Is Spain's Economy REALLY Booming?

[@YTXTV-h9b]

Thanks for your video. Guys, just for informative purposes: The usual schedule in Spain when you work for a small to large company is 9h up to 19h. That can change depending on the company and sector. Some of them have flexible timetable giving the chance to start at 8h but then you can finish at 17h or start at 09:30 and then finish at 19:30h. There are many exceptions to this. For instance in the public sector/ public adminsitration they may finish earlier. Shop owners, restaurants, etc. can close by 13h, go home to lunch (wherever they live - it may be far from the store is placed-) and open back again at 17h. Then the shop is opened up to 20:30h. There are many other exceptions: If you are a sales representative you may be busy the whole day up to 21h one day because there are tons of sales to attend, but another day you may finish by 13h as there aren't any sales meetings to attend. So, guys stop asumming in Spain people spend less time working because simply it is not true. You have a vision of retired people that mostly relates with retired spanish people and then make assumptions that not always are true. Have a nice day.

[@andrewdavies8954]

Estrella Galicia " 1906 " can't beat it

[@AngelaLeyland-x5b]

As always, informative. I love the exchange of views between the two of you. Looking forward to your discussions on an ongoig basis. Thank you!

[@heidipeters7174]

Being an Anglo- Spanish family like you Stu it’s quite a mix of tradition. I have to fight tooth and nail for my Turkey! The kids love it and so does my brother but the rest all want lamb…. 😅

[@CL-man]

In Canada, the lottery, or casino, or gambling winnings, are not taxable.

[@heidipeters7174]

@@CL-man Here EVERYTHING is taxable….

[@janethaver3375]

I feel the cold in Seville as the flat has no central heating, and we are used to central heating in the UK as we couldn’t exist without it

[@meatmoneymilkmonogamyequal5583]

I live in Seville. A warm cozy flat in Spain in winter is almost unheard of, let alone the bars and restaurants, they're freezing inside. They leave the door open.

[@ph5056]

I spent many years in Spain and if I returned I would only ever look for a south facing apartment/ property , You need that lounge/ balcony heat in the winter even if it is only for a few hours. I've had non south facing and the good energy is not there , it just never feels right either.

[@Jacintorro74]

Conoces una parte muy reducida de españa.Consulta el clima en las dos castillas,o en Aragon

[@janetlombardi2314]

Thank you both for an interesting chat 😊

[@toroverde9329]

Thank you Stu! Always enjoy your collabs.

[@sz13bigmo]

29:06 yes, the Founder’s brewery in Michigan now mostly owned by Mahou. The IPA is about 4%. Their bar here has those large vats that you see with a microbrewery. Also a very nice bier garten. I first saw Founders on tap in 2019 is the Gracia neighborhood in Barcelona.

[@kevinpeters5125]

Hey Stu. Its interesting the whole Xmas thing, I lived in Oz for 7 years and it never felt like Xmas... for me like at home now is about snow and a roaring fire

[@jmarin5539]

When I used to go to the UK, apart from my work there, it was quite common to see San Miguel in certain pubs in the south of England and now I’m concerned about robotaxis the thought of taking an unplanned trip in a driverless car, with no control, sounds terrifYing, especially for a sightseeing tour. Great interview!

[@steveinstamford]

I've had 2 bars in the UK. The vast majority of pubs are brewery owned and they decide what lager you have to stock, not the pub manager. You get whatever the best business deal the brewery get, or if they brew it themselves though many breweries are now groups so will only allow their pubs to sell whatever lager or ale is brewed by their group of companies

[@Recipe-Review]

Did you see the GBN news column on your last piece about thing you should know before coming ti Spain.

[@timcook4]

Great content gents, really enjoyed the 'beer banter' and I also enjoyed Mark's 'joke' about Santa not existing, very funny Mark.

[@dasnolonger]

You're describing an Anglo Aussie Christmas lunch Mark. That's not necessarily typical in Australia at all now. It's a bit bygone times really.

[@Garcwyn]

I love Victoria Malaga and now you can find it in the UK in Ocado

[@alfonso87ful]

Total Bs.. Wages accounting for inflación are clearly down..Gdp only grows because 6 million migrantes have entered the country in the Last 10 years and part of them work.. more people .. more gdp… but not more gdp Per capita.. Most growth is debt driven even with population growth I am half Spanish but grew up in the States.. never been colder than living in Spain… having said that ., locals Dont seem to mind. Not even my 13 year old son.. he never wants the heating on My simple math calculations wages are down 15 percent in the Last 7 years.. and disponible income even more

[@howardwalker7185]

Secret Santa is usually called "amigo invisible" here in Spain.

[@janethaver3375]

Bit tired of beer talk……. Sorry 😂

[@69spook]

Hic .... 🍺😂👍

[@rogervacations]

I believe you have to factor in demographics ,dropping unemployment, and increased immigration. The immigration is always a boon for the economy. This will continue for the next decades. We in Canada import 1,000,000 people per year and had to put a brake on it because it was overheating the economy. So expect the southern European countries to drink this elixir, now that they need to. Solar and wind projects are also helping the balance of payments.

[@JAGSR]

It is rather the opposite, most of the immigration that Spain receives comes from Latin America, so the language, religion and a large part of the culture is similar to that of Spain. They are immigrants who integrate easily, which is why Spain can absorb a large number of immigrants.

[@kathywillson7491]

Mark is not talking about Malaga he is talking about Fuengirola. Yes a lot of places close down in the winter. I have been here since 1981

[@KrlKngMrtssn]

Are we still using the PIGS term? That's so offensive

[@bradcobb3418]

never get homesick!, I'm already home!😂❤

[@114jt]

I like the collaborations that you do. What was the name of the English fellow that you used to collaborate with, you discussed the subject of him trying to buy a flat? A funny man he was.

[@michaeljones3774]

Midlands & the North UK majority folks tend, to drink Bitters , John Smith's & Banks & Worthington & Tetley's & many more real Ales. lager tends to be in the south & for women .

[@miguelgascon2366]

Presents on Christmas Day and Three Kings was already a thing in 1970s in Spain

[@adelheidjaeger3201]

😂😂😂here in Valencia not only the youngsters go to 'tardeo'! People of all ages go and there are queues outside the clubs at 5/6 pm in the afternoon on Saturdays!😅

[@DiggingNorway]

Why has JB whisky such a strong position in the Spanish market? I must have had hundreds of "hota-be-con-cola" during my years in Spain...

[@robertrivas3161]

Growth around 2 percent is not a "boom", just solid growth. Booms are bad, since they lead to speculative bubbles, and we know how that ended last time. It only seems like Spain and the other former "PIIGS" are "booming" because Germany, France, other EU and the UK are stalled or going backwards.

[@timcook4]

Great content gents, enjoyed the 'beer banter'. I also enjoyed Mark's joke about Santa not existing, very funny Mark....

[@pauldunsford7218]

Budwiser always been popular

[@Michaelcj-m2d]

😂😂😂 I never drank that rut gut that is near beer, when I lived in Míchigan... Labatts beer 🍻 or had extra $ German beer... In Spain its Voll-Damm or Damm-lemon...

[@EdMcF1]

Special Brew was so good Bad Manners made a song about it. Kestrel was another 1990s strong beer.

[@69spook]

The dossers favourite🍺 😂

[@ash9x9]

These seems to be mere tactics to ward-off attention from the depressing UA-RU war and high inflation locally at the moment.

[@janethaver3375]

Is your family in Oxford Mark? As you said you were from here

[@FrankJensen68]

If you could raise prices it means that people could pay it.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

Hitting the UK ? It's very tender. 😢

[@tomaszzieba315]

They made the pie bigger by mass migration, but productivity and affordability went down. The quality of life in Spain is going down for average people.

[@Many_Rivera]

The quality of life it's been going down for 16 years

[@69spook]

Who'd have thought it. An Australian & a Brit can talk about beer for an hour ....🍺😂👍

[@allanfrost2855]

Come to central Sweden -10 to -20 C ☺

[@Fguyciitgohuh]

London has lots of ales and lagers no problem there!!

[@Stevosunnydays]

😊😊😊 😎🍀🍻😎🍀🍻😎🍀☘️☘️☘️. .

[@steadybcn]

You have a mix of four leaf clovers and shamrocks in your comment. Was this deliberate? Many people don't know there's actually a difference 😊 I'm just saying, that's all ☘️🍀

[@Many_Rivera]

Short answer: No. Long answer: Noooooooo.

[@ChrisAzzurro]

yet another video about the spanish economy yet they mostly talk about............beer.

[@lurkerj7050]

Are you two twin brothers?

[@patrickstarnes2355]

I agree Chinese food is far better than Roast Turkey.

[@janethaver3375]

No way! At least not in my house

[@anthonyferris8912]

@patrickstarnes2355 Chinese food has around eight culinary cuisine traditions. Which one are you referring to, Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Szechuan or Zhejiang?

[@patrickstarnes2355]

@anthonyferris8912 Anyone of these sounds great to be eating on 25 December 👍🙏

[@dusanveselka3240]

Just get the people taste the IPA before they buy it and you'll sell it all

[@psidbury]

Amigo invisible

[@texarkana3781]

Spanish lagers are some of the best in the world. Mahou "Tostada" and Estrella de Galicia "1906" are particularly good. You can keep the IPAs, bitter rubbish.Ommegang "Rare Vos", from Cooperstown, USA was the best belgian blonde style ale I've ever tasted. Sadly it's no longer made. Bottoms up!....P.S. San Miguel beer sucks

[@craphead9842]

Spain isn't doing that well look around some of the towns and cities loads of empty shops etc...Tony cuenca

[@EdMcF1]

Kids opportunistic about presents? Never!

[@janethaver3375]

Tardea??

[@yutubis]

if it's booming why don't we see any of it, feels absolutely opposite, worse services, worse public transport, more crime , more beggars, more poor people everywhere

[@Fguyciitgohuh]

Secret Santa is really lame