Travelling to Andalucia - La Mancha
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well my partners first language is Spanish - so that makes it easier!
As for you Mr Cruz Campo "Guru", I think you will find that reading is quite a common occurance all over the world no matter how busy you are.
Turn off the sky box, flip open a bottle and try it!
As for you Mr Cruz Campo "Guru", I think you will find that reading is quite a common occurance all over the world no matter how busy you are.
Turn off the sky box, flip open a bottle and try it!
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Manzanares
Hi there
Stayed in Manzanares for close to a month. We stayed at the Parador there and it was nice though the food got boring..any hotel does after a month. Almagro nearby is a lovely village to visit if you get the chance. no idea on prices as it was work related and customer picking up the charges though, Los Tablas de Damiel is nice nature park if you are there for migration times.
Stayed in Manzanares for close to a month. We stayed at the Parador there and it was nice though the food got boring..any hotel does after a month. Almagro nearby is a lovely village to visit if you get the chance. no idea on prices as it was work related and customer picking up the charges though, Los Tablas de Damiel is nice nature park if you are there for migration times.
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You pre-suppose that others want to go into a bar - hardly an interesting place to be. I find that the Spanish people would *much* rather welcome you into their homes for a coffee or glass of wine - and the conversation is civilised too.
Maybe you are only relating to that part of the Spanish population which is approximately similar to yourself?
Maybe you are only relating to that part of the Spanish population which is approximately similar to yourself?
Slainte,
JohnP.
JohnP.
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Well - I'm glad I don't go to dinner parties, am not English, and don't feel that I have to go to a bar to be sociable just because you think it's culturally important.
Your comments regarding barlife could apply to a lot more countries than Spain - England being one of them - so it isn't an essentially Spanish thing. There are many other facets to life here which are much more uniquely Spanish, but you might not know about them if you don't actually live here.
Your comments regarding barlife could apply to a lot more countries than Spain - England being one of them - so it isn't an essentially Spanish thing. There are many other facets to life here which are much more uniquely Spanish, but you might not know about them if you don't actually live here.
Slainte,
JohnP.
JohnP.
Your suggestion that a Spanish person would much rather have you round for a glass of wine and 'civilised' conversation seems totally snobbish (I presume uncivilised conversation is talking about football?).
I lived in Spain for many years and I know that the cafeteria is the central meeting point where you would have a beer and chat. Or a glass of wine if you prefer.The conversation would be anything but civilised. And Real Madrid would be mentioned much more than Cervantes.
Get off your high horse JP! Maybe you should get out more, meet some of the common people.
I lived in Spain for many years and I know that the cafeteria is the central meeting point where you would have a beer and chat. Or a glass of wine if you prefer.The conversation would be anything but civilised. And Real Madrid would be mentioned much more than Cervantes.
Get off your high horse JP! Maybe you should get out more, meet some of the common people.
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Well - we obviously are diametrically opposed on this - so I will only say that you have a very biased view of people and a presumptive arrogance that is amazingly narrow-minded. Please don't assume anything about me or my life-style - you'll be wrong every time.kevin77 wrote:Your suggestion that a Spanish person would much rather have you round for a glass of wine and 'civilised' conversation seems totally snobbish (I presume uncivilised conversation is talking about football?).
I lived in Spain for many years and I know that the cafeteria is the central meeting point where you would have a beer and chat. Or a glass of wine if you prefer.The conversation would be anything but civilised. And Real Madrid would be mentioned much more than Cervantes.
Get off your high horse JP! Maybe you should get out more, meet some of the common people.
Slainte,
JohnP.
JohnP.
He doesn't mix with the common people, as he said, everyone he has ever met in Spain is a property owner. This man doesn't mix with riff-raff!kevin77 wrote: Get off your high horse JP! Maybe you should get out more, meet some of the common people.
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No soy residente, simplemente un turista, ¿qué sé yo?
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616), Spanish writer, considered by many to be the greatest Spanish author, whose novel Don Quixote (Part I, 1605; Part II, 1615) is regarded as one of the masterpieces of world literature. Because of his eloquent style and remarkable insight, Cervantes has achieved acclaim comparable to that given to such literary greats as Greek poet Homer, Italian poet Dante Alighieri, and English playwright William Shakespeare.
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