No. not the UK!
 

http://www.diariosur.es/v/20100410/m...-20100410.html

Not like the little darlings in the UK are they:rofl:

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Ever heard of Spring break?

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What's your point? Botellones have been a big thing in Spain pver the past 10 years. I think they're great, a chance for young people to get together and have fun without having to pay hundreds of euros to go to a festival or pay 5 euros a cubata at a bar.

As long as they do it away from sleeping neighbours and there is no violence of course.

Twice I've seen a few hundred teenagers get together for a botellon on the beach at Fuengirola, the atmosphere seemed relaxed and fun.

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I think thats the OPs point!! Not like the little darlings in the UK are they!

Jo xxx

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ok fair enough, I've got a knee jerk defense system to jackytoo's posts! :rofl:

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Botellones are a great idea, but I dont think the health and safety mentality in the UK would ever allow such things. A shame cos they seem to allow youngsters the freedom and acceptance to get "it" out of their systems

Jo xxxx

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Don't the kids "get it out of their system" at festivals like Glastonbury, whether it be drugs or alcohol?
I'm not sure whether this affects the safety in city centres at night though. There's a small but significant minority of young (and not so young) Brits that end up fighting after a drinking session - try walking around Nottingham, Leicester or even Oxford (George Street) at night to see this. It doesn't seem to be quite as bad on the continent, even though I'm sure you can find exceptions. And why are destinations like Salou, Ibiza, Prague, Riga etc always complaining about drunken British behaviour? As I say I don't think the provision of a botellon or a festival stops this, but I'm not too sure what the answer would be anyway.

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I dont know either, but it seems to me (and I could be wrong, I dont know too much about Botellons) that at least the kids are all in one place and they're pretty much monitored by the guardia. Not roaming around in noisy packs, looking for trouble and out of control as seems to be the case in the UK

Jo xx

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I used to go to the Botellones a few years back before I met my OH. In general they were always pretty good natured and not once did I see any violence, however it did piss the local residents off no end due to a) the noise until the small hours of the morning and then b) the terrible mess that they wake up to the next day. And of course drugs were rife. As a youngster I thought they were great, but if I were a parent I'm not so sure I'd be so approving.

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As a parent, I dont like the idea of any of my kids going out and getting completely *****!!! But it seems that if it has to be done (I'm sure I didnt ever do it - did I???) it makes sense to keep it in one place. I'd sooner my kids, (if they have to go out and get bladdered) were in a monitored corner somewhere than roaming aimlessly and noisily thru the streets where not only would they antagonise other such groups and probably start fighting etc, but could end up anywhere ????

Also as a parent, you'd know where to find them - unlike in the UK having to drive around in the small hours looking for an errant teenager - now that is scary stuff - that was only ever done once in my household!!!!!!!!!

Jo xxx

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If the Crisis continues, I can see botellones for pensioners becoming popular. Why should such a sensible custom be restricted to teenagers?

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Don't know really.
It's quite hard to detect sarcasm over the computer.:D

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Hear-hear - I'll go for that :)


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yeah but pensionistas can afford a few tubos, like to sit in a bar and harm a nice warm enviroment .. dont they?

kids just wanna get pissed anywhere they can.. lol

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Our local bars are far from warm!!!!

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This macro-botellón hasn't gone down without incident! Urine,excrement, broken bottles doors and windows forced open:eek:

http://www.diariosur.es/v/20100415/m...-20100415.html

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Disgusting!...Bloody Hooligans.
Seems jojo's theory has gone out the window,(or through the window),pretty darn quick...;)

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alot of different views but i am in my late 40s i would love it even at my age we used to go to the raves of the 80s in old warehouses they went on all week end no trouble ever ok drink and a few drugs but i think that the kids need to let there hair down and have a great time with as little trouble as possible my lads would love it out side in the sun partying better than going to a nightv club and having you head smashed in for no reason.

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All this is shattering my illusion that Spain doesn't have a booze up culture like the UK...:eek:

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Of course it does, but it is less likely to get violent

There was a comment in the article saying there are no problems with the bottelones in Granada because the authorities give the kids a space to have the botellon in and facilities such as toilets

The problem in Malaga is that the authorities have banned botellones. Give the kids what they want I say!

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There was one being held in the dried up riverbed in Valencia centre when we were there one day recently.I think it was when they broke up for easter as my daughter did the same day.

It was huge.They were all drinking.There were toilets provided and they had a very large area.It was being controlled but everything seemed quiet(well not quiet but you know what I mean) and they were a having a great time.

OH took a picture of some of them and one shouted back "guiri" to him.:lol::lol:

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I guess the camera round his neck gave him away :) And his sandles with socks ;)

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Hey, were not sandals and socks people.And the camera dosent have a strap, but hes blond and 6ft something.:lol:

It wasnt guiri by the way, it was cringo.:lol::lol:

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True at the moment ... but my kids are young now but in 10 years.... :eek:

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:lol:[QUOTE=paintermujer;8498714]Hey, were not sandals and socks people.And the camera dosent have a strap, but hes blond and 6ft something.:lol:

It wasnt guiri by the way, it was cringo.:

sorry gringo!!!!!!!!:lol:

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That just sounds like a hospital in the uk on a Friday night..:blink: