Re: A Life in the UK or Spain?
 

In a nutshell....

My children will always be foreigners (their names and how they look will always go against them)...your wife is lucky to of had a good education plus she is spanish too.

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Yes the Asturianos are very proud to be Asturiano.

I can't count how many times I have been told this is Real Spain, as it was unconquered by the Moors...or something like that.

It is a place to be proud of.

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I do both, I sometimes eat what could be considered English type food but often eat what could be typicaly called Spanish food. We watch the tv in English and Spanish, OH watches Salvame and I watch top gear. We don´t have any English friends but that´s purely down to the fact that I've rarely heard an English voice in the area, I probably have more friends from south America than I have Spanish friends but they are pretty much integrated into Spanish life.

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yes good point :)

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Wouldn't the people who are truly integrated spend more time on spanish forums than ex-pat ones:confused:

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or equal time?

I spend some time on an English/Spanish one

it's aimed at helping each other with the languages - but gets chatty too

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I know!! I'm sure other nieghbours think its me LOL!! The house they live in used to be rented out to Brits I believe, so they've got the big sat dish!!!

Jo xxx

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Yes they probably would :)

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see - your neighbours are truly integrated Europeans:thumbsup:

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Yes!! Thats my point. I dont really understand this integration thing cos it seems where I live, most people are busy working, but are now essentially europeans, they dont want to be "typically Spanish" in the old fashioned sense Their lives are just like everyone elses in europe, work, rest and play.

A lot of the local schools here now have not only english lessons, but whole curriculums and class groups who study in english - Bilingual classes and no thery're not for the expats - they're not even allowed to do it - I know cos I tried to get my daughter into it thinking it would make her life easier.

Local bars and restaurants now have a variety of menus, ranging from "typically spanish" to burger and chips, curries, chineses.... not for Brits, but for the Spanish, or whoever. Fashion, music, shops, restaurants are all european. Like I've said before, its no longer about integrating into a spanish community as such, its about us all getting along with our nieghbours. The community spirit is there somewhere I guess, but the Spanish around me are too busy to be an obvious part of it, so its difficlut to see it - I think its a shame, but its how the whole world is going

Jo xx

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Because it´s really depressing. Bit like a mass therapy session. The Spanish spend more time beating up on themselves instead of picking on immigrants (although Brits do come in for an occasional pasting). The country is generally referred as Hispanistan and populated with "pepitos" (pretty crooks, I think) and catetos (yokels).

Today is one of our days;

http://www.burbuja.info/inmobiliaria...staurante.html

BTW thanks for the list Cricketman. Bit worried cos I didn´t do well on either list.:(:

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Good point :rofl:But the percentage of Spanish who internet at home is very very low.

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Nonsense, that just shows you how much you know about Spain :thumbdown:

54% of Spanairds have internet at home with is above the EU average, but below that of the UK and Nordic countries.

Interestingly nearly everyone with internet in Spain has broadband

http://bandaancha.eu/articulo/6824/5...ancha-internet

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Truly integrated people wouldnt refer to the Spanish as "the Spanish"??????? They'd be part of "the Spanish" and would be one of them, so wouldnt refer to them gramatically as the "third person"??????? If that makes sense???


Jo xxx

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I can understand what you say, But surely most English / Scottish / Irish, etc people would refer to 'The English' 'The Scots' 'The Irish' etc when talking about us/them collectively!!!