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Hi all,

i just wanted to move conversation away from the current threads for the moment and get something off my chest....................a rant !

I am amazed (and fed up) of hearing Brit people already out here on the Costa Blanca that say 'I don't like Spain as much as I thought I would - it's far too expensive'. So if you get your house, or your money back and still intend living the 'Spanish Dream', please, please, please sit down and understand what it is you are coming out here for, if it's sunshine, you'll get it by the bucket-load, if you want to be amongst the ex-pat community.............then expect it to be bl**dy expensive. No different to British holiday resorts that put extra on the cost of a pint or a meal because they have the target audience. 

i was talking to one guy in the bar the other day and by the time i'd left him, i wanted to slash my wrists....."i pay €2.00 for me daily paper" - why the hell buy one if you're living in Spain, does it matter what is going on at home, I can honestly say I've read a UK paper once since I've been here and that's only because my mate Dave dropped it round so we could use it for litter-training our puppies. then it's.....well food is expensive................duh, yes it will be if all you buy are imported goods down the 'International Aisle' of the supermarkets. Again, is it not the same in the UK if you buy international goods, I think so. "yes, well......a pint here costs as much as in the UK and don't taste half as good". Hmmmmmmmmmm £3.00 a pint in UK, €2.40 a pint here and stop drinking the San Miguel cr*p then, freedom of choice, grab yourself an amstel lol.

"Yeah but.........I like it hot, but not this hot" - 'waiter, grab this guy a frigging Solaro and tell him to shut the hell up - I'm off to the beach for some peace'

Believe it or not - Spanish produce is good, I know....unbelievable, and they have running water and wheels. A lot of what is imported into the UK is grown and produced here in Spain, just have to look across the land and see all the Greenhouses to tell that. For example, someone I know enjoys Coca-cola, even she's now on the local supermarkets home-brand because it tastes just as good as it's International counterpart. We buy 8ltrs of purified water for 85c, not even a Euro, but you still see the ex-pats buying up Evian by the trolley load at €2.00 a bottle. For heaven sake, we all know what EVIAN reads backwards.

So please, if you still want to be a part of this lifestyle, be prepared to make some changes to your life otherwise save your money on all the expensive International products and areas and spend wisely on a return ticket.

I'm off to read the Times and have a pint of Guiness, have a lovely day !!!

regards
Darren

Hi Darren.  That made me laugh cos its so true.  Most of those people go back to UK in the end because they cant adapt or make the living they thought they could. Interestingly enough the English food shop (or one of them) here has just closed. 

Hi Darren,
i hoped that helped you that little rant.

we have a place in the village of calasparra and the prices of food and drink there are cheaper than if you drive out to the bigger supermarkets.

when in spain live the life of the spanish people i say and you will live a lot longer than in the UK and enjoy it more.

manana manana.

Ha ha

Brilliant, very funny and probably truer than i hope it is.

Im off home soon in my toyota to have a mexican dinner, stella artois and walk my dog.   At least thats a retriever.

it's ture about the paper Dave only bought the one and we all read it, Couldn't say owt as I was having my hair done and that costs alot more than a paper

Hey Darren we stopped to tell a couple pondering over some Kellogs Cornflakes that thwe spanish ones are just as good and half the price. They thanked us profusely for ouer "advise" but a few minutes later they passed us with the Kellogs in their trolley

GAL

And ye cannae whack the Spanish sugar puffs, they taste like ours used to before the nanny state deemed they had too much sugar for us mere mortals!!! Cheers Joanniemac

I was in a Chinese Restaurant (in Spain) recently where most of  the (Chinese) Staff speak Spanish better than they do English, which is good for me as it always gives me a chance to practice my Spanish and help them with their English.  Always good fun.

However, I was gobsmacked listening to an english guy (a few San Miguels worse for ware) trying to tell one of the waitresses that they should concentrate on speaking English to improve their chances of being more successful.  It was obvious the guy couldn't speak a word of Spanish and had no intention of doing so.

Beggars belief sometimes.








This message was last edited by redman on 7/24/2008.