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Old Jan 5th 2013, 11:45 am
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Originally Posted by Tambo
What three things (in order) do you hate about living on the costa???

This should be interesting!!!!
No.1 'Spanish bureaucracy' - Which Costa? -take your pick
No.2 No zig zag lines at pedestrian crossings -ditto-
No.3 Dog mess on pavements -ditto-

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Originally Posted by mikelincs
Only downside when we lived there was the stupid temperatures in the middle of summer, but then there's aircon for that, otherwise none
Although of course it's hotter still inland...
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Old Jan 5th 2013, 3:06 pm
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Default Re: What Do You Hate About Living On The Costa?

Originally Posted by Michael74
No.1 'Spanish bureaucracy' - Which Costa? -take your pick
No.2 No zig zag lines at pedestrian crossings -ditto-
No.3 Dog mess on pavements -ditto-
We get all this inland too!

This is just going to become another whingeing thread. Yawn ...
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Old Jan 5th 2013, 4:26 pm
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Originally Posted by Michael74
No.1 'Spanish bureaucracy' - all of Spain
That's the real truth, not just the costas, and I suspect your other comments are also true of the rest of Spain..
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1.Barking mad English Tourists
2.Barking mad German Tourists
3.Barking Dogs
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Old Jan 5th 2013, 4:39 pm
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Damned Spanish,swarming in from the big cities and taking over the place at Holiday and Fiesta times.
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OK I'll play........August traffic, TDT......can't think of a third.
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Non English speakers haranguing the Spanish in English. It happens a lot and gives the English a bad name.
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Default Re: What Do You Hate About Living On The Costa?

Originally Posted by Tambo
im thinking mainly costa blanca, brava, sol tropical

and say within 5km of beach
OK, well the worst things about the Costa Blanca North ..... erm .....

Beautiful national Parks
Excellent walks and cycle path routes
Blue Flag Beaches
Lovely countryside and mountain ranges
Valencia Bio Park, an excellent zoo

I'd better stop there .......
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Originally Posted by Pocaloca
We get all this inland too!

This is just going to become another whingeing thread. Yawn ...
my thoughts as well
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Originally Posted by mogsmum
my thoughts as well
I didnt whinge
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Old Jan 6th 2013, 1:23 pm
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Default Re: What Do You Hate About Living On The Costa?

1) Having to leave to visit UK

2) Tourists

3) Complaints it's to hot in August
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There is no reason why the downside of living in Spain isn't mentioned, that's not moaning it's being helpful to the poster.
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Default Re: What Do You Hate About Living On The Costa?

Originally Posted by johnnyone
There is no reason why the downside of living in Spain isn't mentioned, that's not moaning it's being helpful to the poster.
Yes!!!! Some one gets it - Thank You
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