Comments on: Clicking with the Spanish http://hadleighroberts.com/2010/02/clicking-spanish/ The French Exception Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:16:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Madrid 2010 (Volumes 1-3) « Jack Penrose´s Blog http://hadleighroberts.com/2010/02/clicking-spanish/#comment-732 Madrid 2010 (Volumes 1-3) « Jack Penrose´s Blog Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:52:55 +0000 http://hadleighroberts.co.uk/?p=1662#comment-732 [...] to use them as good opportunities to break up the day a bit . I lunched with Simon Budden and Hadleigh Roberts on Tuesday in Retiro, and with Davey Jennings and Adam Bates on Thursday in a Tapas bar which [...] [...] to use them as good opportunities to break up the day a bit . I lunched with Simon Budden and Hadleigh Roberts on Tuesday in Retiro, and with Davey Jennings and Adam Bates on Thursday in a Tapas bar which [...]

]]> By: Bevan http://hadleighroberts.com/2010/02/clicking-spanish/#comment-731 Bevan Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:05:33 +0000 http://hadleighroberts.co.uk/?p=1662#comment-731 Ok I know its not random for their catholic society. However I do find it rather inconsistent, Conception in september, birth in december...hmmm. It kind of makes you wonder, why some people don't take the idea that christmas is a pagan festival rather than catholic seriously. Then there is the idea of celebrating the life of every saint, usually with a day off. You start to realise why Spain is rather unproductive for a western european country, compared to say the efficiency at which Germany works at or even Britain for that matter. Either way, yeah Alex even got fed up of some of the problems with laziness and lack of organisation in the university (I am sure you would be even more annoyed at it). For example, the erasmus tutor person only being available twice a week (or something along those lines) which isn't helpful when you have a bunch of forms to hand in. Ok I know its not random for their catholic society. However I do find it rather inconsistent, Conception in september, birth in december…hmmm. It kind of makes you wonder, why some people don't take the idea that christmas is a pagan festival rather than catholic seriously. Then there is the idea of celebrating the life of every saint, usually with a day off. You start to realise why Spain is rather unproductive for a western european country, compared to say the efficiency at which Germany works at or even Britain for that matter.

Either way, yeah Alex even got fed up of some of the problems with laziness and lack of organisation in the university (I am sure you would be even more annoyed at it). For example, the erasmus tutor person only being available twice a week (or something along those lines) which isn't helpful when you have a bunch of forms to hand in.

]]> By: Dave Jennings http://hadleighroberts.com/2010/02/clicking-spanish/#comment-730 Dave Jennings Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:43:16 +0000 http://hadleighroberts.co.uk/?p=1662#comment-730 Remember Hadleigh, you have only been in Spain for a week. I felt exactly the same in september: irritated by siesta times and shop closures; a distinct lack of punctuality (apparently there's a 15 minutes 'cortesy period' of lateness, i.e. the idea of being on time doesn't exist); and staring because I'm clearly - as you put it 'genetically' - different. However, after a while I realised that not all of Madrid is like this. The big chains and many stores are 'abierto a mediodía', no-one is really madrilenyo (massive latino and eastern-european populations) and the Spanish just stare at everything. Good luck for this semester! Remember Hadleigh, you have only been in Spain for a week. I felt exactly the same in september: irritated by siesta times and shop closures; a distinct lack of punctuality (apparently there's a 15 minutes 'cortesy period' of lateness, i.e. the idea of being on time doesn't exist); and staring because I'm clearly – as you put it 'genetically' – different.

However, after a while I realised that not all of Madrid is like this. The big chains and many stores are 'abierto a mediodía', no-one is really madrilenyo (massive latino and eastern-european populations) and the Spanish just stare at everything.

Good luck for this semester!

]]> By: Hadleigh Roberts http://hadleighroberts.com/2010/02/clicking-spanish/#comment-729 Hadleigh Roberts Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:32:14 +0000 http://hadleighroberts.co.uk/?p=1662#comment-729 Your comments are always a good laugh Bev. "Random reason like the conception." Keep them coming! Your comments are always a good laugh Bev. "Random reason like the conception." Keep them coming!

]]> By: Bevan http://hadleighroberts.com/2010/02/clicking-spanish/#comment-728 Bevan Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:19:47 +0000 http://hadleighroberts.co.uk/?p=1662#comment-728 Haha me and Alex, thought that it might be a bit of culture shock. The amount of days where Alex's university was just shut for such random reasons (eg the conception of christ) Haha me and Alex, thought that it might be a bit of culture shock. The amount of days where Alex's university was just shut for such random reasons (eg the conception of christ)

]]> By: Jack Penrose http://hadleighroberts.com/2010/02/clicking-spanish/#comment-727 Jack Penrose Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:58:00 +0000 http://hadleighroberts.co.uk/?p=1662#comment-727 Amateur poetry? Do elaborate please! I believe the cleaned up (and more accurate) version was "Christ, you´re the type of guy who flushes the toilet before he´s finished urinating" Although looking back, perhaps I did say "pissing"... Amateur poetry? Do elaborate please!

I believe the cleaned up (and more accurate) version was

"Christ, you´re the type of guy who flushes the toilet before he´s finished urinating"

Although looking back, perhaps I did say "pissing"…

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