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Lives in los barrios

Registration: 27 April 2015

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8 years ago
CooleyCasa

Sanitas Health Insurance Company by CooleyCasa

I'd like to hear anyone's experience with Sanitas Health Insurance, good or bad. Thanks, Shawn

linedancer

Fortunately I've had 28 years with the Spanish Health System ,and to me can't find fault with it. My wife was in hospital for six weeks with EMPHERSIMIA i just had a hernia and catarach ops both sent to private hospitals,,but there again we ... Read More

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8 years ago
CooleyCasa

Sanitas Health Insurance Company by CooleyCasa

I'd like to hear anyone's experience with Sanitas Health Insurance, good or bad. Thanks, Shawn

linedancer

my son a newcomer to spain insured himself and wife with sanitas,finding it a little expensive they canceled the insurance,by letting it run out and informing the company regardless of this sanitas removed over 2000 euros from my sons bank account ... Read More

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9 years ago
Christine

Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...

linedancer

no no no los barrios isnt a dangerous place,the dogs i have and others are strays ,weve taken in.and unlike the couples who knock out six or more kids ,then expect the goverment to keep them i can afford to keep the number i have,,spain is a noisy ... Read More

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9 years ago
Christine

Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...

linedancer

hi adrienneb .i gree she wouldnt like it here .i live in a cul de sac i have three dogs ,my son next door has seven ,new neibours brought two more .next door other side have three ..next door to my son two more finally my other neighbour three ... Read More

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9 years ago
Christine

Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...

linedancer

hi adrienneb.well weve seemed to hit common ground,to hear those dogs screaming like that would have been too much for me ,weve would have been out there and a few spanish heads would have been busted .fu== the police ,i may have worried ... Read More

linedancer replied to a thread
9 years ago
Christine

Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...

linedancer

hi we came to spain,not for just the sun,you dont give up everything just to lay in the sun,meeting some ex pats over the past 30 years ,i was amazed at the results of people coming over, one couple sold their property ,bought a bar in torromolinos ... Read More

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9 years ago
Christine

Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...

linedancer

hi miss rogers,if i had read janines tales of woe many years ago .i would probrably never arrived here,and missed the best years of living life..life nev er comes easy,as my 83 years will tell,.but for the past 27 years, living in spain has been ... Read More

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9 years ago
Julien

New members of the Spain forum, introduce yourself here – 3rd quarter of 2015 by Julien

Hi all, Newbie on the Spain forum? Don’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...

linedancer

one thing seems to be dificult to find in spain ,first very near gibraltar border,we are two musicians one singer ,one keyboard player got the gigs but cannot find a singer in spanish ,going solo us two this weekend.just hoping we may find someone ... Read More

linedancer replied to a thread
9 years ago
Christine

Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...

linedancer

hi recently,i had cause to go to court ,not me,but for me .as i was making enquiries ,i joked about the huge pile of files on each persons desk.theres no way ,except a miracle,their ever going to get through them .even as we spoke, in came a female ... Read More

linedancer replied to a thread
9 years ago
Christine

Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...

linedancer

+ hi leisure time i heartily agree with you but in respect i find american companies also likewise. i have been dealing with a country western store for over twenty years namely for jeans belts buckles and shirts .each time i make a purchase i ... Read More

linedancer replied to a thread
9 years ago
Northern Belle

Surplus Books by Northern Belle

Hi, can anyone tell me if there are any outlets for surplus English novels? The Charity Shops seem to have more than they can cope with and I have tried Book Aid who send books to Africa but as I live in Spain they are not able to collect. I live ...

linedancer

sorry as a matter of fact i was in gib this week ,and tried to find the shop because ive got some books as well .no luck ,mind you didn t go far, Read More

linedancer replied to a thread
9 years ago
Northern Belle

Surplus Books by Northern Belle

Hi, can anyone tell me if there are any outlets for surplus English novels? The Charity Shops seem to have more than they can cope with and I have tried Book Aid who send books to Africa but as I live in Spain they are not able to collect. I live ...

linedancer

hi ive been told that certain book shops in gib will buy them off of you..a friend of ours recieved 40 pounds for his . Read More

linedancer replied to a thread
9 years ago
Christine

Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...

linedancer

i agree with you entirely but surely as spain declares its a democracy ,and changed its ways to suit that ,after francos death ,,they could also change the old ways of deriving pleasure and entertainment by treating animals in a better way ... Read More

linedancer replied to a thread
9 years ago
Christine

Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...

linedancer

explaining to the spanish about animal cruelty ,is likes telling the vietnemiese and the chinese they shouldnt eat dogs .since 1988 when we came theres been a vast improvement on spanish taking dogs as pets ,walking them and loving them maybe you ... Read More

linedancer replied to a thread
9 years ago
Geomotrix

Moving to Spain by Geomotrix

Molly here, looking to move to Spain with my husband, we would be happy to hear from anyone who has private health insurance or has knowledge of which ones may be the best. Thanks to this site we have a lot of other useful info :)

linedancer

ronin .its good to know a real american because when i visited there i only met .irish american african american italian americanchinese american if fact i could have gone round the bloody world without leaving america ,so in the end i decided the ... Read More