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Topic: Why you would like Italy and Spain and life over there (Read 2625 times)

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I never been there so i cannot say anything sure but my family that has been there for years says that spain people are awful not everyone but some
vip
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To be honest, it's not worth the effort to learn a whole new language and give up on English.  Learning a language past 20 years of age is incredibly difficult.

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newbie
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The women are fabulous.  Wink

That is what I wanted to know  Grin
legendary
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Are you talking about the women or to live in general?
I'm not talking about living conditions as I have not lived there. I did however spent quite some time there and everything is great, it isn't even expensive.
The women are fabulous.  Wink
newbie
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I would like to go to the north of Spain and meet French women who speak spanish  Grin
The south is much better, trust me, I've been there.

Are you talking about the women or to live in general?
legendary
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I would like to go to the north of Spain and meet French women who speak spanish  Grin
The south is much better, trust me, I've been there.
legendary
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Is the food really that good though? not enough to justify going to live to another country.

Yup. No one eats as great as italians do, but it isn't a valid reason to move to another country tho.
newbie
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Is the food really that good though? not enough to justify going to live to another country.
newbie
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I would like to go to the north of Spain and meet French women who speak spanish  Grin
legendary
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For the youngs Bologna is the best city in Italy where to live at this moment. Too bad it just passed the spike of the 90s underground golden age, but it's way better than the other italian cities such as Rome, Milan, Turin, etc.
In Spain I'd go with Madrid.
sr. member
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But you have mafia there... No thanks...

What is Your problem with them?
You prefer US gangsters, Yakuza or what?
legendary
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Welt Am Draht
To be honest, it's not worth the effort to learn a whole new language and give up on English.  Learning a language past 20 years of age is incredibly difficult.

You wouldn't be giving up on English. And kids learn languages much easier, but learning a new language if you have to deal with it everyday isn't that hard. Then, most people there know some English anyway, making the process easier.

In my time there I came across hardly anyone who spoke English. French is the most common second language. Maybe I wasn't hanging out in the right places. It's a pretty easy language to learn.

That's weird. Were you there recently (these last couple of decades)? And in urban areas? I would imagine most students these days pick English over French or German. But I can see that in more rural areas that might not be true.

This was around 2000 or so. It was about 50km outside Bologna but I was all over Italy.
legendary
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To be honest, it's not worth the effort to learn a whole new language and give up on English.  Learning a language past 20 years of age is incredibly difficult.

You wouldn't be giving up on English. And kids learn languages much easier, but learning a new language if you have to deal with it everyday isn't that hard. Then, most people there know some English anyway, making the process easier.

In my time there I came across hardly anyone who spoke English. French is the most common second language. Maybe I wasn't hanging out in the right places. It's a pretty easy language to learn.

That's weird. Were you there recently (these last couple of decades)? And in urban areas? I would imagine most students these days pick English over French or German. But I can see that in more rural areas that might not be true.
legendary
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Welt Am Draht
To be honest, it's not worth the effort to learn a whole new language and give up on English.  Learning a language past 20 years of age is incredibly difficult.

You wouldn't be giving up on English. And kids learn languages much easier, but learning a new language if you have to deal with it everyday isn't that hard. Then, most people there know some English anyway, making the process easier.

In my time there I came across hardly anyone who spoke English. French is the most common second language. Maybe I wasn't hanging out in the right places. It's a pretty easy language to learn.
legendary
Activity: 1135
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To be honest, it's not worth the effort to learn a whole new language and give up on English.  Learning a language past 20 years of age is incredibly difficult.

You wouldn't be giving up on English. And kids learn languages much easier, but learning a new language if you have to deal with it everyday isn't that hard. Then, most people there know some English anyway, making the process easier.
legendary
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But the winter especially at the coast is very rainy. So, i think i'll pass.Wink
I'm in Sicily and here the rain is a very rare thing.
If You stay some 3 or 5 KM from the coast - is very nice in winter time.

But you have mafia there... No thanks...
sr. member
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But the winter especially at the coast is very rainy. So, i think i'll pass.Wink
I'm in Sicily and here the rain is a very rare thing.
If You stay some 3 or 5 KM from the coast - is very nice in winter time.
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Well, i guess the climate of these countries could be worse... But the winter especially at the coast is very rainy. So, i think i'll pass.Wink
legendary
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Welt Am Draht
I lived in Italy for a year. They definitely have better ideas about living than countries further north but the inefficiency, bureaucracy and nepotism drove me a bit batty in the end. Good to wash up there at the end of your life. If you're looking to get ahead then shop elsewhere. 
legendary
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Both are nice countries, I would choose south of Italy or east of Spain and by east of Spain I mean Ibiza!
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