Living in Spain: pros and cons

[@00doblecero]

Solo vengo aquí a ver qué piensan de España 😂

[@adolfusadolfe99]

Vete a dormir... tienes sueño... brrrr

[@nicolas_elvar04]

Lo mismo JAJAJAJ

[@Horoscopephobia]

Muy bueno y lindo país, amigo Spaniards do everything with their family! It was a good surprise to notice Saludos desde Brasil

[@andreucaparius3269]

☝🏼

[@kanepg990]

Igual q yo , haber q dicen esta gente 🤣

[@louisadubickas]

We have lived in Madrid for 9 years and my favourite thing by far is the people! Spanish people are so open and friendly and it's really easy to make friends. You made great points in this video, I agree with almost everything you said.

[@spainspeaks]

Hi Louisa, thanks for the comment. Some things can be a bit frustrating but life is not too bad here.

[@adolfusadolfe99]

You are wrong. Spain is in england

[@oseiedmond8989]

Please i will be coming to Spain next month any help in terms of work? I will be happy to hear from u .

[@louisadubickas]

@@lolitarouge all the ones I have met are some of the sweetest, loveliest people ever. I love the Catalans!

[@04steen]

I'm Spanish living in Germany. If you think that Spain is very burocratic,you should try Germany. You would change your mind about Spain :-D

[@jessicasinmas]

I also thought Spain was terrible, compared to Sweden where I came from. But now living in the UK, Spain is a piece of cake let me tell you....

[@fricob.4828]

@@jessicasinmas what do you mean ...sweden and uk is worst on burocracy?

[@jessicasinmas]

@@fricob.4828 Not sweden, read my post properly ....

[@fricob.4828]

@@jessicasinmas You said that Spain is a piece of cake.... what did you mean uk is worst than spain so?

[@Emy53]

I don't want to live in Spain because of their politics. I just want to stay short enough so that I am not considered a resident. I would love to stay for a month or two. I was in Tenerife in 2019, for 8 days, and 10 days in Andalusia area. I love the Andalusia area the most. Southern Spain has a lot to see and enjoy. Traveling north is also easy and convenient. The train fare and air fare are reasonable. I will return in 2021, or as soon as the EU lifts the restrictions and this virus is under control.

[@m.x.]

I'm Spaniard and I think you totally nailed it. Un saludo.

[@SOGNOMIO100]

cuando dices nail it aque te refieres: 1- agarrrar 2- poner al descubierto una mentira o 3.- demostrar la falsedad de un rumor que son los tres significados de to nail...Gracias

[@m.x.]

INGLÉS: *_nail [something]_* ESPAÑOL: *_dar en el clavo [con algo]_* www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=nail

[@SOGNOMIO100]

Gracias..Seria entonces como dar en el calvo o darse cuenta o descubrir de una mentira en la frase: Karen nailed her husband's lie when she caught him asleep in the park instead of at work.

[@SOGNOMIO100]

Dar en el clavo no en el calvo jajaj..perdon

[@m.x.]

Hay varias acepciones o significados. Yo lo digo en el sentido de "acertar de lleno". El ejemplo al que tú te refieres tiene otro significado: INGLÉS: *_nail [somebody]_* ESPAÑOL: *_pillar, cachar, pescar [a alguien]_*

[@novaestrella2571]

The weather depends on where you live in Spain. I live with my wife and two children for 17 years at the Costa Blanca and I can tell you that it is never as cold or as hot as some places inland. Nothern Spain is also totally something else. Health system is indeed good despite a bit of waiting time sometimes. I had a heart catheterization last year so I know what I am talking about. Really fantastic roads all over the country. Love to drive here. And corruption is all over the world...We have a good gestor, so bureaucratic things we leave to up them. We came here for the four C's: costo, comida, clima, cultura. And safety. More pros than cons for us!

[@leticiagonzalezcervantes7560]

When you talk about the way the people drink, is totally true. Here spanish drink to have fun but in UK... oh my God! Its horrible, brits get sooo drunks and the become really violents, my sister used to live in Cardiff, Wales and she prefered to have parties in home, not going in the bars as people got horrible! And here in Spain, some british come on holiday, they drink untill faint...

[@kokomine578]

Same here in the Philippines. We drink to have stupid fun and laughs!

[@alonso9248]

1st pro: in Spain they drive by the right side.

[@user-vk8yq8oq7p]

How’s that a pro?

[@HtPt]

@@user-vk8yq8oq7p it is the RIGHT side?????.. get it ??? .

[@user-vk8yq8oq7p]

RR RR no because the left is the correct side

[@HtPt]

@@user-vk8yq8oq7p ya sure , you are RIGHT .... haha .

[@HtPt]

@@user-vk8yq8oq7p yes yes yes < RIGHT . hahah x10

[@finalsolution6831]

The food in Spain is the best in the world

[@alfredvinciguerra532]

Final Solution NOT

[@javiera.j.2566]

absolutely!

[@_danisson]

The best food Is in Perú

[@alfredvinciguerra532]

Daniel Arroyo Best food is in Italy not even close with anywhere else, not for nothing is the most popular food worldwide. Peruvian food is good also I have been there and it’s delicious

[@josecaston2451]

May be not the best but may be yes the most healthy

[@raygomez2000]

I'm moving to Spain soon, I am originally from Venezuela so corruption, unemploymen, scams, crime and bureaucracy will be a wonderful improvement by comparison.

[@welshtoro3256]

Only by comparison.

[@donamills863]

Raygomez2006 I know, I’m from Panama an the corruption in Spain pales in comparison to Panama.

[@jsb1039]

So, with all the corruption and such, once in Spain, you'll feel like a fish in the water, huh?

[@Space_Potat]

Russia: “hold my beer!”

[@asunsol]

Raygome2008 I am sure Spain's corruption is minor compared with that of Venezuela or any southamerican country.

[@popo864]

Living in spain, pros: live great, eat great, dress great, transport great. Cons: none. I’m from Argentina and I don’t live in Spain but being there one week was just great.

[@IngridduPreez]

Hi. Just one week? You need to live there for a while, to experience some cons. Every country has pros and cons, of course.

[@TontosVotanPaSocialistas]

Alcohol fight is 90% provoked by English people! 😂😂😂

[@gerepk]

Maks Don thats not true i can assure you that

[@RedDuke42]

@@gerepk Eh, depends on the area. Madrid, not likely. Magaluf and the like, probably yes.

[@gerepk]

@@RedDuke42 The only people that fight in magaluf are old people, and btw im from bcn I can tell you the ones that 90% start fights at night clubs, etc are spainsh people either with other spanish people or with turist, i can tell you that because ive done both.

[@johndee3842]

Very true. Just ask any Spaniard which are the worst immigrants or tourist , 99% would answer the English.

[@timbark3411]

Magaluf. Never seen so many drunken heads per square meter

[@eskizokitekitesurf9146]

The infraestructures are good,the railway system is good too but the high speed (ave) trains Network is only second to china, in relative terms is the first of the world.

[@adamelhawari166]

Yes it is, but it has ruined the country. Most of the lines are hardly jutificable either economicly and socialy, and in fact they've been underused, which made all that network be a useless waste of money. Currently Spain has a public debt of over 100% of its GDP at a high risk premium, that's just devastating data...

[@Luraka1978]

After living in France, Dubai, Shanghai, Hong Kong.... I am moving to Spain! I fell in love when I first went there in 2014 :) Great food, people, weather and nature.... what's not to like?

[@rockerdrake]

Many things. I've lived in Spain for my whole life and now I'm in China and I'm like: this is where the magic really happens

[@tonyt1866]

@@rockerdrake Here China,real magic place.

[@Evld]

@@rockerdrake what's so good about China compared to Spain?

[@rockerdrake]

@@Evld well I guess for me the social climate is just appropiate, there's a higher level of agreement among the people and there's not as much evil-mindedness. Demographics also make transportation, goods and services a LOT cheaper, available, and there's way more things to do, scenery etc. But this comes from sb who speaks a bit of Chinese and can communicate for daily basis, somebody else would tell a different story in the social aspect.

[@antonioserrano5669]

I went to Madrid last week and I was so impressed by the things I experienced that I have been watching you tube to learn more about spain. I appreciate the information you share.

[@alvarogines6788]

From my experience: the best is cost of life, rental prices, climate, people in general and individual liberties, the worst is when you work in small and midsize companies the jornada partida and also too many public employees

[@jamesblack993]

What is up with working at small and mid-sized companies? ¿Cómo es malo trabajar en pequeñas y medianas empresas?

[@marioruizplaza805]

@@jamesblack993 You may be forced to work unpayed extra hours or you wont have the work conditions you need

[@ajv1967]

Un gestor is just someone who knows exactly how to deal with the bureaucracy but normally he doesn’t give any money to make the thinks using shortcuts.

[@iarechaga]

I was really shocked when he mentioned that.........

[@DavidFernandez-iq5iu]

Efectivamente.... conocen bien los excesivos papeleos y son muy efectivos pero lo de "pagar sobornos para agilizar trámites" sinceramente no creo que sea así... al menos no conozco ningún caso

[@antoniovda1295]

@@DavidFernandez-iq5iu Yo creo que no se refería a eso en el video, pero tal y como lo dijo sí que se presta un poco a la ambigüedad.

[@pingolexx]

11:50 that is not true, if you want to get your driver's license renewed you just have to pass the psychotechnical test and pay a certain amount(which doesn't require a lot of paperwork at all) and you can do by yourself all the paperwork needed in case you sell a car.

[@miguelangelbeltran4331]

Si eres un guiri en Benidorm te sacan los cuartos por respirar xd

[@moonskyrocket]

@@miguelangelbeltran4331 Eso les pasa a los guiris que no quieren aprender el idioma ni mezclarse con los locales. Si lo hicieran sabrían qué hacer y qué no hacer porque alguien rápidamente los aconsejaría. Por pura empatía.

[@SSLOW]

First of, I'd love to congratulate you for this sincere and unbiased video. Being an Spaniard, I really appreciate that a foreigner gets to understand the values of this country as you did and you've done a great job. However, I'd like to point out that corruption is not far different from what you'd find in other European countries. But you are right saying that the corruption is at a political level. I guess Spain is so famous about its corruption because the media here just works and bring it to light. As for burocracy I can confirm you that France has way more than Spain (I have two sisters living there) and never in my life used a "gestor" to renew the driving licence. This process works very well indeed: you get a notification by SMS or mail and in half an hour the licence is renewed. Again, awesome videos. 😀

[@welshtoro3256]

Jose, I love Spain and my wife is a Spaniard. We have our own place in Spain although we work in England. Spanish corruption is far worse than anything you will find in the U.K. Don't kid yourself, it's very bad in Spain.

[@pedrofmc0000]

+Welsh Toro Your country is as corrupt than Spain or ebven more. It's simply a different kind of corruption. I would call it white glove corruption. The average citizen of the united kingdom is not aware of it simply because it is a hidden corruption, it is not easy to see. But it is there and totally infects British society. We have a near example here... Simply look at Gibraltar and analize what they are making money with... "Roberto Saviano: The associations that work in transparency have shown irrefutable data. The United Kingdom is, without a doubt, the most corrupt country in the world, not in political or police terms but when we talk about money laundering. No Englishman feels he lives in one of the most corrupt countries in the world because you can not bribe a policeman or corrupt a politician, but they do not know that your financial system is totally corrupt. And what do I say when I say corruption? I mean that there is no control over the flow of capital, I do not necessarily speak of London but of Gibraltar, Malta or Jersey, which work through the doors through which the United Kingdom moves money that has no control. Panama is known to be the money laundering capital. Panama avenged itself after the filtering of the Panama Papers. A full-fledged revenge when publishing names related" es.euronews.com/2017/04/04/roberto-saviano-el-reino-unido-es-el-pais-mas-corrupto-del-mundo-cuando

[@davidstorton910]

You are from one of the most corrupt place I've ever lived in. In most countries if you get robbed you go to the police, in spain you stand a good chance that it was the police and the Guardia Civil ( you should have taken them all out and neck shot them when Franco died)

[@grahamjohnson4702]

Jose as a Spaniard you are used to the ways of renewing your driving licence and other documents you need but us foreigners don't know or understand the system so we do employ the gestor to do this for us, for example to get my residencia I could only get an appointment on line that was only in Spanish, no alternative language for the foreigners that are the ones needing this service, and it did not give me an indication of what I would need to show i.e. bank statements and proof of earnings or income. If you have one document missing then you have to make another appointment, yes on line, and go back again. Appointments are usually about 3 to 4 weeks later, depending where you go. So a gestor is important for foreigners.

[@debclato5984]

Lol, in UK they don’t give jobs to British people first! Usually, it’s last, especially low income work. I’m Swedish and British, and live in Bilbao- no chance foreigner can get low income job here, but in UK [high chance, even if you barely speak British]

[@yuag7797]

I´m from Spain and i use your videos so as to practise my listening hahaha,.Anyway,is very interesting to listen others points of view of my country

[@spainspeaks]

Hi and thanks for the comment. Glad to see you practice your listening comprehension with the videos.

[@Ricardo-zd6se]

Me too xDDDDDDDD

[@i2amanuelalejo]

Parece que no soy el único queriendo ver otros puntos de vista XD

[@MWBlueNoodles]

Puedes recomendar vídeos para mi porque estoy estudio español. I hope that was okay lol.

[@MWBlueNoodles]

Alejandrux_ 22 no viva en españa.

[@miguelperez2489]

Wow this is certainly the most precise overview of this country I've ever heard! I fully agree with you.

[@clakoclakson]

I agree in everything. Corruption is turning into a real problem. Not because of the money they steal, but for the bad example for citizens and the lost of hope in politics and the system... I think we have a good system, but corruption is making it look awful

[@spainspeaks]

Hi, corruption is a problem all over the world. If you look at the place where it is not so bad, the keys seem to be transparency and tougher penalties for those that break the law. You would also need to punish political parties that have proven to be prone to corruption. But that is not easy in a two-party system.

[@mamarrachopunpun]

And it's not easy when the parties who vote the laws against corruption are corrupt. Hopefully political crises as the one we're living now will help to clean up the system.

[@patrickmcshane7658]

Ya gotta lock 'em up.

[@iggarpe1]

A couple of corrections: 1- Those ~280€ you pay are for social security, which means mostly unemployment and pension but NOT HEALTHCARE. Healthcare is funded via taxes. 2- If you are paying ~280€ means you're not an employee but a freelance ("autónomo" in spanish). That is the minimum you're required to pay, and as a freelance you can choose how much to pay and most people choose the minimum. But then your pension will be the minimum also. Employees do not get to choose how much they pay but it is a fixed percentage of the salary (actual payment is split between employee and employer) and it is always higher than those ~280€, usually way higher.

[@complexreality6551]

I don't agree, in spain you don't have a backyard only in Big cities, but if you go out of the 2 big cities there is space everywhere, i live 25 minutes from Madrid and in la sierra It is plenty of chalets and country side, 20 minutes from Madrid

[@jiros00]

I lived in Spain for a year in the 90s as student to learn Spanish. Central Madrid. I love the food and wine. Pata negra and Rioja especially. The people are very friendly and fun to be with. The negatives were bureaucracy and in Madrid pollution and dirt.

[@mishellcornell2160]

jiros00 i find it soooo difficult to find good wine in Spain

[@RubenFloppy]

Mishell Cornell it isn't difficult, in the most of the sites there are Riojas, for example

[@mishellcornell2160]

Rubén Floppy i love spain .but .french and Italian wines .r better 😃😄

[@mamarrachopunpun]

Looks like you don't know much about wine...

[@honestguy7764]

Mishell Cornell its a question of tastes

[@GangstaGijon]

Spain is not only Madrid and Barcelona. Nature is a huge part of the everyday life. You might not have a big garden in a suburban area, but you have parks everywhere literally in every city there are so many parks. They are especially good for children&families and you´ll also see always groups of elders play cards or just relax in the parks.

[@LiberMedia_Podcast]

That was very accurate!! I wish we could get rid of bad politicians... :_(

[@willylochmann9234]

Ciudadanos seem like the sanest option ?

[@LiberMedia_Podcast]

@@willylochmann9234 dunno buddy. I don't know what to think

[@thepoxh5845]

Willy Lochmann Good question. You know, when we get into politics, there is obviously gonna be lots of different opinions, but we can point some things out: After the spanish dictatorship ended in 1975, democracy appeared. Now that they were celebrating elections, even though there were more than two parties, the two main parties were one leftist (PSOE) and another conservative (PP), which stood until nowadays. This two parties were switching in power, and soon corruption cases appeared (tipycal spanish :P). Since then, in this last years more and more parties have been kicking in, with Podemos (Far left), Ciudadanos (Centrist-Right) and, lately Vox (Extreme right). Here it is where we could see Ciudadnos as the best option, but you need to know that this party has lately said and done some really far-right stuff, even more than that, appeared as nationalist to the top. So yeah, spanish politics is really messed up, and elections will be held this April 28, so if you are interested, keep your track on it!

[@willylochmann9234]

@@thepoxh5845 I think Spain needs a party that believes in free enterprise

[@Tigreblanco229]

As a native spaniard, I couldn't agree more

[@halomaster657]

seriously?

[@gracedu2]

nux eyy they are generally infanilized. both by their parents and society at large. mix that with the Catholism...and welcome to the land of the 40year-old vigin. well not really that bad, there are hookers but you get the idea.

[@estelaVillar-]

gracedu2 I suppose that's how they behave in your country, certainly not in mine. Both women and men go out on dates, clubbing, dancing, fiesta all night long. Spain is quite liberal in regards to sex, like many West European countries. With regard to your comment about spaniards living with their parents; housing is very expensive, many stay with their parents until they finish studying because they cannot afford to move out but of course they're not infantilised because of that. And no, they do not live with their parents after they're married.

[@donamills863]

Estela Villar Every Latín American country kids live with their parents until they get married. It’s just not Spain. It has nothing to do with “infantile” it’s just cultural. We don’t kick our kids to the curb at 18

[@stevenbarrett4110]

Dona Mills pretty much the same here in Jamaica. If they move out, it is because they claim they want more freedom, and less parental control of their lives.

[@DanielDiaz-en2ux]

Hi mate Yo soy gallego y vivo en Sydney desde hace casi 3 años. Comparto casi todo lo que has dicho , y muchas veces yo he comentado esos temas aquí cuando la gente me pregunta por qué me he venido a vivir a Australia...? Pues por no tener un trabajo con un buen sueldo, y harto de oir hablar de la corrupción a todos los niveles....etc. Aquí en Sydney area , nunca podré comprarme una casa , a no ser que lo haga a más de 10 horas de distancia en coche. Por supuesto , lejos de la costa , y en zonas rurales donde hace demasiado calor. O tal vez en Tasmania, donde he estado en Enero , hay terrenos y casas muy baratos , pero no hay empleo , a varias horas de Hobart . Hace una semana he descubierto Russell Island, al Este de Brisbane, donde todavía es muy barato,pero necesitas usar el ferry para cruzar. ... Lo que más echo en falta ? La gastronomía . Y los amigos de toda la vida. Un abrazo.

[@mrstxx2048]

Y que tal está Nueva Zelanda en comparación?

[@DanielDiaz-en2ux]

No tengo ni idea sobre NZ......sólo sé que es muy bonito...

[@rubentarinalegre3600]

It's good to hear someone from another country talking about the situation and knowing what he's saying, there are a lot of people that don't know shit and end up talking about clichés. It's very clear that you've spend many years and are perfectly integrated, good job with the video!

[@welshtoro3256]

Hi Ruben, I first visited Spain in 1982. I was married in Bilbao to a Spaniard from Valladolid. We have a tiny house in the Axarquia, Malaga. My wife and I live in England but visit Spain often and have travelled throughout the country. I completely agree with you about the cliches and the crap that people associate with Spain. Spain is a great country if you can afford it. There are many people that can not. Many outsiders thing that all you do is chill out and eat tapas and enjoy good weather, etc, etc. If you ever see my comments you will know that I am highly critical of many things Spanish. We can love a place and be critical can't we?

[@DamnBroOk]

Stuart, thanks for the videos! Really enjoy your clear-headed thinking on the things you cover in these videos. I'm planning to move to Spain (from FInland) in a couple of years and I find your videos great source of quite balanced information. Could be even one of the best sources I've found on KZbin. Keep them coming! Big thanks and hugs!

[@spainspeaks]

Hi Zep, glad you have found the videos to your liking. Where are you planing on moving to? BTW, thanks for the breakfast.

[@DamnBroOk]

Location is a bit open, but seems like it's going to be somewhere in Costa Del Sol direction. Take care!

[@pochola4550]

I am Spaniard and I second every detail you said about my country. Very honest review

[@miguelhidalgo6000]

Congrats on the accuracy of your pros&cons. You got them absolutely right.

[@el_omni]

A "gestor" is needed when you have to deal with paying taxes for your own business during all the year, which is a tuff work if you r entepreneur. For the rest of things such as driving licence and lots of other tramits the spanish Public administration has developed in the Last ten years a very efficient Electronic administration in which citizens and companies can fulfill and resolve many tramits so far.Even the Justice administration which was the worst in terms of time resolution, has push forward towards the Public administration of the sxxi.

[@TontosVotanPaSocialistas]

Another very important PRO is you don't pay TV LICENCE. In UK the criminal government force you to pay TV licence!

[@daveblue4303]

Iv never payed for a TV licence. Just tell them you dont have a tv.

[@haych27]

Hahaha. Aussie's will know about shit public transport (PT). I totally agree with you about Madrid metro - it's amazing. One of the cleanest & efficient in the world. I've travelled to 26 countries and from those it's the best.

[@rafaeljmc6313]

I'm from Spain and in my opinion I think Prague's public transport is way better.

[@Hndjdj400]

Australia is a giant getting a proper public transportation system is nightmare

[@SnackMuay]

So are you telling me that... the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain?

[@renzoqu]

Im not very agree when you said "is very complicate to find a job if you dont know spanish, as in in england" sorry about this budy, but in england and in a lot of english speakers countries ( i can speak about canada and australia) the problem is not only the language. Is your origins. Your culture and the color of your skin. Something than in spain is much more uncommon. Of course if you only speak english you can get a job in a country with another language. Is not the economy, is everywhere like that.

[@yuccatree4298]

Oye chiqui, si vas a dejar comentarios y usar palabras como 'buddy', mejor que sepas manejar el idioma o bien decirlo en tu propio idioma.

[@oxirosmusic]

Originally from Barcelona but living in Los Angeles here. Right on point on bureaucracy and corruption. I’d point out too the fact that people do not get rewarded for hard work so their only way for advancement is cheating and stabbing in the back generally speaking. Lack of opportunity and lack of self confidence as Spaniards would be another con. Spain is the best country in the world with the worst politicians Lol

[@daktoe92]

@Oxi Ros I native Californian and Angeleno, being that you have lived and your from Spain. What would you say to me about moving to Spain. Ive been thinking about it for some time.

[@ongvalcot6873]

You sound like frustrated self-hating Spaniard.

[@RovexHD]

Oxi Ros In spain you have to pay tax even if you make a loss in the first year of running a business.

[@asunsol]

Spain is not perfect I agree, but in general the lifestyle is very good compared with most countries, and the most corrupt? Yes, there is corruption in Spain but look around.. Trump.. UK with their stupid Brexit politicians... Putin.. Easter Europe.. Southamerica.. Still think Spain is the most corrupted?

[@pawelpap9]

Asun Montero Yes, it is quite up there. It ranks at 41, behind such post communist European countries as Latvia, Czechia or Poland. So enjoy a happy mess.

[@XabierXabi]

Weather: The northern part of Spain is rather rainny. The pirineos is quite snowy. Meseta gets cold in winter and hot in summer. Mediterranean Spain is rather sunny... Most expensive and riches comunities are Basque country, Madrid and Catalunia. Salaries vary dramatically from una comunity to another, also cost of living. Its up to your economy where you choose to live...

[@davidrussell8689]

Just discovered your channel and now I’ve subscribed. Good clear info’ about living in Spain . It’s always difficult to generalize but I do agree with your opinions. One thing perhaps you missed out on are the noise levels here . Urban Spain is a very noisy environment indeed . That also depends on the area of the country you live in .

[@elaxel1469]

The worst negative side in Spain is that 20% of everything we buy is taxes.

[@xgartziajou6164]

taxes go to public services (and employees).

[@iarechaga]

Check other countries in Europe and see how much they pay in taxes....

[@elaxel1469]

@@iarechaga In spein the average salary is about 1500 euros while in germany is 3000

[@jacintomartinez3883]

Interesting to see the pros and cons about my home country from someone else's point of view. I can say I agree with all your comments and you seem to know the country well. Enjoy your life there, hopefully I will go back one day.

[@johneric1972]

I’m actually moving to Barcelona in a week and a half by way of New York. Glad I found your KZbin channel.

[@jaddy540]

With Spains good weather and sun, everyone should have some veggies growing, even if in pots. Tomatoes,green beans, squash (Butternut stores well) , potatos, strawberries,etc, Even make a small greenhouse affair, 'hot beds',as they are called. And fruit trees!

[@matts5105]

I’m looking at moving from Perth Australia to Catalonia and I’m glad for your videos to paint an even picture for me.

[@spainspeaks]

Hi, good luck with the move.

[@higuysrealtalkwithtracy4543]

270 a month on healthcare..thats cheep. We pay almost 900 a month in Ca.

[@telesforillos]

I love how extremely accurately you pointed out things that work and doesn't work in Spain, my homeland, and I find it especially legit since you are an outsider and you see it from a foreign perspective. Congrats!.

[@inigo_9857]

You forgot to mention that Spain is one of the most safest countries in the world.

[@kanepg990]

It is , but in certain places like everywhere it’s quite bad

[@rsg-bh1rk]

A bit fed up with that cliché of weather, always sunny and wonderful, the flamenco and all that sort of things. U know what is the best of Spain and no one talks about it? Variety, not only in food but in all terms. Im from Asturias in the North and i can ensure you here it rains a lot. Spain is known as "A nation of nations", every single region has its own characteristics, so if you come to Spain, just enjoy that variety. Of course, we have some things in common, we like party and to have fun, we like alcohol, we are friendly compared to many other countries and less violent. I could speak for ages but i think thats the main point.

[@cg986]

Good roads, good health care. I wish we had that in the US.

[@nadieleimporta9889]

In Spain we are happy to receive new people from Europe and nice places like Australia who can bring real enrichment to this country.. Very wellcome dude!

[@angelar222]

Go fuck yourself fascist

[@MrCalvitoo]

Everything all right except the fact that you don't have to go to a "gestor" to get your driver's license renewed nor to change the ownership pf your car! That is ridiculous man...if you're paying that cash after 18 years of living here you're still a "guiri"!

[@TVMR44]

Not ridiculous at all, try to engage a worker for example, without a gestor you go crazy, logically the more serious is the fact, more need the gestor

[@SebastianFernandezAlberdi]

I live in Madrid and I’ve used “gestorias” all my life. You go after work (no need to lose work time) and can get your ID photos, psycho-technical tests and everything at the same place in 15 minutes.

[@JP-xd6fm]

@@SebastianFernandezAlberdi Pues yo he ido al gestor varias veces, por no hablar de cuando compras una propiedad que tienes que ir a un notario (ridículo), el tema burocrático en españa está fatal, en países más desarrollados mucho papeleo que se tiene que hacer presencial con horas de esperas se puede hacer online en 5 minutos, lo sé por experiencia.

[@SebastianFernandezAlberdi]

Jaime Palmer donde te hacen un psicotecnico por internet a la vez que renuevas el Carnet de conducir en 5 minutos?

[@JP-xd6fm]

@@SebastianFernandezAlberdi Hombre eso no sé, lol. No me he tenido que renovar el carnet de conducir todavía. Pero muchos trámites burocráticos se hacen online con una tarjeta personal con números para usar como contraseña cada vez que firmas online o accedes a algún sitio, más aparte tu propia contraseña. Yo pude firmar mi hipoteca así.

[@razerbaz]

Totaly wrong about jobs in uk for uk citizens.

[@globohobo]

Tons of jobs especially in London ( the Mecca of the UK ) require the knowledge of another language given how internationally focused the city is.

[@cuhurun]

razerbaz... you're not wrong there, buddy. Considering some vacancies for low-skill jobs such as agricultural work are being advertised in Eastern European countries such as Poland without even being advertised in the UK at all.

[@miplev]

@@cuhurun Those are jobs you're talking about, the British wouldn't do. There's a lot of "professional" benefit claimers in UK, that would visit jobs centres only to get benefits, not to look for work. All British. You don't see many foreigners at job centres unless they want to register and apply for NHI after they arrive. They look for jobs in agencies.

[@cuhurun]

@@miplev ; not so.... I am originally from the Fens area and know the crops were successfully harvested every year. The reason this 'British won't do it' propaganda came about is simply because other EU nationals will work for less, and without the concessions expected by Brits. The corporate and private farmers love Eastern European labourers, that's for sure.

[@miplev]

@@cuhurun maybe not generally, but it is not propaganda, but my own experience. I've been living in UK for 14 years and especially young people wouldn't do farm, some factory or any hard, dull jobs. Older generation has bit better work ethics. If you go for a better job, it's always British first, but that's logical and happens everywhere. No problem with that...

[@vicentel.benito9010]

I fully agree with your opinions. I am the opposite, a Spanish person living in England and I also have these kind of thoughts. Thanks!

[@momcrash]

As a spanish I am agree with most of your pro and cons. For me the biggest con is the taxes on everything and the lack of facilities for entrepreneurs. But as an emigrant, I miss so much Alicante!

[@DavidFernandez-iq5iu]

I'm spanish and the only reason to have seen this video is to improve my listening.... and I'm completely agree with all the coments. It's been a perfect video. Now you have a new subscriptor...

[@pawelpap9]

It would be good to start the exposition from explaining “as compared to what”. If you are an Eskimo the sun might be a great pull. For a Somali, great economy might be a factor. For most Europeans history is not a big deal as they have their own and may find Spanish culture to be strange, to put it mildly. I would also submit that unless one is reasonably versatile in Spanish, one would always be a stranger in a strange land.

[@erictorres9473]

It's good to see your opinions about Spain. We have some problems, that's why we have to work to improve them and be even a better place to live! Corruption, as you say, is at a political level, and it's something we definitely need to get rid of.

[@matthewjackson9615]

Keep selling me Stuart on retiring to Spain , I'm 80% of the way there already. Thumbs up !!

[@xtr3m3bobgameplays44]

I live in Campo Real, actually so close to you like I see on this video, and I want to say you that I have never seen you before, but I am completely agree with all the things that you say about my country, and I am so glad that to share it with people like you. Thanks so much for the video 😊😊👌🏻

[@brigada2.067]

You should use a microphone, the ambiental noise is very loud.

[@LafayetteDS]

Its okay man

[@douglaskay9959]

If you like living in the countryside you can rent a large villa for about 500 Eu Murcia is one area.

[@agatateneriferealestate6658]

I love Spain and especially Canary Islands for a mildest climate in the world ... I hope we will get back soon to the normality after this hard lockdown on us

[@rob379lqz]

A Relative of mine: about 50 years ago a relative died in northern Spain. The governments etc, would not allow him buried in Spain as he was evangelical, and not catholic. Now we have strangers at our doors that are polar opposites to Christianity.

[@freelancelady]

rob379 Yes that is life...the world has changed and will continue to change. Religion will not be as “organized” in the future. More and more people are leaving the traditional religions to explore God within themselves.

[@rob379lqz]

freelancelady... Thank-you for your thoughtful reply. I appreciate it. The problem is not about you or I... the problem is, we have a very maximum of about 110 years on the earth. Then what? Of the billions of people on the earth since the start... not one of us has been God. Please prove me wrong... ❤️

[@taunuslunatic404]

What you say about the "gestor" is not wholly accurate. Nowadays, renewing your driving license is very easy. You have to pass a simple test, then they take a photo of you with a webcam and do the paperwork for you. A few days later they send you your new license by mail. As for buying and selling cars, you don't need one either. The paperwork is done at "Tráfico", the Spanish versión of the DMV in USA or the DVLA in UK.

[@nicolascardenas4368]

Pretty nice format. Conversation flows very naturally. Like if you were a passaganger. Like it!

[@ONLYinANTARCTICA]

13:52 - My wife and I were thinking of buying a property in Madrid when we retire. However, I wasn't aware of the corruption. Good to know. Maybe we will just visit as tourists and not become full time residents. Thank you this video was very helpful.

[@alejandrofener7686]

You Aussies are great people too! I mean, you can be very nice coming from Down Under.

[@LafayetteDS]

Öndercover 😂

[@pirraqus]

The 270 is for your right to have a 1 person company. The health part is marginal and you also get healthcare when unemployed

[@Dewaldkoch]

Hi, thanks for your channel. We are in preparation for our move to Marbella. I have been looking at living on a homestead/finca. Most of the places with 1 or more acres have olive trees. My question is whether it is smart to purchase that with the responsibility of taking care of the olives etc. Can it be harvested with local workforce, or sold for harvest to the farmers in area?

[@nasircalavera]

A pleasure to have you here buddy.

[@ThisDaniel]

Great video. You obviously have a great handle on Spanish living. As a self employed worker how do you address paying taxes? Is this monthly fee you mentioned tax deductible and how do business expense write offs look like? What would be the case if your clients were offshore and paid in another currency? Any thoughts on this?

[@queentantrumofficial]

Rent is ridiculously high here in Mallorca; so are utilities. Salaries are low. But day to day living expenses are lower than in the UK and the island is beautiful. Like you said, there's no drunk fighting problem here like in UK. Autonomo fees are ridiculous. And the bureaucracy! One needs a lot of patience to live here haha.

[@marasi36]

I've got a friend who's making a ashram at the moment in Martin & he's invited me will definitely go one day!

[@alexfeinmann7357]

You have to use the services of a gestor because you don't know the Spanish administration, but if you learn to do it on your own you don't need a gestor. The money you pay the gestor is not for corruption, it is for his work. His job is to do what you don't know how to do. I learned how to do it and now I don't need a gestor. To get my fishing license I had to wait longer at the bank line than at the administration line. To renew my driver's license later to ger the health certificate than to renew my license in Trafico.

[@artemisia4023]

Y otra cosa que has comentado...Para un extranjero de habla inglesa es mucho más facil encontrar trabajo que para un español, también depende donde tú busques trabajo y tu cualificación, pero si vas a una empresa exportadora, hoteles o empresas de negocios, prefieren antes a un nativo de habla inglesa que a un español. Para vosotros es más facil encontrar trabajo que para nosotros.

[@antoniovda1295]

You could think of a gestor or gestoría as a 'runner' service. They don't really have any special privileges when they go do things on your behalf. They just charge you for doing it, that's all. There's really nothing else to it. They are also used to all the trámites and all the vericuetos of the system, which helps tremendously.

[@brickheadfc]

It,s illarious how the translation won’t find a word for “gestor”, well I’m 45 years old and never paid for one. A gestor (or gestoria) is just a way to hire someone to take care of your paperwork. It’s sometimes useful but you can do everything on your own. Its convenient but not necessary.

[@notonlysunandbeach2567]

I underline every single word told in this video, this mate tells just objective truths!

[@tonyeff4447]

In the Uk Companies can be done for discrimination if there seen to be only employing white British.

[@ashenone3050]

can happen in Spain too , but its not usual and we are not so sjw like other europeans

[@dailyrants33]

Thanks for the ride, I am off to Italy now.

[@kanishkjhinjha877]

Which is better to choose Canadá or spain should i leave Canada and come spain to leave?

[@casualagent7250]

Compared to England, a lack of traffic, lovely.

[@Dangic23]

Odd comment here....but just yesterday, for the first time ever, Wife and I were talking about the possibility of retiring in Spain. We are 44 and 38 years old, and will fully retire in a year from the US military. And this video just shows up today in my feed...#5 video scrolling down. Weird

[@beautifulworld7940]

Dangic23 @ I wish you all the best with your future plans! Saludos desde España ❤️.

[@douglaskay9959]

Don't take your Vet. hat or other military stuff there nobody will be impressed, in fact just the opposite.

[@mimilion6072]

Why doesn't mainland Europe seem to have red, black etc washing machines or American style fride freezers like the uk... also 5 or 6 ring cookers with 2 ovens and a grill. I'm moving soon and can't find ANY !!! Could you help please

[@spainspeaks]

Hi, don't know about the washing machines but the American fridges are available.

[@migueldg5885]

As a Spaniard who has traveled and been living abroad, I think Spain is a perfect place for human life unless for work matters. I could resume it by saying that Spain is not a meritocratic society, and that fact has many implications in social, political and economic terms.

[@deutschspanier8752]

A big debate is necessary between one of the pros (good and functioning health system) and some of the cons (salaries, jobs, crisis) you mentioned. There must be a correlation between them: if salaries are not that good and the crisis was hard is not due to us Spaniards being coursed by God...but because we are one of the few countries in Europe where almost everything is paid by the state (and bringing losses: highways, health system...)

[@ImNotADeeJay]

Where are you from? I would say you sound Australian, but since I am Spanish I am probably not the best one figuring English accents

[@pulsar9354]

Hal he mentions it in the video. Australia

[@tonypeters3320]

Thank you for sharing. My family and I plan on visiting next week, but my wife isn’t to thrilled about the idea of moving there. We will see how our visit goes. Any advice on renting a car. I’ve driven in Belgium and Germany in the mid 90’s. We both have international drivers license.

[@jibeneyto91]

OMG what are my ears hearing: A Brit acknowledging we here in Spain have great food!! xD (edit: No, it was an Aussie, too good to be true haha) Good video by the way, I agree with pretty much everything you said. And I love the driving and road footage. You didn't mention roads/infrastructure as a big pro (edit: last thing you said :) Regarding corruption: It's true that it's huge, but as you said there's no corruption at the "lowest" level, you can't bribe a policeman or a clerk etc. Also most big corruption scandals involve local and regional governments, not the State itself. I'd say the "State" and the bottom-working public officials are clean. It's the regional big-fishes who are corrupt most of the time.

[@lalorider7]

I'm Spanish and I agree with you. Expecially with the corruption and the burocratic system. Respect to the construction of a building in Spain, for the permissions to construct you have to suborn them if you don't want to wait several years in the case that at the end they give you de permission. In the health service the government has drop the budget of the health service and In many hospital you have to wait a long time to get attended. So many people is going to private health.

[@martagomez9515]

if you dont want rain dont come to bilbao 70% of the time is raining but if you want nature and great food bilbo its a good spot

[@spainspeaks]

Hi, totally agree. You don't go to the north for sun, but the other aspects are fantastic.

[@emmagerrard7595]

Many thanks, l do really appreciate you replying. And yes this was very helpful. Take care.

[@angiep8217]

I love the food, the culture & the people! Went there 2x 2014/015 A Spanish person i met couldn't find a job in 2015 so was moving to the Philippines

[@sage4nowty129]

The places you are driving through look very familiar, I wonder why? The highway you are driving on, and the houses you are passing, and the trees and grass, look like where I live in the U. S., nyc suburb. And this is Spain, you say?

[@elenaschaerrer4291]

I live in Utah USA. I’m Latina my husband is American he is retired we have 2 under age children and we want to move to Spain for 2 or 3 yrs so the kids are perfect in Spanish. My questions is. We want to live in a small costal town that the cost of living is not to expensive. Which town do you recommend?

[@LarryKach]

Costa Tropical

[@fhr1967]

Costa de Almería

[@jerrydewaldenburg930]

Islas Canarias, ciertamente.

[@MrBlaxjax]

For expense, most coastal towns are ridiculously cheap to live in. Honestly, you can rent a two bed flat for about $250 a month. With a family you're going to want somewhere bigger, but still, it's good value. gas is very pricey compared with the USA, but food tends to be good value. If you eat an American style diet (lots of beef, lots of breakfast cereal, american ice cream etc then food prices could be high, but Spanish food is generally very good so I wouldn't worry too much about that. There are some very fashionable and/or wealthy towns that you should avoid. Places like Barcelona, Sitges, Bilbao, Santander, Valencia. There's nothing wrong with these places at all but they ain't cheap. As for exactly where you should live that's more a matter of personal preference. I reckon you could just find any old place to rent in a nice town such as Alicante, and just drive around for a couple of months looking for a suitable propery to rent. This site is pretty good for property rentals www.eyeonspain.com/rental-property-spain-long.aspx just realised your post is a year old! In the meantime you either moved to spain or changed your plans!

[@Maria-tl1lm]

@@jerrydewaldenburg930 Canarias to speak proper Spanish? Are you kidding me? hahahahahhaaaaa. You must be joking.

[@davidcufc]

Of course generally the climate is better in Spain than in the UK, but the weather in Cantabria and the Basque Country in particular is on a par with the south of England. In some areas it's even worse.

[@olivo-viejo]

Why is a Brit living outside the UK never an immigrant but always an expat? Integration is too difiicult?

[@alibongomagician8851]

He or she is British ex-pat to to a fellow brit, and an Immigrant to the host population. Simply,e really!

[@11schwarte]

Where are you in Spain where the landscape is so green?

[@akshaysharma4186]

Hey in year 2020 3000€/month before tax is good to live in Spain with upper middle standards ?