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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   Spain (https://britishexpats.com/forum/spain-75/)
-   -   Leaving Spain ? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/spain-75/leaving-spain-530535/)

jdr Apr 21st 2008 6:06 am
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Originally Posted by XTreme (Post 6243846)
Top Man Jon! People have said you were nothing more than a foppish limp wristed spermtrumpet, and how you were just the Andrew Ridgeley of the team as opposed to jdr being the George Michael.
And I've always said....yes I know, but there is more to him than that....and you've just proved it. :thumbsup:

(Please note that the Wham comparison above was purely to denote who was the top man in the team.....and who was the waste of space. It does not mean that I was inferring jdr openly masturbates in public toilets).
I am glad you put that bit on the end. ;-))

XTreme Apr 21st 2008 6:42 am
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Originally Posted by jdr (Post 6244068)
I am glad you put that bit on the end. ;-))
In spite of nuking my Portugeezer thread.....you're still a top man jdr! :thumbsup:

Oh....and Telefonica Rocks! :thumbsup:

jdr Apr 21st 2008 6:46 am
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Originally Posted by XTreme (Post 6244172)
In spite of nuking my Portugeezer thread.....you're still a top man jdr! :thumbsup:

Oh....and Telefonica Rocks! :thumbsup:
You got away with murder on the Spain one. ;-))

Too right Telefonica rocks...... I`m going for a speed test. lol

rugbymatt Apr 21st 2008 6:47 am
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Originally Posted by jdr (Post 6244196)
You got away with murder on the Spain one. ;-))

Too right Telefonica rocks...... I`m going for a speed test. lol
Good idea!

Ray51 Apr 21st 2008 6:57 am
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Is it a specifically british disease , that Every Single Thread , aimed at any specific theme , which might well be of universal and/or worthy interest , just has to/MUST eventually turn into usual exchanging of rubbish-est one-liners , by a bunch of wasted lunatics ?

rugbymatt Apr 21st 2008 6:58 am
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Originally Posted by Ray51 (Post 6244266)
Is it a specifically british disease , that Every Single Thread , aimed at any specific theme , which might well be of universal and/or worthy interest , just has to/MUST eventually turn into usual exchanging of rubbish-est one-liners , by a bunch of wasted lunatics ?
This is what happens when you start a thread and walk away and leave it in our hands!

XTreme Apr 21st 2008 7:15 am
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Originally Posted by Ray51 (Post 6244266)
Is it a specifically british disease , that Every Single Thread , aimed at any specific theme , which might well be of universal and/or worthy interest , just has to/MUST eventually turn into usual exchanging of rubbish-est one-liners , by a bunch of wasted lunatics ?
It's real life! If you sit in a pub talking about something, invariably the subject will drift into another area. After all, this is a community of people rather than a Wiki.

TheArmChairDetective Apr 21st 2008 7:36 pm
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Originally Posted by Ray51 (Post 6244266)
Is it a specifically british disease , ?
No, it might be specifically a BE disease though.

Ray51 Apr 21st 2008 8:45 pm
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Aargh , that's O.K. , then !

Mitzyboy Apr 21st 2008 9:05 pm
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
No its not :)
Well ..... get it back on track Ray ;):)

Ray51 Apr 21st 2008 10:18 pm
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Weekly , I receive e-mails from spanish Lidl ;
frankly , what with all their "special offers" , nothing much ever looks very cheap to me ...e.g.
in today's one , they advertise a 330 ml Corona beer at Euro 1,08 ;
here , in expensive Bruxelles ,
capital of under-worked and over-paid EUrocrats ,
one gets any and all sorts of beers from 25 EUrocents for a 330 ml can , but the prime brands like Stella Artois , Jupiler , Maes etc all seem to be priced in the 70 cents range , and I am talking Carrefour or similar class supermarket .
This example only just sprung to mind , even though I am not a big connoisseur on beers - however , some colleagues tell me that any number of essential food ( meat , cereals , dairy ) and various other grocery items can cost quite a bit more in Spain , than they currently cost in Germany , BeNeLux , Austria ...Similarly , I'm told , applies to new cars , motor insurance , diesel , ( imported ) books and press and so on ...
Any comments ?

Mitzyboy Apr 21st 2008 11:28 pm
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Originally Posted by Ray51 (Post 6247121)
Weekly , I receive e-mails from spanish Lidl ;
frankly , what with all their "special offers" , nothing much ever looks very cheap to me ...e.g.
in today's one , they advertise a 330 ml Corona beer at Euro 1,08 ;
here , in expensive Bruxelles ,
capital of under-worked and over-paid EUrocrats ,
one gets any and all sorts of beers from 25 EUrocents for a 330 ml can , but the prime brands like Stella Artois , Jupiler , Maes etc all seem to be priced in the 70 cents range , and I am talking Carrefour or similar class supermarket .
This example only just sprung to mind , even though I am not a big connoisseur on beers - however , some colleagues tell me that any number of essential food ( meat , cereals , dairy ) and various other grocery items can cost quite a bit more in Spain , than they currently cost in Germany , BeNeLux , Austria ...Similarly , I'm told , applies to new cars , motor insurance , diesel , ( imported ) books and press and so on ...
Any comments ?
Well depends, as you say, what you're used to. Most of us here are British ex pats so we're used to British prices. Anything is cheap compared to that! Corona beer is imported, you're always going to pay more for imported beer. Cruzcampo / San Miguel will be better value.
Its fair to say that cars are more expensive here. Car insurance certainly isn't from my point of view, and its certainly better value as it includes European breakdown cover which used to cost me extra in the UK.

From my carrefour grocery list
500 gsm coffee beans - €2.99
Litre milk €0.99
Bottle of Rioja crianza €2.43
8 litres mineral water €1.09
Flora Marg 600 gm €2.30
6 x 330 cans amstel €2.58
Loaf of bread €0.88
5 chicken breasts €5.86
4 pieces good sirloin steak €14.44
4 x 0% bifida fat yoghurts - €0.95

You can get cheaper at Lidl and such supermarkets, but your choices are restricted then to the lines they sell.

rugbymatt Apr 21st 2008 11:32 pm
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Not wishing to be facetious and probably stating the obvious for me, but I think I have missed the jist of this thread.


Are we saying that Spain is no longer cheap?

Or are we saying it is?


I'm confused, which I know is an easy thing but I'm still confused.

Mitzyboy Apr 21st 2008 11:38 pm
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 6247439)
Not wishing to be facetious and probably stating the obvious for me, but I think I have missed the jist of this thread.


Are we saying that Spain is no longer cheap?

Or are we saying it is?


I'm confused, which I know is an easy thing but I'm still confused.
I think the OP is wondering if Spain is less attractive now thatn it has been in the past financially

Polly1 Apr 21st 2008 11:42 pm
Re: Leaving Spain ?
 
Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 6247439)
Not wishing to be facetious and probably stating the obvious for me, but I think I have missed the jist of this thread.


Are we saying that Spain is no longer cheap?

Or are we saying it is?


I'm confused, which I know is an easy thing but I'm still confused.
Hello, I'm listening to Tulip on radio, anyone else doing so?:huh:


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