I wonder if the Spanish Builders copy that working class English habit of raising ones pinky finger when raising the cup of Earl Grey to ones or Juans lips.

On a plate with a "Lace Doily", how jolly quaint...what..

okeydokey

we don't miss our neighbours on the urb where we used to live at all

they were always complaining about those blo*dy spanish!!!

PMSLMAO!!!!!!!!!

Interestingly enough ... he has started work at 8.15am for the past two days ... just like all the other contractors round about who have been building villas here for years (including the British ones)! Perhaps he has been reading this thread!

As for 'you really must learn to be more tolerant' - we are actually very tolerant indeed, having lived on a building site for the first three years we owned our villa with no problems at all! We didn't ask for your opinion, merely if there was any legislation governing this matter as he didn't respond to what seemed like a reasonable request that he start slightly later inline with everyone else.

And yes, we are guests to his country, but he and a lot of other Spanish (and British) builders would be out of a job but for those 'guests' as I don't see many Spanish having huge building jobs done and the largest Spanish building company has recently gone bust, putting even more of you on the 'social'!

typical english Im here be greatfull attatude.

You don't know us at all ... we have lived and worked in many countries including Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Spain, China, Indonesia, Germany, USA with people of many races, colour and creed - we speak Spanish, French and a bit of German/Dutch and have Spanish friends in cities all over Spain (Madrid, Alicante, Sevilla), not to mention other countries. We have never felt superior in any way - in fact sometimes we are embarassed by the behaviour of our compatriots. We chose to buy our second home in Spain because we like Spain, the Spanish, and the Spanish way of doing things! We engaged Spanish builders and architects to design and build our own villa and respect that it is their country and things will be done in their way.
We would be just as irritated if the builder were English, since we had only made a polite request (in his native language) that he helped us to enjoy our holiday and start inline with all the other contractors round about at 8.00am (which is not late in anyone's book)!

now see the differance. In this you come over as ok people.in the others you came over as english with attatude.may be the worker thought that at first.

Maybe ... but thanks for understanding

I red dis tread and mee tinks I work veree hard fore de laydie tomorow I show wiling I start wurking at 7am I she bet b pleezed

PS laydie if u wanna go for vino wif me I have picco belo........

I just fell of my chair laughing when I saw this

Hey

So are you insulting us all with that remark Betris?
Do you think you ought to adopt a policy of a bit of thought sometimes before you post?

I have the same english attitude sort of.like say I nicked your sterio.I would say be geatfull I didnt nick your wheels aswell.

Below pic of the offending wall so cowboy can show you where you went wrong even better, Do you have an early morning pic with the sun rising just above the wall

Saturday off I bet back v early Monday. Scones Strawberry jam and clotted NATA at 3pm.