Things that you hate about spain

[katy]

Another moan (do think hate is a bit strong) why does no-one who delivers goods or works all over the place never have a map or an a-z? My calle is well-established (more than 20 years) although off the beaten track, whenever anyone comes they call for directions and sometimes I have to go out to find them. Only corte inglés seems to know.

[olive]

Bank charges. High in Britain, exorbitant here. Halifax Banco even wanted to charge to close my non resident account (unless I went in person - which of course I did, anything for a trip down to the coast to see how the other half live).

olive

[katy]

I find Ibuprofen are a good price, 2.20 euros for a pack of 400g ones (double strength) don't know what they cost in the UK but it seems reasonable here.

[pete_l]

They're 35p for a pack of 16 * 200mg tablets in Boots, Superdrug, Sainsbury etc.

[ValL]

MIJAS MOSSIES

20+ of the wee blighters got me on saturday night in Mijas Nueva !

[jennyshaw]

How they kill their food.

[ValL]

is that how the mossies kill their food can you die of the resisting the urge to itch /scratch/tear your skin off

[Cassandra]

How many calories do they consume when they bite you? Would it be enough to be worth encouraging the little buggers? Could you even end up back at a size 10 Once the swelling had gone down of course

[Alpujarra]

I don't really 'hate' anything about Spain.

However, I do find the postal service rather inefficient.
For example, my Giro for Unemployment benefit from the DSS went missing recently, as did the SORN declaration for my car.

A couple of phone calls to Newcastle and Swansea soon had the situation sorted. They are so efficient in the UK .

At least I don't have to worry about my car insurance certificate going awol.... it lapsed a couple of years ago.

[Rotten Johnny]

[alaninspain]

Beach: You obviously have not used Macom - their training manual includes how to scowl, grunt when spoken to, and dump the change and the bill down in the middle of your shopping while you are trying to get it in the carrier bags.

[elkimbodude]

wow, there lots of things to say lol.. here some..

- people spitting on the road, streets stink and garbage everwhere?
- whats up with the mañana mentality ?
- if something goes wrong.. the anwser usually is... no pasa nada or no sé
- smoking in restaurants even though there is a ban sign...?
- the way they treat you when doing paperwork in spain like renewing your residencia card...?
- dubble prices during summer time...?
- telefonica ?
- i dont care how you drive in your country..but here i own the road ?

there are tons more..but lets not go further cause its embarasing...

[rymanskid]

Only thing in Spain that realy p"""s me of are these scooters that seem to have no idea where they are going at traffic lights left,right straight on and god knows where and driven by brain dead morons most of the time.

[Beachcomber]

That's because their brains are in their elbows where their crash helmets are usually placed.

[avellana]

Nice one Beachcomber!