Spain update - Ugly behaviour

[@bobkennard8863]

Spaniards are complaining about tourists renting Airbnb properties. Who own these - mainly Spaniards!!!

[@mixalis6168]

I know some foreigners who one a couple, its more likley the not so well off Spaniards complaining

[@sxis]

The Spanish police should send their details to the British home office who should revoke their passports, they are a disgrace to their country, makes me ashamed to be British

[@Invisiblehand123]

The Spanish government should act on it's own. Brits are from a non EU country, Spain can absolutely ban people from entering.

[@anthonyferris8912]

@sxis You should know it’s already standard procedure for police to pass on details of anyone who is arrested and there passports are already revoked.

[@peterkelly5672]

Benidorm was more than likely English and Glasgow Rangers supporters fighting 😂😂😂

[@juliegwilliam8503]

Congratulations to Spain 🎉

[@bradcobb3418]

Hi Stuart, I was impressed with our local Mercadona staff whilst waiting in line for the caja, 4 Brit youths walked in and one covered in tatts sporting a beergut had nothing on his upper body and was told he could not enter the storw improperly dressed, the guiri had to be told again in English but the cajera took pity on him and found a T shirt under the counter for him to put on and enter. Again showing how nice our hosts are to tourists who do not know the customs here in Andalucia,and admittedly the guiri was not beligerant so fair enough 😅

[@CJD666]

Why use the insulting name guiri?

[@catherinemori4496]

Yeah, why guiri?

[@christinecleavest9099]

@@CJD666 it really depends on where you are, whether it is insulting or not. I find it takes "almost" the same argument as expat vs immigrant

[@steveath]

It is very rude to go in public other than in beach/ sunbathing areas topless. I live in the Canary Islands a bit off the beaten track & can’t remember ever seeing locals topless. It just isn’t done in any country, as far I know.

[@bradcobb3418]

because i refuse to use "expat", I'm an I'm a legal immigrant in Spain, I stopped being a patriot decades ago.​@@CJD666

[@vanessaprice3707]

England were outclassed

[@anthonyferris8912]

@vanessaprice3707 As were all the teams that Spain faced...not just England.

[@janethaver3375]

@@anthonyferris8912very true! England did, at least, make it to the final, so well done them. But Spain are a pretty exceptional team. Their style of play is a pleasure to watch, so well deserved winners

[@anthonyferris8912]

@@janethaver3375 absolutely.

[@christinecleavest9099]

@@anthonyferris8912 this was bittersweet for me because I learned the sport from England and the team had some of my favorite players. I think Southgate mismanaged the talent he had... all in all glad both teams made the final and kudos to Spain! Spain was top notch the whole tournament.

[@Mobev1]

I left England 500 years ago because we couldn’t win in soccer. I live in the USA now thank my Gods!

[@opencurtin]

Unfortunately some English fans are very ignorant and lose the plot on the booze

[@mikebilodeau3235]

My dog was born and raised in Spain. Socialising him was difficult. He and I were attacked several times, with little more than a shrug and muffled apology once the situation settled down. After travelling with him recently through other EU countries as well as Canada, I was blown away by the difference in people's attitudes toward their furry companions. I believe compulsory dog training is something Spain would benefit from. It's good for the dogs, their families and society in general. Aside from the cost, I don't see how this could be a bad thing. It seems like a good way to encourage responsibility when people welcome a dog into their lives.

[@catherinemori4496]

I agree. Our household had dogs and cats when I was growing up in the countryside in the Okanagan. However, I do not trust anyone else’s dogs. I’ve been bitten a number of times.

[@vickynolan6449]

Hello Stuart, sad that you made no mention of Carlos Alcaraz today. His fans seemed a lot better behaved. I saw a comment on X today which I thought very fitting. England will not be bringing anything home until their fans learn how to behave. Never a truism more wished for 😆 🤣 😂

[@barbaralavender6997]

There was no mention of Alcaraz in the UK today, disappointing when he won Wimbledon which is a major UK sport event.

[@anthonyferris8912]

@@barbaralavender6997 That is apart from being highlighted in the Guardian, The Independent, The Sun, The Express, I news, The Mail, The Telegraph, The Times, The FT, The BBC and ITV…there was no mention of him. 😆

[@dire6005]

@@barbaralavender6997important UK tournament, no mention of Alcaraz.

[@janethaver3375]

@@anthonyferris8912the football was obviously a more important concern to most people, but I saw lots of coverage of his wonderful achievement, not to mention hours and hours of two channels on the BBC dedicated to nothing but tennis

[@anthonyferris8912]

@@janethaver3375 Exactly...Just more anti English BS from @barbaralavender6997, but it goes down well on this blog site..

[@walterramirez3287]

Stu we spend 3 weeks in march this year in Spain and have zero problems at tapas bars. But our primary language is Spanish. People need to learn to read rooms. Most restaurants we went there was only one server. So we used to grab a menu and pick everything we wanted before calling the server. They did appreciate it. In Casa Toni the server even gave us 2 vermouth courtesy of him. And no , not charged on the bill. We will be going back but certainly not in high season.

[@christinecleavest9099]

Yes, I always try to read up on cultural norms before I travel; it makes for such a pleasant trip. Casa Toni is one of my favorite places.

[@catherinemori4496]

Stu, I think irregular emigration is preferable to illegal immigration. 😞. We have so many Canadians that escaped their home countries as refugees! If the home country officials had caught them, it would have meant imprisonment or death. One year, in the 1990s, a gigantic container ship arrived on the coast of British Columbia. It was filled with hundreds of irregular emigrants. When the boat was examined, most of the people were unaccompanied children. There was a pregnant dog, too! Which of these got an outpouring of sympathy? The dog. My God, I felt such disgust for my co-citizens. Send them back was what most said about the actual frightened children. That didn’t happen. There was due process. There was an update recently about some of those kids. Some of the stories had happy endings. Just had another thought: have you heard of the famous Canadian footballer Alphonso Davies? Refugee!

[@GrantFrankBurton]

Greetings From Asturias. When I first got here around 1997-98, I used to see Woody Allen all the time around Oviedo. Never talked to him.

[@christinecleavest9099]

They have a statue of him there, no? I have to make my way to Asturias, my trip got cut due to Covid but now I have no excuse.

[@dacelticcross]

Typical English football fans,absolutely no class.

[@user-qy9rt9cy2b]

@@anthonyferris8912good luck too Irish team

[@user-qy9rt9cy2b]

Lived on the Costas for 20 years always treated the Spanish people with respect and received it back

[@michelmorin5467]

Congratulations to Spain for their fantastic win, but you forgot another win by a tremendous tennis player winning Wimbledon against Djokovich .... Carlos Alcaraz.

[@TheTenfourroger]

Stu mentioned his win in the previous edition

[@AndresCanive]

Barcelona has so much to offer. Beaches, good weather, Montserrat, picasso museum, Dali museum (figueres), miro museum and dozens of other museums, Sagrada familia, Gaudi architecture, Parc Guell,, food, music and most of all beautiful people. It shocked me to hear someone imply Barcelona, what's the big deal!

[@billcook4768]

I was kinda of expecting you to do todays show wearing Spain kit. Or maybe English

[@goldgeologist5320]

Walks around with a camera and speaks to it in English and thinks he will not be treated like a tourist. Lol

[@craphead9842]

If 6000 immigrants under the age of 16 are going to be dumped around the cities in mainland Spain then it won't be to long before other family arrive... When they get their feet under the table... Tony cuenca

[@MedVIPclub_Marco]

Hi Stu, it's been a while, missed your live shows... Back in Andalucia and settled and playing catch up with your vids... Imho, Spain deserved the win, best regards Marco 😉👊🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🍻🍷🥂🥳🥳

[@anthonyferris8912]

It’s appalling to think that in a supposedly sophisticated European country like Spain, service staff in restaurants and bars try to rip off foreign customers. I regularly go to Penang and not once has that ever happened to me. Quit the reverse.

[@stevenhombrados1530]

It happens, it happens everywhere, I got ripped off at some Greek resto in London, the waiter also added a tourist tax, until I spoke to another young female waiter and told me not to bother paying that tax. Lol

[@anthonyferris8912]

@@stevenhombrados1530 no such thing as a tourist tax in the UK.

[@stevenhombrados1530]

@@anthonyferris8912 Precisely! Mate! I’m from Canada, and the Greek waiter George charged us a tourist tax. I stayed on Iverness Terrace, on the Grand Royal Hotel. This resto was on, Iverness Mews called Kalamaras Greek Taverna. Food was okay, but my Moussaka is 100x better! ;) thou Girlfriend liked it. Thou at that time she never tasted my cooking! ;)

[@anthonyferris8912]

According to 'one' press outlet.

[@leonorlopez7932]

👍

[@user-qy9rt9cy2b]

Hi stu 👍😊