A small donation Stu. I'm on Lanzarote and am returning to England on the 30th Dec. Saw your video the other day and was alarmed to hear about the intended strike by the Spanish airport company. So much so that whilst out on a hike yesterday I was thinking of making plans to return on the 29th instead,a day that they hadn't intended to strike. What a big hassle (and expense) I thought. Late last night I saw your update and was really chuffed.Thanks for being the bearer of good news👍
You're probably thinking of Alaska y Dinarama since you mentioned Ni tú ni nadie. She had also been in a band called Alaska y los Pegamoides before that.
Personal anecdote: I met her in Chicago in the early 2000s where she was playing with her (I think still current) band called Fangoria. I had a 1000 peseta bill that I'd never exchanged before leaving Spain after living there a couple of years and thought it would be fun to have her sign it.
Since the euro was about to or already had replaced the peseta, she signed the bill:
Ya no te lo puedes usar. Alaska
(Translation for non Spanish speakers: You can't use it anymore). 🙂
Great news about the cancelled strike and the airport workers winning. The conspiracy theorists on the chat are entertaining. Keep up the great work Stuart. Ausie legend indeed!
Hey, Stu. When you mentioned the CC. OO. union, it reminded me about the time you asked why US is abbreviated EE. UU. in Spanish.
In case no one answered that for you, the reason for the double letters in abbreviations (more specifically, initialisms) like the two examples above is to indicate that the words that those letters represent are in the plural (EE. UU. = Estados Unidos and CC. OO. = Comisiones Obreras).
Related tidbit 1: USA is EUA in Spanish, which I believe is considered an acronym and thus doesn't follow the same rules as initialisms with regards to double letters and punctuation.
Related tidbit 2: speaking of punctuation, you might see these as EEUU and CCOO (without the periods and spaces), but some consider this format to be non standard.
Hi Stu, Vic here from Singapore (BritExpat, you can say that :D). I always try to catch up with your YouTube updates, it's really helpful and entertaining. thinking of moving there. Whenever I am in Spain, I find inner peace, I hope it is the same once I settled there. Thank you for your wonderful insights, very positive and kudos how you handle some comments not in line with what you stand for.
I paid 1.19e a litre for petrol today, that is with the 20c discount but still a much better price 👌☺️… As for bread I understand the annoyance of being charged but on a serious note would you go to court for 7e 🤔🤔 no lol…. We have had temperature of 22 here today in catalunya 👌☺️
Low skilled workers in the west have had a hard time. But workers in the east have seen their wages consistently rising. Low skilled labour in the west has been uncompetitive.
Will be back over to Spain para siempre in 2-3 months have my green card and NIE and am good to go. Only problem is finding a flat to rent. In the Costa del Sol people want ridiculous rents or else they are scooped up same day
Our local in malaga used t charge 1 euro per bread roll. Now its two. So two of us go for a tapas and they put out 3 rolls. 6 euros for bread we dont eat. Now we tell them that hat we don't want it. That said there are many where the bread basket is free. I for one am glad this custom has been challenged
A small donation Stu. I'm on Lanzarote and am returning to England on the 30th Dec. Saw your video the other day and was alarmed to hear about the intended strike by the Spanish airport company. So much so that whilst out on a hike yesterday I was thinking of making plans to return on the 29th instead,a day that they hadn't intended to strike. What a big hassle (and expense) I thought. Late last night I saw your update and was really chuffed.Thanks for being the bearer of good news👍
You seriously do an excellent review. 🎉
Ana from warm South Africa
We have had fuel rebates in the UDA for a number of years, for the low income and people on Social Security.
You're probably thinking of Alaska y Dinarama since you mentioned Ni tú ni nadie. She had also been in a band called Alaska y los Pegamoides before that.
Personal anecdote: I met her in Chicago in the early 2000s where she was playing with her (I think still current) band called Fangoria. I had a 1000 peseta bill that I'd never exchanged before leaving Spain after living there a couple of years and thought it would be fun to have her sign it.
Since the euro was about to or already had replaced the peseta, she signed the bill:
Ya no te lo puedes usar.
Alaska
(Translation for non Spanish speakers: You can't use it anymore). 🙂
Great news about the cancelled strike and the airport workers winning. The conspiracy theorists on the chat are entertaining. Keep up the great work Stuart. Ausie legend indeed!
That is fantastic news, we are coming Benidorm Xmas eve morning, tuvm Stuart, can relax and party now !!! Muchos gracias
Hey, Stu. When you mentioned the CC. OO. union, it reminded me about the time you asked why US is abbreviated EE. UU. in Spanish.
In case no one answered that for you, the reason for the double letters in abbreviations (more specifically, initialisms) like the two examples above is to indicate that the words that those letters represent are in the plural (EE. UU. = Estados Unidos and CC. OO. = Comisiones Obreras).
Related tidbit 1: USA is EUA in Spanish, which I believe is considered an acronym and thus doesn't follow the same rules as initialisms with regards to double letters and punctuation.
Related tidbit 2: speaking of punctuation, you might see these as EEUU and CCOO (without the periods and spaces), but some consider this format to be non standard.
Adolfo Suarez…..Prat. Is that a political opinion?
Hi Stu, Vic here from Singapore (BritExpat, you can say that :D). I always try to catch up with your YouTube updates, it's really helpful and entertaining. thinking of moving there. Whenever I am in Spain, I find inner peace, I hope it is the same once I settled there. Thank you for your wonderful insights, very positive and kudos how you handle some comments not in line with what you stand for.
I paid 1.19e a litre for petrol today, that is with the 20c discount but still a much better price 👌☺️… As for bread I understand the annoyance of being charged but on a serious note would you go to court for 7e 🤔🤔 no lol…. We have had temperature of 22 here today in catalunya 👌☺️
In Portugal they will charge for bread, cheese and olives if you eat them. They usually wrap the bread. Was never charged if did not eat in Portugal.
Low skilled workers in the west have had a hard time. But workers in the east have seen their wages consistently rising. Low skilled labour in the west has been uncompetitive.
I thought Elon Musk had to borrow the money to buy Twitter.
Fuel prices seem to be voting down in UK aswell. I've seen petrol at 1.49 today at a supermarket.
Make your word of the day an everyday word Stu, not a word we might use once a year. Anyway, just my opinion as you might say! Have a nice day.
Hi Stu, do you that the consumption of bread in Spain has significantly decreased in the past 20 years?
Will be back over to Spain para siempre in 2-3 months have my green card and NIE and am good to go. Only problem is finding a flat to rent. In the Costa del Sol people want ridiculous rents or else they are scooped up same day
Mick and Angela coming to belamadena on the 19th for 3 weeks how is the weather
Airport strike. If you want a job make sure you get one in an industry that can always blackmail the government to pay you what you want.
Northern California is clear and cold for us. Moving to Spain next year so I appreciate your savvy updates!
do you know somethink about driving in spain ????
Our local in malaga used t charge 1 euro per bread roll. Now its two. So two of us go for a tapas and they put out 3 rolls. 6 euros for bread we dont eat. Now we tell them that hat we don't want it. That said there are many where the bread basket is free. I for one am glad this custom has been challenged