mick2odo

thanks for your link,and dont take the idiot insult to heart,you probaly cant help it.

Thanks Lee8 very interesting views,it sounds like cash is king in spain as well

lee8

The EU carried out a survey because of the lack of 500 euro notes in EU member countries.

They found a quarter of all notes in Spain.

The Spanish also found there to be 100 million of them in Spain and thats not 100 million in Euros that`s the quantity 100 million 500 euro notes in circulation a quarter of all 12 countries total is in Spain.

The IMF believes that Spains underground economy accounts for 20% of its gross national product.

Everything in Spain is cash, the company I worked for in Spain didn`t have any means of taking Credit Cards from Clients, and that was an International German Manufacturing and Sales Company.

mick2odo

Staggering figures,i thought Ireland had the biggest cash econmy,but Spain beats that by the sounds of things,is cash king amongst the expats workwise?

lee8

Yeap, if you can`t beat them join them.

Many are cheating tax.

When the just before the Euro came to Spain, the building industry increased 300%.

All those Paseta`s needed to get lost and you couldn`t suddenly bank it.

Most businesses in Spain don`t give invoices or receipts.

rugbymatt

Lee do you speak German?

lcortez

Think Italy would putboth in the shade

rugbymatt

I know loads of guys around here who NEVER accept anything except cash, its one of the many reasons I get loads of work.

lcortez

Cash is def bestAs an aside,how would a tradesman go about registering to accept credit and debit cards in Spain?

lee8

Fluently as well as Greek, Dutch, Estonian, Bulgararian and lectanstition.

Mitzyboy

and bullshit

lee8

My Spanish wife taught me bullshit.

lcortez

How about a senor whippy franchise? (ice cream),looks like a good earner for some one with the money to invest (about £20,000),if business slow you can just drive down to another beach

lcortez

Sorry not anchise,all profits are yours to keep

lee8

Ice cream in a hot country, you`ll make a killing with that idea.

We were thinking of doin a sex shop on the lines of Ann Summers, more relaxed, the kinda place you`d take the wife.

All the ones in Spain are very hard core and scary.

My wife`s got a few ladies in the school who basically can`t get their Spanish husbands to rise to the occasion on a weekly bases.

She thought it would be a good idea.

lcortez

Is this serious?
Why not import stuff and go door to door