Vive le France comme aussi l'hexagon.

Do you realise that those of us who use the English language find that its origins at least 70% is based on France. Thanks Guillame le Conqueron.

My bubble is France not Spain. Notice you do not touch upon animal cruelty?

Maybe you should learn some Spanish so you could learn something about Spain?

Being so obsessed with France, why did you move to Spain - twice!?

Tax ?

That the reason why so many french are moving to Portugal.

Vive LA France!

I don't like animal cruelty.

Like this you mean ?


The Pain Behind Foie Gras | Animals Used for Food: Factsheets | Animals Used for Food | The Issues | PETA

Not only the French, I see the U.S. is at it as well.

Every nation is "at it". It will never, sadly, go away. Some of it is in the open but most of it is behind closed doors or under the radar. There is no point in hurling insults and accusations, pointing fingers- no country's hands are totally clean- or am I wrong ?

Stupid response! Who enjoys animal cruelty apart from psycho's ?

It wasn't the cleverest of questions

You are not wrong.

However some countries make a much greater effort than others to clean up their act.

For those who turn a blind eye, continued publicity and campaigning can only help to improve the situation.

And the point of these 19 pages is………………� �……?? Or maybe I am missing something

I could say it was meant to be a bash the Brits thread but that wouldn't be entirely true and as always there were quite a mixture of opinions expressed.

I think the point of most forums and threads is generally an exchange of views, a little expanding of knowledge plus entertainment value.

I think it managed two out of three in that respect, so not too bad.

I would agree with that explanation Dick!!!

When I decided to move to Spain I made a conscious effort to locate a property in a prominately Spanish community so that I was forced to live among them, learn their culture and the language.... Sadly 1 month after my move I find the empty property next door is owned by a Brit that come over 2 -3 times a year and the first night they arrived starting beating down my door to complain about the music level despite it could not be heard outside.... I had to politely tell them in my best English to bugger off and take their British attitude with them as I live here and whereas they were complaining, the Spanish had been visiting, loved the music (60's-70's) and made me feel more than welcome.

I thought I had left this type of person behind, sadly however there are too many over here as I found out when I visited the local town hall to check on local noise levels and Spanish law only to find 90% of all noise complaints are made by British ex-pats and Brits on holiday....!

No surprise, totally different cultures.

It's often said that the Spanish just love noise, any noise, can't get enough of it.

They pride themselves on who can make the most noise at fiesta or Fallas time when the mascletas are in progress from morning to night.

Dogs barking all day and all night are often a problem for most Brits, yet the Spanish generally ignore it and seem to look on it as the norm.

They'll often choose to live in a house on a busy noisy street in preference to a peaceful spot.

Shame to fall out with your neighbours, though if they're not there often it's not so bad.
Good neighbours can be the best asset any property has and I thank my lucky stars I've been blessed in that respect.

I was always blessed with good neighbours in the UK and I am not a noisy person really and this is why I was so surprised... I did wonder if they thought I was Spanish before I answered the door.... It's a real shame as all my Spanish neighbours have been excellent and for my first Christmas were popping round bringing gifts of wine and plants to make me feel welcome.