jackytoo

Read the Spanish newspapers every day and you may be a little more cautious about where your children are. There are often sexual offences involving youngsters. Ingnorance is bliss they say

lynnxa

I do (well, not every day) & I know about the dangers & that peadophiles exist everywhere

but really & truly they do get more freedom here because they can

the atmosphere is very much like it was in the UK when I was a kid - everyone looks out for each others kids - & we've been here a long time now & the kids are pretty well known

not in a bad way I hasten to add!

manamama

I would too - I never had days out with mom and dad. I was always out with friends or going off on my own. I walked to school by myself, went the library, the launderette for mom, the chippy - going back to the 70's mind. Them were the days!!!

bil

I like the way Spain is more like England was alleged to be. More neighbour support, more friendly.

I also like the way they are less po faced than the UK when it comes to swearing. Mind you, our neighbour was a bit shocked when a young child who she had annoyed told her to 'Quitarse los pelos del con~o'.

(For improved impact change pelos to piojos)

My favourite I think is 'No me suda la polla' = I don't give a ****.

For comic effect tho, try 'Que tu proxima mierda sea un erizo!'

whitelinen

IMHO spanish are not po faced about using many words that we translate into english as they dont have the same meaning or agressive intent an example being conjo.

I hear it all the time and am told it does not have the same effect as calling someone a c u next tuesday for instance.

My Spanish friends laughed out loud at the erizo thing but I could not think of an English equivalent.


I then wondered if women would say no me suda la polla as not having one would sound weird (or not)

As far as I know Spanish people take great offence at something indicating that their mother is a whore and eats you know what.

bil

Being able to drop a swearword in just the right way/place is a great asset.

One I have heard a few times, and have used to great effect is 'La madre que lo pario' with the emphasis on the 'o'. Used when talking of someone you really don't like.

The hedgehog one was something I heard someone say in the UK, and to me ranks with 'polishing a turd' .

When it's a tad chilly, "Ma' frio que setenta putas' raises a smile too.

whitelinen

only to a bloke

bil

Nope, women laugh at it too, - apparantly for a guiri to come out with it is quite a novelty.

goaty

Throw in a ´joer´ or cojones at the end of a sentence and you´ve crossed over.

bil

Or even just 'jo.....'

I love the way the seriousness of something can be graded by how many pairs of balls it has.

Un resfriado de cuatro pares de cojones.....

whitelinen

is there a d missing ?

me me

There is no "NO" at the beginning of "me suda la polla". It starts with the word "me".

JLFS

mikelincs

exactly.when I started primary school, my mother took me the first morning, said she would meet me at dinner time, I said, NO, I would walk home, only half a mile.. It was the only time she took me, yet there were some kids whose mothers took them till they were 10 or so.

lynnxa

70's here too

I used to get sent out for ciggies from a very young age


OMG & Dr. Whites no 1's

I was furious with my mum when I eventually found out what they were...................................


my younger brother even more so

manamama

Me too - 10 B&H and tampax - (I was so young my mom gave me a note to give to the shop).

As for swearing - I don't swear in English never mind Spanish. My kids will probably pick it up. All I can do is get a bar of soap ready.