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Author Topic: The Spanish things we need ...

Offline Janet

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The Spanish things we need ...
« on: Mon 29 Jan 2018, 18:33 »
I love my visits to the UK and Germany, because they're "family", and because they feel "familiar" ... but they increasingly feel "less familiar"!

I love the trees, and rivers, and autumn, and ... and now I'm struggling ...

And when I'm away from Tenerife, I miss the language, the sound of it and the familiarity of it, and I found I couldn't understand some Scottish woman the other day on R4 ...

I might be going native ...

Anyway, HERE is the list of 10 Spanish things we all need! I can hit seven of them ... I don't do paella, and have no need of Tshirts and football scarves! What about you??

And can you think of any Spanish "essentials" that aren't on that list?
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Offline Delderek

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Re: The Spanish things we need ...
« Reply #1 on: Mon 29 Jan 2018, 18:52 »
Larios! , Ron Miel,  Barraquito  (Ok I know the last two are Canarian, but a bit of poetic licence):tiphat:

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Re: The Spanish things we need ...
« Reply #2 on: Mon 29 Jan 2018, 18:57 »
hombre, aquí somos Canarios ...

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Offline Myrtle Hogan-Lance

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Re: The Spanish things we need ...
« Reply #3 on: Mon 29 Jan 2018, 21:18 »
1, 7 and 8. 

Though I am not too sure how happy I'd be living away from here in any case.

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Re: The Spanish things we need ...
« Reply #4 on: Mon 29 Jan 2018, 21:51 »
Fan, mop and wine & beer for me  :great:  I'd also add to the list a hob-top cafetera (though is that more Italian?), Spanish coffee and a toldo (sunblind) for my terrace.

It's so hard to find a decent cup of coffee in the UK at any price, yet in Tenerife there's great coffee everywhere for a little over €1 a cup!  In the supermarket, Douwe Egberts, Lavazza and whatever can't hold a candle to Mercadona's own brand.
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Re: The Spanish things we need ...
« Reply #5 on: Tue 30 Jan 2018, 15:28 »
Actually on that list a mop is the only one for me all the rest I can do without.

Now queso blanco de cabra, baraquito, yes @nova you are right about the coffee -  :great:

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Re: The Spanish things we need ...
« Reply #6 on: Tue 30 Jan 2018, 15:34 »
yes where's the cheese??! And the tapas!
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Re: The Spanish things we need ...
« Reply #7 on: Tue 30 Jan 2018, 15:34 »
I love my visits to the UK and Germany, because they're "family", and because they feel "familiar" ... but they increasingly feel "less familiar"!

I love the trees, and rivers, and autumn, and ... and now I'm struggling ...

And when I'm away from Tenerife, I miss the language, the sound of it and the familiarity of it, and I found I couldn't understand some Scottish woman the other day on R4 ...

I might be going native ...

Anyway, HERE is the list of 10 Spanish things we all need! I can hit seven of them ... I don't do paella, and have no need of Tshirts and football scarves! What about you??

And can you think of any Spanish "essentials" that aren't on that list?


That's coz they're all a wee bit pissed  :giggle: :giggle:

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Re: The Spanish things we need ...
« Reply #8 on: Tue 30 Jan 2018, 15:35 »
yes where's the cheese??! And the tapas!

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Offline Janet

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Re: The Spanish things we need ...
« Reply #9 on: Tue 30 Jan 2018, 15:46 »
oh yes!!!!!!

And jamón ...

funny how it's all edibles or drinkables ... :giggle:
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