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olivefarmer Feb 10th 2022 9:16 am

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Frying pan. A company called Bra make an excellent range. We have one with a detachable hamdle. Allows you to start on the hob and finish off in the oven.

scrubbedexpat142 Feb 10th 2022 9:23 am

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In Hungary, never ask someone how they are - they will almost certainly tell you - in gruesome technicolour! Having said that, it is still common here to chat, at length, with shopkeepers and others, including strangers.

Rosemary Feb 10th 2022 9:28 am

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Originally Posted by Expatrick (Post 13093873)
In Hungary, never ask someone how they are - they will almost certainly tell you - in gruesome technicolour! Having said that, it is still common here to chat, at length, with shopkeepers and others, including strangers.

Here they always say good day then ask how you are but I was told when we first arrived that the answer should always be that you are well and then you could add a but or apart from etc. I believe that chatting is their prime pastime. Complete stranger have alway spoken to me, in fact some of the best conversations that I have had has been with strangers.

Rosemary

Retired in Euskadi Feb 10th 2022 11:37 am

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Originally Posted by olivefarmer (Post 13093870)
Frying pan. A company called Bra make an excellent range. We have one with a detachable hamdle. Allows you to start on the hob and finish off in the oven.

Yes, I have one, but they're not cast iron. Sooner or later the middle of the pan forms slightly concave, thus moving olive oil to the sides.

Pulaski Feb 11th 2022 9:18 pm

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Originally Posted by Retired in Euskadi (Post 13093852)
..... Forty years of Franco cannot be changed over a generation or two.
  • My gripes are ones that cannot be changed easily:
  • The darker early mornings ......

I heard that that is something else that you can blame Franco for, as apparently he thought it was important to be in the same time zone as Germany which has a capital almost 900 miles east of Madrid, i.e. easily more than a one hour time zone away.

SanNico Feb 14th 2022 8:32 am

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Originally Posted by Retired in Euskadi (Post 13093898)
Yes, I have one, but they're not cast iron. Sooner or later the middle of the pan forms slightly concave, thus moving olive oil to the sides.

WMF have a cast iron range. You can get them in El Corte Ingles but wait for the sales.

Fred James Feb 16th 2022 12:00 pm

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I see that this thread has now been published in the Daily Mail

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/art...oan-worst-part

SanNico Feb 16th 2022 12:21 pm

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That's a bit naughty, making cash out of us and not even quoting the name of the forum.

Rosemary Feb 16th 2022 12:54 pm

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That is really cheeky. What about copyright rules,

Rosemary

Lynn R Feb 16th 2022 1:05 pm

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So watch out for future threads started by "members" with the intention of providing more free copy for these rags - and don't respond to them.

agree_to_disagree Feb 16th 2022 1:13 pm

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See also...

https://samacharcentral.com/british-...l-news-travel/


https://newslanes.com/2022/02/16/bri...l-news-travel/


https://besttraveltale.com/travel/br...ill-judge-you/

Lou71 Feb 16th 2022 6:07 pm

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Why is a xenophobic, anti EU rag like that even discussing expat life in Spain?

It's a mindless, pointless article in a mindless, pointless rag.

Fred James Feb 16th 2022 9:32 pm

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It’s one of their current hot subjects. They keep dragging up the same old stories, like illegal houses etc.

Brits leaving Spain in droves is another favourite subject. Most of the leavers have been illegal for years and have finally been exposed.

Rosemary Feb 16th 2022 9:41 pm

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As usual they have searched until they could do a negative article. Always focusing on the negatives is what sells their papers.

Rosemary

agree_to_disagree Feb 17th 2022 4:12 pm

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Originally Posted by Lynn R (Post 13093714)
I think the point about the Spanish people regarding it as a sin to wear summer clothes after a certain date was true years ago, but has been changing gradually.

I popped out today about midday and it was an absolutely gorgeous day. The sun was beating down...

But the Spanish were still wandering around in their long winter coats.


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