02 Jan 2013 3:35 PM:

it's obvious you have savings! I personally know many many brits that had to sell their homes because their pensions were not enough to live so happily in Spain... And don't get so bent out of shape about Spain.. as I mentioned before... find me a job that I can support my daughter and still have enough to pay my electric bill, petrol, food, and have money left over for the end of the month...

Like my friend says all the time.. me sobra mucho mes para poco dinero a fin de mes.

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02 Jan 2013 3:27 PM:

.......I love it here and I love the people, "Viva España.

 

 

and mine

...... Spain does not get it all wrong, if they did why would we be happily living here !

Never said Spain get's it all wrong! You are the one that doesn't get what I said... but doesn't matter.. Spain is great Viva España. Maybe you can find me a job so I can love it  and be happily living there as I did once before!

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31 Dec 2012 4:31 PM:

 Such hostility! by no means did I want to offend and of you living in Spain as my family is from there and I myself lived there and love it... but Spain does have a long ways to go as far as getting modernized.. if you don't agree then you are still living in the 1970's.

As far as me being sued.. don't understand why? I don't come into this blog often only when I find some interesting headline. I personally do not like the States but, just pointed out that Spain needs to get with the times. And CUSTOMER SERVICE there is horrible!

Living there is great... but you have to have money.. lots of it. That's why I had to come  back to the States because, who can live off of making 600 euros a month and paying 450euros of rent, food, petrol! So if they think I should be sued for stating my opinion on the pro's and con's of Spain.. then so be it.

Spain is great if you have a steady employment (right now.. non exisitng)

Spain is great if you have retirment money or are wealthy.

If I was to go there now would I find work? don't think so!  so for now have to stay in the States, and receive $1,100 a month that seguridad social pays me for unemployment, and $200 of food stamps which goverment gives me for being unemployed.

I was in Alicante without a job no money no food and went to Santa Pola to get help and I got was 30euros for 1 month and had to go to Dialprix.. in the states you can go to any super market not the one they tell you. come on people! YES THERE ARE GREAT THINGS IN SPAIN but, right now it is the worst country in the EU to live in.. why are so many young people leaving the country to find work? Families with children that CAN'T FIND WORK. because there ISN'T any work! So it's all nice that I mentioned about the electricity becoming digital and all but.. the truth and facts are right now SPAIN is not the place to be.

ie national health and crime rates) health care now in Spain is not so great.. if you don't a job you don't get a SIP CARD you haveto go private. you pay 1euro for prescriptions.. The result of letting all immigrants come into Spain to use their free healthcare system, (surgeries) because in the UK it takes up to one year to be seen by a specialist and in Spain the waiting time much less. But all that is gone...

Have a Prosperous New Year and hopefully things will turn around but SPAIN will never be the same.

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29 Dec 2012 10:19 PM:

Spain knows exactly what they are doing about electricity and what not! Just like Telefonica.. they are all a bunch of crooks... all for themselves and don't give a fat's rat ass about the citizens.

It shouldn't be so difficult to read the electric bill statement yet it seems to be a forever going dilema.. excuses that perhaps a neighbour was stealing your electricity or properties that they know nobody is living in still they send bills with ridiculously high prices! It's all about what they can steal!!!!! they don't care! that's why Spain is facing such disgrace with unemployment and privatising of hospitals

 

It's time Spain get's with the program and converts their meters to digital like the states! don't have to have someone come to the house and read your meter... it's all done digitally...what you spend automatically goes to the electric company headquarters.. which there are 1 or 2 for every community. They also have what is a plan fijo.. you pay the same amount all year round... and what is it with Spain and the electricity you contract? Could use the dishwashwer, dryer and a/c and the same time!!! for goodness sake! never have that in the USA

My family is from Spain and lived in Gran Alacant for many years... and there is soooo much that they still need to update! to mention a few.. legal system.... file system

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21 Jul 2010 12:00 AM:

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