicks

Re: book store

Hi bil,

would you by anychanse know if it gets any clients, has it been around a long time? I am on the other side of the atlantic (central america), so its kind of hard to check it out.

Want i...
Forum: Spain
Jul 7th 2008, 5:42 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,492
Posted By Nicks

book store

hi all,

i have been reading about people opening bars, restaurants, cafes, offering painting services, plummbing, electricity etc etc.

has anyone opened a Used Book store, or know of anyone who...
Forum: Spain
Jun 26th 2008, 4:49 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,369
Posted By Nicks

Re: Spanish schools not accepting British children

I guess if its a private school they could, but not if its public.

n
Forum: Spain
Jun 26th 2008, 3:27 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,369
Posted By Nicks

Re: Spanish schools not accepting British children

Thats the smothest way, if one can afford private schools, or if one dont have planbs for the children to grow up in spain. If they will, then learning spanish is of utmost importance, and the...
Forum: Spain
Jun 26th 2008, 2:41 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,369
Posted By Nicks

Re: Spanish schools not accepting British children

On a similar topic.... have any of you experienced that your child have been bullied in school, for being a forigner?

n
Forum: Spain
Jun 26th 2008, 2:40 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,369
Posted By Nicks

Re: Spanish schools not accepting British children

I read somewhere that if one is to change country with children, it should be done before they turn 11yo. it has something todo with there ability to integrate, and absorb new information. Also at...
Forum: Spain
Jun 24th 2008, 4:44 am
Replies: 49
Views: 5,798
Posted By Nicks

Re: Buying a bar

Hmmm whi is that? If there were a brit and a spanish bar on either side of the street, what would be the brits argument for hiking up the prices?

n
Forum: Central, South America & Mexico
Jun 24th 2008, 4:43 am
Replies: 67
Views: 30,947
Posted By Nicks

Re: Panama

No problem.

here the real estate market is not feeling what is happening in europe and usa. I am thinking about selling, and moving back to euorope. Its for the kids.
If you decide to move, let...
Forum: Central, South America & Mexico
Jun 24th 2008, 4:01 am
Replies: 67
Views: 30,947
Posted By Nicks

Re: Panama

Hi, no one has posted in sometime so i thought i should say a few words.

I am swedish, married to a panamanian girl, and have been living here since 1997.

Panama has changed tremendously since...
Forum: Spain
Jun 24th 2008, 2:39 am
Replies: 49
Views: 5,798
Posted By Nicks

Re: Buying a bar

What about other expats, i mean there are many swedish, german, dutch, etc expats in the coastal area, dont these "brit" pubs get visits from them, or do they have there "own" bars that open and...
Forum: Spain
Jun 23rd 2008, 9:37 am
Replies: 5
Views: 829
Posted By Nicks

Re: Torrevieja

Thank you for the answers, keep them coming folks :)

Hmmm so i am out of luck on the office jobs, what about customer service, hotels, etc? I have experience in that :)

n
Forum: Spain
Jun 23rd 2008, 7:52 am
Replies: 5
Views: 829
Posted By Nicks

Re: Torrevieja

Thanks Mitzyboy,

we are looking at public schoos/kinder for the boys. they are bilingual spanish/english. Do you know if the school suplies books, or does one have to buy those for the student?
...
Forum: Spain
Jun 23rd 2008, 5:18 am
Replies: 5
Views: 829
Posted By Nicks

Torrevieja

Hello people,

how much would a family with 2 adults, and 2 children age 3 and 8 spend on utilities and supermarket, living in a 3 bedroom apartment in Torrevieja a month. The apartment would be...
Forum: Spain
Aug 6th 2007, 1:34 am
Replies: 2
Views: 739
Posted By Nicks

Re: For those of you that work in spain..

Thanks for your input. i am in Panama, and here the diffrences are quite big compared to my home country, sweden.

nick
Forum: Spain
Aug 3rd 2007, 4:57 am
Replies: 2
Views: 739
Posted By Nicks

For those of you that work in spain..

Hi all,

for those of you that work in spain..what do you work with, do you have any cultural diffrences with your coworkers?

nick
Forum: Spain
Aug 2nd 2007, 7:24 am
Replies: 98
Views: 7,572
Posted By Nicks

Re: Guy's have you ever had or have a Spanish / Latin GF or Wife ??

I rememebr Eastborne being full of exchange students from scandinavia in the spring and early summer.

nick
Forum: Spain
Aug 2nd 2007, 7:16 am
Replies: 98
Views: 7,572
Posted By Nicks

Re: Guy's have you ever had or have a Spanish / Latin GF or Wife ??

Ohh i do remember the Prior. We had monday morning assembly there. i used to go and look at the graves, since some of them were very old.

Well, when i was there i belive we all where pretty...
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