What are the good and bad things about Spain?

[Goldberg]

I would like to start a thread on the positives and negatives of Spain so people have a true picture of the place, rather than emotional stories of newspaper journalism.

Good things.
1. Climate
2. Pace of life
3. Beaches
4. Lifestyle
5. Spanish People
6. Quality of life
7. Cost of living
8. Airports, easy to arrive, depart
9. Large international immigration place.
10. Language, Culture
11. Family orientated
12. Cuisine

Bad things.
1. Bureaucracy
2. Lack of jobs
3. Low incomes
4. Corruption - Town halls
5. Manana attitude - Spanish people!
6. Non diversified economy - ie. all properties, tourism related industries?
7. Language. Regional dialects. Valenciana, Basque...

Can anyone contribute or add things.
What they love and not love about Espana..Spain.

[atlast]

Tapas. Definitely tapas belong on the good list.

[Missty]

Love leaving my door open nearly all day
Sun shinning
Minimum crime (I come from London)

Bad things
Having to wait several years before you can truly call someone a friend
Missing my friends to breaking point
Not having a job and then when you get one they treat you like Sh--, pay you minimum wages, without a contract.

Oh well the sun shinning

[louisebarker9879]

ok, here we go!

good things-

sunshine, space, house prices,

bad things-
unbelievably low wages, everybody ignores the law, bad manners, never quiet, everything always late if ever turning up, taking three weeks to sort out something that should have taken one afternoon.

[Big Pete]

Originally Posted by Goldberg Global

I would like to start a thread on the positives and negatives of Spain so people have a true picture of the place, rather than emotional stories of newspaper journalism.

Good things.
1. Climate
2. Pace of life
3. Beaches
4. Lifestyle
5. Spanish People
6. Quality of life
7. Cost of living
8. Airports, easy to arrive, depart
9. Large international immigration place.
10. Language, Culture
11. Family orientated
12. Cuisine

Bad things.
1. Bureaucracy
2. Lack of jobs
3. Low incomes
4. Corruption - Town halls
5. Manana attitude - Spanish people!
6. Non diversified economy - ie. all properties, tourism related industries?
7. Language. Regional dialects. Valenciana, Basque...

Can anyone contribute or add things.
What they love and not love about Espana..Spain.

I agree with the good things, on the Bad things well

1. happens anywhere thats life i guess
2. yep lack of jobs is a problem , but good for retiring to ..
3. goes with 2
4. It goes on but it doesnt affect the man in the street
5. I have only found the opposite attitude so far , unbeleivable service in shops etc .
6. thats because the gorgeous beaches and sunshine creates that ,
7. well its not there fault we dont understand them

[Stravinsky]

Originally Posted by Big Pete

I agree with the good things, on the Bad things well

1. happens anywhere thats life i guess
2. yep lack of jobs is a problem , but good for retiring to ..
3. goes with 2
4. It goes on but it doesnt affect the man in the street
5. I have only found the opposite attitude so far , unbeleivable service in shops etc .
6. thats because the gorgeous beaches and sunshine creates that ,
7. well its not there fault we dont understand them

Not sure how you can say corruption doesn't effect the man in the street There are loads of brit home owners on verge of losing their homes in the South because of Town hall corruption

[Big Pete]

Originally Posted by Stravinsky

Not sure how you can say corruption doesn't effect the man in the street There are loads of brit home owners on verge of losing their homes in the South because of Town hall corruption

Yes that is true , but its a very small percentage in very isolated towns / areas ..

[Stravinsky]

Originally Posted by Big Pete

Yes that is true , but its a very small percentage in very isolated towns / areas ..

Wish that were true
Its big areas such as Chiclana where huge amounts of people have been left with illegal homes due to the Town Hall turning a blind eye. Corruption is rife in Spain in main areas

Didn't the Mayor of Malaga or someone get arrested some months ago?

[Hurricane]

Originally Posted by Stravinsky

Wish that were true
Its big areas such as Chiclana where huge amounts of people have been left with illegal homes due to the Town Hall turning a blind eye. Corruption is rife in Spain in main areas

Didn't the Mayor of Malaga or someone get arrested some months ago?

I read somewhere that Spain is the most corrupt country in Europe, is that true?

[Stravinsky]

Originally Posted by Hurricane

I read somewhere that Spain is the most corrupt country in Europe, is that true?

Well I dunno about that, but its sure screwed a lot of people up and its definately not confined to isolated areas