mariet - 29 June 2008 01:32 AM
well who won the football ?
Spain, there in the Final tonight against Germany.
My town and probably every town in Spain erupted in celebration that night, the roads were blocked for an hour, fireworks ,car horns, people screaming.
Amazing atmosphere, if they win tonight it`ll be amazing.
we never really thought about northern Spain, we really just picked Costa Del Sol because we have been there on holiday twice and liked it.
I mentioned Northern Spain because you stated your from Ireland.
Northern Spain is very similar in cultural ideas to Ireland, also there landscape is similar, but with much better weather.The Costa to holiday is fine, but the climate does effect many Expats, many do leave the Costa in August.
The north might help with the adjustment to life in another country, it also helps if people are warm towards you and because the north has not many expats that will help you intergrate faster and easier, northern Spanish tend to be very proud and friendly, but in Malaga there very arrogant and frankly stupid.
There are many expats in the south, most will tell you its great and that life is great.
Many lie, it seems to be because they don`t want to disrespect the country, but the Costa is full of British bars,shops even plumbers, electricians, sat tv, washing machine repair engineers for brits because frankly there all sorry they left the UK and can`t cope living in Spain with Spaniards doin Spanish things.
i have friends who moved several years ago after visiting us, the watch brit sat tv, eat in Indian/Brit restuarant`s, read Brit papers, shop in the local Brit supermarket.They don`t speak a word of Spanish and openly admit they find them odd people.
Yet there reason`s for moving apart from the climate was the Spanish culture. :ahhh:
And they`d never go back to the UK to live, nope “We love Spain” is there reply, problem is there not in Spain, there in the UK just with lots more sun.
Living and working with Spaniards, I can tell you for sure, the Spanish there are getting fed up with brits and the lack of respect towards Spain.In the last few years i`ve been asked more why my country fook are so disrespectful and ignorant than I had when i first arrived in Spain.In those days the few who arrived were seen as something new and unique, to learn from and to enjoy, now brits have spoiled that respect we had.
Anyway back to the temp.
Even Jaen on thursday this week was at 43 Degress/115 at 7pm in the evening, my town was around 36/102.
When you get those temps for 7 months a year it does grind you down, especially if your from a cooler climate.
Also Galicia has some amazing farm building that have been renovated to high standard and and sell for far less than similar in the South, frankly of all the properties we`ve ever lived in on the Costa, the build quality has been rubbish.
My wife is from Galicia and if it wasn`t for work, we`d be up in either Galica, Asturias, Cantabria or the Basque country tomorrow.
But i think we might have a look around and see what its like, cant hurt to look at other places, Thanks again for all the advice it opened my eyes a bit
If you get the chance to speak to a Spaniard, ask them what they think of Malaganian`s. :lol:
Budget Airlines do cheap trips to the North, it`s well worth a trip and seriously as work isn`t an issue in Spain, I`d consider other regions in Spain away from the Costa Del Sol.
But if you can stand the Heat and still like the idea of the South, Cadiz region is amazing, the people are well known in Spain for there friendleness also Murcia is another good area, Almeria is a desert, even the rats moved away from there.