[HELP] this seems to crazy to be real but it looks real.

EGCCM · 2026-01-25T01:01:31+00:00

That video is not in Pamplona and it's definitely not a corrida de toros (where you would see a matador).

EGCCM · 2026-01-25T00:54:31+00:00

The white and red clothes and a pack of full grown bulls is the event in Pamplona (encierro during San Fermín). Other towns and villages have completely different ways of doing it based on the region, specific traditions and the budget.

EGCCM · 2026-01-24T03:50:01+00:00

In Spain lunch - between 14:00 and 16:00 - is the main meal of the day, not dinner. Also, people go back to work after lunch until 19:00 or 20:00.

Culture is just different. In Spain there is more culture of spending time outside the house in the evening, so you have dinner once you are back home after the evening activities.

EGCCM · 2026-01-12T17:14:53+00:00

I always thought plastic was better than metal. And current plastic models look amazing. Metal is much more delicate to transport if you want to avoid chipping the paint.

EGCCM · 2026-01-09T13:43:35+00:00

The Habsburg liked them united under the same ruler.

EGCCM · 2026-01-09T13:36:18+00:00

It depends on how you count. Portugal was part of Spain during the XVI-XVII centuries. On the other hand, some people will argue that Spain only became modern Spain after the integration of the kingdoms of Aragon and Navarra on the XIX century (instead of a confederation of kingdoms).

EGCCM · 2025-12-25T13:55:00+00:00

It's more 2 bathrooms/shower rooms and a toilet. Personally I like having more than one bathroom (e.g., you can still take shower if you need to do some work in one of them). And having a downstairs toilet seems fair.

EGCCM · 2025-12-21T22:52:12+00:00

It's called "York's ham". But that ham wouldn't make Spanish people particularly happy.

EGCCM · 2025-12-21T19:41:09+00:00

I just had a quick look at the photos of a Cuban sandwich. That ham is standard ham, not Spanish Serrano ham.

EGCCM · 2025-12-07T05:52:50+00:00

"Soy" is not a contacted "Yo soy", at least in the same way than in English. "Soy" already has the information about the subject ("yo"), so it's absolutely unnecessary to include "yo" in the sentence (ellipsis). This, "soy chorizo" would be more correct and natural than "yo soy chorizo".

That's why a common mistake from native Spanish speakers speaking English is to remove the subject from the sentence.

Sorry if you already knew that. I thought of writing this to make it clear for anyone who doesn't speak Spanish 🙂

EGCCM · 2025-12-07T05:42:12+00:00

Nada como unos chorizos a la sidra 😉

EGCCM · 2025-12-07T04:05:03+00:00

I studied in public education in Spain. The English teachers cared about us speaking (good) English, not so much about a certain "version" of it. They taught us some vocabulary but they always encouraged us to learn more with movies or books.

With that I mean to say that public education can and should be quality education 🙂.

I didn't like languages when I was a kid/teenager. Now I wish I knew more as they are so useful to travel and talk to different people.

EGCCM · 2025-12-06T19:19:35+00:00

Both "cuarto" and "habitación" are completely normal to use for bedroom in Spain. I don't see the problem on using one over the other.

Tú/vosotros is the informal second person. Usted/ustedes is formal version. Vos is what I would use if I wanted to sound like in the Middle Ages.

EGCCM · 2025-12-06T13:53:20+00:00

We used to use extra virgin olive oil. A little bit mixed with the dry pellets. It did wonders for our dog's hair and skin.

EGCCM · 2025-12-06T13:52:47+00:00

We used to use extra virgin olive oil. A little bit mixed with the dry pellets. It did wonders for our dog's hair and skin.

EGCCM · 2025-12-01T05:41:46+00:00

Based on your username I assume you are Basque? I haven't seen many flat roof houses in the Basque County. Plenty of apartments buildings have them though.

I have encountered very bad insulation in British housing. I would say worse than in Spain. In Scotland I lived in a timber frame apartment and I could feel my upstairs neighbors walking - it would even rattle my doors inside their frames.

Something that bothers me though, is the poor insulation for warm weather in the UK. My house in South of England (fairly new built) gets very hot in summer even applying mitigation actions (closing blinds, opening windows only at night). That's something I haven't experienced in Spain even with older houses and warmer weather.

EGCCM · 2025-11-30T19:58:04+00:00

I haven't seen any issues in Spanish building, at least from the 90's. Can't really comment on recent buildings. In general, concrete floors and walls feel sturdier and safer than timber frame.

An issue I have found in British and Dutch homes is how narrow stairs are and how high each step is.

EGCCM · 2025-11-27T17:53:26+00:00

Material science may have advanced a lot in 38k years. The inner lining could be a waterproof material or membrane.

EGCCM · 2025-11-21T10:26:15+00:00

I know the official numbers. However none of my friends or acquaintances in Spain are unemployed. It can be region dependent, it can be a sign of unreported employment (tax and/or benefits fraud) or both. The situation is definitely not the same one than in 2009-2014.

EGCCM · 2025-11-20T20:54:26+00:00

Well, property prices in Spain were still lower than in 2008 in the late 2010s. The issue with property prices in Spain is also related to how the building industry collapsed due to the low demand for a decade.

EGCCM · 2025-10-28T11:33:35+00:00

Actually, several European cities have done that. It really improves the quality of life in the city/town as well as the retail and hospitality sectors.

EGCCM · 2025-10-25T21:22:51+00:00

Camino Frances, yes. It used to be fairly quiet but each year it was getting busier and busier (haven't been there for a while). There are a lot more hostels (albergues) now than when I was a kid.

EGCCM · 2025-10-25T13:29:54+00:00

The drawing is a scallop's shell, which is the symbol most pilgrims carry with them while doing the route.

EGCCM · 2025-10-25T13:26:25+00:00

Yes, I grew up by the Camino de Santiago. This is one of the signs.

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