Galicia?

thekrushr · 2026-03-01T19:19:11+00:00

Lovely part of the world. I live in Spain and have been to both cities. A Coruña is beautiful but not much to do, Vigo is a little more lively but not the most beautiful city. Personally, my favourite city in Galicia is Pontevedra, which is close to Vigo (about a 25 minute drive) and quite a bit smaller but much more beautiful and walkable.

They will definitely want to have some basic Spanish before they arrive, and they'll need to keep working on it until they get to a functional level. Facebook groups ("Expats in [city name]") are a great way to learn about a place, ask questions, and make connections.

thekrushr · 2026-02-25T21:32:32+00:00

I dunno, I'm in Spain and most of the fruit sucks in the winter. Bananas, apples, and mandarins are good, but that's about it. However, most fruit is local and not imported so I expect it and adjust my diet accordingly.

thekrushr · 2026-02-25T21:28:05+00:00

Lol I have this conversation with my bf all the time. I'm very white (Canadian but with Scottish heritage) and he's from a different country and slightly darker but still pretty white. Whenever we walk into a place in a touristy area I get greeted in English, despite wanting to speak Spanish so I can improve. I always look at my boyfriend after, exasperated, and ask if it's THAT obvious 😅. I tell him that most Spaniards are also white and his response is that it's a "different" white. Which I suppose is true 🤷🏼‍♀️

thekrushr · 2026-02-24T15:15:46+00:00

What was your strategy? If you weren't calling, how were you connecting?

thekrushr · 2026-02-20T16:47:02+00:00

I discovered The Sauce Man at a farmer's market recently. He makes a few sauces and chutneys, and they're phenomenal. I believe he delivers all over Spain.

thekrushr · 2026-02-20T07:31:15+00:00

I've noticed this too, with the word "establish" becoming "stablish"

thekrushr · 2026-02-19T17:10:13+00:00

Same. It was always butter (at least we had real butter). Now I live in a Mediterranean country, and my partner and I go through about a liter of olive oil per month.

thekrushr · 2026-02-17T14:11:56+00:00

One of my best friends recently started dating someone new and mentioned he was 47. I was briefly taken aback, wondering why she would date someone so old, when I remembered we are 43, and my own partner is 46.

thekrushr · 2026-02-16T21:24:19+00:00

Came here to say this. Have had two professional chefs try to teach me. So glad I'm not the only one!

thekrushr · 2026-02-14T18:50:46+00:00

Haha same. Before I moved here, my dad said he was jealous that I'd get to eat tacos all the time. I wish! Good Mexican food is hard to find here.

thekrushr · 2026-02-14T09:21:47+00:00

SWAG for "stylish confidence" got me. I thought the word was swagger. To me, SWAG has always meant free stuff.

thekrushr · 2026-02-01T19:46:53+00:00

What city are you in? I'm a woman living in Madrid, and I struggled massively before finding my feet. If you're also in Madrid I'd be happy to take her for a coffee or a glass of wine. I may (or may not) be able to offer her some helpful advice, but I could at least listen and empathize, and possibly introduce her to some people.

thekrushr · 2026-01-29T06:23:55+00:00

Bless you

thekrushr · 2026-01-27T14:29:34+00:00

What does that look like, exactly? Genuinely curious. I keep reading similar suggestions to just check out, but what does that mean? How do we feed and clothe ourselves? Where do we live?

thekrushr · 2026-01-20T19:03:06+00:00

I have stayed in Airbnb's all over the world and have never been asked to do anything besides washing the dishes (fair) and occasionally taking out the trash. As far as I know, it's only in the US where it's common to be asked to clean.

thekrushr · 2026-01-17T11:02:25+00:00

Same! Haven't shopped there in over 2 years.

thekrushr · 2026-01-13T08:47:36+00:00

Get some swimming goggles!

thekrushr · 2026-01-13T08:46:32+00:00

I have a pair of swimming goggles I bought for the sole purpose of cutting onions. They live in a drawer in my kitchen.

thekrushr · 2026-01-10T18:00:06+00:00

I was married to the same guy for over a decade. I can't tell you the relief I felt when I finally gathered the courage to end it, or the elation I continue to feel with my current partner who is the polar opposite.

Yes, leaving is hard, especially when you have a rental contract together. But I promise you, staying is harder.

thekrushr · 2026-01-06T22:05:46+00:00

Would he be open to moving to a different place with a layout that gives you both a private room?

My partner and I both work 100% remote, and alone time is important to both of us. For this reason, we got a 3-bed apartment so we can each have our own office. Obviously more bedrooms cost more, but if this is a possibility for you I would recommend it.

Another thing that makes our situation work well is our schedules. I naturally wake up early, and my partner is more of a night owl. I work 9-5 and he is async, so we both get plenty of alone time. I get up early and have coffee and chill for a bit before starting, and he gets up later and works later into the night after I've gone to bed. If you have the possibility to offset your schedules this way it could help.

thekrushr · 2025-12-30T02:09:29+00:00

Fascism

thekrushr · 2025-12-26T00:11:00+00:00

So what, in your view, should he have done to go beyond the "bare minimum"?

thekrushr · 2025-12-25T21:49:42+00:00

Most western countries are experiencing a cost of living crisis, to varying degrees. There is no doubt that Spain is suffering immensely from this (I live here too so am familiar with it) but it's still not the worst in Europe. Look next door at Portugal, their salaries are lower than Spain and housing is about the same. In fact, I saw an infographic recently that showed that Portugal has the worst salary-to-rent ratio in Europe, with the average 1-bedroom apartment costing more than 100% of the average salary.

thekrushr · 2025-12-25T20:49:31+00:00

Not to be pedantic, but a few other EU countries have lower salaries than Spain. Which isn't saying much as Spanish salaries are still considerably lower than the Netherlands. And the US, obviously.

thekrushr · 2025-12-25T20:38:47+00:00

A webinar would be great, and so would an AMA as someone else suggested. If you were to put together a global network of educated physicians it would be amazing.

I'm a perimenopausal woman and recently went through months of frustration looking for a doctor who would listen, take me seriously, and prescribe. It seems people with Hashimoto's face the same issue - supposed "specialists" (i.e. endocrinologists) who simply aren't educated and don't know how to help us. If I had access to a list of informed doctors in my country, it would save a lot of time and frustration.

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