Spain update - CRISIS!

Spain update and Argentine president Javier Milei has sparked a diplomatic crisis between Spain and Argentina after he criticised PM Pedro Sánchez and called his wife 'corrupt'.
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[@MONICAANICA]

Very decent & consistently informing us. Thank you Stuart 😎😍

[@pierrewave7235]

'Politician tells truth shock.' 'Politician gets excommunicated for telling truth, no shock.'

[@inmaromero4565]

Thank you for your inmense help with English language. I have my English exams in a few weeks and your videos are very useful. On the top of that I am well informed.

[@kevinman5019]

I find it sad that because two individuals have a difference of opinion, two countries stop “talking” to one another. Elected representatives are not kings. If his pride is hurt he should simply challenged the other president to a dual or something and be done with it. It doesn’t concern real people and I would be willing to bet that most of us are not invested in these political hacks.

[@123seanaway]

The issue of people sitting in a cafe for hours with a coffee is reflected in Ireland in pubs. Tourists live the culture but will buy one drink and stay all night. Funnily enough the Spanish are one of the groups most guilty. Guess it’s in part a cultural difference or lack of awareness.

[@joseantoniodavila2752]

Lack of awareness. Irish used to do the same here in Spain and I saw a lot because lived in Plaza de los Irlandeses, in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. Same in Canada and the States.

[@dianevoyce1160]

Why do commentators keep calling people far right ? It's used so often it has lost any meaning

[@joseantoniodavila2752]

Same with the wild far west

[@MrCanalon]

Defending Franco fascist dictatorship may or may not have something to do with the issue

[@alex31245]

No, it hasn't. It's still well-defined within political science. Try reading a book once in a while, Diane.

[@janethaver3375]

@@alex31245That’s rather rude

[@Warnz60]

Far right these days is anyone normal. Unless you are a far left weirdo you are not entitled to be different LOL.

[@diegodejuan4825]

Sánchez is clearly hyping the incident, playing victim, deflecting attention as he is on the limelight now for many suspicious activities (his and of his circle). So he is putting his own interests in first place, even at the cost of diplomatic relationships. Bad for Milei (in Argentina politics are rather foul and they insult each other) and worse for Sánchez; just remember Sánchez's government has been attacking Milei for months, even calling him a drug addict (no proof there while Sanchez's wife is under investigation). Moreover, Sánchez blatantly supported Massa, the opposition's far-left leader in Argentina; leader of the leftish side of the "peronismo", a movement that utterly ruined Argentina. Well, Sánchez has not even congratulated Milei for becoming president! (if you think of how important are the historical ties and relations of brotherhood between Argentina and Spain, you would find this surprising, to say the least). Anyway, let's see the results in the next European elections; just remember a fact: Sánchez NEVER won one single election (he forged alliances which I deem harmful for Spain).

[@robertbaranyai]

Re Benidorm, we live inland for about an hour from Benidorm but we do enjoy an hour or so once a month there. Poniente beach is amazing, the sea is wonderful to swim in . Beautiful ….

[@anotherdude8677]

Great video, thanks for uploading. I would like to point out though that it was one of Sanchez's ministers (Oscar Puente) who threw the first stone a few days ago by calling Milei a drug addict. This has been a retaliation movement by Milei, I don't think any politician should be so lacking in manners (And this also goes for Oscar Puente acting like a goon) but he didn't initiate.

[@JeffsTravels]

I agree. Milei is a breath of fresh air and I wish him luck. Argentina was circling the drain before he got in.

[@antonijaume8498]

@@JeffsTravels And now Argentina is inside the drain, as far as common people are concerned.

[@pauls4708]

@@antonijaume8498 I have heard that inflation is way way down

[@moralesjjvideo]

Always enjoy the show. All of this talk (this show and prior ones) about the digital nomads or golden visa holders being to blame for the cost of housing increase. On the Golden Visa specifically, per El Pais, 10k visas have been given out since the start of the program in 2013, and it is hard to believe that is what is driving the entire market crazy. No doubt, that program was started when Spain's real estate market needed stimulus, and that is not longer the case, so ending it can be fine, but blaming it for the reason the market is over heated seems odd. The market is impacted by many things. 1) immigration/ visa types of all sorts 2) the lack of building during the crisis years and 3) Airbnb and similar schemes. And these issues are not unique to Spain (and Portugal).

[@goldgeologist5320]

I suspect AirBnB has had a far greater impact than the Golden Visa. Tourists behaving badly is completely unacceptable. The cruise ships that dock and unload thousands of tourists for a day visit and then depart in the evening truly strain a location. I have seen that in a few locations.

[@MikeWh503-Or]

Hey Stuart. Thanks for all the hard work. Mimi & I try to watch every episode. All the best from Portland, Oregon.

[@stevenhombrados1530]

Finding Spanish speakers is easy, finding Spaniards living outside of Spain is another story.

[@stevo728822]

Foreigners are pricing the Portuguese out of Portugal?? The population of Portugal was 10,588,000 in 2010. In 2023 it had fallen to 10,223,000. A drop of 365,000. So why are people complaining about housing difficulties when there are 365,000 fewer people in the country? Probably because they all want to live in the same prime locations. Data source: worldometers.

[@aleaiactaest8354]

Interesting facts if correct. Why? Aren't foreigners approx. 800000.

[@robertbaranyai]

Your titles are perfect!!! Keep up the good work!!! Looking forward to the daily updates.

[@codingneko]

Not a meteorite, meteorites have to hit ground to be considered such, it's otherwise considered a meteor (without the ite)

[@Recipe-Review]

Milei didn't specifically mention Pedro or his wife. He made a general comment which happened to align with some current issues. As we say in the UK if the cap fits. I believe Argentina has already refused to apologize.

[@SteveBurns-x8v]

Love what you do but why is it always necessary to use clickbait titles like this one with a single word CRISIS! It cheapens your content greatly to exaggerate like this.

[@alex31245]

Which is ironic because he regularly complains about the "clickbait mainstream media". Self-reflection is quite hard though so I don't blame him.

[@walterramirez3287]

Please Can you explain something. We spend 3 weeks in Spain and enjoyed the culture, food the people and fell in love with Spain. It was a huge surprise to me that when leaving Spain, people can request a refund of the taxes they paid while in Spain. This is ridiculous. Why not use the taxes the tourist pay to better the situation is the people in Spain? This was mind blowing to me since this is the first time I see something like this. People enjoy the country, the cheap food and drinks and then get the tax back? The government of Spain need to rethink this.

[@neilg4208]

You don't have to claim the tax back if you don't want

[@Malbailey670]

Great video stu.

[@stuwhite2337]

Milei may well be right

[@chrissierichards6802]

Hi Stuart Almost had a huge campo fire. Stupid builders lit a large fire in their yard which is at the bottom of our field which is full of hay waiting to be baled. Almost reached us but they managed to stop it. Now strumming all the overgrown weedsoff. No brains xx

[@andrewdavies8954]

Her guilt has yet to be decided,

[@milabaigar]

She’s being prosecuted, news today !

[@antonijaume8498]

@@milabaigar Prosecuted is not sentenced, did you know? Also, on these questions the unbiasedness of the judges is pretty dubious. In this case it appears that he has a daughter that is an elected city councillor for the PP.

[@xmaniac99]

Lel since wen is anticommie “far right”, literally what used to be christian democrats which are left to center.

[@Carol_in_Spain]

Re grammar and spelling mistakes - you never know whether a person has a problem like dyslexia or English is not their first language. I do think though that it would be better if people read through the text before submitting it.

[@MikeWh503-Or]

Great answer. For me it's trying to comment on my dumb phone and auto correct.

[@antonijaume8498]

@@MikeWh503-Or autocorrect is quite annoying when you use various languages and it kicks off late.

[@alex31245]

@@antonijaume8498 Then... turn it off? Problem solved.

[@moralesjjvideo]

As for Milei, Argentina has been such a mess for so many years that perhaps give him time to see if he can turn things around. Some of his policies make sense, albeit much of his public persona is distasteful. There is no doubt it could makes things worse, but also worth the low risk that his policies could make things better.

[@EdMcF1]

He is reversing an approach that has been applied more or less since 1943, he can't make it worse.

[@antonijaume8498]

@@EdMcF1 You can always make things worse, it doesn't require to be talented.

[@alex31245]

@@EdMcF1 Haha, bless your heart. You can always make anything worse. Especially monetary policy.

[@lawsofhumannature2049]

Milei is owned by Israel, he's a puppet ✅

[@Warnz60]

I think he will do well. He has told the WEF where to go which is an immediate advantage. Far right and racist is a term thrown around by the left to stop debate, they don't have any answers so throw abuse.

[@CL-man]

About digital nomads occupying cafes to use the WIFI, some cafes could introduce a time limit on their WIFI, or give clients a token that initiates a time limit. Some libraries use that feature to limit the use of their facilities by those who exploit the WIFI of the library.

[@jefflloyd8277]

Hello saw some video on YT showing no go Areas in parts of Spain for none Spanish people’s

[@robnorris4770]

Pedro tiene piel un poco delgada?

[@antonijaume8498]

No. He appears to be a quite wise politician. People from *his* party tried to get him out, he got out and reentered to be "presidente del gobierno" which is the equivalent of Premier or Prime Minister. He has defused the main danger of Catalan independence and has shown real political courage to achieve his goals. In real life every thing is exactly random, however it can be nearly rational.

[@diegodejuan4825]

@@antonijaume8498 I have a completely different opinion about Sánchez. Not so good at all. You are right about the part of "his goals" (not Spain's).

[@ruthodonnell2350]

Not far right just right

[@alex31245]

Yeah, you're always right when you're far right, right? No room for humility or even the idea of potentially being wrong. No, you're always right. That's what brought you your current life.

[@franksmit1265]

Milei is right though.....

[@franksmit1265]

Milei is not far right....he is a libertario....

[@RobNelson-vu8nr]

I’m sure my comment won’t have any speling mistakes or grammar bad 😂

[@edwardospells7477]

He’s correct , she is corrupt. Every spaniard wants Sanchez gone and it’s just a fix for the eu he is still in . 50k immigrants arrived this year into southern Spain , it’s at breaking point down here .

[@RhythmFish1]

How about we wait for some credible evidence to come to light so that she can be tried before a court instead of what Manos limpios did... Just supply some cut outs from some newspapers.

[@aleaiactaest8354]

He is making some moves on Palestine issue.

[@pauls4708]

not only taking up space but probably freeloading on free wifi

[@alex31245]

Eh, it's priced in their overpriced coffee.

[@pauls4708]

@@alex31245 yeah but it should take maybe 1/2 hour for a coffee max not hours

[@MediaFaust]

Whatever the current Argentine president Javier Millei may be thinking and planning in real world terms - I suspect there isn't much meat on that yeller bone when push comes to shove - his unhinged "Caligula energy" is really off putting. Behave like clown, get treated like one. (Whish is also how the tourism industry and its controversy works.)

[@ElizabethBidinger]

“Business’?” Just one more of many errors in the Comments section. It’s understandable for those who use English as a second language. So many people don’t have a command of the English language (whether grammar, spelling or syntax). That includes many from the U.S. and UK among others.

[@maskedavenger2578]

This is KZbin not an English grammar class or spelling test. As long as the comment can be read & understand ,it doesn’t matter . A lot of people didn’t follow pen pushing office careers ,& left all that pedantic English Grammar & perfect spelling back in their old school classrooms , with the class nerds where it belongs .

[@ElizabethBidinger]

@@maskedavenger2578 - if you’re a viewer you’d know that Stu is a teacher and brings up grammar/spelling in his videos periodically as was mentioned yesterday.

[@maskedavenger2578]

@@ElizabethBidinger So what it doesn’t mean the viewers have to be pedantic about it . Not everybody takes on a nerdy profession once they leave school . A lot take on more technical employment & skilled trades , & have no use for precise grammar or spelling. This is KZbin not back in a school classroom several decades ago or a law office or courtroom . Also it should be noted that not everyone is fluent in the Spanish or English lingo ,& as long as people know what’s being communicated ,that’s all that should matter .

[@chrissierichards6802]

Predictive text is a pain. It's always changes my words. Have to be careful xx.

[@janethaver3375]

Strumming rather than strimming for example 😂

[@jonathangat4765]

Millei needs to visit Argentina every now and then.

[@leonorlopez7932]

Good morning 👍

[@ElizabethBidinger]

In this case they are far right. There is nothing moderate about their ideology.

[@MONICAANICA]

Drinking themselves to stupor... Ha ha ha... Is this an Australian expression?? 😆😃😀😘 or I got the wrong word around the swimming 🏊 pool 🌴🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷

[@janethaver3375]

First to view, first like! 😂

[@baycast]

This is absolutely shocking behaviour by a foreign head of state visiting any country officially or not. There are good manners to consider, and i wonder seriously about his upbringing? It's downright disrespectful, and i hope that Spain does indeed take him to task. How utterly disgraceful to call out our prime minister and discuss his family publicly.

[@jp13119]

His rudeness, lack of couth, leather jacket and long hair make me think of the awful fascists in the United States, steve bannon and tucker carlson, also rude, 'patan' like behavior very disrespectful.

[@AdamSahr-cj4kf]

That clown is a calamity for his own country and is pushing it into the abyss. Spain will not cry for Argentina...

[@Warnz60]

He is extremely popular. I like him, eccentric but a true patriot to his country.

[@AdamSahr-cj4kf]

@@Warnz60 A demagogue and a racist is what you call a patriot. He is not eccentric, he is a sick clown...

[@neilg4208]

I don't understand why Sanchez has always been hostile to Milei. After all, Milei has defeated the Peronist fascists. You'd almost think Sanchez would have preferred the far right (in the proper sense of the term!) Peronists/fascists to have won the Argentinian election. It's very revealing as to the sympathies of the so-called Left

[@djohh3057]

Pretty simple really ( Digital No-names ) just turn off the free WiFi

[@teddydavis2339]

Stu, I believe that digital nomads are being blamed for the housing crisis.i believe we can blame the homeowners who are just being greedy, The Americans, for example, who are encouraging other Americans to move there because they use their services, are partially to blame. Folks with money are not struggling to find a place to live. They are outbidding the average Portuguese. It's really a shame.

[@debbiegarza1287]

Oh good grief. No problem calling out another political party & being critical of it. But unless someone has been convicted (not just accused of) a crime, leave family members out of it. I really like Pres. Milei, but let’s stay classy.

[@josephstarrit1364]

What is to like about fasism?