tiddler

No i'm not anyones lap dog......I speak as i find
You asked that the thread returned to it's original theme and i thought i had done just that, but apparently you don't like what i have submitted.

I am happy with my life.

We moved here because of my husbands work and i had no ties here (apart from my apprentice) after his death....(btw i'm not looking for sympathy, i know i'm not the only person this has happened to), so i could have returned to the U.K. but chose not too. My home is here.

You seem very unhappy with your life as it is and seem to see only the negatives around you.
S**t happens to us all no matter where we live-my philosophy is 'if life gives you lemons-make lemonade' yours seems to be 'if life gives me lemons-i'll throw them at anyone happier than i am'
I could be totally wrong and it may be your 'sense of humour' defers greatly from mine.

bfg69bug

i´m sorry my written spanish is not as good as a spanish persons


and tiddler that was meant to be a joke !! (hence the smilie ?!?! ) has everyone lost their sense of humor round here ?


so has anyone else got anything to contribute to this thread?? ,

please, without sounding like i am 5 years old, please stop picking on me? all i did was outline the things that i like and dislike about spain, thats all. i didn´t ask for anyones opinions as to what i should do with my life.

Mitzyboy

I'm sorry mate ... you ask for everything you get I'm afraid so don't whine about it when it comes back to bite you
And if you can't see that then theres something wrong

bfg69bug

i see theres a thin line between asking for it and getting it without asking ?? mwahahahha



so its raining now.. but its not cold, i guess thats a plus point?

Mitzyboy

Yeh I guess, but isn' it always like that on forums. I'd just like to see some way that everyone on here could give you some constructive advice to try and help matters - after all thats what this is here for. But we know so little about your circumstances. Not saying you should bare all , but as I posted on the other thread to you, maybe theres something that "we" can do to help.

jdr

Give him a job contract of about 500€ a week. like most people are looking for.

bfg69bug

when i go labouring (odd weeks here and there...) i get 450€ a week. when my dad does plumbing jobs he is on 500€ a week... on those weeks everything is peachy i´d like a contracted job even for 300 a week would be ok - if it was garenteeed every week

sunnysenorita

I would agree with the people that say that the first year away from home is the hardest. Too many people seem to give up for various reasons, before, in my opinion, they have given it a fair chance.

Adapting into any new lifestyle has it's ups and downs. Moving to a different country has even more hurdles to cross. From shop opening times, driving on the 'wrong' side of the road to buying a new house, all of us have at some point gone through some kind of learning experience.

An open mind is needed in moving to a new country. Trying local food, beers, making new Spanish friends was for me, what made it so exciting and new.

When I first moved to spain (about 10 years ago) it was very difficult or expensive to buy our favourite brand foods, and these were a real treat when we bought them (eg. marmite, HP Sauce). Nowadays, these are easily available. I found the fresh milk tasted 'funny' and the bread was not as enjoyable. Now when I go back to the UK, their milk tastes 'funny'.

I guess it's a question of what you are used to and how easily you can adapt in new situations. We are all creatures of habit but some people are so set in their ways it's very difficult for them to accept what others would see as a trivial matter.

I still miss my family dearly but luckily they visit several times a year and I go to see them and ALWAYS fit in my annual clothes shop as I really miss the UK high streets.

I miss Boots, Superdrug or something similar but I get by. I stock up or ask people to bring.

If a bag of crisps is too big- dont eat them all!

Is the glass half empty or half full?

Some people are so pessimistic!

jdr

Yeah it is hard to get a wage every week.

Hypertweeky

I don't mind you listing all of the things you don't like about Spain, I care about the delivery of your message, you can express yourself without degrading Spanish's society and lifestyle so deeply.
You are not being objective.

bfg69bug

its not what i say, its the way i say it ? it was A LIST.. how could a say it any differerently??!?!?!? point 1, point 2, etc etc ???

im sorry that you didn´t like my views, but erm.. tough? those are my views, and thats that?? you cant stop me thinking / feeling the way i do!

Hypertweeky

I am not trying to change your mind, and yes it is the way you say it.

bfg69bug

so how can i write a list in a way that you like then ?

Hypertweeky

I am sure you can be considerate, use your imagination!

bfg69bug

ohhhhhhhhhh so i can write whatever i like, as long as it doesn´t offend you (a random internet user) or spain as a country, wow, thanks??

so apparently on this forum no-one is allowed to ever write a derogatory remark about spain, ya´ll got that? Sña. Hypertweeky says so, right?

wow.. so this is what its like to live under franco

i guess that ends this thread - or should we get the title changed to "things you like about spain and things that Hypertweeky will like you to say"... ??

gestapo