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rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 4:08 am

The Anti- Spain thread.
 
Right, all of the other forums have it, and since there hasn't been a thread about Spain so far invaded by negativity I though it best to keep that negativity to one thread, that way if people want to know some of the truths about real life in Spain they only have to look in here.


Keep it real guys.

Mitzyboy Jan 5th 2008 4:08 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 
Oh God :blink::eek:

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 4:10 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by Mitzyboy (Post 5743484)
Oh God :blink::eek:

I think its a good idea, now people have no excuse for dumping on every damned thread asking for advice.


No?

Mitzyboy Jan 5th 2008 4:13 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 
The trouble is that, for instance, someone will come up with "the Spanish hate English" and such like. Now ... that may be possibly true in a particular town or in a particular area, I don't know, but its a complete generality and in other areas it couldn't be further from the truth and imho gives an untrue reflection of Spain as a country.

You know what happened last time we had a thread like this about the UK ........ will there be another nuclear fallout? :)

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 4:16 am

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Well people need to learn to get along don't they?

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 4:27 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 
So come on, what are the things you love to hate about life in Spain?


Lee?

autobahn person?

Mitzyboy Jan 5th 2008 4:30 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 
People who dont have a sense of humour

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 4:31 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by Mitzyboy (Post 5743577)
People who dont have a sense of humour

welcome to my world dude.

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 4:40 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 
Sex.

Spanish women are great in bed.:D

And they like threesomes, although not with there mothers. ;)

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 4:42 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by lee8 (Post 5743604)
Sex.

Spanish women are great in bed.:D

And they like threesomes, although not with there mothers.

You think you can write that and get away with it?

lcortez Jan 5th 2008 4:46 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by lee8 (Post 5743604)
Sex.

Spanish women are great in bed.:D

And they like threesomes, although not with there mothers. ;)

And you hate this!!!!!:D

XTreme Jan 5th 2008 4:48 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 
Any photos Lee? :unsure:

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 4:50 am

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Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 5743606)
You think you can write that and get away with it?

Yeap.

My wife would agree they are the best, i don`t think she`d appriciate her mother though, i only asked about her sister.:rofl:

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 4:50 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by XTreme (Post 5743622)
Any photos Lee? :unsure:

I`m allowed to post them.:)

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 4:58 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by lcortez (Post 5743617)
And you hate this!!!!!:D

He hates the fact that it will never happen.


That's why he is going back to Wales, the women will take what they can get there.

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 5:03 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 5743659)
He hates the fact that it will never happen.


That's why he is going back to Wales, the women will take what they can get there.

My wife is Spanish, well Basque actually from Amurrio in Alava, but thats splitting hairs.

So what happened to humor then, I`m waiting.

lcortez Jan 5th 2008 5:06 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 5743659)
He hates the fact that it will never happen.


That's why he is going back to Wales, the women will take what they can get there.

with or without wellies:D

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 5:12 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by lcortez (Post 5743671)
with or without wellies:D

Is that for the Sheep or the wife.;)

Bigbhudda69 Jan 5th 2008 5:12 am

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Wos goin on..its startin to kick off in the Ayamonte thread now..new year growin pains

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 5:14 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by lee8 (Post 5743665)
My wife is Spanish, well Basque actually from Amurrio in Alava, but thats splitting hairs.

So what happened to humor then, I`m waiting.

Do you know what Lee, you mention that your wife is a Basque in almost every post you make, now I'm sure you do it because you are very proud of her, although you cant have much respect for her, but I suspect you do it to assure us all that you are the leading light in all things Spanish.....................now lets move on and its a given, your wife is a Basque.


Oh and my long term GF in Spain was also a Basque, and never again!

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 5:15 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by Bigbhudda69 (Post 5743692)
Wos goin on..its startin to kick off in the Ayamonte thread now..new year growin pains


Must be all the Expats being all Spanish watching the kings coming.:rofl:

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 5:17 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 5743697)
Do you know what Lee, you mention that your wife is a Basque in almost every post you make,

Are u drunk.:p


now I'm sure you do it because you are very proud of her, although you cant have much respect for her, but I suspect you do it to assure us all that you are the leading light in all things Spanish.....................now lets move on and its a given, your wife is a Basque.
Well I don`t like to brag too much.


Where`s your sense of humor gone.;)


Oh and my long term GF in Spain was also a Basque, and never again!
What was her name ?

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 5:19 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by lee8 (Post 5743702)
Are u drunk.:p



Where`s your sense of humor gone.;)



What was her name ?

Txortxi.


No my sense of humour is always there, but this isn't a funny thread, its for your ilk to ruin, I mean use, to "warn" people about the dangers of Spain.

lcortez Jan 5th 2008 5:37 am

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Heres one thing that will def wind me up in Spain (when eventually get there),
BEUROCRACY!!!!
Example registering as self employed with taxman in the UK,50% of an a4 page,other half only filled in if working with a partner!!,rest of form for office use!Spain 12 pages (so Im told) just for tax and IVA:blink::blink::blink:(This is after apllyong for your Tax license!!)

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 6:29 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by lcortez (Post 5743769)
Heres one thing that will def wind me up in Spain (when eventually get there),
BEUROCRACY!!!!
Example registering as self employed with taxman in the UK,50% of an a4 page,other half only filled in if working with a partner!!,rest of form for office use!Spain 12 pages (so Im told) just for tax and IVA:blink::blink::blink:(This is after apllyong for your Tax license!!)

Yeah, its not something I'm looking forward to in all honesty.


Of course last time round it didn't matter because I never paid any tax.

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 6:46 am

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Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 5743931)
Yeah, its not something I'm looking forward to in all honesty.


Of course last time round it didn't matter because I never paid any tax.

I used my Spanish wife to fill it out:p

Annoying in your Anti Spam thread then.

The easiest way to fill it out is to employ your guy you pay to do all your tax and legal stuff he`s called GOD otherwise know in Spain as your Asesoria.

I was only paying him 25.00 euros a month to sort all kinda boring crap.

OOOOPPPPPS thats a positive isn`t it.:sneaky:

Mitzyboy Jan 5th 2008 6:51 am

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Originally Posted by lee8 (Post 5743963)
I used my Spanish wife to fill it out:p

Blimey .... have you got a Spanish wife .... where does she come from? :)

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 6:52 am

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Originally Posted by Mitzyboy (Post 5743973)
Blimey .... have you got a Spanish wife .... where does she come from? :)


Bulgaria.:sneaky:

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 6:57 am

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Originally Posted by Mitzyboy (Post 5743973)
Blimey .... have you got a Spanish wife .... where does she come from? :)

What?!

Don't be daft! If Lee had a Spanish wife he would have said something by now surely?

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 7:00 am

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Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 5743995)
What?!

Don't be daft! If Lee had a Spanish wife he would have said something by now surely?

I`m waiting to surprise you.:eek:

Don`t spoil the surprise.:(

Soon I will start hinting about my Spanish Mother in Law.

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 7:10 am

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Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 5743710)
Txortxi.


Was she a clever one then ?:D

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 7:15 am

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Originally Posted by lee8 (Post 5744023)
Was she a clever one then ?:D

She was fiery.

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 7:21 am

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Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 5744039)
She was fiery.

You should try a Basque with Andulucian parents then.;)

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 7:23 am

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Originally Posted by lee8 (Post 5744058)
You should try a Basque with Andulucian parents then.;)

so she is actually an Andaluz?

Mitzyboy Jan 5th 2008 8:33 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 
Goddammit this is the anti Spain thread and you cant even keep this on track .... theres no hope is there :D

rugbymatt Jan 5th 2008 8:57 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by Mitzyboy (Post 5744256)
Goddammit this is the anti Spain thread and you cant even keep this on track .... theres no hope is there :D

That's it, I'm reporting you again!

lee8 Jan 5th 2008 9:50 am

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Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 5744061)
so she is actually an Andaluz?


Thats what I keep telling her.

mikelincs Jan 5th 2008 9:24 pm

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Originally Posted by lee8 (Post 5743634)
I`m allowed to post them.:)

Ohh good. so lets see them.. or perhaps you meant 'I'm NOT allowed to post them' :lol:

coralsoft Jan 6th 2008 2:58 am

Re: The Anti- Spain thread.
 

Originally Posted by lee8 (Post 5744488)
Thats what I keep telling her.

So she claims to be a Basque because she was born there, rather than take her identity from her parents.

That would be like Jesus claiming to be a donkey because he was born in a stable.

:lol:

Mitzyboy Jan 6th 2008 2:59 am

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Originally Posted by coralsoft (Post 5747569)
So she claims to be a Basque because she was born there, rather than take her identity from her parents.

That would be like Jesus claiming to be a donkey because he was born in a stable.

:lol:

:rofl:


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