Nobody that hasn't been to Spain knows how true are the statements on this article.
I've lived there in Barcelona and Valencia for many years and can vouch for every single printed word.
The weather, the food, the cities, its people..., wow! just remembering those days I could start crying over my keyboard inconsolably till tomorrow!
I've also lived in the USA, in Italy and in Argentina, NOTHING compares to Spain.
If you have the economic possibilities explained within this article, PLEASE, get rid of everything, dust your passport AND GO!!!
You'll never regret it.
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Family comes first
Posted by MatthewHirtes
15th Nov
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Can we build it...
Posted by RobinJGraham
16th Nov
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Spain!
Posted by David Traversa
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Good to hear it David. It's about time people started talking about what it is really like to live in Spain. I know hundreds and hundreds of people quietly getting on with their very happy lives here.
Posted by Grahunt
15th Nov
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Family comes first
I agree that the level of respect shown to elders is much greater here than in the UK. However, it's respect across all the family members. I remember going out for a meal with my children in the UK. Now I know I'm biased but they are not particularly noisy. However, the glares and stares we received from other tables if they deigned so much as to open their mouth were borderline offensive. It's the polar opposite in Gran Canaria where I live. However, I do take issue with Graham's claim that people prefer Spain over the likes of North Africa and Bulgaria because it's less different. The expat communities in any of these locations would cushion the impact of relocation. Which is why I choose to live away from them. Spain/Turkey/Wherever is different: adapt/live in an expat bubble/return to your home country.
Posted by MatthewHirtes
15th Nov
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Proximity too
Maybe not the whole reason but the proximity of Spain helps too I think Matthew
Posted by Grahunt
15th Nov
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Spanish property
Always good to sea a reasoned analysis of Spain and its property market. Big falls are always followed by rises (unless things get so bad that we all need to live in teepees) and Spain is looking like a more attractive place to buy property in every day. Foods not half bad either!
Posted by Alex Bramwell
15th Nov
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The Food
Argh the food is divine Alex.
Posted by Grahunt
15th Nov
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Good information
I thought the information was spot on although I was disappointed with the lack of attention to detail by the writer which detracted from the article. (Liverpoolian, Swedish kroner, SegundoMano etc) .
What's not to love? At midnight tonight I was having a coffee in a pavement cafe ....try that in the middle of November in Stockholm, Helsinki or Berlin! Better still was that I was in shirtsleeves and my more-than-I-could-eat supper was less than one stop on the bus in Oslo, or two pints in London! Spain has been my home for 10+ years and will continue to be my home as long as I can have hi-speed internet access
Spain has its challenges. It will bounce .... of that I have zero doubt!
What's not to love? At midnight tonight I was having a coffee in a pavement cafe ....try that in the middle of November in Stockholm, Helsinki or Berlin! Better still was that I was in shirtsleeves and my more-than-I-could-eat supper was less than one stop on the bus in Oslo, or two pints in London! Spain has been my home for 10+ years and will continue to be my home as long as I can have hi-speed internet access
Spain has its challenges. It will bounce .... of that I have zero doubt!
Posted by thisisspain
15th Nov
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In December Will The Shirtsleeves Stay On?
Of course you can have shirtsleeves still Steve, after all it is only mid november 
Posted by Grahunt
16th Nov
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Can we build it...
Great to read about someone walking the walk with a positive attitude. There seems to me to be a consensus emerging that for the next few years the Spanish economy will be recalibrating itself - that entrepreneurs and small businesses will be a driving force and that opportunities will be there for the creative. There does seem to be something about Spain, moreover, that transcends statistics. A remarkably diverse cross-section of people are drawn to this country, whether it be to its magnificent cities or to the expat communities of the coasts, whether it be the property trade, online entrepreneurship or self-sufficient farming. Spain itself is a renewable resource
Posted by RobinJGraham
16th Nov