Why Living in Spain is Changing Forever

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @goldgeologist5320
    @goldgeologist5320 2 дня назад +26

    Cost of living has increased worldwide!

  • @alexwyler4570
    @alexwyler4570 2 дня назад +42

    you should have had a Spanish native in this conversation.

  • @GillianHutton-Brown
    @GillianHutton-Brown День назад +9

    I live in southern Spain, own house so no mortgage. Live very comfortably on far less than they are talking about.

  • @drguylenegigitree1044
    @drguylenegigitree1044 День назад +6

    Thanks again for sharing a wonderful interview with Mark. The two of you present some down to earth, realtime facts.

  • @MaartenSFS
    @MaartenSFS День назад +13

    Before coming to Spain I asked a Spaniard if there was a mafia problem like in Italy and he said no, in Spain the government is the mafia and they legally take your money! 😅

  • @krbulldog
    @krbulldog 2 дня назад +8

    I’ve been to Spain 5 times and when I went this April I was surprised at how high the costs are. Still cheaper than the U.S. but a lot higher since I was there in ‘18

    • @Gabriel-m7l2l
      @Gabriel-m7l2l 5 часов назад

      Spain is a bad country to live in, everything is bad except the weather and sun. For turism 10/10 to live in 1/10

  • @ALf-mn3qe
    @ALf-mn3qe 2 дня назад +15

    You are talking, as is almost always the case when talking about Spain, about the Mediterranean coast and the South of Spain.
    I hope that at some point this other part of Spain will also be considered, the Cantabrian, the Atlantic, the interior. The part with the rainy months and the cold winters, that also exists and should be known.

    • @shinyshinythings
      @shinyshinythings 2 дня назад +5

      No, no, it shouldn’t. Please let’s keep the North between ourselves! :)

    • @moonmist9
      @moonmist9 День назад +2

      It is known and passed over :)

  • @marclajeunesse3890
    @marclajeunesse3890 2 дня назад +10

    I was in Malaga in November and it is exactly how it was, 40 to 50 percent less expensive than Canada at the grocer. I find meals in restaurants have not gone up in Spain as much as Canada . Spain might be more expensive but it's gone up much more in Canada .

    • @newsmonger77
      @newsmonger77 2 дня назад

      Oranges are cheap in Spain, lumber is cheap in Canada! Horses for courses!!!

    • @Seii-FPV
      @Seii-FPV 2 дня назад +1

      @@newsmonger77 - lol, you obviously have no idea what you're talking about. Lumber is one of the most expensive items in Canada right now. I'll ask you when you have to pay $49 for kg of pork in your country, $6 for the worst possible bread you can ever taste, 5-6 dollars for 1 liter of milk, $12 for 150 grams of genoa salami which BTW is one of the cheapest around, etc.

    • @marclajeunesse3890
      @marclajeunesse3890 2 дня назад +1

      @@Seii-FPV Yup ☹ prices are crazy here . Plus -20 last night

    • @davidkgreen
      @davidkgreen 2 дня назад

      @@newsmonger77 Lumber in Canada is not cheap.Nothing is affordable in Canada since the Carbon Tax.A fish rots from the head down.We have no real leader!

    • @newsmonger77
      @newsmonger77 День назад

      @@marclajeunesse3890 Lumber is cheap in Canada in comparison to other countries. I am Canadian!!!!!!

  • @mattwoodhead2441
    @mattwoodhead2441 День назад +5

    We live in North Wales we have welsh schools and non welsh schools so you have the choice as to where the kids go! I’m from Yorkshire originally so non welsh speaker but sent my kids through welsh system starting at nursery !

    • @peteymax
      @peteymax День назад +2

      @@mattwoodhead2441 Fairs dues to you for embracing the local culture in Wales. In Ireland we have English language dominant schools where Irish is taught as the second language or a choice of Irish language school where English is taught as the second language. Kids are fluent in English either way. The Irish speaking schools often introduce Spanish or French from an early age. Lots of English people who have moved to Ireland chose the Gaelscoil (Irish speaking) option which I think show guts and a willingness to respect the culture of their new home.

  • @ADF-js9vi
    @ADF-js9vi 2 дня назад +12

    Cost of living is such a subjective thing as it depends on how you spend your money. 🤨

    • @ah84868
      @ah84868 День назад

      but more importantly on how much money you earn. the earnings dictate the spending

  • @erikamartin-wallace5991
    @erikamartin-wallace5991 2 дня назад +8

    In the Basque country, there are 3 types of schools which parents can choose from. One only Castellano, second a mix of Castellano & Euskera and then finally, the Ikastola which is only Euskera. In Catalonia, Catalan is the main language of tuition, with Spanish and now English. Valencia, there are changes where Valenciano is also taught as well as Spanish. Galicia follows a similar model to Valencia.

    • @goldgeologist5320
      @goldgeologist5320 2 дня назад

      Stupid and not efficient. I understand the desire to preserve heritage but it is not logical to survive in a larger economic environment.

    • @josebazocosta9341
      @josebazocosta9341 День назад +1

      As someone born in South America, I find it so difficult to understand all these languages segregations..! Imagine if we did the same in the Americas..!! There's more than 700 different native languages....
      The new Torre de Babel..?!!!
      Divide y vencerás...?!!!

    • @idemserra
      @idemserra День назад +2

      ​@@josebazocosta9341 You are right. It's insane.

    • @janny474
      @janny474 9 часов назад

      Basque community. It's not a country 😂

    • @erikamartin-wallace5991
      @erikamartin-wallace5991 8 часов назад +1

      @janny474 in Spanish, Euskadi is called País Vasco

  • @nasserspain
    @nasserspain День назад +1

    Merry Christmas gentlemen, really enjoyed the chat today was full of current information which was spot on! Keep up the good work

  • @peteymax
    @peteymax 2 дня назад +6

    Hola Stuart. Feliz Navidad y próspero año. Mark seems like such a nice, positive fellow. He is right about Ireland and Wales, after generations of decline the Irish and Welsh languages are in resurgence. Irish has lots of RUclipsrs broadcasting ‘as Gaeilge’ (in Irish) making the language accessible, cool, and more relevant to modern day life. I am sure the same is happening in Welsh, and hopefully, too in Scots, in Scottish Gaelic, in Cornish and Manx. I have tried to learn some words and phrases in Vàlenciana which I think shows respect. There is no disadvantage to knowing or learning an additional language. It is important to keep the world varied and diverse in the face of the vanillaification of everything. You say the need (problem) of having to know local languages doesn’t exist in Australia, but at what expense to the indigenous peoples of Australia? The attempts to obliterate the local cultures is not a positive and remains something that present day Australians need to face up to.

  • @nicolasb.henry294
    @nicolasb.henry294 День назад +2

    The problem with Spain 2:27 is...the government they do their best to make people poor and depending on their "aid" this is just a way to create people in need of "Papa Estados". Here people prefer to "functionarios" than creating their own business or being creative. Spain is a country of the 21 century with a government stuck in the mid 80's during the Brejnev era in the former USSR.

  • @zeastburg
    @zeastburg 2 дня назад +7

    7:23 Whats crazy is a fresh squeezed orange juice ALONE costs $5-9 in any major city USA. A plate of decent breakfast in a decent neighborhood without the a drink would cost $18-30 before tip. RIP

    • @teddydavis2339
      @teddydavis2339 День назад

      That is so true !

    • @pascalleblanc43
      @pascalleblanc43 6 часов назад +1

      yesterday, 1 litre fresh quizzed orange juice at.€1.29 at mercadona Carmona.

  • @Kerbeygrip
    @Kerbeygrip День назад +1

    28:28 Having lived in Spain for 23 years. I find very little in common with your comments. My grandchildren both went through the Spanish state educational system and transferred to private. Both were excellent, discipline outstanding as were their achievements. We are now retired. We could not live in the UK on our pensions. Your quoted prices for food and drink I do not recognise. I agree with another comment here that relieving the tax or transport burden mobilises the population and the multiplier effect puts more money back into the economy.. my transport is totally free, so I am always off somewhere......spending.

  • @MikiEverett-yc5fg
    @MikiEverett-yc5fg 2 дня назад +6

    Just watching your podcast here and you were talking about gin and tonic at 14 euros yes their are bars charging that but they are buying gins like Hendricks ect. Most places are in a decent bar 7 ruros for gordons. Tanqueray. The people who ask for expensive gis are stupid and shouldn't complain
    A gin like Hendricks cost the bar 36 euros for a small bottle so they have to charge those prices

  • @ajdrums8075
    @ajdrums8075 День назад +2

    Enjoyed the chat gentlemen!

  • @k.9228
    @k.9228 День назад +2

    dont understand some of the negative comments here!! 😭 specially with two people who have lived in Spain for over twenty years who obviously understand the culture, politics and both speak the language. in my humble opinion, it's refreshing to hear such a realistic and objective point of view. these conversations give people an insight on how it REALLY is to live in spain. keep it up and hope to see Mark back soon!!! Happy Christmas 🙌

    • @IsabelCoenen
      @IsabelCoenen День назад +1

      Actually 48 million people live in Spain. Most of them were born there.

  • @mr-vet
    @mr-vet 2 дня назад +2

    I know someone in Barcelona who earns around €1800/month in his job but works on the side doing some plumbing work and is paid under the table. He earns an additional €300-500/month under the table.

  • @DPost-bx6jv
    @DPost-bx6jv 2 дня назад +2

    This was an interesting, informative and excellent conversation. Thank you.

  • @KrlKngMrtssn
    @KrlKngMrtssn 2 дня назад +9

    In my humble opinion, if you put a 10% increase in the economy you'll get rewarded with pensioners consuming more, travelling more etc. it will be fed back into the economy. It's not that bad. Last quarterly figures came out today and it shows that consumer spending has a lot to do with the booming Spanish economy. It reflects the positive effects of the minimum wage increase of the last months or so. A Purchasing power increase helps the economy. Austerity is dead.

    • @milabaigar
      @milabaigar 2 дня назад +2

      If people have more money they’ll enjoy life , so more taxes for guv , but when the solution for all problems is to increase taxes it’s a shooting in the foot syndrome!!

  • @joymenis1048
    @joymenis1048 День назад

    THKS Stuart again for another year of news. Merry Christmas (Felices Fiestas) and see you in the NewYear.

  • @junuc10
    @junuc10 2 дня назад +1

    Just spent a month on a road trip in Spain........Prices vary where you are in Spain.

  • @neildean7515
    @neildean7515 4 часа назад +2

    Spain looking after pensioners (& voters) is a good thing. Most of these pensioners are supporting wider family by providing food and money to help wider family survive. The education system here is excellent, both my children speak English, Catalan and English. But, i agree youngsters are looking at wages across Europe and know you get paid FAR MORE FOR LESS elsewhere. Sadly, the young educated and skilled people of Spain will flee this country for pastures new and maybe only return when they retire on a pile of cash and assets..

  • @moonmist9
    @moonmist9 День назад

    Very useful conversation on education. Thanks.

  • @kennielsen3896
    @kennielsen3896 2 дня назад +1

    In Valencian community, school is in Valenciano, but in the elementary school where I was an Aux, several classes are taught in English: Art, English, and computer tech. I was told that I understood Valenciano, as the kids speak that to me and I'd respond 1st in English, and Spanish if they didn't understand. I was surprised that the kids were not speaking Spanish to me, but on reflection that made sense as I did have a hard time understanding them. But as an Aux, you're supposed to only Speak English.

    • @Guapaahi
      @Guapaahi День назад +1

      I also live in Valencia Community not everyone speaks Valenciano but speak Castellan ( spanish) Some jobs need Valenciano as well as Castellan

    • @hoosomio
      @hoosomio День назад

      Puff

    • @idemserra
      @idemserra День назад

      This is one of the problems we have in Spain. Some parties want to make Spanish language smaller

  • @rappers5719
    @rappers5719 2 дня назад

    Here on Rhodes, you would pay 2 to 3.50 for a coffee. Petrol is 1.90e. Spirits here are also expensive. Beers in a bar, 3 to 4.50e.

  • @neildean7515
    @neildean7515 4 часа назад

    Cost of living in Barcelona has doubled for locals (Rent, food & drink, energy Bills) in last 5 years while wages have slightly gone up. Eating out for locals is now rare for us and you have to watch those Euros..A typical rent Pre Covid in Barcelona was 600-800 Ish, but now typically 1200-1500.. crazy

  • @davidhudson4653
    @davidhudson4653 16 часов назад

    Stuart we have Chiringuitos in the Costa Blanca, and Valencia community.
    Feliz Navidad amigo!

  • @riumudamc4686
    @riumudamc4686 18 часов назад +1

    Can you please cover health care in one of your videos?

  • @janetlombardi2314
    @janetlombardi2314 День назад

    Thank you for another great chat. I have to say the breakfast price was a bargain for what Mark had. 😊

  • @Faranzo14
    @Faranzo14 2 дня назад

    Problem with cost of living is when food prices increase at a rate greater than your earned salary. The free/subsidized transport has been a life line.

  • @michaelthatcher3825
    @michaelthatcher3825 2 дня назад +4

    Reduce VAT to 10%, and the black economy would disappear overnight.

    • @duncaninglis3806
      @duncaninglis3806 День назад +1

      I suppose that would help; it would also help if they adjusted the self-employment rates like in other EU countries. Too expensive here for many people to be self-employed.

  • @JoanUnterwegs
    @JoanUnterwegs День назад

    Merry Christmas!

  • @stevehaysham4678
    @stevehaysham4678 2 дня назад +1

    Mark is an Oxford United fan I see. what's his opinion about Des's sacking and Gary's appointment. My son, Pablo, is the U18 coach at the OUFC Academy

  • @69spook
    @69spook 2 дня назад +1

    After last week, I'm only here for the beer chat 🍺😂👍

  • @marygeraldinereyes7313
    @marygeraldinereyes7313 День назад

    Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 and a Happy New Year to You Gents!!! 🎉🎉

  • @paulafitz532
    @paulafitz532 2 дня назад

    Thank you

  • @burnett288
    @burnett288 2 дня назад

    Wishing you a happy Christmas 🎅 Stuart and a healthy 2025

  • @geraldineleegibson1187
    @geraldineleegibson1187 День назад

    I had a business in Andalucía….OMG, what an experience. :-(

    • @MrJip65
      @MrJip65 День назад

      You make me curious… is it that different compared to other regions/countries..?

    • @geraldineleegibson1187
      @geraldineleegibson1187 День назад

      @@MrJip65 yes, very complicated. Each State in Spain is different. All of Spain is a lovely place to live.state in .

  • @joseph1977-w9n
    @joseph1977-w9n 8 часов назад

    Cash is freedom.

  • @williamkemball1300
    @williamkemball1300 2 дня назад

    There are plenty of these type of bars around vlc

  • @dudeleboski2692
    @dudeleboski2692 2 дня назад

    Canary isles 1 pound/litre diesel

  • @MikiEverett-yc5fg
    @MikiEverett-yc5fg 2 дня назад +2

    In Mallorca chiringuitos are all controlled by councils here they pay very high rents you should investigate what they have to pay before critising the prices they charge

  • @Eddie-w5p
    @Eddie-w5p 13 часов назад

    I always hear how tough things are in Spain however, tickets to the football always sell out, restaurants are full , cinemas and bars are full, Holliday accomodation is always full, trains and airplanes are always full. What am I missing? And no they are not tourist filling all these places.

  • @luislozano3373
    @luislozano3373 День назад +1

    Learn spanish, spanish culture, gastronomía, música, histoty. Europeas foreign people overa 80% living in luxe guetos, withnhis own culturas. I know english people living hete 15years without known say 9 words in spanish..they eat, talks, live without mixtura withe sp.That what We dont like

  • @lindaburke2774
    @lindaburke2774 День назад +1

    Sorry Stuart but I prefer you on your own it's more interesting 😢

  • @houseofroos
    @houseofroos День назад +2

    Who is Mark? A non-Spanish expert on Spain?

    • @frutosrojos777
      @frutosrojos777 День назад +3

      desde el punto de vista de una española, mark y stu tienen mucha razón sobre lo que pasa en el país. y yo he visto a otros españoles que no se enteran de na. deja ya de racistadas, que para ser educado puedes ser de cualquier lado del mundo. im sure both of these gentlemen will understand my comment. merry christmas stu y compañía 🎄

    • @anthonyferris8912
      @anthonyferris8912 День назад +1

      @houseofroos Is there a problem?

    • @houseofroos
      @houseofroos День назад +2

      @ Frankly I’m sensitive to “westerners” who live in enclaves and don’t assimilate into the culture where they’re living. At least demonstrate a modicum of effort by learning the basics of Spanish pronunciation. It would be helpful if Stuart were to introduce his guest and establish his credibility, otherwise he comes off as just another British bloke.

    • @matthewjames1114
      @matthewjames1114 День назад

      @@houseofroos Spanish people are westerners

  • @mlabofski
    @mlabofski День назад

    I live in a Valencian village where all communication from the town hall is now only in Valenciano.

  • @patriciavandevelde5469
    @patriciavandevelde5469 День назад

    Rent in alicante 800 euros + bills,so what do the locals eat!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @BrianGlover-yi2gf
    @BrianGlover-yi2gf День назад

    Spanish schools are excellent. My kids are both in institute school and one is bi lingual the other Spanish state.4 kids 10 years apart, 2 educated in the UK 2 in Spain and Spanish state system is far superior.

  • @hoosomio
    @hoosomio День назад +2

    You guys? Don't you think there are too many foreigners in Spain?

  • @CristhianItu
    @CristhianItu День назад +4

    You need to learn spanish

  • @gamingtonight1526
    @gamingtonight1526 2 дня назад +3

    Record floods and record droughts affect farms and food production, hence food inflation. And with the world corporations using one year's worth of Earth's resources every SEVEN MONTHS, all non-food products are going up too!

  • @paradoxparade1
    @paradoxparade1 2 дня назад +5

    Mark sure does complain a lot about Spaniards... If he doesn't like Spain, just move back home.

    • @anthonyferris8912
      @anthonyferris8912 День назад

      @paradoxparade1 Are you affronted? 😂

    • @moonmist9
      @moonmist9 День назад

      Where does he complain about Spaniards??

  • @goldgeologist5320
    @goldgeologist5320 2 дня назад +5

    Spain has become too popular. Obviously it is not USA citizens flocking there. It is Brits, Northern Europeans, Russians, Ukraines, North Africans, and some Chinese. I hardly meet USA citizens in my visits except for some on cruises or tours. Not residents.

    • @Invisiblehand123
      @Invisiblehand123 2 дня назад +4

      Define too popular? A lot of countries would kill to have such popularity. The demographics in most European countries are horrific and the attempts to mitigate it with migration from outside Europe have been increasingly unpopular. So migration of people who can actually support themselves financially and are educated in the West is something most European countries want.
      The problems in Spain are mostly due to government incompetence, they are just not moving with the times fast enough. Goes without saying that the fragmented nature and regionalism does not make it easy, it's like an EU within the EU.

    • @Faranzo14
      @Faranzo14 2 дня назад +1

      It’s time we built a few cricket pitches in each popular city… 😅. Two generations from today Spain wins an ICC World Cup!

    • @nataliemercier2031
      @nataliemercier2031 2 дня назад +2

      I’m planning to move to Galicia in the next few years. But as a Canadian, I can’t exchange my 40 years of experience driver’s license. It makes no sense to go back to driving school and have to past exams. Just a basic written exam about the Spanish Code would be enough on my opinion… It’s a major turn off.

    • @goldgeologist5320
      @goldgeologist5320 2 дня назад +1

      @@nataliemercier2031 thanks for telling me about this issue. I am 68 and having to go through all that would be painful.

    • @goldgeologist5320
      @goldgeologist5320 2 дня назад

      @@Invisiblehand123 an EU within an EU is an interesting analogy.
      I am sure there is some research about percentages of immigration and impact to culture.
      I have always held it is not color of skin or religion preference but about culture and getting along with people. Acceptance of differences, respect of existing culture and not making it into what you left behind is critical.
      If I moved to Spain i want it to be Spain. I so dislike seeing American fast food when I travel overseas.

  • @pelkaim
    @pelkaim 9 часов назад

    If you to speak Spanish and not to spend to much ,go to Bolivia.

  • @marilynvallance
    @marilynvallance День назад +2

    It's not pronounce FUNgirola.

    • @k.9228
      @k.9228 День назад +1

      unnecessary to point out

    • @moonmist9
      @moonmist9 День назад

      "Pronounced."

  • @georgefarrington895
    @georgefarrington895 2 дня назад +3

    Price gouging, a lot of it going on

    • @peteymax
      @peteymax 2 дня назад

      I agree, I ordered 2 beers in Elx and received two tiny cañas priced at 5.20 euro for the two. I questioned it and the barman was appalled. Volume for price it was more expensive than a pint in Dublin.

  • @Juanfernandez-sm8jl
    @Juanfernandez-sm8jl День назад

    👍👍👍👍👍👍Spain every year, best country according to surveys for expatriates, best country in economic development in the EU 2024, 2nd best country in the world in life expectancy, good food, good prices, and good medicine and hospitable people... and I hope Spain continues like this for many years... by the way, in the last 30 months more than 1.6 million immigrants from Latin America, Africa and Asia have entered Spain, whether I like it or not, Spain is trendy!!

  • @banksiasong
    @banksiasong День назад +2

    Two Brexit-Brits talking about life in Spain, having already destroyed their own country, now they’re after the whole peninsula.

    • @michaeljones3774
      @michaeljones3774 День назад +1

      2? Who do you mean?

    • @moonmist9
      @moonmist9 День назад +4

      Stu is Australian, didn't you know? People like you assume too much.

    • @anthonyferris8912
      @anthonyferris8912 День назад +2

      @banksiasong You've made yourself look foolish...But for you it's probably easily done. 😄

    • @Eddie-w5p
      @Eddie-w5p 13 часов назад +1

      Not very smart to assume. One is a POM and the other from down under.

  • @goldgeologist5320
    @goldgeologist5320 2 дня назад +1

    Shorter work week hours is not a good thing but 6 day a week with 48 hours is too much.
    Black economy exists everywhere in the world there is taxation.
    Which is why governments want digital currency with blockchain so they can track the money. Cash is your friend if you want to participate in black economy practices.

    • @moonmist9
      @moonmist9 День назад

      What would you call barter?

    • @goldgeologist5320
      @goldgeologist5320 День назад

      @ not efficient hence why currency was invented.

  • @dudeleboski2692
    @dudeleboski2692 2 дня назад

    1000 Pesetas= 10 Aussie dollars or 6€