¡Gracias por tu comentario! Estoy completamente de acuerdo en que hablar español es esencial para conectarse realmente con la cultura local. En mi experiencia, siempre trato de hablar en español, pero a veces algunas personas querían practicar su inglés conmigo. Entiendo lo importante que es integrarse completamente hablando el idioma local.

¡Gracias por compartir tu opinión! Siempre intento hablar en español, pero en la zona donde estaba, algunos locales querían practicar su inglés y preferían eso. Entiendo la importancia de hablar el idioma local para ser parte de la comunidad.

I am so happy you found it helpful! You will love the experience, good luck!!

Thank you!!

I am so happy you enjoyed it!

Aww thank you! Missing you more!!

Thank you for sharing some of your clips for the video! It was fun getting to relive so many of the moments!

Thank you, missing you too! <3

Of course! I hope it was helpful :)

That's what I thought! Online it says in Spain you kiss on the right cheek first, but generally people kissed on the left cheek first. I definitely experienced a few awkward greetings! haha

@@ticetraveltime Either ways if you are decided and move first, you won't have problems.

I was going there to teach and took a TESL class while I was there!

@@ticetraveltime Thank you for your reply, I am planning to get an admission for masters to my daughter in uc3m Madrid. What's your opinion and advice, and we are From India.

​@@sebyanto772 That's wonderful news! UC3M is well-regarded. My advice would be to research the specific master's program your daughter is interested in, as well as any language requirements since many programs are offered in both Spanish and English. It's also a good idea to look into housing options before. Best of luck with the application, and I'm sure your daughter will have a great experience studying in Madrid!

Yay!! I hope you enjoyed it :)

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Thanks for this input!!

Yes, that's a good point! However, I had to purchase private health insurance for $500 to obtain my student visa, so I didn't include that in my video. Thank you for your input!

From my understanding, an "expat" is someone who temporarily lives outside their native country, often for work or lifestyle reasons, while an "immigrant" moves to another country with the intention of settling there permanently. The term "expat" is usually associated with temporary stays and often implies a different socio-economic status compared to "immigrant." I only lived in Spain temporarily which is why I used that word! I hope that helps

Its imigrant for white rich people...

immigrant, actually.

exactly

I understand your point, but I only lived in Spain temporarily, not permanently.

@@ticetraveltime sigues siendo un inmigrante.. no seas clasista. no eres especial como anglo

@@ticetraveltime Still an immigrant. The expat thing is BS. Welcome, anyway. ;)

@@miguimau Thank you for the warm welcome! I understand your perspective. Regardless of the label, I'm grateful for the opportunity to have lived and learned in a new country.

You are welcome!

Thank you for your correction. I appreciate the clarification that it can be referred to as "la hora de la comida" (lunch time) and not "siesta time." It's always helpful to learn more accurate terms and customs. I didn't know malls in the Madrid Community were open on Sundays, thank you for informing me of that!

In Bilbao too

I am not sure what will happen? I advise you to go to the appointment with what you have! Fingers crossed.

¡Gracias! Sí, estoy muy feliz, y me alegra que se note. Estar en España fue maravilloso!

Me estoy buscando novia Yankee o Britanica... creo que sois buenas esposas.

1720

@@IVANGARCIA-ks4vp Leí que a partir del 1 de Enero eran 1620 horas. Pero mejor me lo pones. Los extranjeros cuando hablan de los puentes, piensan que los podemos coger alegremente y no es así. Tenemos un cómputo anual de horas que tenemos que cumplir salvo que se caiga el mundo.

Thanks for your input! It's definitely subjective and depends on where you're coming from. Compared to Switzerland, public transportation in Spain might seem less extensive outside big cities. Everyone's experience can be different!

No sé cómo será en Suiza, pero en el País Vasco, que es de donde está hablando, es muy bueno el transporte interurbano.

@@josepmanelvarela5244 No sé cómo es allí, pero aquí (Costa Blanca) es complicado moverse de un lugar a otro en transporte público. De un lugar a una ciudad más grande era mejor, pero en la zona, por ejemplo, acaban de reducir los viajes de cada hora durante el día a 1 viaje por la mañana y 1 viaje por la tarde. Es impracticable.

@@EVPaddy por eso es complicado hablar de un país en general. Ya que los recursos de unas comunidades autónomas son totalmente diferentes a otras. Aunque ella ya dice que su experiencia ha sido en el País Vasco. También, en ocasiones generaliza. Mi consejo para todos estos generadores de espacios sería, "desde mi experiencia y en la o las regiones" en las que he tenido estás experiencias. Y otra cosa también es diferenciar los horarios de verano y los de invierno. Otra de las variantes es el horario. Ya que no es lo mismo las 10 pm en Mallorca, que en Vigo.

Thank you for your input! From my experience teaching English, children left school between 1 pm and 3 pm for what they referred to as "lunch/siesta." Practices may vary in different regions, such as the Basque Country, compared to other areas of Spain. I appreciate your insight and the opportunity to learn more about these cultural differences :)

Exacto, el ritmo varía según la región. Yo, en cambio, como trabajador, solo disponía de horas y media o una hora.

​​@@ticetraveltimeEse es el error que cometéis los extranjeros sobre la siesta. En España entre 13:00-15:00 nos vamos a comer, NO a la siesta, COMER. Los prejuicios os hacen ver cosas que no existen, usar los ojos sin prejuicios, los ojos limpios ven mucho más lejos. La mayoría de los españoles no pueden echarse la siesta, la mayoría de los españoles ni hacen lo que pensáis ni son como pensáis, sois víctimas de vuestras propias mentiras, después de 500 años de recibir derrota tras derrota militar, tuvisteis que inventar mucha mierda para compensar.

@@19piolin82 Gracias por tu aclaración. Pido disculpas si mi punto no quedó claro. Cuando me refería a la "hora de la siesta," mencionaba el término comúnmente utilizado por los turistas o personas que no están familiarizadas con las costumbres españolas. Entiendo que este período de 1:00 p.m. a 3:00 p.m. es en realidad el tiempo en que la mayoría de las personas en España almuerzan, no toman una siesta. También reconozco que la mayoría de los españoles no duerme durante este tiempo. Agradezco tu perspectiva y me aseguraré de comunicar esto de manera más precisa en el futuro.

​@@ticetraveltimeI am a Spaniard and some people do "echarse la siesta" (napping), although mainly in rural areas and in summer or weekends. When it was imposible to work in the field under a scorching sun people used to nap under a tree or inside a fresh house (painted white to reflect the sun in the south). Nowadays, in cities as Madrid nobody takes naps, even those closing their stores. However, many companies have "horario de verano" and workers leave work at 15:00 and go home in summer. Also, all year round, on Fridays people also stop working at 15:00 in many companies (most of them which do not interact with the public). Indeed, Spain is a bit different, but working hours are long in winter.

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Thank you for your feedback! I referred to myself as an expat rather than a migrant because my stay in Spain was temporary, and the term 'expat' aligns more with my experience. A migrant is a person who moves, often for work or better living conditions, and includes various categories like economic migrants and refugees. On the other hand, an expatriate, or expat, typically implies a temporary stay abroad, often for work or lifestyle reasons, and is commonly associated with professionals, such as teaching English.

@@ticetraveltime well no. It is a class thing. White US folk and white British are the only ones calling themselves expats. Do you see poeple of colour calling themselves expats? Honestly, be open minded. Call yourself a migrant like everybody else. Stop this awful classism white people with privilege tend to protray. Just be a migrant. It does not hurt to call yourself a migrant. I have been living 9 years in the UK as a Spaniard. Whether your stay is temporary or permanent, migrant is the term. Whether you are teaching English or picking strawberries in subhuman conditions or buy lands in a foreign country and profit from them, you are still a foreigner like every other foreigner. You are not better than anyone else. Honestly, be humble.

@@ticetraveltime honestly, I am so done with white English speakers calling themselves expats. It is so tiring.

@@ticetraveltime whether you come to pick strawberries in subhuman conditions or teach English or buy land to profit from them, for 6 months or 6 years or forever, you are a migrant. Everybody is a foreigner, and all of them are welcome. Regardless of their background and class. Calling yourself an expat is classist. Only white people from certain countries call themselves expats. Be humble, it does not hurt. You will integrate better in Spain if you adopt this mentality. Please forget this classist privilege.

Yes! This is so true, the Basque Country has incredible Pintxos!

Thank you so much! I truly enjoyed my time in Spain and am eager to visit again. Your country is beautiful and full of wonderful experiences. I look forward to exploring more of Spain in the future!

Creo que no la has entendido bien. Vuelve a escucharla.

No. The norm is dinner between 9 - 11 pm. We usually stop working at 8:30 - 9, so obviously nobody eats at 7.

No ceno antes de las diez de la noche ,no he cenado antes de esa hora desde los 14-15 años , cuando ya no te pueden obligar a irte a la cama a las diez porque hay colegio.Y la mayoría de la gente que trato o conozco , igual. Será que no somos españoles ? 😂

No one here Spain have dinner before 8:30 pm. Usually we have dinner between 9 and 11, being around 10pm the norm. At 7 PM even is time for merienda, and most of restaurants starts serving dinner not before 8 PM and mostly for tourists. On holidays and weekends (especially in summer) having dinner after 11 is quite usual.

Even more, most of shops in the suburbs close at 8:30, but those located in the city centres and inside malls close at 10 PM. Me and all my family and friends and all people I know NEVER have dinner before 9. Now in summer, kids are playing outside till 9-10 or later.

@@horkoser In what Spain do you live?

Joder macho, ¿no has escuchado que ha dicho exactamente que no para para dormir, sino para estar con sus amigos, familias y comer y relajarse (m 1:29 en adelante)? Pon más oídos antes de escribir algo. Además, la siesta es algo que han copiado, adaptado y practican en un montón de países. Los españoles, como siempre, criticando lo suyo, aunque sea bueno. Así nos va.

Thank you for your insights! In the video, I worked to acknowledge that the idea of a nap or siesta is less practiced and is generally used as a time to eat a long lunch and spend time with family. I appreciate the clarification and always strive to understand and share the details of different cultures. It's great to hear firsthand how these traditions are evolving. Thanks again for your input!

@@onnevankenobe Cuándo se enteren que en España a un niño mayor de un año no hay manera de que duerma la siesta, les da la vuelta la cabeza.

Not exactly true. We don't like the way tourism has invaded most of the public space without any proper regulation that allows for a balanced use of our cities between tourists and locals. Renting an apartment has become 300% more expensive while payrolls have barely increased 40% in that same time, and the main reason for that is obviously that the living space that used to cost 400-700€ per month now costs 200-500€ per night for tourists. We don't hate tourists, we just want regulations to make it possible for tourist to visit while we can also live in our cities.

I hope you stay in Barcelona and you don’t go anywhere, cause in that case you are cínic.

​@ferminpardo159, why would I? they are protesting so hard to get tourists out, according to the news .. why would I disrespect that wish and go to Barcelona then ?

@@ferminpardo159 I guess this was meant for me. I'm not a cinic. Whenever I travel abroad for holidays I always look for accommodation other than touristic apartment to reduce my impact on locals. I've only used touristic apartment once for business trip and this was not my choice.

Vasque an Catalonian are a a little bit special. The political situation is complicated there, specialy in Catalonia.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. In the Basque Country and Catalonia, the Spanish flag can be sensitive because of strong regional identities. This can lead to different views on national symbols. It's good to be aware of these feelings when visiting. Thanks for bringing this up!

First shock living in Spain? Pero si eres español pequeño reaccionario

@@dieguinesdieguines Pues no, espabilao, no lo soy... Soy sudaca de nacimiento y fui inmigrante (LEGAL) en España por 16 años hasta que se me hicharon las pelotas de vascos, catalanes y socialistas (de todos los partidos) y me largué de allí...

Si, es algo bastante fascista, soy español y también lo veo asi