I really don't think they cut in the line, at least not more than the rest of the European countries. I live in Germany and can tell you that people here, especially in chaotic circumstances, do cut in the line more often than Spaniards. by the way, what I really miss about Spain is that (at least in the south) when a person enters a shop with a queue, the first thing they do is to ask "quien es el ultimo"? (who is the last one?), which is a very efficient way to avoid jumping the line, honestly. And I havent seen it anywhere else.
I miss it too!!! They don't do it in the north as often as Andalusia. Ah I miss the south in general at the moment. Haha I lived in Germany for a while too and you're right!!!
Hi. I am a Spaniard living in Madrid. Here is also very common to ask who is the last one when joining a group of people waiting to be attended and in that manner is not necessary to form an actual queue row, so I don't think is only used in the South
Los anglosajones lo primero que piensan es que somos vagos . Les puedo decir una cosa: Los españoles tienen que agradecer a sus padres y sus abuelos que hayan sacado a España adelante con su esfuerzo y su trabajo a pesar de todas las dificultades ...sin medios ni recursos...trabajando duramente en el campo y en la agricultura ...SIN la ayuda de nadie ni de ningún país después de la guerra civil y una dictadura de 40 años.. (Solo argentina nos ayudó vendiendo cereales necesarios para comer ;gracias atentamente argentinos por vuestra ayuda ),mientras el resto del mundo daba la espalda al pueblo español (se llamó autarquía) Hemos conseguido sobrevivir sin ayuda de plan Marshall ( al contrario que el resto de Europa )después de la guerra . Yo me siento muy orgulloso de ser español. No me importa que el resto del mundo piense que somos vagos o que intenten humillarnos con estereotipos, siempre estaré orgullos de los raíces españolas... Estaremos solos ...pero siempre valientes y mirando hacia delante. Viva España !
Además que somos el tercer país de Europa con más horas diarias trabajadas y creo CREO que el primero en calidad de producto. Además que si tenemos tantos campeones en tantos deportes, tan vagos no seremos.
Why do the Spanish and French always refer to English speakers as anglosaxon? It's used in English to refer to a period in history that ended in the year 1066. Also, the Irish are AngloCeltic and would not appreciate being called AngloSaxon
@@NDCMUTNT The correct word in Spanish is anglófono. It was Napoleon who popularized the term "anglosaxon" to refer to the British when he was vying for territory in the Americas with the Britain. So now, in France and Spain the word has become synonymous with Anglophone or English speaker. If you say anglosaxon for an English person, it's incorrect. If you say it to an Irish person it's incorrect and even insulting.
I don’t know why people think Spaniards cut in line. When I was at the airport in Bilao I had to wait in a horrendous long line for like an hour because they were having a problem with the computer. Everyone stayed in their place and waited patiently. I didn’t see one person cut.
@@isaacalvarezperez7232 Significa saltarse la cola y supongo que lo dirán porque cuando estamos en el súper si detrás de mí hay alguien que sólo lleva una cosa y yo tengo el carro lleno lo dejo pasar para que no me espere, o la gente mayor, que suelen preguntarte si pueden pasar ellos delante... A mí no se me ha colado nadie nunca pero claro que puede pasar.
We do'nt cut the line, it's a very bad thing, we usually let old people and women with children pass trhrough, but if someone tries to cut it people gets very angry
I think the reason why Spaniards dislike English is due to undesirable behavior when they visit Spain 🇪🇸 in their holidays; they usually drink a lot of alcohol, they also realize great parties not respecting the rest of the people, the environment what it involves them daily. It’s a different culture and we’re not use to face them in general. Of course, I do not want to generalize; not all Britains behave at the same manner, fortunately...
Yeh I think it's true though. Australians have the same malafama in Bali for example. Not all Australians act like that there but enough that it's given us a bad reputation 😎. Thanks for sharing a local opinion 😊
Funny fact: The story about the king's lisp is totally false. It never happened. We don't have lisp. It is the correct way to pronounce those consonants in spanish. Spanish does difference between "S" "C" and "Z" consonants so NOOO, it's not a lisp. It the right way to speak spanish.
It actually even has a name, dental fricative. I mean of course it makes total sense, every language has its own sounds, just like how nearly every other language speaker finds the English th strange 😊. But the same people who think this fact about Spanish probably also think they don't have an accent. Or they just have never learnt a second language 💙
@@ElyceBehrsin It exist "ceceo" (to pronunciate the "s" like if it was a "c") and "seseo" (to pronunciate the "c" like if it was an "s"). But most of we speak correctly, despite their perception.
@@ElyceBehrsin Yes, the point is what areidda was saying, I think. But I said that because, in fact, there are some spanish who lisp, and i wanted to make clear that point. The incorrect mith exist because latinoamerican speakers use the "seseo" (opposite thing), so people that only have heard latinoamerican spanish (usually mexican) think that we, spanish, lisp, when the fact is that latinoamerican are who "sesean". So that people completelly unknow the phoneme "c" in spanish. That make even more sense if you think that anglo speakers also don't have that phoneme. They not even try to pronunciate that, and that's why giris allways ask for a "servesa"
@@leonidasmarronidas7619 the correct tem is actually dental fricative not lisp. Lisp is actually a bit of a different sound again and a speech impedement :)
Vamos por partes: 1- Al trabajo se llega justo a la hora .... es una obligación 2- A tomar una cerveza con los amigos se llega a una hora aproximada .... no pasamos lista a ver quien ha llegado y quien no ... tampoco castigamos a los que llegan tarde ni premiamos a los que llegan pronto ..... a ver si os enteráis ... se trata de tomar una cerveza no de hacer una obra de ingeniería ... Relajaos un poco más veréis como aumenta vuestra perspectiva de vida ... Por algo España es uno de los países donde se vive más tiempo ...aprended
8:08 The "lisp" comes from the retracted S , fricative , from Classical Latin. Spain was a core component of the Roman Empire, that's why Castillan Spanish is so similar to Italian, Spain kept the normal S from Classical Latin , Classical Latin gets its Fricative S from Ancient Greek.
Time flexible culture? i am Spanish and i hate when people is late, is not normal, people who is late is being selfish and unpolite and gets told off for it, same that people who cut in line
Where in Spain are you from? Haha that's not the case here. I'm not even allowed to say anything when students come 15min late to class. It's so annoying 😑
@@ElyceBehrsin from Navarre, i think time keeping is gone worse with the years, and i think some people just abuse others with the excuse that being late it's something cultural, no one is late at work or when they have a serious appointment, they just do it when they think they get away with it, i personally don't wait for anyone more than 5 mins if they haven't sent a text saying they will be late
Hello. I am spanish, and we use "vale" to say "adiós" "de acuerdo". I think it comes from the latin verb "valere" and the original meaning is "guárdate sano" (stay healthy), "adiós". And it is the last word in "Don Quijote de La Mancha" novel.
@@johndough5582 Hola John. Hoy la connotación de adiós prácticamente se ha perdido y sobre todo se usa para indicar conformidad con algo. Pero en origen, sobre todo en los siglos XVI y XVII, era una forma cortesana de despedida. Puedes consultarlo en cualquier diccionario de español. Te recomiendo el de la RAE. Por cierto, soy de Málaga.
Individually generally we like and get along well with English people. Negative stereotypes in both nations are due to old national rivalries and wars, but this is old news and should be left behind. On the other hand there is a feeling in Spain that there are still negative stereotypes about Spain in England, perpetuated in movies, tv shows and British press.
Yo pienso que se equivocan mucho sobre lo que es una persona de España y una de Latinoamerica. Si te fijas en las peliculas de Hollywood siempre retratan a España con población de México y como si fueramos un país del tercer mundo. Eso realmente hace daño a la imagen de España.
En España, desde el año 2000 se puede cambiar el orden de los apellidos paterno y materno (previa petición del interesado mayor de edad) A partir del 2016 o 2017 (creo) al registrar el nacimiento dejará de ser obligatorio poner en primer lugar el apellido paterno y luego el materno. Lo tendrán que decidir los padres o tutores. Una vez conocí a un cliente apellidado García García, le mencioné el tema y me dijo estar casado con una chica apellidada García García. Casi me explota la cabeza... ¡¿¡¿¿Qué probabilidad hay para que eso pase!?!?!?!?!?
We change the law and now you can get the first surname from your mother side and the second from your father side, or viceversa, so the tradition is less sexist
The two last names are the first last names of the father and the mother. For example, if my father's last names were "García Brañas" and my mother's were "Expósito Castro", my last names would be "García Expósito"
as spaniard i found shocking how difficult is for anglo cultures to difereciate between racism and xenophobia and even more the race of each individual, there's only a race of human you can call it ethnic or origin and im not talking about "white" people, everyone integrated even iberoamericans use those terms, and when it goes even further with religion i cant stop shaking my head trying to understand
Sorry I don't actually understand what you're trying to say. I think in the Anglo world we are much more in tune with these things as we have a much larger variety of people and cultures living as part of our society. I love Spain but there is very little awareness of culture other than your own. Australia is per capita one of the most multicultural countries in the world and what is best is that everyone is allowed to have their own culture and be part of a National identity too. Integrate rather than assimilate. Sorry I really can't respond very well to you as I'm confused about what you are trying to say.
In fact we have a lot of surnames because we get all of them from our ancestors but we only use the 2 first from the father and the mother and with time the olders are forgotten but my parents have also 2 surnames of course so my third surname would be my fathers second one and my fourth surname would my mothers second one and the same with my grandfathers, the next 4 surnames would be their surnames....a bit of a mess lol. I can remember 8 surnames in my case but all spaniards can remember at least 4 for sure. Usually the first surname is from the father and the second from the mother but the parents could put them the other way around to their children if they want to.
@@deadlyfeet5480, yo si, pero no hace falta serlo para saber eso. Con saber los apellidos de los 4 abuelos (y no es algo tan difícil de conseguir, ya los padres suelen normalmente conocer los de sus respectivos padres), ya los tienes.
I think they get confused with the Italians about the question "why the Spaniards cut in line" I've lived for three years in Rome and I've suffer that myself many times ( and not even in every region in italy) Even in UK that I lived for two years some people got confused with the language. Italian and spanish 🤔
While there are many Spanish traditions that involve horrible things done to animals, I've never heard of throwing a donkey from a tower. There was, however, a tradition that involved throwing a goat from a tower, which has been banned for a long time now. "Goat throwing" is easily found on Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat_throwing
Why the Spanish dislike the English? That question makes me sad. First of all, because I don't think that the majority of Spaniards dislike the English, and second, because I'm afraid that those who do (seriously, not for absurd reasons like history), have a reason that coincides with what Elice explains very well. It has always seemed to me and many Spanish people that the English (and the British in general) are quite decent people and nice without alcohol. However, some English (and people from Anglo-Saxon countries in general), when they drink seem to change their usual good behavior to a very bad behavior. The problem is compounded because many Spaniards cannot believe that they do the same in their own countries, and that many Spaniards think they do that because they do not really have any respect for Spain and the Spanish (and people with that awfull behaviour are not really showing respect). I don't think all English people have such a negative change when they drink, but those who do should take care of that. First because it is not correct to have bad behavior with or without alcohol ( in your country or abroad, in everywhere), and second because they will create a bad reputation for other compatriots of them who do not deserve it.
I totally agree with you. One of the biggest shocks to me when I moved to Spain was how well people here behave at bars and parties. I have never seen two men fighting for example and you rarely see people really drunk. Well I say rarely because then I moved to Barcelona where there's more Anglo people getting really drunk. I honestly think that if I had the choice I would bring kids up in Spain, not because Anglo's are bad people, we aren't, but because I think people here have a much more healthy approach to socialising, alcohol and family :)
You sum up the situation very well. Given the number of English people who abuse the hospitality of the Spanish, especially in coastal towns and big cities, I´m always pleasantly surprised by how friendly and pleasant people are to me, an Englishman with truly awful Spanish and only a vague notion of the niceties of civilised behaviour here. It is a credit to Spain that we are not all tarred with the same brush. Thanks for that ...
Definitely Spaniards cut in line, mainly old women in the supermarket cashiers. Probably British cut in line too, but thank god for the self check-outs. I think the reasons why Spaniards live longer, apart from the Mediterranean diet, are the good "free" healthcare and the fact that families look after their elderly and they don't end up in nursing homes therefore they eat better and don't feel isolated, but that is changing. One question for you Elyce "Why does the "Menú del Día" of Spanish restaurants always include paella on Thursdays?".
We have good free healthcare in aus too and pretty high life expextancy but I think you're dead right about elderly! My family are quite unique though my mum's grandma lived at home until 103 and my papa is still at home at 94 refusing to move in with my parents haha. I have literally no idea!!! Why does it? I feel like it doesn't in cantabria 😎
Elyce Behrsin That is changing as well, but Thursdays were Franco’s hunting days. He used to go hunting to some random place and then appeared at the local restaurant without previous warning. His favourite dish was paella, so all the restaurants included paella on Thursdays just in case he turned up unexpectedly. That carried on even after he died, I think now it’s probably changing.
Lo de las colas no sé si tendrá que ver con el hecho de que las mujeres iban a la plaza (al mercado), que concentraba los puestos de alimentación, y si había cola en un puesto las mujeres podían pedir la vez en ese puesto y mientras era su turno ir a comprar otras cosas en otro puesto. Si la cola era para una ventanilla de la administración o incluso para el médico, también podían darse casos similares
Would like to know who is always late. What region are you speaking about ? At my region arriving on time is the normal behaviour. Most "anglos" only know our south and east coasts and think they know Spain. The real country is inland guys not at those prefabricated places for tourists where even a Paella has nothing to do with a real one.
I have lived in Andalusia, Cantabria and Catalunya, and I would say that compared to Australia where you always arrive five minutes early, everyone in Spain is late except perhaps the Cantabrians :)
@ElyceBehrsin Nothern halve of Spain in general gets always on time. For us that "mediterranean" use of being always late, results even more annoying than for you. And the fact that they see it as normal, is even more disturbing. Anyway, everywhere there are good and bad things 😚
Lo de las rejas en las ventanas tenía doble sentido: evitar que entraran en casa ladrones u hombres que deshonraran la esposa o a la hija, y dificultar que la esposa o la hija se enrollara con un amante
Spanish people in general, smoke as much as the Japanese, they cut down somewhat but in the north like the south, everyone smokes. Why they eat late is because of the heat, it's so damn hot in the summer, that's also why they take siestas. You can't work when it's hot, so they waited until the sun went down to work. Spain is another world, i love how long the days are in summer, it's amazing the sun comes down at 11, while in the los angels, CA, it comes down at 9, it can be 7 o'clock and it's like 3 in other countries. Plus Spain gives me energy, i need to sleep 8 hours, no matter what, but in Spain, 4 is enough. Spain is a special place to go when you are young. Drinking and dancing and going out until 5 is out of this world. Even when your old people go walking at night, until 2.
Ostia is more like an expression for being surprised about something rather than swearing. But it's use nowadays could lead to something mean because this word is used as a noun originally for the sacramental piece of bread so literally is like being disrespectful to the catholic institution but that's been forgotten as the years go by and only offends to the more religious people. Also ostia could refer to hit something or someone or being hit heheh
Hi Elyce, acabo de descubrir tu canal y me resulta muy interesante, tanto por el aprendizaje del inglés, la lengua franca de facto, como por lo curioso de los choques culturales. Sin estar ni a favor ni contra el toreo, quisiera dejarte un par de apuntes. Primero, que en Europa, también hay corridas de toros: en Francia (sur) y Portugal, en este último, sin muerte del animal. Y también hay toros en (¿casi?) toda Lationoamerica. El segundo es lingüístico: hay una gran cantidad de expresiones usadas en castellano a diario que provienen del mundo de la tauromaquia. Y como ya "estoy para el arrastre" (got/catch it?) me voy a dormir, pero antes te animo a seguir con estos interesantes videos. Keep on the good work, aussie! 😇
Hmmm sorry it's too hard for me to discuss this topic in Spanish. I thought that bullfighting was banned in France and Portugal now? and also I lived in Latin America and in most places there it is actually banned. Latin America is a VERY BIG and DIVERSE place so I don't think you should compare it as a country, like with Spain for example. Regardless thanks so much for your comment :)
@@ElyceBehrsin hopefully in a few years spaniards will turn their backs totally to bullfighting. According to some studies, more than a half of spaniards hate that. I am one of them
@@rosafuster8376 I have read something similar. To be honest I have only met one Spaniard who liked it when I was teaching in a pueblo near Seville. Otherwise mostly it's not even a topic of conversation and if it is no one seems to like it.
A mi me gustaria preguntar a todos los anglosajones.. por que creen que fué Fernando de Magallanes quien dio la primera vuelta al mundo?. ( si, fue el comandante de la expedicion,.. pero murió a medio camino.... es como decir que Buzz Aldrin fue el primero que piso la luna por que fue el comandante de la expedicion apolo 11)
Maybe because Fernão Magalhães was actually the first to go round the world! If it weren't for the Portuguese explorers knowledge of maritime navigation el canos expedition wouldnt even have left Sanlúcar barramierda
Anglosajones Tuvieron su momento álgido que ya va acabando. España fue el primer imperio en descolonizar. Posterior lo hizo Francia.. terminando su dominación en países africanos en el anterior siglo, ahora es Inglaterra el último que está perdido sus posesiones.. La india, Kenia, Hong Kong, etc. Tuvieron su momento donde culturalmente influían y distribuían sus mentiras por el mundo. Eso ya se acaba..
@@raul46170 es verdad, pero fue Magalhães el responsable por coordinar todo el viaje pues era el único que tenía los conocimientos de navegaccion, pues los pPortuguese en esta época ya unieran descubierto medio mundo
vale = right, ok / tío = dude / ostia = fuck, shit. By the way, amazing your explanation on why we speak faster. It actually makes a lot of sense. English is definitely a more concise language. Well done, your linguistic explanations sound more and more professional. ¡Eres una tía cojonuda!
the lisb: TH in english en C/Z in spain are literally the same letter when pronounced. I speak both languages with a native accent and I don't differentiate between the two with my positioning of the tongue :D
Thats actually interesting because they're phonetically different and for a speaker that only speaks one the tongue placement is totally different - literally a matter of whether your tongue is inside or outside your mouth. Where did you grow up and which country do you have the other accent from?
@@ElyceBehrsin En Málaga puntual y formal siempre. como toda mi familia. Entre mis amigos hay gente muy puntual y muy impuntual lo que nos da mucho juego y conversación.
Hi there. Congrats on another brilliant and stimulating video. Regarding bars on windows in Spain, they are quite widespread indeed, especially for ground-floor windows. It may be just me, but I think I am right to say that many of us Spaniards have grown up in a sort of paranoia whereby burglars can break into your house at any moment, and that could possibly justify the presence of bars on windows. It took me some time to feel fully comfortable in British houses where big windows (OMG, without bars!) overlook the front and rear as I myself carry around that very same feeling at a subconscious level. Needless to say that, for all the fear and alarm instilled back at home for years on end (not specifically with bars as we live on a 2nd floor, but still with safety locks and all kinds of cautions before leaving the house even for a day out) no burglar has ever broken into the family house.
@Joan Egea You must be very young, not older than your early 20s. The law only changed in 1999 in Spain and from then parents could agree on the mother's surname first.
"hostia" and "te pego o te doy una hostia" is been related to the Catholic church linked to authoritarian regimes, like Franco dictatorship, and the abusive behaviour they used to have in schools beating kids that they were not good on learning, or a bit irreverent , so giving u the body of christ as "darte una hostia" refers to hitting someone.
You can’t generalize about the behavior of a country because handful of people. Stereotyping people implies bias, prejudices and preconceptions is used by politic propaganda against certain countries.
I just got pushed and cut in line by two old auntie speaking Spanish in France. Theyre expecting me to treat them nice even if they break the line so fking funny and they can’t even speak english
1. Brittish they should ask themselves why they reject all the other languages (and cultures), because 95% of them don´t speak any language. And they are very rascist, there are London areas where you can be assaulted if they hear you speak other language than english. (By the way, far more spanish people speaking english than the opposite). 2. To eat the "uvas" in christmas is a scandinavian tradition imported like some other (santa claus, halloween, etc.). 3. "Ostia" is an allegorical way ("te doy una ostia") of reproducing the movements of the priest when he gives to you the host at the mass.
Spanish have 2 surnames and you keep yours when you marry due to religion. For example Jews say that you become a Jew through a Jewish mother not father. By having 2 surnames one of which is your mothers makes it easier to control religious purerity.
@@txetxe2568 I don't feel that pressure but I'm not American and I'm from a very feminist family with a feminist bf so I can only comment on my own experience. I don't think people care that much about surnames anymore though. Lots of my friends don't change theirs. Including American friends
@@ElyceBehrsin Thank you for answering. I visited Spain a couple of times. The lifestyle is enjoyable, no doubt. I am a Spanish descendant, and live in the US, being fluent in both languages; best regards,
So cool you injected some Estonian, too. 😁 You just switched the vocals. It's 'kurat'. 😊 Great and fun video as always. Keep up the good work and greetings from Estonia! 😀
OMG is there a real Estonian on my channel? I'm so happy. Now that you say it I think I confused the vowels from goodnight with kurat because they are the two things my dad says the most to me haha. Thanks for the comment :DDD
@@ElyceBehrsin Oh I know what they mean lol. That's why I'm asking. It's like if spaniards were asking "why do english speakers say fuck?" Makes no sense to me
Voy a probar en castellano! Disculpame los errores! Cut in es cuando hay una fila, pero la persona no va a la ultima sitio... en general, pienso qué no es un problema grande aqui, pienso que occure como en todo los países, y tambien los guiris no entienden la norma cuando los españoles dicen ‘ultimo‘
@@ElyceBehrsin What Spaniards hate English. What I mean is that English is a language or the people? English can be refers to both language and people, the language and people of england.
@@ElyceBehrsin if refers to language, maybe that's their revenge against the native english-speakers for not having spanish in their schools while english is desperately compulsory in most schools, even in non-english speaking countries. They don't speak english at all like native english speaking people doesn't speak any of non-english languages worldwide, even they are living in non-english speaking countries. Maybe they don't like to become like scandinavians.
@@manuelfg2902 no I think Spanish people are very polite and always ask el último 💙 I think guiri don't understand and maybe that's why they get cut in front of haha
Hi there Elyce, Thanks for the video. On the surnames, just a quick note, when a couple has a baby it's the first surname of each parent that is passed onto the baby. Women do not change their surnames (which I love) and nowadays parents have to pick the order of the surnames, either father's first and then mother's or the other way around. If you have more than one kid, all have to have the same order. Way more equal yeah
@@ElyceBehrsin officially I go by Melgarejo Frías (dad's & mom's). However as a kind of memory game when you are a kid with your granny, it's fun to review all your surnames. I could tell you all my eight great-grandparents surnames.
that question about the double surname is like a bit of "what a nerve!", because the question is why so much machismo in the anglo culture on this topic. The faiur questions would be why an anglo sees how his beloved mother surname is not included in his name if he has a father and a mother, and probably he loves his mother more than his father, and her surname doesn't deserve to be forgotten. Why a n anglo woman sees how his father's surname is deleted from her name when she gets married (maiden name?, nee? wtf?). Is it so because she belongs to his husband and has no origins or previous life?. Those are the questions must be answered, because those anglo customs are a bit of nonsense and even unfair. 😁
In Spain, you might not notice Spanish people cutting in line. You will notice it when you are boarding a plane. Some might get in line and others just rush the door, everything is chaos. Spanish people also will get out of their seats the moment the plane lands, even if told not to. They must be changing, they are probably getting better at this, but most still have a problem, if they can they will rush the line with no regards to others who have been waiting in line. Someone needs to bring this to their attention and get them back to the line. Other people will cut in line if they can, they have someone they know in line and they will get in with them. You would think, maybe those who live in villages, are more backward minded, than those in the city.
Honestly Spain is child's play compared to Vietnam or Brazil.i mention them as I also lived in both places and was fed up with line cutting. I've been here a few years so have taken a few flights haha and can't say I find them any worse than Americans or Australians. People around the world are bad at air travel. I've travelled in over 40 countries and Spain isn't even up there with the worst. Like I said in the south they are a bit pushier but still not enough that I'd be offended by the behaviour. I think foreigners have a tendency to be overly sensitive, and fairly so, they're out of their comfort zone.
Una cosa que se me hace pesada,especialmente de los britanicos,es que siempre aparece Franco de alguna manera.Si,fue un dictador y España tuvo la mala suerte de tener que aguantarlo,pero murio en 1975 y en 2020 ya cansa que siempre aparezca como base de alguna caracteristica española.
De acuerdo totalmente. He escucho este sentimiento muchas veces de los británicos. Pero los británicos todavía hablan sobre los convicts en Australia también. Es muy aburrido!
@@janres9540 Bueno, nosotros tampoco estamos tan innocentes... hay que recordar que hace poco, Sanchez Exhumó a Franco... y Varios hasta querían tirarlo del monte pa que se pudra ahí... otros hasta Querían desterrar a la familia Franco... Sin Mencionar que ahora que está VoX con una posición influyente, ha vuelto de nuevo Franco Franco franco, Especialmente gente mayor que añora a cierta medida esos tiempos y vienen con el típico " Con Franco se vivía mejor " o " con franco no se pagaban tantos impuestos, hasta casas gratis "
It's awesome to see how much you appreciate and know loads about my country and culture. Thank you very much for in a way standing up for Spain/Spanish and not criticising us.
Why don't idiots understand that when you are speaking Standard English you are not speaking "Anglo", you are speaking West Saxon dialect that has been heavily influenced by French. If you want to hear Anglic (O) the closest is probably someone who speaks Scots for example "Wha widnae fecht fur Charlie?" (Who wouldn't fight for Charlie?), "Guid Scran" (Good Food), "Lang may yer Lang reek" (Long may your chimney smoke), "Ah'm feart o ye" (I am scared of you), "Hoo Noo Broon Coo" (How now Brown Cow), "Ah hae a reid table in ma hoos" (I have a red table in my house).
@@m.sanchez9902 Obviamente es fonetica, no es un significado que quiera decir pero seguramente tenga informacion de primera mano, sino seguramente no harias dicha pregunta haha
Ahh and in fact, WE REALLY CUT IN THE LINE, I dont think about it like something weird since watch this video. Is like you and your friends are waiting for something, another friends con cut an put next to you and the people see it correct. In some case one or two go into de line to wait and there your friends come xdxd. But it is normaly something not serious you know
About smoke, there are even five ten years old boys who smoke, and a lot. It is like if you are a teen and you smoke you are cool so you are popular and more people try and cant stoped on time. It is a pity because there are spoil themselves.
And about the bullfight, the people who likes that, normaly fifty or more years old, sais that it is beautiful because the bull fight for his life until the end so when they die, they die with honor... I am not into that because I am from Galicia and there the culture are very different but I think that practise is disappearing.
Hi Elyce. I think that the reason why some Spaniards are prone to jump the queues is that they may think that doing this is sign of cleverness or cunning or whatever, not a example of bad manners. I love your clips by way. Hola Elyce.Pienso que la razón por la qué algunos españoles son propensos a colarse es que pueden pensar que hacer ésto es un signo de inteligencia o astucia o lo que sea, no una muestra de mala educación. Greeting and enjoy your summertime!!!
About the first question, English people are wayyy to cold! and they’re always in a hurry! They’re nice but rude at the same time, it’s just weird. If you go to a restaurant, the waiters are a bit rude and if you’re in a queue alone don’t never ever expect to start a conversation with anyone because they’ll going to look at you like a crazy person, while in Spain it’s completely normal being chatty with strangers.
Haha the nice and rude at the same time is such a great way to put it. Don’t worry even other Anglos are confused about it. I would say that northern English are much friendlier and chattier than the southerners 😎. Not many people are as friendly as the spanish though 😘
The ‘bars in the windows’ thing is to stop some savage guiris from doing ‘balconing’
Hahahahaha totally
I think it refers to houses with street level windows, they have them obviously so burglars don't break in, i have seen them in many countries
Jajajaja
@@JackR772 that's funny 😂 do some research about Spain, one of the safest countries in Europe.
@@JackR772 have you done the research before asking?
I really don't think they cut in the line, at least not more than the rest of the European countries. I live in Germany and can tell you that people here, especially in chaotic circumstances, do cut in the line more often than Spaniards. by the way, what I really miss about Spain is that (at least in the south) when a person enters a shop with a queue, the first thing they do is to ask "quien es el ultimo"? (who is the last one?), which is a very efficient way to avoid jumping the line, honestly. And I havent seen it anywhere else.
I miss it too!!! They don't do it in the north as often as Andalusia. Ah I miss the south in general at the moment. Haha I lived in Germany for a while too and you're right!!!
Hi. I am a Spaniard living in Madrid. Here is also very common to ask who is the last one when joining a group of people waiting to be attended and in that manner is not necessary to form an actual queue row, so I don't think is only used in the South
I live in Valencia and we ask it always, in the shops, in the bank...
In all Spain we do that .
Also we ask for the last person in Barcelona, so I guess that it's a general thing in Spain
Los anglosajones lo primero que piensan es que somos vagos .
Les puedo decir una cosa:
Los españoles tienen que agradecer a sus padres y sus abuelos que hayan sacado a España adelante con su esfuerzo y su trabajo a pesar de todas las dificultades ...sin medios ni recursos...trabajando duramente en el campo y en la agricultura ...SIN la ayuda de nadie ni de ningún país después de la guerra civil y una dictadura de 40 años..
(Solo argentina nos ayudó vendiendo cereales necesarios para comer ;gracias atentamente argentinos por vuestra ayuda ),mientras el resto del mundo daba la espalda al pueblo español (se llamó autarquía)
Hemos conseguido sobrevivir sin ayuda de plan Marshall ( al contrario que el resto de Europa )después de la guerra .
Yo me siento muy orgulloso de ser español.
No me importa que el resto del mundo piense que somos vagos o que intenten humillarnos con estereotipos, siempre estaré orgullos de los raíces españolas...
Estaremos solos ...pero siempre valientes y mirando hacia delante.
Viva España !
Siempre hemos sido solos... Y aún así estamos aquí...
Además que somos el tercer país de Europa con más horas diarias trabajadas y creo CREO que el primero en calidad de producto.
Además que si tenemos tantos campeones en tantos deportes, tan vagos no seremos.
Why do the Spanish and French always refer to English speakers as anglosaxon? It's used in English to refer to a period in history that ended in the year 1066. Also, the Irish are AngloCeltic and would not appreciate being called AngloSaxon
@@MVK123 anglosajón in spanish is englishpeaker we have not a word to that you've just said
@@NDCMUTNT The correct word in Spanish is anglófono. It was Napoleon who popularized the term "anglosaxon" to refer to the British when he was vying for territory in the Americas with the Britain. So now, in France and Spain the word has become synonymous with Anglophone or English speaker. If you say anglosaxon for an English person, it's incorrect. If you say it to an Irish person it's incorrect and even insulting.
Vale = Ok
Tio = Mate
Bullfighting = Basically for tourists
I'm Spanish and I never been in a bullfighting event...
I was in like 2... but when I was a child, and because of local festivities... but that's it...
I’ ve never attend one either in my whole life and NEVER do, as my friends. We hate it.
I don’t know why people think Spaniards cut in line. When I was at the airport in Bilao I had to wait in a horrendous long line for like an hour because they were having a problem with the computer. Everyone stayed in their place and waited patiently. I didn’t see one person cut.
I totally agree with you!
Que significa eso de "cut in line"? Creo que el traductor de Google se equivoca
@@isaacalvarezperez7232 Significa saltarse la cola y supongo que lo dirán porque cuando estamos en el súper si detrás de mí hay alguien que sólo lleva una cosa y yo tengo el carro lleno lo dejo pasar para que no me espere, o la gente mayor, que suelen preguntarte si pueden pasar ellos delante... A mí no se me ha colado nadie nunca pero claro que puede pasar.
@@JackR772 thats not true!
@@isaacalvarezperez7232 Saltarse la cola. Colarse
We do'nt cut the line, it's a very bad thing, we usually let old people and women with children pass trhrough, but if someone tries to cut it people gets very angry
I think the reason why Spaniards dislike English is due to undesirable behavior when they visit Spain 🇪🇸 in their holidays; they usually drink a lot of alcohol, they also realize great parties not respecting the rest of the people, the environment what it involves them daily. It’s a different culture and we’re not use to face them in general. Of course, I do not want to generalize; not all Britains behave at the same manner, fortunately...
Yeh I think it's true though. Australians have the same malafama in Bali for example. Not all Australians act like that there but enough that it's given us a bad reputation 😎. Thanks for sharing a local opinion 😊
Elyce Behrsin Opss! I didn’t noticed earlier that you’ve mentioned “malafama”... Do you really use it in English? It’s kind interesting... 😊
@@alvarosanchezperez no we don't it's just one of my favourite phrases and I feel it suits the situation more 🙃
Elyce Behrsin Ahhh, ok!! Because I was surprised when I saw it 😂😀👍🏻
@@alvarosanchezperez we should haha but alas we don't 👎
My question could be: why they all think spanish people cut the line? I'm surprised! Jajajaj
Good question!
they don't only cut in line, when the plane lands, they all get up, even if they tell them to stay in their seats.
@@JackR772 yo no entiendo lo de cut line que mierda significa xd?Colarse?
@@tucantipack esta claro.... se habla de como cortamos perico. Flipan con nuestra forma de cortalo, puro sin mezcla rara haha. Una broma. Un abrazo
Elle, btw, are you married? 🤣
Funny fact: The story about the king's lisp is totally false. It never happened. We don't have lisp. It is the correct way to pronounce those consonants in spanish. Spanish does difference between "S" "C" and "Z" consonants so NOOO, it's not a lisp. It the right way to speak spanish.
It actually even has a name, dental fricative. I mean of course it makes total sense, every language has its own sounds, just like how nearly every other language speaker finds the English th strange 😊.
But the same people who think this fact about Spanish probably also think they don't have an accent. Or they just have never learnt a second language 💙
@@ElyceBehrsin It exist "ceceo" (to pronunciate the "s" like if it was a "c") and "seseo" (to pronunciate the "c" like if it was an "s"). But most of we speak correctly, despite their perception.
@@leonidasmarronidas7619 yeh I know that but the myth isn't real 😝
@@ElyceBehrsin Yes, the point is what areidda was saying, I think. But I said that because, in fact, there are some spanish who lisp, and i wanted to make clear that point. The incorrect mith exist because latinoamerican speakers use the "seseo" (opposite thing), so people that only have heard latinoamerican spanish (usually mexican) think that we, spanish, lisp, when the fact is that latinoamerican are who "sesean". So that people completelly unknow the phoneme "c" in spanish. That make even more sense if you think that anglo speakers also don't have that phoneme. They not even try to pronunciate that, and that's why giris allways ask for a "servesa"
@@leonidasmarronidas7619 the correct tem is actually dental fricative not lisp. Lisp is actually a bit of a different sound again and a speech impedement :)
Vamos por partes:
1- Al trabajo se llega justo a la hora .... es una obligación
2- A tomar una cerveza con los amigos se llega a una hora aproximada .... no pasamos lista a ver quien ha llegado y quien no ... tampoco castigamos a los que llegan tarde ni premiamos a los que llegan pronto ..... a ver si os enteráis ... se trata de tomar una cerveza no de hacer una obra de ingeniería ... Relajaos un poco más veréis como aumenta vuestra perspectiva de vida ... Por algo España es uno de los países donde se vive más tiempo ...aprended
Tampoco te pongas así amigo
Jose antonio OLÉ
Pues a mi me fastidia estar esperando por la gente.
@@lrdkuzco pues te tomas una birra de mientras XDD
@@rolflin . Me entretengo con el móvil.
8:08 The "lisp" comes from the retracted S , fricative , from Classical Latin.
Spain was a core component of the Roman Empire, that's why Castillan Spanish is so similar to Italian, Spain kept the normal S from Classical Latin , Classical Latin gets its Fricative S from Ancient Greek.
The grapes tradition comes from a extra grapes harvest at first years of XX century!
That's true! Good video by the way 👌🏻
Pues gracias que fue un excedente de uvas y no de cocos o higos chumbos
TONI RK
Ni sandias! Jajajaja
@@gabrielruizmedina9608 O melones
Time flexible culture? i am Spanish and i hate when people is late, is not normal, people who is late is being selfish and unpolite and gets told off for it, same that people who cut in line
Where in Spain are you from? Haha that's not the case here. I'm not even allowed to say anything when students come 15min late to class. It's so annoying 😑
@@ElyceBehrsin from Navarre, i think time keeping is gone worse with the years, and i think some people just abuse others with the excuse that being late it's something cultural, no one is late at work or when they have a serious appointment, they just do it when they think they get away with it, i personally don't wait for anyone more than 5 mins if they haven't sent a text saying they will be late
@@karl-arnalah beautiful part of the country! That's probably true. I like that rule too! I never understand why people can't text haha
@@ElyceBehrsin yes, text at least! ... we love Aussies around here, come and visit
@@karl-arnal I definitely will be back!!!!
Hello. I am spanish, and we use "vale" to say "adiós" "de acuerdo". I think it comes from the latin verb "valere" and the original meaning is "guárdate sano" (stay healthy), "adiós". And it is the last word in "Don Quijote de La Mancha" novel.
para decir adiós? de qué hablas? Nunca lo había oído. De qué parte de España eres?
I have never heard it used as bye. Can I also ask where in Spain you're from?
@@johndough5582 Hola John. Hoy la connotación de adiós prácticamente se ha perdido y sobre todo se usa para indicar conformidad con algo. Pero en origen, sobre todo en los siglos XVI y XVII, era una forma cortesana de despedida. Puedes consultarlo en cualquier diccionario de español. Te recomiendo el de la RAE. Por cierto, soy de Málaga.
@@ElyceBehrsin I am from Málaga.
@@joseluismeridarodriguez9853 Gracias, no lo sabía,. La confusión fue porque decías que se usaba hoy en día
In fact bullfightin it's getting more and more oldfashioned.
Individually generally we like and get along well with English people. Negative stereotypes in both nations are due to old national rivalries and wars, but this is old news and should be left behind. On the other hand there is a feeling in Spain that there are still negative stereotypes about Spain in England, perpetuated in movies, tv shows and British press.
Yo pienso que se equivocan mucho sobre lo que es una persona de España y una de Latinoamerica. Si te fijas en las peliculas de Hollywood siempre retratan a España con población de México y como si fueramos un país del tercer mundo. Eso realmente hace daño a la imagen de España.
En España, desde el año 2000 se puede cambiar el orden de los apellidos paterno y materno (previa petición del interesado mayor de edad)
A partir del 2016 o 2017 (creo) al registrar el nacimiento dejará de ser obligatorio poner en primer lugar el apellido paterno y luego el materno. Lo tendrán que decidir los padres o tutores.
Una vez conocí a un cliente apellidado García García, le mencioné el tema y me dijo estar casado con una chica apellidada García García.
Casi me explota la cabeza... ¡¿¡¿¿Qué probabilidad hay para que eso pase!?!?!?!?!?
@@mauriciorodriguezorduna3211, ¿Rodriguezez? ¿Es errata, no?
García es el apellido más común en España , así que igual no es tan raro .
Así es el apellido más clásico
mi madre tiene los mismos 4apellidos porque sus padres eran primos hermanos
We change the law and now you can get the first surname from your mother side and the second from your father side, or viceversa, so the tradition is less sexist
That's actually so progressive
The two last names are the first last names of the father and the mother. For example, if my father's last names were "García Brañas" and my mother's were "Expósito Castro", my last names would be "García Expósito"
¿Why are spaniards always late? It could be so for young people meeting to party, but others' time is usually fully respected in working environment.
as spaniard i found shocking how difficult is for anglo cultures to difereciate between racism and xenophobia and even more the race of each individual, there's only a race of human you can call it ethnic or origin and im not talking about "white" people, everyone integrated even iberoamericans use those terms, and when it goes even further with religion i cant stop shaking my head trying to understand
Sorry I don't actually understand what you're trying to say. I think in the Anglo world we are much more in tune with these things as we have a much larger variety of people and cultures living as part of our society. I love Spain but there is very little awareness of culture other than your own. Australia is per capita one of the most multicultural countries in the world and what is best is that everyone is allowed to have their own culture and be part of a National identity too. Integrate rather than assimilate. Sorry I really can't respond very well to you as I'm confused about what you are trying to say.
In fact we have a lot of surnames because we get all of them from our ancestors but we only use the 2 first from the father and the mother and with time the olders are forgotten but my parents have also 2 surnames of course so my third surname would be my fathers second one and my fourth surname would my mothers second one and the same with my grandfathers, the next 4 surnames would be their surnames....a bit of a mess lol. I can remember 8 surnames in my case but all spaniards can remember at least 4 for sure.
Usually the first surname is from the father and the second from the mother but the parents could put them the other way around to their children if they want to.
I want eight surnames!!!! I can imagine someone reading them out in a sitcom :D.Ah give me more surnames haha
Eres vasco no?
@@deadlyfeet5480, yo si, pero no hace falta serlo para saber eso. Con saber los apellidos de los 4 abuelos (y no es algo tan difícil de conseguir, ya los padres suelen normalmente conocer los de sus respectivos padres), ya los tienes.
Ahí van los míos Javier Duran Cuevas Domínguez Pérez Sarabia Herrero Rivero. Lo siento solo se siete mi madre se avergonzar IA de mí.
@@redbuki alucina con los míos, Rosa Maria Fuster Perez Cano Fuster
Todo topicazos...
I`ve never thought we cut in line; lines are respected, at least in the north and in Madrid. I don`t know about the south.
I don't think people do. I think that english speakers don't understand the system to line up...although in saying that in Barcelona people do push
The surname standard in Spain is useful for genealogy as well.
I think they get confused with the Italians about the question "why the Spaniards cut in line" I've lived for three years in Rome and I've suffer that myself many times ( and not even in every region in italy) Even in UK that I lived for two years some people got confused with the language. Italian and spanish 🤔
Definitely a possibility. I don't notice anyone cutting in front of me here. I actually find people are pretty courteous with lining up here.
While there are many Spanish traditions that involve horrible things done to animals, I've never heard of throwing a donkey from a tower. There was, however, a tradition that involved throwing a goat from a tower, which has been banned for a long time now. "Goat throwing" is easily found on Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat_throwing
Omg that's horrible. Yeh I'm not into animal sports...I think they should all be banned to be honest
Why the Spanish dislike the English? That question makes me sad. First of all, because I don't think that the majority of Spaniards dislike the English, and second, because I'm afraid that those who do (seriously, not for absurd reasons like history), have a reason that coincides with what Elice explains very well.
It has always seemed to me and many Spanish people that the English (and the British in general) are quite decent people and nice without alcohol.
However, some English (and people from Anglo-Saxon countries in general), when they drink seem to change their usual good behavior to a very bad behavior.
The problem is compounded because many Spaniards cannot believe that they do the same in their own countries, and that many Spaniards think they do that because they do not really have any respect for Spain and the Spanish (and people with that awfull behaviour are not really showing respect).
I don't think all English people have such a negative change when they drink, but those who do should take care of that.
First because it is not correct to have bad behavior with or without alcohol ( in your country or abroad, in everywhere), and second because they will create a bad reputation for other compatriots of them who do not deserve it.
I totally agree with you. One of the biggest shocks to me when I moved to Spain was how well people here behave at bars and parties. I have never seen two men fighting for example and you rarely see people really drunk. Well I say rarely because then I moved to Barcelona where there's more Anglo people getting really drunk. I honestly think that if I had the choice I would bring kids up in Spain, not because Anglo's are bad people, we aren't, but because I think people here have a much more healthy approach to socialising, alcohol and family :)
You sum up the situation very well. Given the number of English people who abuse the hospitality of the Spanish, especially in coastal towns and big cities, I´m always pleasantly surprised by how friendly and pleasant people are to me, an Englishman with truly awful Spanish and only a vague notion of the niceties of civilised behaviour here. It is a credit to Spain that we are not all tarred with the same brush. Thanks for that ...
The British do all the bad things they do in Spain, I bet they don't do it in their country, England.
"Vale" means "I agree" = OK.
Heard that from original people from Mexico. Except I think w/ an “S”
“Sale”
im spaniard, it can be use also if you don't care
Definitely Spaniards cut in line, mainly old women in the supermarket cashiers. Probably British cut in line too, but thank god for the self check-outs.
I think the reasons why Spaniards live longer, apart from the Mediterranean diet, are the good "free" healthcare and the fact that families look after their elderly and they don't end up in nursing homes therefore they eat better and don't feel isolated, but that is changing.
One question for you Elyce "Why does the "Menú del Día" of Spanish restaurants always include paella on Thursdays?".
We have good free healthcare in aus too and pretty high life expextancy but I think you're dead right about elderly! My family are quite unique though my mum's grandma lived at home until 103 and my papa is still at home at 94 refusing to move in with my parents haha.
I have literally no idea!!! Why does it? I feel like it doesn't in cantabria 😎
Elyce Behrsin That is changing as well, but Thursdays were Franco’s hunting days. He used to go hunting to some random place and then appeared at the local restaurant without previous warning. His favourite dish was paella, so all the restaurants included paella on Thursdays just in case he turned up unexpectedly. That carried on even after he died, I think now it’s probably changing.
@@javiervagabond9524 omg that is crazy!!!! I did not know that
Well, In Galicia Thursday's the "Cocido" Day.
@@MrSmith1O1 yummnnnn
Lo de las colas no sé si tendrá que ver con el hecho de que las mujeres iban a la plaza (al mercado), que concentraba los puestos de alimentación, y si había cola en un puesto las mujeres podían pedir la vez en ese puesto y mientras era su turno ir a comprar otras cosas en otro puesto. Si la cola era para una ventanilla de la administración o incluso para el médico, también podían darse casos similares
¡Un galeón español cargado de oro!, ¡preparáos para el abordaje!
Sir Francis Drake 😂
I'm Spanish and old ladies they do often cut in line, so true. Why? I don't know, but I've noticed some old people do the same in the UK.
It's just old ladies. It was the same when I lived in Vietnam. Entitlement, frustration and a sprinkle of wgaf 😝
Buen vídeo Elyce 👍🏻 ☺
Gracias 😘
Would like to know who is always late. What region are you speaking about ?
At my region arriving on time is the normal behaviour.
Most "anglos" only know our south and east coasts and think they know Spain. The real country is inland guys not at those prefabricated places for tourists where even a Paella has nothing to do with a real one.
I have lived in Andalusia, Cantabria and Catalunya, and I would say that compared to Australia where you always arrive five minutes early, everyone in Spain is late except perhaps the Cantabrians :)
@ElyceBehrsin Nothern halve of Spain in general gets always on time.
For us that "mediterranean" use of being always late, results even more annoying than for you. And the fact that they see it as normal, is even more disturbing.
Anyway, everywhere there are good and bad things 😚
Lo de las rejas en las ventanas tenía doble sentido: evitar que entraran en casa ladrones u hombres que deshonraran la esposa o a la hija, y dificultar que la esposa o la hija se enrollara con un amante
Spanish people in general, smoke as much as the Japanese, they cut down somewhat but in the north like the south, everyone smokes. Why they eat late is because of the heat, it's so damn hot in the summer, that's also why they take siestas. You can't work when it's hot, so they waited until the sun went down to work. Spain is another world, i love how long the days are in summer, it's amazing the sun comes down at 11, while in the los angels, CA, it comes down at 9, it can be 7 o'clock and it's like 3 in other countries. Plus Spain gives me energy, i need to sleep 8 hours, no matter what, but in Spain, 4 is enough. Spain is a special place to go when you are young. Drinking and dancing and going out until 5 is out of this world. Even when your old people go walking at night, until 2.
Ostia is more like an expression for being surprised about something rather than swearing. But it's use nowadays could lead to something mean because this word is used as a noun originally for the sacramental piece of bread so literally is like being disrespectful to the catholic institution but that's been forgotten as the years go by and only offends to the more religious people.
Also ostia could refer to hit something or someone or being hit heheh
Yeh it's rather like 'jesus' in English actually!
Hi Elyce, acabo de descubrir tu canal y me resulta muy interesante, tanto por el aprendizaje del inglés, la lengua franca de facto, como por lo curioso de los choques culturales.
Sin estar ni a favor ni contra el toreo, quisiera dejarte un par de apuntes.
Primero, que en Europa, también hay corridas de toros: en Francia (sur) y Portugal, en este último, sin muerte del animal. Y también hay toros en (¿casi?) toda Lationoamerica.
El segundo es lingüístico: hay una gran cantidad de expresiones usadas en castellano a diario que provienen del mundo de la tauromaquia.
Y como ya "estoy para el arrastre" (got/catch it?) me voy a dormir, pero antes te animo a seguir con estos interesantes videos.
Keep on the good work, aussie! 😇
Hmmm sorry it's too hard for me to discuss this topic in Spanish. I thought that bullfighting was banned in France and Portugal now? and also I lived in Latin America and in most places there it is actually banned. Latin America is a VERY BIG and DIVERSE place so I don't think you should compare it as a country, like with Spain for example. Regardless thanks so much for your comment :)
@@ElyceBehrsin hopefully in a few years spaniards will turn their backs totally to bullfighting. According to some studies, more than a half of spaniards hate that. I am one of them
@@rosafuster8376 I have read something similar. To be honest I have only met one Spaniard who liked it when I was teaching in a pueblo near Seville. Otherwise mostly it's not even a topic of conversation and if it is no one seems to like it.
@@ElyceBehrsin exactly.
A mi me gustaria preguntar a todos los anglosajones.. por que creen que fué Fernando de Magallanes quien dio la primera vuelta al mundo?. ( si, fue el comandante de la expedicion,.. pero murió a medio camino.... es como decir que Buzz Aldrin fue el primero que piso la luna por que fue el comandante de la expedicion apolo 11)
Maybe because Fernão Magalhães was actually the first to go round the world!
If it weren't for the Portuguese explorers knowledge of maritime navigation el canos expedition wouldnt even have left Sanlúcar barramierda
Do you now understand spaniel?
Anglosajones Tuvieron su momento álgido que ya va acabando.
España fue el primer imperio en descolonizar. Posterior lo hizo Francia.. terminando su dominación en países africanos en el anterior siglo, ahora es Inglaterra el último que está perdido sus posesiones.. La india, Kenia, Hong Kong, etc. Tuvieron su momento donde culturalmente influían y distribuían sus mentiras por el mundo. Eso ya se acaba..
@@brunocarreiro7796 Magallanes murió en Filipinas. De hecho está su tumba que puedes visitar. Pobre.. no llego ni a la mitad del viaje 🤪
@@raul46170 es verdad, pero fue Magalhães el responsable por coordinar todo el viaje pues era el único que tenía los conocimientos de navegaccion, pues los pPortuguese en esta época ya unieran descubierto medio mundo
I think that people were answering the same survey in the three countries, not that they have been in Spain and observe things and behaviors.
🤣🤣probably
Why the English do not know how to use the balcony railing?
I have no idea. I'm australian so don't suffer this genetic predisposition
vale = right, ok / tío = dude / ostia = fuck, shit. By the way, amazing your explanation on why we speak faster. It actually makes a lot of sense. English is definitely a more concise language. Well done, your linguistic explanations sound more and more professional. ¡Eres una tía cojonuda!
Thanks so much. That's such a compliment :D.
the lisb: TH in english en C/Z in spain are literally the same letter when pronounced. I speak both languages with a native accent and I don't differentiate between the two with my positioning of the tongue :D
Thats actually interesting because they're phonetically different and for a speaker that only speaks one the tongue placement is totally different - literally a matter of whether your tongue is inside or outside your mouth. Where did you grow up and which country do you have the other accent from?
Soy español y andaluz y superpuntual, de los que llegan antes, eso me hace menos puntual menos español o qué. basta ya de tópicos.
Piensas q. puntualidad es una cosa español? Q. parte de Andalusia vives? Sorry I don't fully understand :D
@@ElyceBehrsin En Málaga puntual y formal siempre. como toda mi familia. Entre mis amigos hay gente muy puntual y muy impuntual lo que nos da mucho juego y conversación.
@@elotroichifer me encanta Malaga! He estado muchos veces allí y en general pienso q. La Gente es distinta 🥰. Más abierta y cercana tambien
Si, gente de todo el mundo. Pero muy andaluces y muy humanos ... puntuales, impuntuales.... y todas las debilidades humanas.
@@elotroichifer sí es verdad. No soy puntual entonces no me importa puntual o no, solo q. La Gente es simpatica
Hi there. Congrats on another brilliant and stimulating video. Regarding bars on windows in Spain, they are quite widespread indeed, especially for ground-floor windows. It may be just me, but I think I am right to say that many of us Spaniards have grown up in a sort of paranoia whereby burglars can break into your house at any moment, and that could possibly justify the presence of bars on windows. It took me some time to feel fully comfortable in British houses where big windows (OMG, without bars!) overlook the front and rear as I myself carry around that very same feeling at a subconscious level. Needless to say that, for all the fear and alarm instilled back at home for years on end (not specifically with bars as we live on a 2nd floor, but still with safety locks and all kinds of cautions before leaving the house even for a day out) no burglar has ever broken into the family house.
Thanks so much!!!
I have never noticed them....I'm going to be on the lookout now. Maybe cantabria has always been too safe haha. Thanks for the info.
In España you can have the first surname you want. In my case me first surname is my mothers surname
@Joan Egea You must be very young, not older than your early 20s. The law only changed in 1999 in Spain and from then parents could agree on the mother's surname first.
@@TheSpanishNotebook tengo 34
I'm Spanish. Yeah we have bars in the windows on the ground floors of buildings for security, to stop burglars from entering the properties.
I never saw this in Spain until I moved to Barcelona! Now I see it everywhere! Big city thing maybe?
"hostia" and "te pego o te doy una hostia" is been related to the Catholic church linked to authoritarian regimes, like Franco dictatorship, and the abusive behaviour they used to have in schools beating kids that they were not good on learning, or a bit irreverent , so giving u the body of christ as "darte una hostia" refers to hitting someone.
We actually hace way more than two surnames. I know 18 surnames from my ancestors
But official ones on your birth certificate?
@@ElyceBehrsin yep, actually not in the DNI, but in the cense yes it does
@@Chabier-mx2mz As in the census?
@@ElyceBehrsinsorry for my ignorance, what's census?
Censo?
its like a national survey...not sure what its called in spain sorry.
You can’t generalize about the behavior of a country because handful of people. Stereotyping people implies bias, prejudices and preconceptions is used by politic propaganda against certain countries.
Rage on
I know exactly why the Spaniards dislike the British for the same reason Argentinians also dislike them too
Jaja verdad!
I just got pushed and cut in line by two old auntie speaking Spanish in France. Theyre expecting me to treat them nice even if they break the line so fking funny and they can’t even speak english
1. Brittish they should ask themselves why they reject all the other languages (and cultures), because 95% of them don´t speak any language. And they are very rascist, there are London areas where you can be assaulted if they hear you speak other language than english. (By the way, far more spanish people speaking english than the opposite).
2. To eat the "uvas" in christmas is a scandinavian tradition imported like some other (santa claus, halloween, etc.).
3. "Ostia" is an allegorical way ("te doy una ostia") of reproducing the movements of the priest when he gives to you the host at the mass.
Ostia is like surprise in Spanish
People from Mexico will disregard your, “I first saw that parking space,” even with your turn indicator, and park right in that space.
Spanish have 2 surnames and you keep yours when you marry due to religion. For example Jews say that you become a Jew through a Jewish mother not father.
By having 2 surnames one of which is your mothers makes it easier to control religious purerity.
The rivalry is with france... xd
The rivarly with France started in 1066, and with Castille (Spain) in 1373
Why does a woman must changes her surname when gets married ? It is an act of absolute submission.
They don't and I shan't. Lots of women don't anymore even in the Anglo world
Elyce Behrsin Sure? America must out of Anglo world. I know that young women are more concerned about. that but still they got pressure from society.
@@txetxe2568 I don't feel that pressure but I'm not American and I'm from a very feminist family with a feminist bf so I can only comment on my own experience. I don't think people care that much about surnames anymore though. Lots of my friends don't change theirs. Including American friends
Elyce Behrsin Great! 👍
I did the 12 grapes in South America too. I suppose my mother was a true Spanish, teaching us this custom at home,
That's so fun! My family did the same with weird Estonian traditions in Australia
@@ElyceBehrsin Thank you for answering. I visited Spain a couple of times. The lifestyle is enjoyable, no doubt. I am a Spanish descendant, and live in the US, being fluent in both languages; best regards,
You're welcome. Oh bilingual by nature, such an advantage. Saludos x
The bar in windows were to protect against English pirates.
hahaha this made me laugh! I should get thicker bars
Lo importante es que piensas tu hermosa rubia
Vale is and expression that also in Latin America like Venezuela and Puerto Rico use it as well
It is usual to have bars at the windows.....
So cool you injected some Estonian, too. 😁 You just switched the vocals. It's 'kurat'. 😊 Great and fun video as always. Keep up the good work and greetings from Estonia! 😀
OMG is there a real Estonian on my channel? I'm so happy. Now that you say it I think I confused the vowels from goodnight with kurat because they are the two things my dad says the most to me haha. Thanks for the comment :DDD
@@ElyceBehrsin, yup. Been hanging around here for a while now. Dreaming of moving to Spain. 😍
@@annivali4356 ah that's so cool. I've been dreaming of another trip back to Estonia...maybe this summer :D
@@ElyceBehrsin, nice. Summer's a good idea. Although lately the weather has been exactly the same on both Cristmas and Midsummer's Eve!!! 🤣
Bars in olden days they were placed to protect the honour of the ladies of the families
You havent been in China! They do and really know how to cut in line
Well, hostia, is the communion host
Ostia, is a swear word , but it also means oyster...
No way! How cute!
The first Is dads first and the second Is mums first
You get comments mainly from Spaniard, where are the Aussie expats and Aussies in the motherland?
Australians don't come to Spain. They're more interested in Italy or my Asian content
WHAT?! I thought the grapes thing was global
En Alemania saltan de una silla
Why do anglo speakers keep asking about ostia and vale? lol Am I missing something? Do these words have some meaning for them?
Hostia is a curse word and vale is like ok :D.
@@ElyceBehrsin Oh I know what they mean lol. That's why I'm asking. It's like if spaniards were asking "why do english speakers say fuck?" Makes no sense to me
Yeh I feel like the questions should be 'what's hostia in English'....very weird searches I agree
my mom says she's british i heard back on the internet she's from Iceland but she talks about america and australia...... Hmmm
Who's British, and who is Icelandic?
Hi, i am spaniard
Could someone explaime what is "cut in line" please?
My English is not very good😅
Voy a probar en castellano! Disculpame los errores!
Cut in es cuando hay una fila, pero la persona no va a la ultima sitio... en general, pienso qué no es un problema grande aqui, pienso que occure como en todo los países, y tambien los guiris no entienden la norma cuando los españoles dicen ‘ultimo‘
@@ElyceBehrsin ya entiendo, gracias
@@ElyceBehrsin y eso no pasa en Londres no?
I don't know...I have never lived in London. Also notice that I said I didn't think it was a problem in Spain. ;)
@@ElyceBehrsin apenas, a mí solo me pasaba en la escuela
I am sorry, but what does "cut in line" mean?
Push in front of people - not wait your turn :)
What English the Spaniards hate based on that question, the language or the people?
Sorry? Do English hate the Spanish or what Spanish hate the English?
@@ElyceBehrsin What Spaniards hate English. What I mean is that English is a language or the people? English can be refers to both language and people, the language and people of england.
@@adrianwakeisland4710 honestly I don't even remember what I said in the video haha. Maybe both
@@ElyceBehrsin if refers to people, they hate it coz of their drunkness.
@@ElyceBehrsin if refers to language, maybe that's their revenge against the native english-speakers for not having spanish in their schools while english is desperately compulsory in most schools, even in non-english speaking countries. They don't speak english at all like native english speaking people doesn't speak any of non-english languages worldwide, even they are living in non-english speaking countries. Maybe they don't like to become like scandinavians.
The changing hours in Spain, to be the same as Berlin, was done by the 2nd Republic. The Franco's think is just an urban myth.
I resume it in 4 words " carpe Diem" and " Tempus Fugit"
Asking simple questions like do you speak English? Would help in the way the Spaniards see English spoken people.
De acuerdo!!!! Y es muy sencillo ☺️
Hello elyce, i have a question
What does exactly "cut in line" mean?
When instead of waiting you go in front of someone who has been waiting in the line longer :)
@@ElyceBehrsin really?? i'd get very angry to see that but to be honest i never see anyone doin' it here in Madrid, do you?
@@manuelfg2902 no I think Spanish people are very polite and always ask el último 💙 I think guiri don't understand and maybe that's why they get cut in front of haha
@@ElyceBehrsin very smart answer, never saw it from that point of view..... Thanks
it means the action of cutting a line with a scissors
Hi there Elyce, Thanks for the video. On the surnames, just a quick note, when a couple has a baby it's the first surname of each parent that is passed onto the baby. Women do not change their surnames (which I love) and nowadays parents have to pick the order of the surnames, either father's first and then mother's or the other way around. If you have more than one kid, all have to have the same order. Way more equal yeah
I love it! So diplomatic 😃
Another vale???
The lisp thing is German people with the s, not the spaniards!
My name is Alejandro José Melgarejo Frías González Fernández Tordesillas Piqueras... You can call me Alex, though.
Does your name fit on application forms? Sometimes I struggle with mind and it's only three words long 😎
@@ElyceBehrsin officially I go by Melgarejo Frías (dad's & mom's). However as a kind of memory game when you are a kid with your granny, it's fun to review all your surnames. I could tell you all my eight great-grandparents surnames.
@@alejandromelgarejofrias6097 I love that!
really fun video, I am spanish, from seville ;) , please more video like this :D
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Also I miss your beautiful city! xx
More Florencio , more es más en ingles
Olé, illo!
I've never seen spaniards cutting in line, but I've seen plenty of drunk british doing it and starting fights.
🤣 I've seen it but not as often as drunk Brits
It's the 'me first' mentality. bad upbringing with selfishness. for cutting in line
We dont cut in lines, if you try it you will be miller.
You said "Franco's reign", but actually Franco was a dictator, not a king
Slip of the tongue. Reign is often used sarcastically which is how I intended it. I didn't think he was a king haha
What! I thought everyone keeps their mothers surname and just make it a middle initial, im filipino so idk
Nope they keep one from both sides. Double surnames in Spain. All the forms have two surnames too...quite annoying when you just have one haha
that question about the double surname is like a bit of "what a nerve!", because the question is why so much machismo in the anglo culture on this topic. The faiur questions would be why an anglo sees how his beloved mother surname is not included in his name if he has a father and a mother, and probably he loves his mother more than his father, and her surname doesn't deserve to be forgotten.
Why a n anglo woman sees how his father's surname is deleted from her name when she gets married (maiden name?, nee? wtf?). Is it so because she belongs to his husband and has no origins or previous life?.
Those are the questions must be answered, because those anglo customs are a bit of nonsense and even unfair. 😁
In Spain, you might not notice Spanish people cutting in line. You will notice it when you are boarding a plane. Some might get in line and others just rush the door, everything is chaos. Spanish people also will get out of their seats the moment the plane lands, even if told not to. They must be changing, they are probably getting better at this, but most still have a problem, if they can they will rush the line with no regards to others who have been waiting in line. Someone needs to bring this to their attention and get them back to the line. Other people will cut in line if they can, they have someone they know in line and they will get in with them. You would think, maybe those who live in villages, are more backward minded, than those in the city.
Honestly Spain is child's play compared to Vietnam or Brazil.i mention them as I also lived in both places and was fed up with line cutting. I've been here a few years so have taken a few flights haha and can't say I find them any worse than Americans or Australians. People around the world are bad at air travel. I've travelled in over 40 countries and Spain isn't even up there with the worst. Like I said in the south they are a bit pushier but still not enough that I'd be offended by the behaviour. I think foreigners have a tendency to be overly sensitive, and fairly so, they're out of their comfort zone.
Americanard? Canadiard? Possible?
Una cosa que se me hace pesada,especialmente de los britanicos,es que siempre aparece Franco de alguna manera.Si,fue un dictador y España tuvo la mala suerte de tener que aguantarlo,pero murio en 1975 y en 2020 ya cansa que siempre aparezca como base de alguna caracteristica española.
De acuerdo totalmente. He escucho este sentimiento muchas veces de los británicos. Pero los británicos todavía hablan sobre los convicts en Australia también. Es muy aburrido!
@@ElyceBehrsin Debe ser la tendencia britanica a centrarse en el pasado.Por lo demas,interesantes sus videos.Gracias!
@@janres9540 Bueno, nosotros tampoco estamos tan innocentes... hay que recordar que hace poco, Sanchez Exhumó a Franco... y Varios hasta querían tirarlo del monte pa que se pudra ahí... otros hasta Querían desterrar a la familia Franco...
Sin Mencionar que ahora que está VoX con una posición influyente, ha vuelto de nuevo Franco Franco franco, Especialmente gente mayor que añora a cierta medida esos tiempos y vienen con el típico " Con Franco se vivía mejor " o " con franco no se pagaban tantos impuestos, hasta casas gratis "
It's awesome to see how much you appreciate and know loads about my country and culture. Thank you very much for in a way standing up for Spain/Spanish and not criticising us.
Why don't idiots understand that when you are speaking Standard English you are not speaking "Anglo", you are speaking West Saxon dialect that has been heavily influenced by French. If you want to hear Anglic (O) the closest is probably someone who speaks Scots for example "Wha widnae fecht fur Charlie?" (Who wouldn't fight for Charlie?), "Guid Scran" (Good Food), "Lang may yer Lang reek" (Long may your chimney smoke), "Ah'm feart o ye" (I am scared of you), "Hoo Noo Broon Coo" (How now Brown Cow), "Ah hae a reid table in ma hoos" (I have a red table in my house).
What are you talking about? No one is claiming to speak Anglo lol! I've literally never heard a single person ever make that claim 🤣
Smokers data from 2019. European countries, from top to last: Russia 28%,...., Spain 20%,....., UK 16%, ......Iceland 8%
Hola a toros? ;-P The D sound is an interdental sound [ð]
What if she just wants to say hi to the bulls?
@@m.sanchez9902 jajajajaja i mean - real talk!
@@m.sanchez9902 Obviamente es fonetica, no es un significado que quiera decir pero seguramente tenga informacion de primera mano, sino seguramente no harias dicha pregunta haha
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I had laughted a lot hahahhaha
I love the video 😂❤
Ahh and in fact, WE REALLY CUT IN THE LINE, I dont think about it like something weird since watch this video.
Is like you and your friends are waiting for something, another friends con cut an put next to you and the people see it correct.
In some case one or two go into de line to wait and there your friends come xdxd.
But it is normaly something not serious you know
About smoke, there are even five ten years old boys who smoke, and a lot. It is like if you are a teen and you smoke you are cool so you are popular and more people try and cant stoped on time. It is a pity because there are spoil themselves.
And about the bullfight, the people who likes that, normaly fifty or more years old, sais that it is beautiful because the bull fight for his life until the end so when they die, they die with honor...
I am not into that because I am from Galicia and there the culture are very different but I think that practise is disappearing.
Hostia is written with "h", bro
These are google search results bro
Hi Elyce. I think that the reason why some Spaniards are prone to jump the queues is that they may think that doing this is sign of cleverness or cunning or whatever, not a example of bad manners. I love your clips by way. Hola Elyce.Pienso que la razón por la qué algunos españoles son propensos a colarse es que pueden pensar que hacer ésto es un signo de inteligencia o astucia o lo que sea, no una muestra de mala educación. Greeting and enjoy your summertime!!!
Haha I wonder if that is the reason. I don't personally find they jump the queue too much, but maybe it's because I'm aware of them trying haha xx
En mi vida he visto colarse a nadie en una cola, soy española con 45 años. No lo permitiría.. me enfadaría mucho. No se de donde sacan esas ideas
About the first question, English people are wayyy to cold! and they’re always in a hurry! They’re nice but rude at the same time, it’s just weird. If you go to a restaurant, the waiters are a bit rude and if you’re in a queue alone don’t never ever expect to start a conversation with anyone because they’ll going to look at you like a crazy person, while in Spain it’s completely normal being chatty with strangers.
Haha the nice and rude at the same time is such a great way to put it. Don’t worry even other Anglos are confused about it. I would say that northern English are much friendlier and chattier than the southerners 😎. Not many people are as friendly as the spanish though 😘