Searat Difficult but it shouldn’t stop you attempting to learn the language. I’m trying to learn mandarin, it’s very hard, but I’m still not going to give up and not bother at all.
I would recommend anyone moving here rents for 6 months in an exclusively Spanish town. You'll learn spanish very quickly when you cannot communicate using english.
@@bebelmor4648 here it comes, the prize for the most ignorant comment of the year, which actually has nothing to do with the video. I'm not gonna demonstrate anything, just try to study a bit more and make yourself a bit less ignorant. I'm proudly Spanish with Arabic roots, born and bred in Barcelona, hablo español perfectamente i parlo català desde que vaig neixer (guess you can't understand any of my Catalan or Spanish words). See you buddy!
@irmaart62gipsy Art singing cinema and painting If I was born bred in China with Chinese passport I would still be Spaniard. I would never pretend to be Chinese.
Como española te diré que tienes una imagen muy real de España y me alegra la objetividad de una persona extranjera que valora España, pero que también percibe sus defectos. Como profesora de español para extranjeros me encanta que animes a estudiar nuestra lengua, porque, efectivamente, aprender la lengua cuando vives en otro país es la mejor forma de integrarte en él. ¡Felicidades por tu vídeo!
Hola señora, soy de la India y estoy haciendo mi educación médica en la India. Codo con codo también estoy aprendiendo español. Tenía una pregunta sobre los médicos en España porque quiero venir a su hermoso país. 1) ¿Cuál será el salario mensual de un médico? ¿Esta bien? 2) ¿Puedo entrar en el sistema sanitario español como médico (por cierto, soy indio)? 3) ¿Cómo crecerá el sistema sanitario en los próximos años? por favor responda a estas preguntas señora esperando ansiosamente tu respuesta Por cierto, no he usado el traductor de Google.😅
@@SP-iu9yl Como veo que nadie te ha contestado, yo puedo darte una idea de lo de los salarios. Yo conozco a una doctora que llegó de Cuba y comenzó ganando 4500 euros mensuales en un hospital. Entiendo que esto varía, o puede variar. Pero eso más menos una idea. Sobre la homologación de tu título, eso tendrás que averiguarlo por otro lado.
@Gazpacho Suave Bins?? Hahaha.. Here the people dispose their bulky trash right on the sidewalks - Used mattresses, fridges, TV`s and on top of all, the obligatory dog and human feces garnished with syringe needles.. I`m indeed aware from what i was talking about in my initial post, amigo.
I think that cleaning services works better or worse depending of the townhall of every town /city. Here in Elche the streets are really clean, but if you go to Alicante city (20ckm from here) you can see a big difference, and find very dirty streets. Casually Elche is not a very visited town for tourist, but Alicante is crowed specially in summer time I am not agree at all with this youtuber and his opinion about dirty Spaniards. I dont see People trhowing to the floor papers all the time and almost every one use the recycling bins. I have been in the USA a month a go and ran a 1000km with a car and Found the streets as dirty as hell. I remember Washington DC. Inside the city very clean (as in a very clean city) but Found in the suburbs of the peripheria so much plàstic and paper every where around in a unrealistic way, and same in New York área. I dont want to gain haters but the dirtiest cities in Spain are the ones wich are more visited by tourist, IS A FACT, so lets think about it
@Gazpacho Suave hola amigo. Creo que se unen tres factores, el primero es el turismo masivo que suele dejar un reguero de basura guapo, el segundo las gestiones oportunas de dicho ayuntamiento en cuanto a limpieza (cantidad de operadores, sanciones por ensuciar, etc..) y el tercero y último la conciencia ciudadana. He estado en muchos países y realmente creo que los españoles no somos sucios. El tema es si ves basura al lado de un contenedor y este está vacío, entonces la gente es guarra, si ves basura al lado de un contenedor y este está lleno, entonces no hay suficientes contenedores. Conozco bien España y se lo que digo 😉 un abrazo
@@jmg3344 I did not in one breathe claim that "Germans are dirty" read again. I was only emphasizing that i perceive Spain as cleaner than Germany and that specially in the urban areas. And to be cleaner than Berlin is`nt really that hard. It all begins with infrastructure - Barcelona for instance seems to have a more tighter and homogeneous infrastructure whereas in Berlin it more "patchy". Sorry, but Spain has overtaken Germany in so many things meanwhile ( even in High speed trains which is a scandal). Germany is lead by a disastrous government on top ( But that is a whole different story i`m not going in to).
I spent three years in southern Spain between 1990-1993. My favorite things about Spain - Once local store owners got to know me, whenever I didn't have enough money on me at the moment to pay for something, instead of waiting for me to run to an ATM, they would just wrote the amount owed on a piece of paper and said "Manana.". The local shop owner in the store below my apartment was always trying to help me with my Spanish. The hilarious thing is that he would wait until his wife was in the back of the shop and then he would teach me rude slang associated with normal Spanish words. People are super patient with bikers. I used to ride my bike everywhere and cars would honk at me, but only to let me know they were behind me. Mopeds would let me draft behind them! I frequently rode my bike from Rota to Puerto de Santa Maria and even Cadiz, and even on busy streets, the cars were patient with me. I also loved going to my local cafe and having a coffee while reading a book or magazine, or just watching the people walk by. One of my personal favorites were the older gentlemen in Rota. They would walk, side by side, with their hands behind their back, in no particular hurry. Even though I was in my early 20s at the time, I found myself copying them. Once I got back to the US, I had a hard time with the increased pace of things. Another interesting thing I noticed was that I could walk into what looked like a "hole in the wall" restaurant, and it would almost always turn out to be amazing! And finally? Soccer!
Such a nice and warm memories. Glad to hear you had some great time in Spain. I recently moved to Spain with my family and I am in love with every single day I live here. People are great factor. They value relationship, communication, having fun, chill. I feel like Spanish people are one of the best ones to know how to live a great life without being a whale with yachts and limousines. They simply value life in its simple and easy manifestations.
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
I’m from the States. The idea of living in Spain was very spontaneous but living abroad was always something I’ve thought about. It’s probably because I’m tired and frustrated with America right now 😅
I am an American. I lived/study in Spain at Universidad de Salamanca. I am planing on retiring in Madrid, Spain (or earlier- if I can afford it). Salutations from, USA.
Since 1973 when we came to Spain for holidays. In 2001 me and my family emigrated from Holland to Spain. We have lived in Spain for over 20 years now and we have travelled all 17 districts. It really makes a difference whether you live in big cities or lovely little coastal towns. Madrid is somewhat different from for instance Santander, Comillas, Altea, Frigiliana, L'Escala, Madrid or the Balearic Islands or Canary Islands. That's all Spain. They may all have castellano in general, but there are certainly differences in language, culture, culinary and social interaction. However I can confirm that Spain is really a very nice country to live and to work. I have been an independent entrepreneur in real estate. Loved the way I had meetings on the seafront at a cosy bar instead of sitting between four walls with the rain ticking at the windows. Now I am enjoying my pension overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean from my terrace with a carajillo. Solo vives una vez, así que disfrútalo.
@@vikingrollo8012 We travelled through that region a few times and we were often enchanted by the beautiful forests, lakes, mountains and the lovely towns. The beautiful Picos de Europa Natural Park is ready to explore and one of the beautiful old town is Onís. Culturally, socially and economically, for example, Oviedo is a beautiful city to live in. But for the nature lover there are plenty other of places to live. Of course it depends on whether you are dependent on work and the nature of the work. What is important to mention is that the temperatures throughout the year are somewhat lower than, for example, in the south, south-east and north-east of Spain. It also rains more, hence the green forests. I advise you to take a holiday of 2 to 3 weeks and also explore the beautiful Cantabria, which is not inferior to Asturias in natural beauty, individuality, cultural and culinary. But this is my subjective opinion because I like history, nature and culture.
@@mazmophoto2484 thanks for your comments. I want to live there once I retire so hopefully buy a small house. I do intend to go there once COVID subsides. I do prefer the lower temperatures to the south. Be well
My wife 'hates' hot weather we live in HOT Atlanta Ga. most of the year is hot and muggy, What cities in Spain are not to hot ? We both speak Spanish ( I'm from Mexico city and she is American but her Spanish is pretty good, we re ready to retire in another country not Mexico because is so dangerous with the drugs cartels etc. Thanks
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
@@rickrangel6938 Creo que con 2.500 al mes puedes vivir muy bien en España. Andalucía es un buen lugar, la gente es muy alegre. La costa mediterránea es ideal si te gusta el sol y la playa. Si no te gusta tanto el calor el norte del país tiene la naturaleza más bella. El interior del país tiene pueblos con mucho encanto y mucha historia. Suerte!!
@@zz_top1127 Muchisimas gracias por contestarme. No sabes la dificultad que he tenido con la comunidad Espanola. Me has dado mucho informacion sobre del pais, especialmente con la clima de Espana. Hoy en dia vivo en Los Angeles, California, que es la segunda cuidad mas grande en mi pais, y de plano, no deseo mudarme a otro cuidad grande. Prefero, tal vez una cuidad mucho, mucho, mas chico, o un pueblo. Bueno, muchas gracias Fernan. Un abrazo fuerte!!! 🤗🙂
I was in southern Spain, Andalusia area, and I never saw dirty streets. It was immaculate. I also visited Madrid and Sevilla, and again very clean. The Island of Tenerife as well, immensely clean. Receptacles in many areas so there's no need to trash the beautiful streets. This was the only area that I focused on commenting because it was not my experience in Spain. I was there 18 days, and never ever did I see dirty or trashy streets.
7 days in Tenerife, 11 in Alicante and 7 in Ibiza, everywhere is clean and in Alicante they wash streets two times per day, it's insane 😂 Dreaming about living winters in Spain but not sure how's work life in there
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
@Carlos Morales Why would you say that? Spain is the 2nd most visited country in the entire world according to these polls in recent years - Rasmussen Report/Pulse Opinion Research, Quinnipiac Survey, Monmouth University and SurveyUSA. It has great foods, great health care, great beach weather, great people, great retirement, just over all really great place to retiring.
A Spaniard here. A very fair assessment, IMO. A wonderfull place if you can more or less insulate yourselves from the economy. Red tape can be hell, especially in the small towns. Friendly people, strong family bonds, but yes, very noisy, which pissees us off, believe me. Hot summers can be a huge problem for some people. Great health care, bad education systems.
We have much nicer villages than the one you are showing! We do have many of them too, in the interior, but not many foreigners live in them, they are quite rural. You could have made your speech in a nicer spot!! I am proud the way Spain looks after their elderly, we do not strip them of rights and place them in nursing homes, we respect them and care for them and I hope we will always do so.
I went to spain in 2017 and i loved it it was cheap very hot nice houses and the bar’s where on another level every drink you ordered alcoholic or non you got free food which was a massive pro for me 😂😅 but yeah it was amazing
Spanish people are one of the warmest people I have ever visited. They treat you like a family. I was victim of racism at the end of my journey in Spain by airline staff at Ryanair but I was so full of gratitude and happiness by love I got during my stay at Coruna, Spain that I didn't feel bad. God bless these amazing people.
Yeah, I have to agree about the general friendliness of Spaniards. I've just come back from spending the winter on the Costa Blanca, and I didn't have anyone criticize or make any racist/foreigner comments whenever I spoke my low-level Spanish which must sound awful and barely comprehensible to the locals! Elsewhere in Europe in countries where I'm fluent in the local language, I've received comments to my face about being unwelcome as a foreigner which completely put me off moving to those countries for the long-term. Overall, I'd completely agree with all the other pro and con points that you make.
I am a Spanish person and young yet but if you are searching to live in Spain to live in elderly age and you came from another country, in my opinion, I will prefer to go to a small city or villages. We have villages and many places very quiet, relax and beautiful. First, the prices and the level of life in the countrysides are more cheaper. The rent is cheaper, the cost to buy a house same and you can search for a place where you find the activities that you want. If you like to plant a garden, have horses, or go all the time to swim in a river, a lake in a mountain or on a beach on the coast you have many places to chose with an excellent climate and the same services in all Spain. I don't know if a foreign person has the possibility to enter on IMSERSO. You have many activities and cheap with elderly people to travel, to learn an activity, to study, etc. My dream is life in my retirement near to a lake, drinking wine, and cultivate a lot of vegetables. XD
While spain has a lot of pros, there's definitely a lot to consider in a decision to move which I never even thought about. Coming from the UK I realise now how easy life is there, and how simple it is to do everyday things I took for granted. The bureaucracy; it's the main thing I dread here. Everything you expect to be a fairly straightforward process is not, e.g. opening a bank account. My residency application took about 10 months in total, and involved multiple appointments to different places on different occasions, lots of wasted time waiting around for bits of paper to arrive. It can be really really frustrating, very slow, and requires so many in-person appointments to complete a simple task. If something is not done correctly, it's unlikely the worker will help you get it done, they'll turn you away and tell you to take another appointment. So many people in these positions do not want to do their jobs well. I've also found as a younger adult (28) that a lot of people do not take me seriously due to my age, renting was a nightmare, and as a self-employed person it's almost impossible in some areas. There's been many occasions where we've had to get angry for someone to take us seriously and get what we need. If I had known this would I have made a different decision?
I have a British cousin who has lived on one of the Balearic Islands for over 30 years, & has never learned any Spanish at all. He has relied on girlfriends, & their families, to speak for him at doctors’ offices, gov’t offices, etc. He doesn’t like the people, or the culture, & avails himself of none of the activities that surround him, & yet he stays... & complains. People need to make sure they really want the life they will get, before making the big move.
As a Spaniard, you made a perfect and very objective analysis. I am impressed, you grasped the Spanish reality better than many other videos in RUclips.
Its also nice that he just talks straight and not yelling or being overly loud and obnoxious for youtube. I've watched many videos about moving to Spain and 90% of them are youtubers yelling into the camera repeating the same crap everyone does.
Regarding learning the language, it's important to remember that different regions of Spain speak languages other than Spanish. I have traveled several times to Galicia and even speaking a few words of Galego seemed really appreciated.
I've been in Spain for 20 years and find most of what he says is true He doesn't mention that water and electricity are very expensive. I live about 25 minutes from the coast and I would advise anyone not to live there as inland is a far more natural life. Don't come here to find work it's unlikely you'll get a job so find a way to work for yourself. If you bring children you'll give them the gift of another language as they seem to speak Spanish in about a year but come working age it's go back to the UK or work in a bar .I love walking which is fabulous her all year round and always finishes up in a bar having tapas or a Menu del dia which is a three course meal with a drink, typically a class of wine a bottle of water or a bottle of bear and that will cost you more or less 9 euros. Please have a sound financial plan do do do try to learn Spanish otherwise you'll walk down the street feeling like you're in a bubble. Hope this helps
¡Muchas gracias! Muy interesante y útil. He estado en España supongo seis o siete veces aunque solo de vacaciones. Puedo confirmar todo lo que has dicho, y sobre todo lo de la necesidad de aprender la lengua española. Tu vídeo es muy bien hecho, hay mucha información. ¡Qué tengas suerte!
I'm a US expat who's lived in Andalusia (Costa del Sol) for seven years. I honestly cannot think of a single con that doesn't exist in the US whereas there are countless cons in the US that are not here. The pros? Oh so many, the people, the rich history, and Mediterranean chief among them.
"People can be noisy & dirty". that's a pretty judgmental way of describing an entire country. But then again the guy making this video is an Aussie, so I'm not too surprised. They tend to be quite the condescending bunch.
I plan to live in Valencia or Malaga 3 months out of the year. I speak Castilian Spanish and I am retired. Excellent video. I have been to Spain a few times Muchísimas Gracias
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
Well, being and Spanish myself I can agree with you on most you have said but... It is maybe one of the ugliest villages I've ever seen in my life in Spain! Come on man! You just presented another con filming in this one XD
Thank. That was a great video as always. It would be good if you can in future make videos on particular cities of Spain (I know you haven't lived in many of other cities, but your views are still more valid than an outsider like me) In particular I wish to know more about Malaga.
@@truthseeker6923 why uk has gone worse though ? You guys are bunch of cry babies. There are people in living in third world countries with corrupt government and broken system and they are srill happy. And Here we have privileged people of uk who doesn't evem know how lucky they are to be living in UK. Humans are so interesting.
I’m a young woman from Spain, I’m depressed because my job career and stability is not great. I guess every person has their own problems lol. By the way, Spain still has a lot of pain from the civil war. This is palpable in our politics unfortunately
Enjoyed how the narrator stayed on topics with a very honest approach to what living in Spain was like. A good , down to earth view of Spainish living condtions. Great Information. As with any country try to learn some of the basics of the language of the ountrty you are planing to visit. You don't have to be perfect. But just try.
I'm an American and I'm considering studying in Spain next year. I took Spanish classes in high school/college but I'm really struggling with learning Spanish, specifically speaking & listening. Does anyone have any advice on how I can improve my Spanish? I am currently using Duolingo
@@margipovey Apart from pickpockets and auto break ins Spain is a a whole pretty safe especially in regards to violence. As in most places the violent crimes are concentrated in the major cities. Also, Spains allows personal pepper spray of 5% concentrate for personal defense.
Mate, am from Spain, been in Scotland for a decade and in my experience up here people are WAY more prone to throw shit to the floor and have dirty houses than down south in the Med.
Here is my problem. I live in Southern Cal and it will be almost impossible for me to find a window with steel bars. US is consider to be very unsafe country and Spain very safe. Why so many windows in this video have steel bars? I thinking on cashing in and moving to Spain or Portugal, but when I see something lake that I just wonder what is going on.
6:24 "He came to Spain a actually lost weight" - That is so true, there is less processed food, better healthy food culture and if you walk around quite a lot, it is likely to happen...
People are people, regardless of borders. There’ll always be dirty people everywhere. What matters is if the country you live in suits your needs and if you love it.
Notice how he said “can be dirty” and not “are dirty”. He is implying that there will always be a chance that people can be “dirty” but not all the time, just like anywhere else in the world.
Vivi en España hace 29 años. algunas cosas nunca cambia. ¡me encamta España! muchas veces quieria vivir ahi pero falta de la economica, no podia ser. mis amigas españolas see modarón Al EE/UU porque de la economia. Las dos tienen sus educación de masters y doctura y las dos se matriculatan por parte de sus educación de sus educación con una de ellas y las oltra, toda de su educación consigui de EE/UU. asi que, si quiere vivir en España, que se preparaon financialmente si quiera la vida buena.
I hear for the most part, it is hot. Is that so? Where is the coolest weather in Spain? I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
HUGE cons: Wealth tax Inherence tax Capital gains tax ITV tax ITP tax VAT tax Expensive Tolls Low salaries Huge self employment tax Public health care system (huge fail) If you are an american you are double taxed People are weird , alot of dumbed down conversations and " we are just as smart as algos" type of posturing. Been here 15 yrs , had kids . Buying a house (if you are not from here... big pitfalls. ocupas etc. ) I work for Engel volkers , to much to tell really. Feel free to reach out . Portugal at least has the NHR program .
Im 32 and did a study abroad program in Salamanca of 2017. I’ve been thinking about going back almost everyday. I work in wine and specialty in California. So I love how the culture already fits with that I do with work but I know if I move I’ll be taking a huge pay cut. Part of me is thinking of leaving everything here to teach English abroad. I mean, why not? Although we now have covid. I’m hoping next year I still can have the opportunity to apply as an auxiliaries de conversacion. Maybe i can do it for at least a year or two and see where that goes.
@@zgirlowner not yet. I made a plan B. I’m taking a digital marketing program right now and decided to make a blog. I’m hoping i can find a position that allows me to work remote or gain some experience to do my own freelancing. The blog I’m working to generate passive income. Once that’s done… THEN I’ll apply. I need some realistic side income. I can’t depend much on Spain’s economy especially being a foreigner and teaching English isn’t enough for the traveling I plan to do. But I am definitely planning on going back to Spain, eventually!!
Great video. My wife and I are planning on retiring to Spain in a few years. Your videos have helped to confirm that Spain is where we want to be, and helped to keep us excited about it.
Great video. So helpful. But who do you contact if you are a self funded retiree & want to live in Spain, not work & buy a property. Since the maker of this programme is so helpful perhaps he could recommend something
It's nice you explain everything but it would be much more helpful if you'd go around the city, take us into shopping centers, show us some price tickets for common goods and services, food, clothes etc. so that we can assess really how the quality of life is up there. Thanks.
As an Spanish guy I can tell he's right about everything he says, I've been living in London for about 7 years now and quality Life is great too but can't be compared, Much higher in spain but as we all know money talks.. but if you got the money my British friends you should be in Spain already
In your opinion, would there be an area(s) in particular that you would deem suitable for an elderly couple to lead a quiet retirement? Since he mentions that it could get quite noisy at times, especially during fiestas.
@@Merseyrock Marina Baixa is a fantastic place to retire. It is the area around Benidorm (please forget the image of the British turist area. You don´t need to live there at all). Here, you will find many different and good places.
I'm an American and Mexico is our Spain. I cannot believe there are Americans who retire in Mexico, live there for decades, and refuse to learn Spanish. They're missing out on so much and it's also arrogant and rude. As an American, I appreciate it when people immigrate to the US and try their best to learn English (not always easy as an adult)--why not do the same when the situation is reversed? You may never become fluent but at least become functional in the language.
El crimen en España es uno de los más bajos del mundo, superando Francia Italia Dinamarca Alemania etcétera...nose ésa valoración de España tan bajuna , sobre todo los que son más del norte
Excellent summation Stuart. I agree that the pros outweigh the cons but not everyone thinks like me. The pros are are very evident: Great weather, good food, chilled atmosphere, safe streets, respect for young and old (and I really love the respect for the old compared to what I see in Britain) and a generally positive side of life. However, many people descend into cliches (not you) when thinking about Spain. It's a country with huge variety of culture, people and experience. The cons are quite serious actually. I know many young and middle aged Spaniards that have left the country and wont return, permanently, because of them. Lack of opportunity, poor wages, terrible bureaucracy. By the way, the transport system is not great in parts of the country - just ask our brothers and sisters in Extramadura. The fine health system is under strain with the ageing population and obesity crisis familiar across Europe. However, this vlog is about coming to Spain and if you're a foreigner and you have a well paid job or a fat pension it's great for all the reasons you mention. Try to learn Spanish if you want to break out of those foreign enclaves and make friends and contacts with the local community. Think very, very, carefully about which part of the country you wish to live in and make a lot of preparatory visits before committing to such a move. A great country but not for everyone and a lot of foreigners have ruined their savings with hasty decisions based on cliches of tapas, sun and sunshine.
I agree, good advice. There is no perfect place. Everything involves risk in life. Like always , it boils down to the issue of whether one wants to venture out and incur a risk or stay put. If you stay put, you'll look back and wonder about what could have been. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. What a pain, but that's life.
@@fueifsumvzkh9253 It's a complicated picture. There are jobs in the U.K but the job market is not what it was 20 or 30 years ago. There are many graduates chasing a handful of good jobs and there are a lot of temporary contracts too. However, I know many, many, fellow Europeans that have settled in the U.K because there are far more opportunities and jobs with higher wages than they will find in their own countries. Wage deflation in countries like Spain is an issue. I have a very dear friend from Andalusia who has a PhD but wont return. She is a now a teacher and married to a Romanian and they believe they can never earn enough money to start a family and buy a house in their own countries but they can do that in the U.K. We all have to wait and see how Brexit will impact on those opportunities moving forward. If you're thinking about it I would say give it a go. It's a good place for those that want to make a go at it.
@@fueifsumvzkh9253 I'm not really qualified to answer that question. Quality of life has to play a significant part of the equation along with which country you feel comfortable with. It really depends on what skills and qualifications you have because the entry requirements of some countries are higher than others.
How do people who doesnt speak Spanish navigate their way through the Spanish hospitals & healthcare system? Would it be a problem? For example people from England who has retired in Spain, but dont speak the language?
What I have seen living in Spain your neighbors who are Spaniards are inconsiderate on noise level. They allow their dogs to bark day and night, kids playing ball inside the apartments, slamming doors none stop. This is our second apartment and noise from neighbors hasn't changed. Also, taxes are a bit much. My husband and I never paid taxes from our small retirement until we moved to Spain. We have lived in three countries before coming here. Those two reasons are the only cons though that I gave seen.
I disagree with the healthy diet. I lived in Spain for 5 months and worked out twice a day (30 min Morning run and 1 hour weight lifting in the evening) but I still gained fat because the restaurant soak all food in olive oil making it swim in oil. Only after I stopped eating out daily and cooked my own food, did I manage to keep my weight stable.
I sometimes wonder if Spain is the right kind of place for me. Most of Europe sounds like shit, but Spain has less government control and more general calmness.
I find it difficult to understand how one can describe the cost of living as low if you also recommend a salary/pension from abroad. High youth unemployment, low wages and high taxes do not speak well for a country. So yes, low cost of living in absolute terms, but then so is most of the world from a US/UK/AUS/etc perspective.
I had the same comment. Define "live fairly well on a low salary". Minimum wage is 715 euros (net) and you can get a room in Madrid or Barcelona for approx 500 euros, no apartments under 700 euros in either cities. Keep in mind this vid is from Feb. 2020. As we all know, life is not even close to being similar on this date (Aug 2020). Businesses and Hotel/Restaurant industry are ruined. Unemployment is a soaring 20%. This vid has expired, honestly.
Reino Unido no es precisamente el sitio más limpio de Europa... con la excusa de que siempre llueve las calles están llenas de una mezcla de barro y "grit" (que es una especie de mezcla de sal, arena, tierra para el hielo de las carreteras), además encontrar papeleras no siempre es fácil... así que no sé yo lo de eso que dice usted sobre la suciedad.. Hablo de RU ya que durante el video lo menciona usted en varias ocasiones como ejemplo y como lo conozco relativamente bien (como ya dije viví en ese país bastante tiempo). Con todo mi respeto es mi opinión señor
Thank you so much for the video! I found it very helpful and informative - a lot of things I hadn’t already considered!! I am planning to move to Spain to live and work in the next month or so. I currently don’t speak Spanish, but intend to learn the language ASAP. In terms of employment (baring in mind I don’t speak the language yet), what sorts of jobs/companies/roles should I be looking at? I am a graduate from the UK. Thanks🙏🏻
My advice, if possible, keep your job if you can work remotely, or take a sabbatical, spend small chunks of time in Spain, get an Airbnb for 2-3 weeks at a time, try different cities, then increase the timing by 1-2 months at a time once you have found your place, then if you can, buy a house or find a place to rent long term, but keep your house, your job and your connection with your country, because if you lose your job, you will then have to find a Spanish job, and believe me, you don't want that, long hours, they won't treat you as good as you are used to, low pay, and high unemployment. Plan your move to Spain step by step, careful with the intention of having everything set up for you to retire there, once you're on a pension then it's all good.
I had open heart three years ago. I was 80 years old. When they checked my arteries to determine which ones would need stents All my arteries were completely clear. My Spanish spouse feeds me a Mediterranean diet. It works.
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
Wanna live in Spain? Fine. But only come here if you have a pension, income, job, money earned elsewhere. There are few places in the developed world worse to work than Espana.
The big joke is when a person from the UK is telling that some place in the continent Europe is dirty. Nearly all over in the UK mainly midlands is most dirty after India which is the dirtiest in the earth
Good video, but i think you missed a big pro, the ridiculously low house prices, you can buy farms with hectares of land for tens of thousands, that would be a million ot more in some areas, esecially in the UK. Big Pro Spanish is a roman derived language, at least you can read the words and have a go at pronouncing them, i speak a working German and French because of it. Live in Cyprus now and never got my head round Greek because of the alphabet i think. Regarding paperwork, if cyprus is anything to go by, give up and pay a local, opens loads of doors immediately. I am retired and going to live in the country in the south east, hardly any cons apply thankfully.
Probably a plain. El Toro de la Vega. Field???? Campo. Tierra.? Huerta. Vega is larger I think. I'll Google field. May not be an exact translation in Castellano
I think the police are too involved in the control of documents ,licenses etc which leads to a very slow system. They should be concentrating more on police work and give employment to civilians.
I spent about thirty minutes trying to find out where Las Vegas might be. I only found one Las Vegas, a village in Asturias and a Las Vegas de San Antonio, another village near Talavera de la Reina. Those I eliminated since you said it was located forty kilometers south of Madrid, in the Community of Madrid, and had 2,500 inhabitants. Finally I went back to the intro and saw the sign "Ruta de las Vegas, and realized you were not in an actual town called Las Vegas but in a region, a comarca. Then I Googled Ruta de las Vegas and discovered where you were, but you still didn't tell us the name of the small town that you visited. I am a fanatic for everything connected to Spain (hard to be if you live in Portugal). My guess is that it is either Perales de Tajuña, which has a population of 2,469 or Tielmes, population 2,468. These are the only small towns in that region that have a population near 2,500. You gave my brain a good morning workout but in the future it might be more helpful to tell us the name of places that you visit. As for the video content congratulations on a good job.
@@spainspeaks I missed that but the research was fun. I love those small towns. In fact I prefer them over big cities. My favorites are Coria in Extremadura, Madrigal de las Altas Torres in Ávila, Berlanga de Duero in Soria and Laxe on the Costa da Morte in Galicia. I keep going back to them. You really must visit the Sierra de Gata and Las Hurdes (Province of Cáceres) and give us a report. I would love to do it but I prefer to do research rather than speak on RUclips.
What would you say is a good income to live in Spain coming from the US on a teacher salary of $55, 000? Also what is a good retiree income to live there? Is Costa del Sol cheaper than Madrid?
Well 55k is pretty much a top tier corporate position here. I live. In Barcelona with a job paying in the 40k range and you can live well here however rent can cut almost half or your income (if you want to live alone in the best neighborhoods of Barcelona, for example) . But it's very difficult to get a job here that pays that, specially if you are not qualified in a high demand field such as IT, Finance etc.
Good summary. I love the part where you say not to depend on the local economy. ^^ I am in Germany as half Spaniard due to that reason, but I would love to go back. Spain is just..."Carpe diem"
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
@@anaramos2802 Spain is located in the top 5 in many other different surveys not only for expats but desire place to live world wide. Spain is a really good place to live, this is a fact and there are many positive comments in the forum supporting what i have said :)
Learning the local language at the place you settle in is just a question of good education, of polite behaviour. In any country.
Spanish language is not difficult to learn and to speak it's easier than Portuguese or French language for example
Searat Difficult but it shouldn’t stop you attempting to learn the language. I’m trying to learn mandarin, it’s very hard, but I’m still not going to give up and not bother at all.
I would recommend anyone moving here rents for 6 months in an exclusively Spanish town. You'll learn spanish very quickly when you cannot communicate using english.
Shame the hundreds of thousands who settled in the UK didn't take that approach....
@Searat not really, i am Asian from South East Asia and found that Spanish language is easy to learn, probably you referring to Chinese from Asia.
It's kinda funny that I'm a Spanish guy watching this from Australia :)
I'm watching from Portland, Oregon, Us
Si y yo de Lindau am Bodensee pero lo cachondo es que los guiris se pueden permitir vivir en nuestra casa y nosotros no.
What's even funnier is an Arab called "Imran Malik" pretending to be "Spanish". Identity thief, much?
@@bebelmor4648 here it comes, the prize for the most ignorant comment of the year, which actually has nothing to do with the video. I'm not gonna demonstrate anything, just try to study a bit more and make yourself a bit less ignorant. I'm proudly Spanish with Arabic roots, born and bred in Barcelona, hablo español perfectamente i parlo català desde que vaig neixer (guess you can't understand any of my Catalan or Spanish words). See you buddy!
@irmaart62gipsy Art singing cinema and painting If I was born bred in China with Chinese passport I would still be Spaniard. I would never pretend to be Chinese.
Como española te diré que tienes una imagen muy real de España y me alegra la objetividad de una persona extranjera que valora España, pero que también percibe sus defectos. Como profesora de español para extranjeros me encanta que animes a estudiar nuestra lengua, porque, efectivamente, aprender la lengua cuando vives en otro país es la mejor forma de integrarte en él. ¡Felicidades por tu vídeo!
Hola señora, soy de la India y estoy haciendo mi educación médica en la India. Codo con codo también estoy aprendiendo español. Tenía una pregunta sobre los médicos en España porque quiero venir a su hermoso país.
1) ¿Cuál será el salario mensual de un médico? ¿Esta bien?
2) ¿Puedo entrar en el sistema sanitario español como médico (por cierto, soy indio)?
3) ¿Cómo crecerá el sistema sanitario en los próximos años?
por favor responda a estas preguntas señora
esperando ansiosamente tu respuesta
Por cierto, no he usado el traductor de Google.😅
@@SP-iu9yl Como veo que nadie te ha contestado, yo puedo darte una idea de lo de los salarios. Yo conozco a una doctora que llegó de Cuba y comenzó ganando 4500 euros mensuales en un hospital. Entiendo que esto varía, o puede variar. Pero eso más menos una idea. Sobre la homologación de tu título, eso tendrás que averiguarlo por otro lado.
Very true,I felt it was very fair and insightful.
"Dirty"? Hmmm don`t think so - I live in Berlin and it`s 10x more dirty than any place i`ve seen in Spain!
Not even Barcelona comes close.
I thought Germans are clean
@Gazpacho Suave Bins?? Hahaha.. Here the people dispose their bulky trash right on the sidewalks - Used mattresses, fridges, TV`s and on top of all, the obligatory dog and human feces garnished with syringe needles.. I`m indeed aware from what i was talking about in my initial post, amigo.
I think that cleaning services works better or worse depending of the townhall of every town /city. Here in Elche the streets are really clean, but if you go to Alicante city (20ckm from here) you can see a big difference, and find very dirty streets. Casually Elche is not a very visited town for tourist, but Alicante is crowed specially in summer time
I am not agree at all with this youtuber and his opinion about dirty Spaniards. I dont see People trhowing to the floor papers all the time and almost every one use the recycling bins. I have been in the USA a month a go and ran a 1000km with a car and Found the streets as dirty as hell. I remember Washington DC. Inside the city very clean (as in a very clean city) but Found in the suburbs of the peripheria so much plàstic and paper every where around in a unrealistic way, and same in New York área. I dont want to gain haters but the dirtiest cities in Spain are the ones wich are more visited by tourist, IS A FACT, so lets think about it
@Gazpacho Suave hola amigo. Creo que se unen tres factores, el primero es el turismo masivo que suele dejar un reguero de basura guapo, el segundo las gestiones oportunas de dicho ayuntamiento en cuanto a limpieza (cantidad de operadores, sanciones por ensuciar, etc..) y el tercero y último la conciencia ciudadana. He estado en muchos países y realmente creo que los españoles no somos sucios. El tema es si ves basura al lado de un contenedor y este está vacío, entonces la gente es guarra, si ves basura al lado de un contenedor y este está lleno, entonces no hay suficientes contenedores. Conozco bien España y se lo que digo 😉 un abrazo
@@jmg3344 I did not in one breathe claim that "Germans are dirty" read again.
I was only emphasizing that i perceive Spain as cleaner than Germany and that specially in the urban areas. And to be cleaner than Berlin is`nt really that hard.
It all begins with infrastructure - Barcelona for instance seems to have a more tighter and homogeneous infrastructure whereas in Berlin it more "patchy".
Sorry, but Spain has overtaken Germany in so many things meanwhile ( even in High speed trains which is a scandal).
Germany is lead by a disastrous government on top ( But that is a whole different story i`m not going in to).
I spent three years in southern Spain between 1990-1993. My favorite things about Spain - Once local store owners got to know me, whenever I didn't have enough money on me at the moment to pay for something, instead of waiting for me to run to an ATM, they would just wrote the amount owed on a piece of paper and said "Manana.". The local shop owner in the store below my apartment was always trying to help me with my Spanish. The hilarious thing is that he would wait until his wife was in the back of the shop and then he would teach me rude slang associated with normal Spanish words. People are super patient with bikers. I used to ride my bike everywhere and cars would honk at me, but only to let me know they were behind me. Mopeds would let me draft behind them! I frequently rode my bike from Rota to Puerto de Santa Maria and even Cadiz, and even on busy streets, the cars were patient with me. I also loved going to my local cafe and having a coffee while reading a book or magazine, or just watching the people walk by. One of my personal favorites were the older gentlemen in Rota. They would walk, side by side, with their hands behind their back, in no particular hurry. Even though I was in my early 20s at the time, I found myself copying them. Once I got back to the US, I had a hard time with the increased pace of things. Another interesting thing I noticed was that I could walk into what looked like a "hole in the wall" restaurant, and it would almost always turn out to be amazing! And finally? Soccer!
Such a nice and warm memories. Glad to hear you had some great time in Spain. I recently moved to Spain with my family and I am in love with every single day I live here. People are great factor. They value relationship, communication, having fun, chill. I feel like Spanish people are one of the best ones to know how to live a great life without being a whale with yachts and limousines. They simply value life in its simple and easy manifestations.
Spain is the bomb!!! Looking forward to my retirement - in Spain of course!!!
loumcast Have you Retired to Spain yet ? I’m hoping to go before December
loumcast Where are you thinking of retiring to ? Have you decided......
@@margipovey Spain going back into lockdown, better move quickly or hold off
Take me with you lol jk
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
I’m from the States. The idea of living in Spain was very spontaneous but living abroad was always something I’ve thought about. It’s probably because I’m tired and frustrated with America right now 😅
I am an American. I lived/study in Spain at Universidad de Salamanca. I am planing on retiring in Madrid, Spain (or earlier- if I can afford it). Salutations from, USA.
I am from Madrid, my husband is american and he really loves Spain
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Alexei Romanov Salamanca is a dream city.This is my favorite city in Spain.Good luck.
I would rethink that. I have lived here for 15 yrs. To much to tell
@@seanhutchins1 tell pls
Since 1973 when we came to Spain for holidays. In 2001 me and my family emigrated from Holland to Spain. We have lived in Spain for over 20 years now and we have travelled all 17 districts. It really makes a difference whether you live in big cities or lovely little coastal towns. Madrid is somewhat different from for instance Santander, Comillas, Altea, Frigiliana, L'Escala, Madrid or the Balearic Islands or Canary Islands. That's all Spain. They may all have castellano in general, but there are certainly differences in language, culture, culinary and social interaction. However I can confirm that Spain is really a very nice country to live and to work. I have been an independent entrepreneur in real estate. Loved the way I had meetings on the seafront at a cosy bar instead of sitting between four walls with the rain ticking at the windows. Now I am enjoying my pension overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean from my terrace with a carajillo. Solo vives una vez, así que disfrútalo.
Thinking of moving to Asturias from the USA. I speak Spanish. Any tips about Asturias?
@@vikingrollo8012 We travelled through that region a few times and we were often enchanted by the beautiful forests, lakes, mountains and the lovely towns. The beautiful Picos de Europa Natural Park is ready to explore and one of the beautiful old town is Onís. Culturally, socially and economically, for example, Oviedo is a beautiful city to live in. But for the nature lover there are plenty other of places to live. Of course it depends on whether you are dependent on work and the nature of the work. What is important to mention is that the temperatures throughout the year are somewhat lower than, for example, in the south, south-east and north-east of Spain. It also rains more, hence the green forests.
I advise you to take a holiday of 2 to 3 weeks and also explore the beautiful Cantabria, which is not inferior to Asturias in natural beauty, individuality, cultural and culinary. But this is my subjective opinion because I like history, nature and culture.
@@mazmophoto2484 thanks for your comments. I want to live there once I retire so hopefully buy a small house. I do intend to go there once COVID subsides. I do prefer the lower temperatures to the south. Be well
@@vikingrollo8012 I wish you all the best and hope that in due time you will be able to live in this fine and beautiful country!
@@mazmophoto2484 me too! I have asturian ancestry but did not realize that for a long time!
Spain is great for retirees! Great weather, low cost of living, beautiful countryside and a rich cultural experience in the big cities.
My wife 'hates' hot weather we live in HOT Atlanta Ga. most of the year is hot and muggy, What cities in Spain are not to hot ? We both speak Spanish ( I'm from Mexico city and she is American but her Spanish is pretty good, we re ready to retire in another country not Mexico because is so dangerous with the drugs cartels etc. Thanks
@@Fili2009able north of Spain is very very cool
@@eltodologo1401 And also cold :-)
@@Fili2009able perhaps you should consider replacing your wife with a new one???? just saying .... oops
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
I'm a spaniard and I lived here all my live. I agree 100% on your pros and cons.
Igual. Soy español, de Madrid, y confirmo
Soy Mexico-americana y quiero mover me a Europa. Me gusta la vida en Europa para mí.
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
@@rickrangel6938 Creo que con 2.500 al mes puedes vivir muy bien en España. Andalucía es un buen lugar, la gente es muy alegre. La costa mediterránea es ideal si te gusta el sol y la playa. Si no te gusta tanto el calor el norte del país tiene la naturaleza más bella. El interior del país tiene pueblos con mucho encanto y mucha historia. Suerte!!
@@zz_top1127 Muchisimas gracias por contestarme. No sabes la dificultad que he tenido con la comunidad Espanola. Me has dado mucho informacion sobre del pais, especialmente con la clima de Espana. Hoy en dia vivo en Los Angeles, California, que es la segunda cuidad mas grande en mi pais, y de plano, no deseo mudarme a otro cuidad grande. Prefero, tal vez una cuidad mucho, mucho, mas chico, o un pueblo. Bueno, muchas gracias Fernan. Un abrazo fuerte!!! 🤗🙂
I was in southern Spain, Andalusia area, and I never saw dirty streets. It was immaculate. I also visited Madrid and Sevilla, and again very clean. The Island of Tenerife as well, immensely clean. Receptacles in many areas so there's no need to trash the beautiful streets. This was the only area that I focused on commenting because it was not my experience in Spain. I was there 18 days, and never ever did I see dirty or trashy streets.
Same here, I didn't notice anything dirty in Madrid and Andalucia.
Really? I live in Madrid, I'm Spanish, and dirty streets are everywhere in this country, unfortunately! 😞
7 days in Tenerife, 11 in Alicante and 7 in Ibiza, everywhere is clean and in Alicante they wash streets two times per day, it's insane 😂 Dreaming about living winters in Spain but not sure how's work life in there
I have been in Granada and Cordoba, I agree much cleaner than f.i. in Barcelona where I lived
I've been all over southern Spain and Barcelona. I don't remember seeing any dirty places.
Good people are welcome in Spain. Pero si venís a vivir a este país, al menos aprended español 😘🇪🇸.
D'acuerdo.
Vale😁me mola hablar en español, soy desde Budapest, 👍
Hablo español y quiero vivir ahí. Yo no aguante mi país (USA)
@@burkholder1992 a todo lo mismo a mi tambien
That goes for moving to the US too! D'acuerdo!
I’m retiring to Spain when I’m 57. Only another 14 years. Oh well, it’s something to look forward to though.
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live in the moment😊
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
@Carlos Morales Why would you say that? Spain is the 2nd most visited country in the entire world according to these polls in recent years - Rasmussen Report/Pulse Opinion Research, Quinnipiac Survey, Monmouth University and SurveyUSA. It has great foods, great health care, great beach weather, great people, great retirement, just over all really great place to retiring.
@Carlos Morales Sorry, was it suppose to be a joke? I guess I didn't get it. My bad.
A Spaniard here. A very fair assessment, IMO. A wonderfull place if you can more or less insulate yourselves from the economy. Red tape can be hell, especially in the small towns. Friendly people, strong family bonds, but yes, very noisy, which pissees us off, believe me. Hot summers can be a huge problem for some people. Great health care, bad education systems.
Is there a market for private education seeing as you mentioned the education system is “bad”?
We have much nicer villages than the one you are showing! We do have many of them too, in the interior, but not many foreigners live in them, they are quite rural. You could have made your speech in a nicer spot!! I am proud the way Spain looks after their elderly, we do not strip them of rights and place them in nursing homes, we respect them and care for them and I hope we will always do so.
I love Spain. I would love to have a small apartment there for holiday 😊
All you got to do is buy one?
Mel Beasley, Is your apartment along the coast? I’m retired and planning to spend several Canadian winter months in Spain.
Yup
I went to spain in 2017 and i loved it it was cheap very hot nice houses and the bar’s where on another level every drink you ordered alcoholic or non you got free food which was a massive pro for me 😂😅 but yeah it was amazing
Spanish people are one of the warmest people I have ever visited. They treat you like a family. I was victim of racism at the end of my journey in Spain by airline staff at Ryanair but I was so full of gratitude and happiness by love I got during my stay at Coruna, Spain that I didn't feel bad. God bless these amazing people.
A victem of racism by ryanair? Ur flying budget airlines they treat everyone badly. Poor victim :’(
Yeah, I have to agree about the general friendliness of Spaniards. I've just come back from spending the winter on the Costa Blanca, and I didn't have anyone criticize or make any racist/foreigner comments whenever I spoke my low-level Spanish which must sound awful and barely comprehensible to the locals! Elsewhere in Europe in countries where I'm fluent in the local language, I've received comments to my face about being unwelcome as a foreigner which completely put me off moving to those countries for the long-term. Overall, I'd completely agree with all the other pro and con points that you make.
was that local language French? lmao
I am a Spanish person and young yet but if you are searching to live in Spain to live in elderly age and you came from another country, in my opinion, I will prefer to go to a small city or villages. We have villages and many places very quiet, relax and beautiful. First, the prices and the level of life in the countrysides are more cheaper. The rent is cheaper, the cost to buy a house same and you can search for a place where you find the activities that you want. If you like to plant a garden, have horses, or go all the time to swim in a river, a lake in a mountain or on a beach on the coast you have many places to chose with an excellent climate and the same services in all Spain. I don't know if a foreign person has the possibility to enter on IMSERSO. You have many activities and cheap with elderly people to travel, to learn an activity, to study, etc.
My dream is life in my retirement near to a lake, drinking wine, and cultivate a lot of vegetables. XD
london is way dirtier than madrid
He sounds Australian
He's from Australia
Not an accomplishment though, London is probably the dirtiest city I've been in
While spain has a lot of pros, there's definitely a lot to consider in a decision to move which I never even thought about. Coming from the UK I realise now how easy life is there, and how simple it is to do everyday things I took for granted.
The bureaucracy; it's the main thing I dread here. Everything you expect to be a fairly straightforward process is not, e.g. opening a bank account. My residency application took about 10 months in total, and involved multiple appointments to different places on different occasions, lots of wasted time waiting around for bits of paper to arrive. It can be really really frustrating, very slow, and requires so many in-person appointments to complete a simple task. If something is not done correctly, it's unlikely the worker will help you get it done, they'll turn you away and tell you to take another appointment. So many people in these positions do not want to do their jobs well.
I've also found as a younger adult (28) that a lot of people do not take me seriously due to my age, renting was a nightmare, and as a self-employed person it's almost impossible in some areas. There's been many occasions where we've had to get angry for someone to take us seriously and get what we need.
If I had known this would I have made a different decision?
I have a British cousin who has lived on one of the Balearic Islands for over 30 years, & has never learned any Spanish at all. He has relied on girlfriends, & their families, to speak for him at doctors’ offices, gov’t offices, etc. He doesn’t like the people, or the culture, & avails himself of none of the activities that surround him, & yet he stays... & complains.
People need to make sure they really want the life they will get, before making the big move.
As a Spaniard, you made a perfect and very objective analysis. I am impressed, you grasped the Spanish reality better than many other videos in RUclips.
Its also nice that he just talks straight and not yelling or being overly loud and obnoxious for youtube. I've watched many videos about moving to Spain and 90% of them are youtubers yelling into the camera repeating the same crap everyone does.
Regarding learning the language, it's important to remember that different regions of Spain speak languages other than Spanish. I have traveled several times to Galicia and even speaking a few words of Galego seemed really appreciated.
9:49. Cars abductions. Definitely a con
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bruh saw that and thought the same thing lol
I've been in Spain for 20 years and find most of what he says is true He doesn't mention that water and electricity are very expensive. I live about 25 minutes from the coast and I would advise anyone not to live there as inland is a far more natural life. Don't come here to find work it's unlikely you'll get a job so find a way to work for yourself. If you bring children you'll give them the gift of another language as they seem to speak Spanish in about a year but come working age it's go back to the UK or work in a bar .I love walking which is fabulous her all year round and always finishes up in a bar having tapas or a Menu del dia which is a three course meal with a drink, typically a class of wine a bottle of water or a bottle of bear and that will cost you more or less 9 euros. Please have a sound financial plan do do do try to learn Spanish otherwise you'll walk down the street feeling like you're in a bubble. Hope this helps
¡Muchas gracias! Muy interesante y útil. He estado en España supongo seis o siete veces aunque solo de vacaciones. Puedo confirmar todo lo que has dicho, y sobre todo lo de la necesidad de aprender la lengua española. Tu vídeo es muy bien hecho, hay mucha información. ¡Qué tengas suerte!
You put that through Google translate didn't you. lol
@@thedude2004 The upside down exclamation mark before muchas is a dead give away.
Sevenfold120 do Spanish people not use the upside down exclamation mark?
@@thedude2004 Atleast he's trying
@@atencioatotselsestupids9063 claro
I'm a US expat who's lived in Andalusia (Costa del Sol) for seven years. I honestly cannot think of a single con that doesn't exist in the US whereas there are countless cons in the US that are not here. The pros? Oh so many, the people, the rich history, and Mediterranean chief among them.
"People can be noisy & dirty". that's a pretty judgmental way of describing an entire country. But then again the guy making this video is an Aussie, so I'm not too surprised. They tend to be quite the condescending bunch.
Is not really that they are noisy, is that you guys in English speaking countries are phlegmatic...
what a worst film spots you have picked for recording!! it seems like you are in Romania or somewhere in eastern europe.
I plan to live in Valencia or Malaga 3 months out of the year. I speak Castilian Spanish and I am retired. Excellent video. I have been to Spain a few times
Muchísimas Gracias
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
Well, being and Spanish myself I can agree with you on most you have said but... It is maybe one of the ugliest villages I've ever seen in my life in Spain! Come on man! You just presented another con filming in this one XD
Thank. That was a great video as always.
It would be good if you can in future make videos on particular cities of Spain (I know you haven't lived in many of other cities, but your views are still more valid than an outsider like me)
In particular I wish to know more about Malaga.
I’m 21 from the US can’t wait to visit Europe sooner or later Spain Italy and France are all on my list for first places to visit🙏🏼
I'm so depressed in the UK I need to get out
Me too, this country has seriously gone to the dogs. Spain is where i'll move to when i retire !
Same 😭😭😭
@@truthseeker6923 why uk has gone worse though ? You guys are bunch of cry babies. There are people in living in third world countries with corrupt government and broken system and they are srill happy. And Here we have privileged people of uk who doesn't evem know how lucky they are to be living in UK. Humans are so interesting.
I’m a young woman from Spain, I’m depressed because my job career and stability is not great. I guess every person has their own problems lol. By the way, Spain still has a lot of pain from the civil war. This is palpable in our politics unfortunately
Same in Finland. Everything has gone worse since 2008
Frustrating video... just waiting! and waiting!!!for some numbers BUT NEVER. HOW MUCH IS LOW WAGES, RENT, FOOD ETC
Exactly! Minimum wage, 715€ net. Housing, nothing under 800€ in Barcelona or Madrid. Plus we are in August now, this video no longer applies.
Enjoyed how the narrator stayed on topics with a very honest approach to what living in Spain was like. A good , down to earth view of Spainish living condtions. Great Information. As with any country try to learn some of the basics of the language of the ountrty you are planing to visit. You don't have to be perfect. But just try.
I'm an American and I'm considering studying in Spain next year. I took Spanish classes in high school/college but I'm really struggling with learning Spanish, specifically speaking & listening. Does anyone have any advice on how I can improve my Spanish? I am currently using Duolingo
I love Spain, i love Malaga. I pray day and night to God to win the Lottery and start a new life in Malaga. 😘😘😘🙏🙏🤲🤲🤲🤲
Alicante is our target plan for retirement in 7 years. Cant be soon enough.
Me too
Can a lady feel safe walking alone ? in most places ?
Margi Povey-Bachen Good question
@@margipovey Apart from pickpockets and auto break ins Spain is a a whole pretty safe especially in regards to violence. As in most places the violent crimes are concentrated in the major cities. Also, Spains allows personal pepper spray of 5% concentrate for personal defense.
Welcome to Alicante. ☀️
Mate, am from Spain, been in Scotland for a decade and in my experience up here people are WAY more prone to throw shit to the floor and have dirty houses than down south in the Med.
muy cierto
fair no frills video , but its different for people with plenty of money moving to spain
I travel through Western Europe extensively and I found Spain to be very inexpensive. Very beautiful place for an inexpensive vacation.
Here is my problem. I live in Southern Cal and it will be almost impossible for me to find a window with steel bars. US is consider to be very unsafe country and Spain very safe. Why so many windows in this video have steel bars? I thinking on cashing in and moving to Spain or Portugal, but when I see something lake that I just wonder what is going on.
I would love to live in Spain.
If you are retired, go to a small city around a big city. Runaway from noise, stress and traffic jam and live in peace in southern Spain.
Spanish language a con?? it's a challenge, yes! Not an easy language to learn, but worth it!
6:24 "He came to Spain a actually lost weight" - That is so true, there is less processed food, better healthy food culture and if you walk around quite a lot, it is likely to happen...
"People can be dirty" this sounds like a ridiculous biased comment, how you define dirty? The streets shown in your video weren't dirty at all
People are people, regardless of borders. There’ll always be dirty people everywhere. What matters is if the country you live in suits your needs and if you love it.
and they’re loud??
Notice how he said “can be dirty” and not “are dirty”. He is implying that there will always be a chance that people can be “dirty” but not all the time, just like anywhere else in the world.
Vivi en España hace 29 años. algunas cosas nunca cambia. ¡me encamta España! muchas veces quieria vivir ahi pero falta de la economica, no podia ser. mis amigas españolas see modarón Al EE/UU porque de la economia. Las dos tienen sus educación de masters y doctura y las dos se matriculatan por parte de sus educación de sus educación con una de ellas y las oltra, toda de su educación consigui de EE/UU. asi que, si quiere vivir en España, que se preparaon financialmente si quiera la vida buena.
I think you are sometimes too negative concerning the cons. Currently unemployment is 13.5%, definitely improving.
Not anymore
Spain is not dirty, In America is a lot of homeless living in the street very dirty next to beautiful building’s
This was super informative. Spain is a beautiful country with great weather.
I hear for the most part, it is hot. Is that so? Where is the coolest weather in Spain? I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
HUGE cons:
Wealth tax
Inherence tax
Capital gains tax
ITV tax
ITP tax
VAT tax
Expensive Tolls
Low salaries
Huge self employment tax
Public health care system (huge fail)
If you are an american you are double taxed
People are weird , alot of dumbed down conversations and " we are just as smart as algos" type of posturing.
Been here 15 yrs , had kids .
Buying a house (if you are not from here... big pitfalls. ocupas etc. ) I work for Engel volkers , to much to tell really.
Feel free to reach out . Portugal at least has the NHR program .
Im 32 and did a study abroad program in Salamanca of 2017. I’ve been thinking about going back almost everyday. I work in wine and specialty in California. So I love how the culture already fits with that I do with work but I know if I move I’ll be taking a huge pay cut. Part of me is thinking of leaving everything here to teach English abroad. I mean, why not? Although we now have covid. I’m hoping next year I still can have the opportunity to apply as an auxiliaries de conversacion. Maybe i can do it for at least a year or two and see where that goes.
Funny I came across this comment as that's something i'm about to do this year. Did you end up applying?
@@zgirlowner not yet. I made a plan B. I’m taking a digital marketing program right now and decided to make a blog. I’m hoping i can find a position that allows me to work remote or gain some experience to do my own freelancing. The blog I’m working to generate passive income. Once that’s done… THEN I’ll apply. I need some realistic side income. I can’t depend much on Spain’s economy especially being a foreigner and teaching English isn’t enough for the traveling I plan to do.
But I am definitely planning on going back to Spain, eventually!!
Arriba España 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸😎😎
Great video. My wife and I are planning on retiring to Spain in a few years. Your videos have helped to confirm that Spain is where we want to be, and helped to keep us excited about it.
This guy nails it, believe me. He does not refer to internal political problems, but those should not affect you. Delighted to see you over here!
You are going to love it, so relaxed, safe and fairly cheap to live in. I wish we have moved to Spain 2-3 years ago.
Great video. So helpful. But who do you contact if you are a self funded retiree & want to live in Spain, not work & buy a property. Since the maker of this programme is so helpful perhaps he could recommend something
@@guillermobarrio55 These are things retirees need to know about?
@@amimrie Not at all, that is precisely the point.
It's nice you explain everything but it would be much more helpful if you'd go around the city, take us into shopping centers, show us some price tickets for common goods and services, food, clothes etc. so that we can assess really how the quality of life is up there. Thanks.
Spain is awesome. It's feels home.
Hey, as an fellow Indian i would like to ask you about unemployment rate,is it so bad..is it convenient to get a job in IT sector in Spain ?
Wow. Dull. Talks about food but doesn't show us any. Bar culture. None shown. Man. Don't give up your day job mate.
As an Spanish guy I can tell he's right about everything he says, I've been living in London for about 7 years now and quality Life is great too but can't be compared, Much higher in spain but as we all know money talks.. but if you got the money my British friends you should be in Spain already
In your opinion, would there be an area(s) in particular that you would deem suitable for an elderly couple to lead a quiet retirement? Since he mentions that it could get quite noisy at times, especially during fiestas.
@@Merseyrock depends on what you are looking for. Define the ideal situation for you when it comes about living your life.
@@Merseyrock Marina Baixa is a fantastic place to retire. It is the area around Benidorm (please forget the image of the British turist area. You don´t need to live there at all). Here, you will find many different and good places.
@@NeCLiaH Good point. Thanks! Albert.
@@cmeyerhoffer1 Thanks! for the suggestion, Carlos. I shall look into it. Cheers.
I'm an American and Mexico is our Spain. I cannot believe there are Americans who retire in Mexico, live there for decades, and refuse to learn Spanish. They're missing out on so much and it's also arrogant and rude. As an American, I appreciate it when people immigrate to the US and try their best to learn English (not always easy as an adult)--why not do the same when the situation is reversed? You may never become fluent but at least become functional in the language.
Thanks for sharing and love your channel and always watching you from Melbourne 🇦🇺🙏😇💪Planning to visit Spain soon after the pandemic is gone 😊
El crimen en España es uno de los más bajos del mundo, superando Francia Italia Dinamarca Alemania etcétera...nose ésa valoración de España tan bajuna , sobre todo los que son más del norte
Excellent summation Stuart. I agree that the pros outweigh the cons but not everyone thinks like me. The pros are are very evident: Great weather, good food, chilled atmosphere, safe streets, respect for young and old (and I really love the respect for the old compared to what I see in Britain) and a generally positive side of life. However, many people descend into cliches (not you) when thinking about Spain. It's a country with huge variety of culture, people and experience. The cons are quite serious actually. I know many young and middle aged Spaniards that have left the country and wont return, permanently, because of them. Lack of opportunity, poor wages, terrible bureaucracy. By the way, the transport system is not great in parts of the country - just ask our brothers and sisters in Extramadura. The fine health system is under strain with the ageing population and obesity crisis familiar across Europe. However, this vlog is about coming to Spain and if you're a foreigner and you have a well paid job or a fat pension it's great for all the reasons you mention. Try to learn Spanish if you want to break out of those foreign enclaves and make friends and contacts with the local community. Think very, very, carefully about which part of the country you wish to live in and make a lot of preparatory visits before committing to such a move. A great country but not for everyone and a lot of foreigners have ruined their savings with hasty decisions based on cliches of tapas, sun and sunshine.
I agree, good advice. There is no perfect place. Everything involves risk in life. Like always , it boils down to the issue of whether one wants to venture out and incur a risk or stay put. If you stay put, you'll look back and wonder about what could have been. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. What a pain, but that's life.
Welsh Toro how is it in terms of opportunities and jobs in the UK
@@fueifsumvzkh9253 It's a complicated picture. There are jobs in the U.K but the job market is not what it was 20 or 30 years ago. There are many graduates chasing a handful of good jobs and there are a lot of temporary contracts too. However, I know many, many, fellow Europeans that have settled in the U.K because there are far more opportunities and jobs with higher wages than they will find in their own countries. Wage deflation in countries like Spain is an issue. I have a very dear friend from Andalusia who has a PhD but wont return. She is a now a teacher and married to a Romanian and they believe they can never earn enough money to start a family and buy a house in their own countries but they can do that in the U.K. We all have to wait and see how Brexit will impact on those opportunities moving forward. If you're thinking about it I would say give it a go. It's a good place for those that want to make a go at it.
Welsh Toro but is the UK better in oprimiréis and jobs compared to other countries like France Germany Australia or US
@@fueifsumvzkh9253 I'm not really qualified to answer that question. Quality of life has to play a significant part of the equation along with which country you feel comfortable with. It really depends on what skills and qualifications you have because the entry requirements of some countries are higher than others.
How do people who doesnt speak Spanish navigate their way through the Spanish hospitals & healthcare system? Would it be a problem? For example people from England who has retired in Spain, but dont speak the language?
I have been in Spain for summer holidays and I like the country l have been in different places in the Mediterranean coast
What I have seen living in Spain your neighbors who are Spaniards are inconsiderate on noise level. They allow their dogs to bark day and night, kids playing ball inside the apartments, slamming doors none stop. This is our second apartment and noise from neighbors hasn't changed. Also, taxes are a bit much. My husband and I never paid taxes from our small retirement until we moved to Spain. We have lived in three countries before coming here. Those two reasons are the only cons though that I gave seen.
To be fair, the least you can do when you move to another country is learn the language...
I disagree with the healthy diet. I lived in Spain for 5 months and worked out twice a day (30 min Morning run and 1 hour weight lifting in the evening) but I still gained fat because the restaurant soak all food in olive oil making it swim in oil. Only after I stopped eating out daily and cooked my own food, did I manage to keep my weight stable.
Love Spain!
Was gonna say well you are Spanish, Of course your not you would have called it Epsania
I sometimes wonder if Spain is the right kind of place for me. Most of Europe sounds like shit, but Spain has less government control and more general calmness.
I find it difficult to understand how one can describe the cost of living as low if you also recommend a salary/pension from abroad. High youth unemployment, low wages and high taxes do not speak well for a country. So yes, low cost of living in absolute terms, but then so is most of the world from a US/UK/AUS/etc perspective.
That’s why I’ll just go to uni there and live off of my parents and a small loan haha then go back to Germany and work here, have a house there
I had the same comment. Define "live fairly well on a low salary". Minimum wage is 715 euros (net) and you can get a room in Madrid or Barcelona for approx 500 euros, no apartments under 700 euros in either cities. Keep in mind this vid is from Feb. 2020. As we all know, life is not even close to being similar on this date (Aug 2020). Businesses and Hotel/Restaurant industry are ruined. Unemployment is a soaring 20%. This vid has expired, honestly.
He`d forgot to talk about the mass of paperwork and the
high taxation. Spain has its bright time up to 20 years ago.
@@loop5899 True that!
Reino Unido no es precisamente el sitio más limpio de Europa... con la excusa de que siempre llueve las calles están llenas de una mezcla de barro y "grit" (que es una especie de mezcla de sal, arena, tierra para el hielo de las carreteras), además encontrar papeleras no siempre es fácil... así que no sé yo lo de eso que dice usted sobre la suciedad.. Hablo de RU ya que durante el video lo menciona usted en varias ocasiones como ejemplo y como lo conozco relativamente bien (como ya dije viví en ese país bastante tiempo). Con todo mi respeto es mi opinión señor
Thank you so much for the video! I found it very helpful and informative - a lot of things I hadn’t already considered!! I am planning to move to Spain to live and work in the next month or so. I currently don’t speak Spanish, but intend to learn the language ASAP. In terms of employment (baring in mind I don’t speak the language yet), what sorts of jobs/companies/roles should I be looking at? I am a graduate from the UK. Thanks🙏🏻
Hey! I’ve been having those same employment questions myself. Have you learned anything this past year? (Mind, im a bit more fluent)
My advice, if possible, keep your job if you can work remotely, or take a sabbatical, spend small chunks of time in Spain, get an Airbnb for 2-3 weeks at a time, try different cities, then increase the timing by 1-2 months at a time once you have found your place, then if you can, buy a house or find a place to rent long term, but keep your house, your job and your connection with your country, because if you lose your job, you will then have to find a Spanish job, and believe me, you don't want that, long hours, they won't treat you as good as you are used to, low pay, and high unemployment. Plan your move to Spain step by step, careful with the intention of having everything set up for you to retire there, once you're on a pension then it's all good.
very good advice Juanchoja!
Muy buen trabajo has entendido perfectamente este pais
I had open heart three years ago. I was 80 years old. When they checked my arteries to determine which ones would need stents All my arteries were completely clear. My Spanish spouse feeds me a Mediterranean diet. It works.
We'll be 56 in 5 years we'll be staying in southern spain for 4/5 months of the year looking forward to it 🇪🇦🇪🇦
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
Wanna live in Spain? Fine. But only come here if you have a pension, income, job, money earned elsewhere. There are few places in the developed world worse to work than Espana.
Oh I'm so jealous! Who wouldn't want to move to Spain!
The big joke is when a person from the UK is telling that some place in the continent Europe is dirty. Nearly all over in the UK mainly midlands is most dirty after India which is the dirtiest in the earth
Amazing culture! You taste life there! Quality of life!
Good video, but i think you missed a big pro, the ridiculously low house prices, you can buy farms with hectares of land for tens of thousands, that would be a million ot more in some areas, esecially in the UK. Big Pro
Spanish is a roman derived language, at least you can read the words and have a go at pronouncing them, i speak a working German and French because of it. Live in Cyprus now and never got my head round Greek because of the alphabet i think.
Regarding paperwork, if cyprus is anything to go by, give up and pay a local, opens loads of doors immediately.
I am retired and going to live in the country in the south east, hardly any cons apply thankfully.
Vegas is field in spanish
Probably a plain.
El Toro de la Vega.
Field????
Campo.
Tierra.?
Huerta.
Vega is larger I think.
I'll Google field.
May not be an exact translation in Castellano
I think the police are too involved in the control of documents ,licenses etc which leads to a very slow system. They should be concentrating more on police work and give employment to civilians.
I agree on everything he said.
You do? how's the health care?
How much a couple need to live comfortably in the south of Spain?
Yo amo España.
My American self looked at the background in the beginning and thought, "Gosh Las Vegas Spain looks so much better than Las Vegas Nevada."
Lmao im from texas and i agree 😆
pros: tapas, wine
cons: covid-19
Which is a global pandemic?
Que a la gente le gusta tirar basura al suelo????? No sé de dónde sacas eso España es una de los países más limpios del mundo
I spent about thirty minutes trying to find out where Las Vegas might be. I only found one Las Vegas, a village in Asturias and a Las Vegas de San Antonio, another village near Talavera de la Reina. Those I eliminated since you said it was located forty kilometers south of Madrid, in the Community of Madrid, and had 2,500 inhabitants. Finally I went back to the intro and saw the sign "Ruta de las Vegas, and realized you were not in an actual town called Las Vegas but in a region, a comarca. Then I Googled Ruta de las Vegas and discovered where you were, but you still didn't tell us the name of the small town that you visited. I am a fanatic for everything connected to Spain (hard to be if you live in Portugal). My guess is that it is either Perales de Tajuña, which has a population of 2,469 or Tielmes, population 2,468. These are the only small towns in that region that have a population near 2,500. You gave my brain a good morning workout but in the future it might be more helpful to tell us the name of places that you visit. As for the video content congratulations on a good job.
Hi Ray. Opening scene of the video shows the name of the town. Tielmes is its name.
@@spainspeaks I missed that but the research was fun. I love those small towns. In fact I prefer them over big cities. My favorites are Coria in Extremadura, Madrigal de las Altas Torres in Ávila, Berlanga de Duero in Soria and Laxe on the Costa da Morte in Galicia. I keep going back to them. You really must visit the Sierra de Gata and Las Hurdes (Province of Cáceres) and give us a report. I would love to do it but I prefer to do research rather than speak on RUclips.
LOL- Chill out Ray.
@@rayvogensen2983 Lol I saw you in every videos about Spain,looks like you're a hardcore fan of Spain :D
Too bad learning the English language here in the united states is not mandatory.
Hi,
Love your videos. When are you traveling to Canary Islands? I would love to invite you.
Let me know how can I message
Thank you
What would you say is a good income to live in Spain coming from the US on a teacher salary of $55, 000? Also what is a good retiree income to live there? Is Costa del Sol cheaper than Madrid?
Well 55k is pretty much a top tier corporate position here. I live. In Barcelona with a job paying in the 40k range and you can live well here however rent can cut almost half or your income (if you want to live alone in the best neighborhoods of Barcelona, for example) .
But it's very difficult to get a job here that pays that, specially if you are not qualified in a high demand field such as IT, Finance etc.
Good summary.
I love the part where you say not to depend on the local economy. ^^
I am in Germany as half Spaniard due to that reason, but I would love to go back.
Spain is just..."Carpe diem"
I am a U.S. Citizen, born, raised and educated in the United States, but I am of Mexican descent. I know both the English and the Spanish equally as I can read, write and speak proficiently. I am 58 years old and retired and I thought about living in Spain. Although, not in Madrid or Barcelona, but in the Andalusia Region. I am currently receiving $2,500 (U.S. Dollars) thru my pension. What would a person need to make in order to live a so-so/quality of life there in Spain? Any help would be appreciated. Actually anybody who reads this post and know about the cost of living in the Andalusia Region might be able to answer this question. English or Spanish responses, its all the same to me.
Spain is the country with best quality of life in the world for sure!!!
It seems that they don't agree with you: only one like!
@@anaramos2802 Spain is located in the top 5 in many other different surveys not only for expats but desire place to live world wide. Spain is a really good place to live, this is a fact and there are many positive comments in the forum supporting what i have said :)