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Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by chrisw
(Post 4921169)
Hi Cas del sol! The first 2 points sounds like the UK too! On the 3rd point they are more likely to cut the tree down and build yet another unwanted office block on it! LOL! :rofl:
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Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by casa del sol
(Post 4921203)
In the UK they are now building tower blocks in back gardens, and knock down perfectly good family houses to build pokey flats with tarmaced parking spaces.
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Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by derbyflan
(Post 4920340)
Well.....
That makes it alright then. Not knocking Spain to be obnoxious but being realistic and honest enough to point out that it is not utopia and has problems like any other country. Rosemary |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by derbyflan
(Post 4920237)
Things we hate about Spain?
Hmmm! Whinging foreigners who forget whose country they're in? Imagine if a group of Pakistanis listed on a forum: "Things we hate about Britain". What would your response be? Do you think they are forgetting whose country they are in? |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
I didn't say it would be a problem, I asked what would the response be from British people reading it. I'd hardly be suprised if there was such a thing - but I know what my reaction would be.
Just how tolerant should we be if, for example, someone comes over to your country and then starts slagging it off? If I was Spanish and came across this thread I'd think "Well, if you don't like my country, p!$$ off back to your own". That's the point I'm making. |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by derbyflan
(Post 4921423)
I didn't say it would be a problem, I asked what would the response be from British people reading it. I'd hardly be suprised if there was such a thing - but I know what my reaction would be.
Just how tolerant should we be if, for example, someone comes over to your country and then starts slagging it off? If I was Spanish and came across this thread I'd think "Well, if you don't like my country, p!$$ off back to your own". That's the point I'm making. |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by derbyflan
(Post 4921423)
I didn't say it would be a problem, I asked what would the response be from British people reading it. I'd hardly be suprised if there was such a thing - but I know what my reaction would be.
Just how tolerant should we be if, for example, someone comes over to your country and then starts slagging it off? If I was Spanish and came across this thread I'd think "Well, if you don't like my country, p!$$ off back to your own". That's the point I'm making. |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by derbyflan
(Post 4921423)
I didn't say it would be a problem, I asked what would the response be from British people reading it. I'd hardly be suprised if there was such a thing - but I know what my reaction would be.
Just how tolerant should we be if, for example, someone comes over to your country and then starts slagging it off? If I was Spanish and came across this thread I'd think "Well, if you don't like my country, p!$$ off back to your own". That's the point I'm making. If there was a Pakistani forum where people talked of the things they hated about living in Britain, and they talked about the crap weather, bland food and bad dressers, I’d find it hard to take offence. I’d find it hard to disagree. In the same way, I think any Spanish people reading this forum would be hard pressed to take offence from it. What do you think their reaction would be, “You don’t like the way we park. How dare you, leave my country at once!â€. We live here, we form part of the community and as such can vote, spend our money where we wish and express positive and negative opinions. I think that's a good thing. |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by Lochy
(Post 4921916)
I know where you’re coming from. There are far too many people who move to a place and can’t stop talking about how much they hate it - how everything that is different is somehow bad and not the way to do things.
If there was a Pakistani forum where people talked of the things they hated about living in Britain, and they talked about the crap weather, bland food and bad dressers, I’d find it hard to take offence. I’d find it hard to disagree. In the same way, I think any Spanish people reading this forum would be hard pressed to take offence from it. What do you think their reaction would be, “You don’t like the way we park. How dare you, leave my country at once!â€. We live here, we form part of the community and as such can vote, spend our money where we wish and express positive and negative opinions. I think that's a good thing. Rosemary |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
I think the Pakistanis do have forums where they say more than hate the UK, they post that they want to blow us up!
Not much I hate about Spain only their treatment of animals and the red tape. There seems to be a lot more around than when I moved here ten years ago. All those ugly apartment blocks they are putting up. Don't like it as much as I used to. |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by Lochy
(Post 4921916)
I know where you’re coming from. There are far too many people who move to a place and can’t stop talking about how much they hate it - how everything that is different is somehow bad and not the way to do things.
If there was a Pakistani forum where people talked of the things they hated about living in Britain, and they talked about the crap weather, bland food and bad dressers, I’d find it hard to take offence. I’d find it hard to disagree. In the same way, I think any Spanish people reading this forum would be hard pressed to take offence from it. What do you think their reaction would be, “You don’t like the way we park. How dare you, leave my country at once!â€. We live here, we form part of the community and as such can vote, spend our money where we wish and express positive and negative opinions. I think that's a good thing. true..............but surely we should accept tradition...............for instance siesta some of our english neighbours want to change the 'quiet time/no noise' siesta rule that our owners' committee has voted upon |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by lynnxa
(Post 4921979)
true..............but surely we should accept tradition...............for instance siesta
some of our english neighbours want to change the 'quiet time/no noise' siesta rule that our owners' committee has voted upon Rosemary |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by The Oddities
(Post 4921992)
Believe in keeping traditions too. Siesta is adhered to in our town quite strictly and anyone attempting to do any hammering etc get told off, especially by the older people.
Rosemary unfortunately one english neighbour has decided that this applies to the kids but not her & had a right go at Jess & silverchick's boy yesterday.............they were virtually silent, just swimming up & down the pool........... she was in the pool herself........ |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by lynnxa
(Post 4922002)
thing is it states no swimming, too, but it is generally accepted that as long as you are just swimming quietly that is fine
unfortunately one english neighbour has decided that this applies to the kids but not her & had a right go at Jess & silverchick's boy yesterday.............they were virtually silent, just swimming up & down the pool........... she was in the pool herself........ Rosemary |
Re: Things we hate about Spain......
Originally Posted by The Oddities
(Post 4922027)
Typical, there is always one that will spoil it for all. The 'Do not do as I do but do as I say' types are so stupid that they seem to not notice that they are doing exactly what they are complaining about with others. Was she totally oblivious to being wet?
Rosemary |
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