Thread: Moving to spain and could do with a little help :D

Originally Posted by baldilocks

I think you are missing the point (perhaps deliberately). There are areas that are so dedicated to the tourist in the form of catering to their needs an desires that their original identity is lost. On the other hand there are still quiet backwaters there are areas that have retained their identity and still resemble the "real Spain" and don't have 'pubs' or 'pizza bars'. For example, here we still have deliveries by a mule with a couple of pannier baskets on her back.

I'm not missing the point at all.. I just fail to see how you can claim the "real" Spain is defined by the fact that you don't have any bars or somewhere selling anything other than paella and patatas bravas while deliveries are done by a donkey I'm sure the "real" Spanish living in Seville, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, etc,etc might take offence at your claims!

'Real' Spain to me is a place where there has been no influx of non spanish people or where any influx of non spanish has not altered, to the determent, the way of life that is the spanish way. It evolves naturally but at slower pace. 'Real' Spain to me does not have fast food outlets, bingo halls, the british greasy spoons, Irish pubs and shops that only sell british goods etc

This nit picking of the defination of any perception of 'real' Spain could go on indefinately but not on this thread please. Thank you.

well said Val

Originally Posted by Val

'Real' Spain to me is a place where there has been no influx of non spanish people or where any influx of non spanish has not altered, to the determent, the way of life that is the spanish way.

Then you are saying Val that London is not real Britain!!!
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