If you won the lottery would you stay in the same area?
#16
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House in old Malaga seafront, anywhere up to about 5th line... - El Limonar/Pedregalego/etc. Flat in N London. Then think a bit because all that property would require maintenance. Somewhere in N Argentina if funds allowed. nb OH agrees with Rotor, often says he wouldn't buy again. I would but mainly because my family had a property/land ethic.
Forgot to say would definitely keep our house, but keep an eye out for a buyer to get somewhere similar but flatter (land, not house!) and nearer the coastal strip!
Forgot to say would definitely keep our house, but keep an eye out for a buyer to get somewhere similar but flatter (land, not house!) and nearer the coastal strip!
Last edited by fionamw; Oct 29th 2011 at 2:38 am. Reason: dodgy memory
#17
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Yes. I'd even stay in the same flat I think. I'd just travel a bit more instead of going to work, that's all.
#19
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Hubby would follow the F1 races all round the world, so i wouln't have to move ha ha ha
#20
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Why move if you are happy where you are, If one is financially viable then any extra would not, certainly at my age, make much difference.
Would be great to set the kids up for life though.
Graham
Would be great to set the kids up for life though.
Graham
#21
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Re: If you won the lottery would you stay in the same area?
I'd deffinatly want to buy a bigger property over here if we won the lottery.
#22
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I'd stay where I am but would probably buy a house in Spain and also one near my very best friend who lives too far away
#23
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Yes good point. Luxury hotels suit me fine
I like the idea of the woman who lived for years on the old QEII ship, she said it cost less than an old people home in Florida.
I would like to build a new home for dogs and cats complete with free neutering unit in andalucía.
I like the idea of the woman who lived for years on the old QEII ship, she said it cost less than an old people home in Florida.
I would like to build a new home for dogs and cats complete with free neutering unit in andalucía.
I wouldn't move away from this area, I would just buy a much bigger house.
I'd buy a second home in Cornwall though so that I could escape the heat of July and August which I don't enjoy very much.
#24
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For me one place in Valencia, one in Asturias, one in London... so we can keep with our best friends and family... and travel a lot.
If I had money to go to very expensive hotels (still remember the Plaza and the Waldorf Astoria in NY and Fairmont Royal York in Toronto for our honeymoon.. those were the times!), I wouldn't give a s*** about staff being nice out of their personalities or for a good tip. I just want them to be nice and would be happy to pay 10 quid for a sandwich... only I wouldn't have a sandwich, mind you!
BTW... the Plaza a bit disappointing and the Waldorf Astoria has the best beds ever! And... if you book online you save almost half and can look for cheap flights too, so going to luxury hotels abroad is not such a distant dream and it's something you will definitely remember... que nos quiten lo bailao!
If I had money to go to very expensive hotels (still remember the Plaza and the Waldorf Astoria in NY and Fairmont Royal York in Toronto for our honeymoon.. those were the times!), I wouldn't give a s*** about staff being nice out of their personalities or for a good tip. I just want them to be nice and would be happy to pay 10 quid for a sandwich... only I wouldn't have a sandwich, mind you!
BTW... the Plaza a bit disappointing and the Waldorf Astoria has the best beds ever! And... if you book online you save almost half and can look for cheap flights too, so going to luxury hotels abroad is not such a distant dream and it's something you will definitely remember... que nos quiten lo bailao!
#25
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Advance apology - this is an aside! I enjoy eva's occasional little Spanish expressions, which sometimes I understand sometimes I don't. Today I didn't understand 'que nos quiten lo bailao' .... just google translated it and it came up with 'take away what we bailao'. Back to the drawing board. Lateral thinking. Stick a 'd' in to make it 'bailado'.... whole different ball game! Removed as we danced, obviously not the colloquial meaning but at least it has meaning! Languages who'd 'ave 'em
Back on topic, RachelK's idea of staying in the same place and travelling more bears some thinking about, but I still reckon I'd rather be lower down and nearer the coast. The Tardis effect - Temperature and Distance related in Spain
Back on topic, RachelK's idea of staying in the same place and travelling more bears some thinking about, but I still reckon I'd rather be lower down and nearer the coast. The Tardis effect - Temperature and Distance related in Spain
#26
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Good and common expression to show off your Spanish!
"Que nos quiten lo bailao" cannot be translated literally, it means that you have already done something you enjoyed, and memories cannot be taken away.
"Bailao" is the vulgar of "bailado", participle of the verb "bailar" (=to dance)
In our case it means that although we cannot afford now what we did in our honeymoon (and I mean financially, you dirty minds! ), the memories cannot be erased, so "que nos quiten lo bailao!"
"Que nos quiten lo bailao" cannot be translated literally, it means that you have already done something you enjoyed, and memories cannot be taken away.
"Bailao" is the vulgar of "bailado", participle of the verb "bailar" (=to dance)
In our case it means that although we cannot afford now what we did in our honeymoon (and I mean financially, you dirty minds! ), the memories cannot be erased, so "que nos quiten lo bailao!"
#27
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I have to admit this was a new expression to me. As mentioned, it's one of those expressions that perhaps can't be translated directly into English. Perhaps we'd say "They can't take away our memories" or "we made hay while the sun shined.."
To return to the hotel issue. I suppose that they can never replace "home". No matter how luxurious and large the apartment, it won't have your favourite books, your personal pictures and mementoes nor your plants or pets. They are sometimes necessary for short stays, but I'd hate to spend a long time in a hotel room, no matter how "luxurious".
To return to the hotel issue. I suppose that they can never replace "home". No matter how luxurious and large the apartment, it won't have your favourite books, your personal pictures and mementoes nor your plants or pets. They are sometimes necessary for short stays, but I'd hate to spend a long time in a hotel room, no matter how "luxurious".
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Re: If you won the lottery would you stay in the same area?
I have to admit this was a new expression to me. As mentioned, it's one of those expressions that perhaps can't be translated directly into English. Perhaps we'd say "They can't take away our memories" or "we made hay while the sun shined.."
To return to the hotel issue. I suppose that they can never replace "home". No matter how luxurious and large the apartment, it won't have your favourite books, your personal pictures and mementoes nor your plants or pets. They are sometimes necessary for short stays, but I'd hate to spend a long time in a hotel room, no matter how "luxurious".
To return to the hotel issue. I suppose that they can never replace "home". No matter how luxurious and large the apartment, it won't have your favourite books, your personal pictures and mementoes nor your plants or pets. They are sometimes necessary for short stays, but I'd hate to spend a long time in a hotel room, no matter how "luxurious".
#29
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And as for nearer the coast, any nearer and I'd get my feet wet. I have a first line view over the port and the bay that would be difficult to match anywhere. (It's what I tell myself when I have a bad day at work...)
Eurovision, Fiona. Eurovision
Last edited by rachelk; Oct 29th 2011 at 9:48 pm.