agoreira

I didn't say you did say it, I said it. It's an expression, "I don't think too people" means few people, but read it as you want. Me la trae floja.

whitelinen

On the rare occasion I hear someone say that I always think.......airhead.....

whitelinen

Not enough contributors here for that I´m afraid

bil

Sorry? I don't quite get it. How many people do you need until someone posts their true opinions?

Is there a critical mass, or what?

lynnxa

surely you only need one


& there are definately 2 of us



you're not me, are you

Jur

Benandkelly, I´m not being sarcastic here, but what happened to your Canada plans? I´m sure it will be a lot easier for your kids to move to a English speaking country. I do not know when you want to move to Spain or when you are starting your Spanish classes but you better get on with it now. And secure work beforehand otherwise you´ll be back in the UK within 3 months.

JLFS

Very logical this "ignore button" malarky

bil

Well, I was of the opinion that it just didn't make sense.

I'm pretty sure I'm me. How about you?

HBG

There have been many discussions about bringing children to a foreign country and I haven’t seen too many comments from the children who went through that experience, apart from JLFS’s.

I went through it at the age of 12, but not in Spain. It’s very tempting to be a lot more graphic, but I don’t want to say too much apart from saying that it was hellish.

I did learn from it, but not through choice. I’ve got some cups on the shelf behind me, for boxing. I never wanted to box, I preferred books at the age of 12, but I was boxing every day, always defensively and for years.

Then the Stockholm Syndrome got me, in the shape of a raven-haired beauty and I hung around for longer than I would otherwise have done.

I did stow-away once at the age of 13 to try and get home, but after a two-week crossing of the North Sea in winter I landed in the wrong country and they sent me back again, on the same ship, and it was even colder on the way back.

JLFS

A good post H.
The point you made about the children who have been through school in a foreign country is quite valid, not many posters on here, but in a few years there will be loads of yo yo children recounting their stories.

It just seems so harsh on the kids to uproot them for what only maybe a short stay, and through lack of foresight or being unprepared having to do it all again.

As for your stowaway adventure, count yourself lucky that you did not get to the "drinking your own urine" stage.

jdr

Gotta spread before I can karma you.

littlelambfound

Just to get away from the talk being all about the kids....you'll find that your qualifications are of no value here in Spain. Because you will not be able to sign-off a job when done, it'll probably be very difficult to pick up any work at all. (Don't mean to be a downer....just letting you know how it really is).

HBG

It has always surprised me when possible incomers with children ask about employment prospects and housing when considering a move to Spain, or any foreign country.

They wonder whether English qualifications are acceptable in Spain, they wonder how important it is to learn the language. They ask about autonomo payments when starting a business.

The area is of particular concern to them, they want cheap housing in a nice area, possible with easy access to the beach, and they enquire about whether the area is crime-free. They consider the distance from the nearest airport and the climate, preferring the sunny Costa del Sol to the cold and wet Galicia.

When someone asks them about what will happen to their children in the foreign country they want to move to, the answer often appears to be, ‘They just go to the local school, as children do in the UK.’

I suggest they’ve got their priorities completely wrong. (This is not aimed at the OP).

bil

I think you are right. You should have a mind to what you've spawned, and the potential problems and stress on children forced to change country are enormous, and seldom addressed properly.

cricketman

I can understand why British people would want to spend their retirement in Spain.

However, I havent a clue why the majority of younger British people with families want to move to Spain when they do not seem to particularly like (or even know anything about) the Spanish lifestyle, culture or language.

Is it just to "live in the sun"? If it is, then these people are shallow and irresponsible. Especially if they are dragging kids out with them just so they can sunbathe more often and walk on a beach every now and then