Fredbargate

It always amazes me that people reply to posts they do not comprehend and fail to research

Dick Dasterdly

Some punch their weight and much more besides.

Others couldn't knock the skin of a rice pudding and obviously never have judging by those figures..

Nice to see that the hatred/spite/jealousy campaign is still going strong anyway, no doubt it will strengthen the resolve of you guys even further.

andyrich666

The country is open (people are working) today but Madrid is shut, just shows how backward this place is.

EMR

Unlike you I do not take " everything from the Gib propoganda department as the gospel truth.
Also the Gib figures no doubt reflect those companies whose only connection with Gib as their registered address.
All they would contribute to the economy are the fees and taxes ( if any ) for using Gib as a tax haven.
Still it keeps a few local civil servants and accountants in a job.

EMR

Other of Europe is closed in places Portugal and Belgium to name two. are they backward as well.??
The UK will be closed on Monday,, is the UK backward ??

andyrich666

I did not expect you to understand, the UK does it right.

if it is a bank holiday then its a bank holiday, no problem for me but today is not a bank holiday, just a free day for those in Madrid.

Fredbargate

Again

EMR

Obviously you do not realise that throughout Europe different regions and cities have their own holidays unlike the UK where we have " national " bank holidays. Although the Scots do get an extra day to recover from Hogmany.

Its call " Tradition " !!

andyrich666

You call it tradition, I call incompetence, for the whole of Europe, it does not help any economy for bank holidays to be on a different day, I dont care what day it is all do it the same day, if you want to have a extra day today then have it.

I will give you my predicament for your simple head to comprehend, I have lost a customer today and a deal that would pay my rent for next week.

Customer wants to buy a laptop from me to deliver to him in UK for tomorrow Saturday, any given Friday it can be done.

He wants it tomorrow because he needs it before the Bank holiday on Monday in UK

DHL in Alicante work today, its a normal day for them, I phoned the driver, he is happy to come and pick the package up.

Because it is a international priority package I can't print the label because the people because there is no one in Madrid to authorise the collection for me as for those in Madrid are not working today, instead sunning themselves in Valencia.

Tradition is one thing, economy should come first.

How ****ed up is that ?

Dick Dasterdly

Actually the problem of so many holidays, fiestas and long weekends was brought up in the Spanish parliament not so long ago.

We've actually had two different ones here, this week alone !

For a country already on it's knees to be losing so many possible working days in comparison to others who are much more competitive, is not really good news.

However it's gone on so long now, even through the Franco years, and is so ingrained in the Spanish culture, that I don't see it changing anytime soon.

Not complaining personally of course, the more the merrier for me, but unfortunately the country itself can ill afford it.

EMR

Well lets have a Federal Europe where everyone has the same days off.
How would you feel about that ???
I sympathise with you Andy, I have quotes I cannot do because the factory in Belgium is closed.
But these are things you should take into account before deciding to re locate your business.

andyrich666

They need to consider like Italy a technocrat !

andyrich666

Perfect, I am all for a Federal Europe.

2nd point, its a learning process

Garbatellamike

Tried it here in Italy but it didn't work either. Maybe that was because he was a political economist and an ex EU commissioner rather than a proper technocrat.

Domino

schools are closed here

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