The Secret Behind the Longevity of Spaniards - Will It Last?

[@diegopozas1694]

El secreto de la longevidad española son las lentejas de mamá.

[@nuriagimenez9239]

Y de segundo, croquetas 😎

[@mariaandbryan]

Claro que si!

[@LauraMMPeral]

Y de tercero, las natillas de la abuela 🤤

[@JuanGarcia-qi4ze]

y el lacón con grelos

[@lehaim37]

Ay mami, cuanta razon este comentario, como t echo de menos!!!!!

[@julesshort9219]

I went to Spain recently and the thing that struck me the most was how friendly ppl were. Not just to me as a tourist but to each other even when they were obviously strangers. I was on the bus and a lady and bus driver just started chatting. It was so heart warming to see.

[@sugarpop7377]

jules short so true . Even in Italy I felt they are not as friendly as people in Spain . In there you can engage a conversation with anyone .

[@spainrevealed]

Totally true!

[@jesuscora]

I saw bus drivers and members of the public greeting each other and chatting briefly on buses in the south of England, too. And people get off the bus and say "Thank you" to the driver, which is not that common here in Spain. ☺

[@gstrdms]

Homogeneity is a beautiful thing.

[@VelvetMetrolink]

@@gstrdms Spain is not remotely homogenous.

[@sentidocomun8587]

I would add another point: vacation. I don't know other countries, but I was shocked when I went to the States and found that people had 1 week per year if so.... Here, a month plus local, regional and national festivities. To be able to rest adds to your life. Slaves has very short life

[@susanholl5994]

It's cultural. We have very low employment here but people get fired or laid off very frequently, so people are always a little scared that they will lose their jobs if they don't work very very hard or if the company they work for is not profitable. I am 52 and have been laid off twice in my career. It was easy to find another job quickly but it's stressful. For salaried positions, there is no overtime pay, and no maximum number of hours you can be forced to work. People also tend not to take their vacations.

[@pedrofmc0000]

@@susanholl5994 No, you can't reach a conclusion just because of yourself or some friends. Some people pass a hard situation, that's true, but there are also a lot of people who have his normal 8 hours and if they have to work more for whatever reason, they get more money and with a different price. Extra hours worth much more than normal and if they are in the weekend more still. Big companies and the state usually pay better salaries than small companies and respect more of the workers' rights. I worked for Renfe about 30 years until I had to retire by sickness. Everybody had 7,30 work hours a day, with two extra salaries (July and December) and 30 natural days of vacation. We also had 6 days a year freely available. You just had to tell your boss 48 hours before taking some of those days. The same happens with other companies or people who work for the state...

[@emilyserafamanschot800]

My husband and I were in Spain last October. We put on over 10,000 steps per day on our pedometers. We ate everything and lost weight! ¡Qué alegría!

[@lehaim37]

Q alegria y q alboroto, otro perrito piloto!!!jajaja Jajaja.... it's a joke ehh!!! Don't you think you forgot a importan fact the most so as to achieve that: hours used to make love hehe!!

[@Awf780]

@@lehaim37 cringe

[@jamesmedlen2038]

aac cállate

[@ooorkanooo]

We know how to use balconies and swimmingpools

[@woki]

hahahaha

[@jccalvente]

jajajajajajjajaja buenísimo

[@iber4356]

Jajajajajaja!!👍

[@MariaSanchez-fd4xh]

JAJAJAJA

[@antoniojunfer]

I live in the USA. Here people always drive a car for everything, in Spain, cities are very walkable, this is one of the main differences

[@spainrevealed]

totally!

[@sal9523]

Antonio Junco Fernández also we have FAKE olive oil lol

[@anacasanova7350]

Si, la cocina española, e italiana y griega en general es "sencilla" pero solo nosotros la hacemos.

[@Herr.Mitternacht]

Plus people eat mostly chunk food in America. That's a huge difference as well.

[@anacasanova7350]

En Usa se come demasiada carne roja, dulces, pocas verduras y frutas variadas y frescas y se anda poco. Esa es, son , unas de las razones de la obesidad mórbida americana . En España también ha aumentado en los últimos 40 años . Pero nada que ver con USA .

[@mvr3348]

As a Spanish expat living abroad in northern Europe for 7+ years, I can tell you that THE LIGHT and the SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, integration, sense of belonging... contribute so much to just.. overall happiness! And happiness means health, which combined with a healthy diet, moderate but daily sport and good health care system makes a total win win. I love your videos!

[@spainrevealed]

Totally agree. Thanks for watching!!

[@sniffrat3646]

Spain does seem to be a family oriented place. This must have a positive influence of health and wellbeing.

[@mimmiblu6138]

It really does. I am Italian and my family of origin was very quarrelsome... I used to be stressed and overweight. Now I have my own family and shedding stress and weight was incredibly easy. Living in a supportive enviornment does make wonders.

[@yveeriksson6676]

Thank you for another lovely video! I live in Sweden and we also have free healthcare (almost free), we eat well and exercise like you. But, we don't have your climate :( That should be point no 5 on how to live long. Choose a warm country! I absolutely love Spain and go as often as I can. I love your food, architecture, people - todos! Hasta pronto :D

[@spainrevealed]

Totally true - the climate is probably key!

[@sugarpop7377]

Yve Eriksson plus people are so friendly that you don't feel as lonely as you do in Northern Europe where you feel isolated . ☹️

[@JuanGarcia-qi4ze]

I have doubts about the weather. I live in Galicia and it rains a lot, cold winters and summers with not excessive heat. A fact: Galicians and Madrileños have the longest life expectancy in Spain, only Japan exceeds us

[@lehaim37]

@@JuanGarcia-qi4ze outra vez dixendo o mesmo,calamouco???? Cala ya, deixa a xente tranquila....

[@pedrofmc0000]

@Bob el Silencioso I worked some months in South Sweden. You can't imagine how the weather is until you're living there. I was there, years ago, during a specially cold winter... -30ºC in the South (Gotemburg). It wasn't the normal weather, it's true, but you can imagine how the weather is. And it isn't only the cold, it's the light, above all the light, about 6,30 hours in December. BTW! There a lot of wildfires there too. Maybe less rain.... but snow, much snow... You get depressive easily.

[@EdithFoster]

Thank you both for sharing beautiful Spain with us! I've been there twice with my parents with a genealogy group. When we landed and got to explore and talk to the locals, I felt at home. My Dad's side of the family is from Madrid, Spain, his great great grandfather was a Spaniard. Spaniards settled in a place called San Luis, Colorado in the USA. We have our own culture that is very different from the other parts of the USA. When our group was in Spain the Spaniards were amazed at our Spanish and told us we used words that they no longer use, they said some of our words were 16th century Spanish! We will be going again in 2020. Me encanta España!

[@lorenam9474]

Wow, what words are those, if you don't mind the question? :)

[@brolin96]

Yeah, I'd also like to know!

[@Trikipum]

Everywhere in america where spanish is spoken, they have retained very old words that modern spanish dont use at all anymore. And you know.. those spaniards didnt settle in colorado in USA.. they fucking funded colorado (which means "red" in old spanish too, even if my grandmother used such a word for red 30 years ago, it is some word you dont see people using anymore for "red" appaert from poetry, in which is the best word for "blush" in spanish, in my opinion).

[@shinyshinythings]

That’s cool to know! I agree, I’d love to know some more of those old Spanish words!

[@pedrofmc0000]

@@shinyshinythings In México is quite common to say "platicar" (old castillian) instead "hablar" (speak). They don't say "dinero" (money) but "plata (silver) etc... www.google.com/search?q=arcaismos+de+espa%C3%B1ol+en+america&oq=arcaismos+de+espa%C3%B1ol+en+america&aqs=chrome..69i57j33.7102j1j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[@michellegarnier1273]

I think you guys forgot to mention that Spanish have a great sense of humor. I've laughed more in Spain than any other country. I'm sure that contributes greatly to longevity.

[@spainrevealed]

Good point!

[@vascoespañol]

Sooooo true

[@iber4356]

Cierto, reír, mejora y alarga la vida.

[@Ms-zr1dn]

All this is true. I would add the climate. It is nicer than in other parts of Europe and the world (particularly Europe where the living standards are quite similar), and it necessarily improves the life expectancy. Also low crime rates.

[@spainrevealed]

Two really good reasons!

[@JuanGarcia-qi4ze]

I have doubts about the weather. I live in Galicia and it rains a lot, cold winters and summers with not excessive heat. A fact: Galicians and Madrileños have the longest life expectancy in Spain, only Japan exceeds us

[@lehaim37]

@@JuanGarcia-qi4ze cala a bouca,calandran!! Ten qe chover pra istar bonito,lacazan!!! Jajaja Jajaja Jajaja

[@morikr5542]

@@JuanGarcia-qi4ze Galicia in 2019 is below the national average. It's the 11th in the ranking

[@barbarajas8758]

The crime rate is low that's true and also Spain has the best police in the world if I'm not mistaken ... As for the weather I think you we're talking about the cost line and south of Spain, because there are parts in the north of Spain that the weather can make one bit depressing too... But all in all Spain is the best !!!!🇪🇸🇪🇸😍😍

[@mariodedios]

dudes, you missed the 5th reason: WEATHER.

[@spainrevealed]

Good point!

[@isa17lo]

Incredibly important!! El sol is essential for all of us!!!🌞 I'm Spanish, having lived in England for over 12 years, and the lack of sun can make you feel depressed

[@RESISTANCE220]

@@isa17lo on my view the weather it is not a imporat factor related to this matter, remember that for example in the north of Spain (Vasque Country, Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, et, the weather is not so much diferent that Englan,.

[@isa17lo]

@@RESISTANCE220 Yes, the weather in the north of Spain is kind of like the English weather (it rains hence everything's green, low temperatures, etc) but still, we have more sunlight in Spain and I think that can affect your mood, depending on where you grew up, of course ;)

[@danix4883]

Emilio Ferrero i feel like in Catalonia we get way more sun than Northern European countries tbh, in the summer I’m really really tan just by walking 1 km outside

[@sugarpop7377]

You are so lucky James. Yolanda is a keeper. So lovely!

[@1292liam]

yeh, she's great.

[@reidelnord]

I live in the usa, and follow the mediterranean diet..being of Spanish Ancestry....

[@armintamzarian8130]

well done!

[@mar_casabuena7503]

Fantastic.

[@steinarbrevikknudsen1546]

I am Norwegian and living in Spain. Norway has a public health service, but the Spanish ... at least in my city ... is more accessible. Takes only minutes to get a talk with a doctor. Very cheap medicines.

[@JuanGarcia-qi4ze]

It is tried that the health centers are not more than 15 minutes

[@j.n.sloane]

Really excellent video! Thanks for sharing that perspective. Lots to think about. My husband and I love Spain so much that we are planning on moving there in the next year. My mother's family is from Asturias and we fell in love with the culture and people there. What a complex, wonderful place Spain is.

[@spainrevealed]

Thank you Julie!

[@adrianaencilay8211]

You both are great, very positive smiling, YOLO is very beautiful, your whole perspective is so outgoing, I just love your channel, I have learned so much from you both, about Spain and Spanish things, I hope to soon travel there I hope we can bump into each other there , I would love to pay for a couple of dinners , thanks for your help and your awesome attitude, Sincerely Big Del,

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks Del!!!!

[@TimGreen87]

I'm not sure we can know how to explain this but my guess (in addition to your points) is that sleep habits might have a big impact. SLEEP cycles are different here in Spain but more importantly I think people have better access to darker sleep environments because of the dark-window-blinds-things that are here. I think it's my favourite thing unique to Spain. Sorry I don't know the proper name for it.

[@Pijus67]

Persianas

[@guillermomaita2624]

I heard them being called "blinders" (spanish "persianas"). Not really sure if it is the proper name.

[@lehaim37]

Persianas amigo!!!! Y no hay casa en toda españa q no las tenga!!!!

[@josemurtra3172]

3 layers: Persiana, ventana y cortina. You can play with thise 3 to allow Air but not light, or Air but no rain...

[@bernardeta31]

I was raised in Spain (Galicia) and I agree that everything you both said are contributing factors. Everytime I go I feel healthier there. The biggest thing that I believe is a factor is how many chemicals there are in the foods in the US. I am always looking at ingredients and in the US there are so many that I don’t recognize but in Spain that is not as big of an issue...unfortunately like you said, there is now a lot more processed foods now than when I was growing up. A lot of Spaniards blame de Americans for bringing the food “basura”. Plus everything there is so flavorful...no need to put salad dressing on your salad or tomatoes because you don’t need it. I am so jealous of you both when I watch you eating tapas 😢

[@spainrevealed]

So true about how flavorful everything is!

[@pattheslut]

Galicia has some great seafood and the empanadas and albarino wine are marvellous as well.

[@susanholl5994]

Hi from California. I am enjoying your channel and learning more about Spain. Spanish is required in most schools in the San Francisco area and kids grew up with English & Spanish languages. My daughter is studying in Madrid now and loves it there.

[@spainrevealed]

Awesome! Thanks for your comment Susan!

[@Msmarcita]

Love your videos! Only one thing to mention PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't say healthcare is "FREE" because it isn't. Free means "without cost or payment" and that is not the case. In fact it's very expensive a huge chunk of our budget (which is subsidised by our taxes) goes into it ... Universal healthcare is not "free healthcare" it's just the way we as a society chose to finance it so everyone can access it.

[@Canuck1000]

Yes, by "free", it is no copay or out-of-pocket costs. But the taxes are higher to cover for the cost, as you pointed out.

[@larrybxl5406]

TOTALLY CORRECT

[@superflan7812]

Wish we had it here in the usa. Health care in the us is a joke. My friend got into a car accident and the med Bills are 33000 which he'll never be able to pay

[@pedrofmc0000]

@@superflan7812 I don't understand how the USA, the richest country in the world lets to happen that kind of situations. People speak a lot about religion and however, they always forget what Christianity is... Faith, hope, charity, prudence, strength, justice and temperance. Not to mention the mercy and the first commandment that Jesus gave us: Love your neighbour as yourself.

[@RESISTANCE220]

Very expensive ?, not at all, in fact the Spanish Healthcare System is ones of the most effective an chiper model on the world, this is oficial statement of OMS and other bussines studies

[@melanie2100]

my great grandparents were from Madrid. my grandparents had similar habits of spaniards...walking, social, extended family, meals prepared from scratch. I follow mediterranean diet. i get as much fruit and vegetables as possible and love olive oil and anything else I can get from Spain. can't wait to visit the city of my ancestors :)

[@sailstomars]

My family is from the Canary Islands, I can't wait to visit the land of my ancestors and to live in Madrid. We are working on Spanish citizenships currently :)

[@smahier]

I´ve lived in Murcia 5 years, having moved from London. The biggest difference I noticed was old people. In the UK, where the social fabric has been relentlessly torn into tiny shreds by 40 years of bloodsucking neoliberalism, old people look withdrawn and afraid. Here in Spain the situation couldn´t be more different. All age groups walk around freely without any fear of hassle, and the ubiquitous atmosphere of suppressed menace and potential aggression, which forms a part of daily life in London, is gloriously conspicuous by its absence. This, despite the low rate of smoking, is one of many reasons why the UK´s life expectancy will be lower than Spain´s.

[@tonydeltablues]

I thought that diet would be the strongest reason for longevity but after listening to all 4 points, I think the strong social connections was a compelling argument. I live in Bristol (SW England), UK but I moved from Liverpool (NW) England 20 years ago. I now have limited access to my strong family and community. I have many strong friendships (well, a few good friends....2 or 3 ;-)). But I think the culture in Spain to embrace and feel connected (from observing when visiting Spain and knowing Spanish folk in my city) is a powerful idea about not internalising stress and sharing problems freely (not an Anglo-Saxon trait!).... Anyway, I very much like your videos on cultural stuff - plus in always includes Spanish food and drink! I'm off to persuade my wife to move to Spain ;-) Gracias Tony

[@codmaarfe]

You will be welcomed with open arms! Greetings from Galicia, Spain.

[@tonydeltablues]

@@codmaarfe Gracias!

[@tonydeltablues]

@IAN WARD of course, thankfully my wife speaks Spanish - it'd be down to me!

[@rafacanizares6620]

You're more than welcome here! I'm from Málaga, a place where you can find tons of Brits living their Spanish dream. Everything has to be said, some of them are less integrated than others but the ones who do are always the happiest. I used to live in England too, actually not very far from Bristol and I loved my time there. Regards from a very anglophile in the continent!

[@tonydeltablues]

@@rafacanizares6620 Appreciate that Rafa! Who knows, maybe in the future :-) Gracias

[@ccat895]

Just think Spanish people are also more laid back and enjoy food, spending time with family, eating, drinking etc. From the UK feel as though we are always rushing, not taking time to relax, eat and enjoy. Also agree with the markets which is sadly lacking in a lot of UK cities. Just back after a week in Madrid/Seville and just loved the tapas culture, the freshness of the food and watching how family and friends meet and socialise.

[@JuanGarcia-qi4ze]

I was on vacation in Great Britain on 2 occasions and I made many miles. I think the Scots are more like those of northern Spain in many things.

[@JuanGarcia-qi4ze]

I had an English friend who was a fisherman and lived in my town. Unfortunately, he died. He told me that he would always be English, and that what he liked best was going from bar to bar talking to people with his limited knowledge of the language. I miss him.

[@lidialondres]

I lived in London for 5 years, and I loved the fruit and vegetables markets, I had access to many ingredients I can't find here. I lived there but I cooked like if I was in Spain; meaning that I actually cooked. 90% of the people I met lived in small apartments WITHOUT A PROPER KITCHEN, just small fridge and microwave, maybe a toaster, but that's it. It seemed to me like a place where people didn't pay much attention to food, flavour, quality of the ingredients, etc. I spend most of my time there working as a Chef, running the kitchen of a super busy pub. My GM at the time was Catholic and celebrated the first communion of his older daughter at the pub. When I red the menu, I felt the need to punch him in the nose: mini cheeseburger, fish fingers, bbq chicken wings, some garlic bread, and to top it all, ice creams, like he had no money to pay for a proper meal!!!! And so I cooked the saddest celebration meal of my entire life, and judge him deep inside. Here in Spain we work hard, long hours, little money, but we don't give up food and gathering around a table with friends and family. We do have stress, and struggles, but a great social and family network makes life a bit easier. We work to live, we don't live to work.

[@JackR772]

Juan García The only thing they have in common is that they hate the English, unless people in northern Spain wear skirts, eat deep fried mars bars and drink till unconcious

[@JuanGarcia-qi4ze]

@@JackR772 you do not know, you hate and you love people, not countries

[@anmahek]

Yoli, you are super sweet, I love your attitude, and I love how James say "we Spaniards"

[@dionussia]

I am watching - and enjoying- your videos -cause I really adore Spain. I've been around the country, I study Spain's history at University (en español!) and I really have a kind of complain! I am greek, and we are soooo alike! When I hear Yoli's family stories it"s just like my mom! We walk around a lot, laugh a lot, embrace newcomers, mom ALWAYS give us slippers, so we won't catch a cold, she peels of apples and pears, we kiss for welcome, we dine after 10 at night, we certainly do sobremesa, we go arround for socialize and connect with people etc etc. So when you talk mediterranean stuff, about extra virgin oil, or mediterranean diet, you compare with Italy (fair enough! -we are so alike with the italians also) and... France! And not a mention to Greece, although we are so close in mentality! Sorry guys but greeks are so much more mediterranean and "spaniards" - than french people! Anyway, keep up the nice videos. Agreadables ambos! Salud!

[@spainrevealed]

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing your story. Love that the slippers are the same :)

[@lscsophia8529]

Well-blanced diet, walking, both important aspects, and Slippers... slippers may be the key items. We wear slippers at home here in Japan too.

[@barnichua]

One more advantage: there are almost no natural disasters

[@sandras7229]

But Yoli's reaction to James' ''I have three friends'' is just the most beautiful on the entire KZbin :D Love you guys

[@spainrevealed]

haha - I'll need to take a look at it!

[@yisusjon]

hola chicos yo creo que la obesidad en España ha crecido mucho los últimos años xk la gente va a lugares de comida rápida o comen muchos fritos o productos procesados y se están olvidando de la comida de toda la vida y de cocinar en casa por pereza y es una pena con la gastronomía tan sana y rica que tenemos en España.

[@lidialondres]

Volveremos a comer bien, ya verás. Se puso de moda comer como comían en las pelis y las series, que son casi siempre estadounidenses. Pero como todo, volveremos al sentido común y a comprar manzanas, y no trozos de manzana en un paquete de plástico.

[@moonskyrocket]

La mayoría de los gordos están en el Norte de España. En el Mediterráneo hay muy pocos.

[@moonskyrocket]

@Bob el Silencioso No solo lo conozco sinó que me ratifico. No digo que está lleno de gordos, sinó que hay más que en la zona Mediterránea. Y es normal. Hace más frío y la dieta es más fuerte.

[@JackR772]

No shit

[@juancarlosmartinez5850]

En unos años pienso irme a España, no voy a cambiar vida x dinero, igual seguiré trabajando pero con mejor calidad de vida, pienso yo, vivo en USA, agradecido de este país pero me voy a mi cultura.

[@spainrevealed]

Suerte Juan!

[@davidepattibiomed89]

I think it is mostly solid social circle, less chronic stress, and sun.

[@spainrevealed]

True sun is another factor!

[@Alejojojo6]

Tired of the sunny stereotype haha. Actually in most of Spain its really really cold in winter and really really hot in summer (in the center), while in a fourth of the country (where i live), we have the same weather as Ireland or the UK with 40% cloudy days, 40% days of rain a year and 10% of snow or hail. That means we only have 10% of sunny days a year, mostly in summer. And its one of the areas of spain were people live the longest. A third of the country is indeed as you said sunny, hot in summer and mild in Winter, but the living conditions in those areas are among the poorest in the country, with some statistics such as human index quite smaller than in other areas (except for Catalonia and parts of Valencia).

[@lehaim37]

And sex, the most important factor!!! Hahahaha, follamos mucho amigo davide, pero casi siempre desde la alegria Jajaja Jajaja Jajaja

[@conorcinnamond8214]

Favourite channel at the minute! Keep it up! Im 16 and studying spanish at school hopefully go onto university to study el español!

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks Conor. good luck with your studies!

[@DP-tf7qb]

My friends did that sort of degree, you'll love it! Especially the year abroad :)

[@lehaim37]

Venga conor, ven para españa a vivir, regalanos una sonrisa!!! Hahahaha hahahaha

[@luciafrau125]

Think positive and you will live a positive live filled with things that will make you smile. I often find that the grannys who smile the most are the ones that stay in better shape for more years!

[@spainrevealed]

Totally agree!

[@Usuario1y1dos]

El secreto es que fumamos, bebemos, comemos, estamos todo el dia en la calle y nos hartamos de reír como si no hubiese un mañana.

[@iber4356]

Y trabajamos.

[@acookwithaview]

Great segment. When I lived in Italy and France I actually lost weight. I walked more, ate better with more satisfaction. I know I drank probably more but it wasn't loaded with the sulfites and, as you mentioned, it was over longer 3 or 4 hour mid day meals with friends. I shopped at the local markets and cooked at home more simply. I miss it. Spain beckons as my partner wishes to retire there one day.

[@spainrevealed]

I think Spain is an amazing place to retire to. Thanks Joseph!

[@shinyshinythings]

Hear, hear!

[@JH-kp2cl]

When I was vacationing in Spain, I noticed there are very minimal TV advertisement on medicines and fast food (Mc Donalds, Burger King, etc.). Here in US, these advertisements are rampant which probably tells you that Americans are obese.

[@spainrevealed]

Interesting! Not sure how often they’re on in the states

[@lasartoretto]

Madrid is such a great city to walk around, I’ve walked around 10km/day since I arrived. I just hope we preserve the right to public healthcare system (it’s not free as we fund it paying taxes, but it totally worth it!!)...

[@carlosoliveiraoalfacinha]

The enemy is fast food and lack of walking long distances.

[@superflan7812]

That's america in a nutshell having to drive everywhere. I'll be working in the usa until I die

[@rishelschimmel7358]

I just found out thru genetic testing that I'm part Spanish. How cool is that?

[@JackR772]

Rishel Schimmel Great #great.....

[@josemanueld5413]

May be you will live longer then :)

[@beltxabeltxa]

Its all to do with the Lentejas, Olive oil, sardines and cocidos, eat more and drink more, so much healthier

[@spainrevealed]

Totally!

[@MuerteBolonesa]

Dude lentejas are bomb. Whenever I got to my grandma's house I ask her to cook them

[@saltodefe]

Everyone knows that we live longer because we eat lots of white asparagus

[@pattheslut]

White asparagus from Navarra,yum,yum,yum!!!!

[@BoyBoyhaere50]

Hi, I'm from New Zealand and my great great grandfather came from a little village near Segovia and settled on the East Coast of NZ. Familia from NZ make pilgrimages every so often to the village, especially during fiesta time. A group of 30 of us visited 1 year and 1 of them was a older gentleman in not very good health. By the time we left the village he his health had improved 100%. His skin colour improved, he was a lot chirpier and he looked great. My aunt who saw him in the health clinic at home, asked if he had been to a health farm in Spain, he looked so good. Actually we all came back feeling a lot healthier. Even though having dinner at 10.00pm, and hearing old ladies chatting outside our window at 11.00pm was a bit beyond our comfort zone at first. We soon got used to the rhythm of life and thoroughly enjoyed socialising until bedtime at 2.00am. Going back to Hastings NZ, was so so strange and very quiet for us.

[@lefthegelian]

you guys surely know that Cela said that el yoga español es la siesta

[@fredpasta6488]

Well ... the health system isn't exactly "free" is it? Unless it's run by unicorns or something. It's taxpayer money that pays for it. Like ours in Canada. I live here in Spain but have private insurance so can't really comment on the level of public healthcare here compared to Canada. Food? My diet changed completely when I moved here. NO processed food at all. I've lost close to 20 lbs. (that's a good thing :) LOTS of vegetables as they taste so much better here, are much cheaper and last much longer. What's not to like? At first alcohol consumption went up, due to the new, cheap, wonderful wines (and beers) but settled back into the norm after the kid in the candy shop bit :) Living on the coast ... it's incredible how many families, with the elderly in tow, walk along the Paseo Maritimo all day, and especially the evenings ... often 3 and 4 generations. It's a beautiful thing. And I think the Spanish get most of their exercise via talking. You know what I mean ;) No one could out talk a Spaniard !! An Ultra social people. SO many 'bank holidays' which can be annoying at first, but you come to realize that the Spanish have it right. The old 'work to live' and not 'live to work'. 50% of 10,000 words spoken are 'claro' and 'vale', then there's the rest :) I couldn't have picked a better country to retire in ... I love it's people, history, customs, food, quirkiness ... and most of all, it's vibrant 'life'. Oh yes ... how could I forget the beautiful women ?!?! 'staluego ... ;)

[@liabr5497]

Totalmente de acuerdo. Cada vez que visito Andalucía me encuentro con gente muy linda y positiva. Su fase más común es “No pasa nada”.

[@Melissatn]

The Mediterranean Diet, glass (or more) wine daily, and in Spain people are very active! Walking everywhere! And life being kind of slower etc with good social/family life are key due to controlling stress factor!

[@rosab8026]

En la cultura española se bebe habitualmente de modo social, con los amigos, por lo que solo en contadas ocasiones se puede llegar a emborracharse de modo peligroso u ofensivo ...nuestros abuelos ya decían que " hay que saber beber" y se consideraba al que " no sabía" como un niñato inconsecuente....en la cultura del vino o la sidra, el beber hasta el punto adecuado es un arte....

[@renegmw]

"Venga, let's go" I think I'm going to stea...borrow that from you :)

[@JuanSinMiedo441]

It's because we know how to live. We don't stress much. Even if it's changed all over the years it is still somehow true

[@carlosoliveiraoalfacinha]

The secret in Portugal is soup and a lot of fruit,

[@josuelitos]

Hospitals aren't free, it's paid by taxes. Money taken from people that work.

[@spainrevealed]

Of course. But you know what I meant :)

[@irenealcocer7698]

We know what you mean, but is important to point out that is paid with our taxes, otherwise people would think that low taxes are a good thing. I would also say that the spanish education system (we do not need to pay crazy amounts of money to be able to afford to go to study) and also the public pension system remove a lot of anxiety and worries from our minds and all together keep us healthier ;)

[@texuztweety]

@@irenealcocer7698 That is an EXCELLENT point Irene

[@micasteer8851]

tottaly agree with you. Well said

[@puppibanana]

I'd rather say that my money is paid by me, not taken from me. And I'm more than glad to do so, so that no one is left without access to health care :-)

[@irismuddyhehe]

a big reason i moved to spain is to be able to easily go outside and want to go outside to walk, bike, use outdoor gyms, etc., all year round. I've lived in canada most of my life and it felt very very oppressive for me in the winter (for many months) to put my bike away, to wear a huge coat outside, and so on. I love seeing other people enjoy being outdoors and there are so many groups of all ages talking walks, running, biking, doing outdoor exercise in general, at all times of day. It's so positive and energetic!

[@zainesteele680]

Depends on what part of Canada you live and it's not oppressive! You can still be active even if it is snowing and enjoy the outdoors, you don't have to let it limit yourself and can do winter activities then switch to spring/summer sports. I love the mountains and snow which is beautiful in itself. You can still have your friends and community that you can spend time with your friends and not let the weather be a barrier. 😃

[@edwardvillate2112]

I've have been fortunate, to have lived in SPAIN combined for 9 years, and my ancestors are from the BASQUE REGION, and I'm CUBAN/AMERICAN, but I will take it a STEP FURTHER, all the COUNTRY'S, that were COLONIZED by SPAIN, have a SIMILAR ACTITUD, regarding FAMILY, INTERACTION with FRIENDS, and GASTRONOMY, if you come to MIAMI ,US we're I live, people are very FRIENDLY, and SOCIABLE, all the CHARACTERISTICS that You MENTIONED in this VIDEO, you will see in the streets of MIAMI.

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks for commenting Edward! It’s amazing how important family is here!

[@sugarpop7377]

Edward Villate oh the Cubans . My favourite of all my cousins in my large family of Hispanic countries. 😘

[@edwardvillate2112]

@@spainrevealed But I most also point out that it is a CONTAGIOUS ACTITUD, regarding FAMILY, FRIENDS, even people from OTHER BACKGROUND, get automatically HOOKED UP, when you approach them with a BIG SMILE, fortunately MIAMI is a BIG MELTING POT, of CULTURES, and at one point I STOPPED COUNTING, after I counted 37 LANGUAGES, spoken in the STREETS of MIAMI, and mainly ALL this people were FRIENDLY !!!!

[@JuanGarcia-qi4ze]

Except the health

[@francois3116]

@Edward Villate : Too bad you're not a woman because basque women have the longest life expectancy among Europeans 😄

[@oraetlabora8061]

Como dice Yoli, las preocupaciones son malas para la salud. Y por normal general, los eapañoles hacemos un esfuerzo por apartarlas de nuestra vida, o atajarlas con sentido común: si tiene solución, no te preocupes y si no la tiene, NO TE PREOCUPES! La comida, la familia y el clima hacen el resto. Nos gusta la vida y mientras estamos en ella, tratamos de vivirla lo mejor posible.

[@spainrevealed]

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Why do you think Spaniards live so long? Is it diet? Exercise? Wine? Family? Let Yoly and I know in the comments below 😘

[@JuanGarcia-qi4ze]

I sincerely believe that there are many factors. Spain is very diverse, but right now we Galicians are the longest living after the Japanese. Our philosophy to eat is very simple, buy a good natural product and spoil it as little as possible. Processed, nothing.

[@piedadsaiz]

Wine, Food & Friends!

[@Josh.Mangelson]

Loneliness will take ten years off your life. You all seem very social there. We're drowning in loneliness in the US.

[@anacasanova7350]

Alimentación, clima, estilo de vida y sanidad. Esas son las razones de la longevidad en España.

[@bryanjensen355]

This makes me so homesick for my time in Spain. Don't forget, greetings with a kiss probably helps everyone's immune systems. ;)

[@saritasarit]

This make me cry 😭 All the thing i miss about my home country. Im a spaniard living in cape town and all of this aspects are so so difficult not to have around.

[@mar_casabuena7503]

Yo creo que el secreto de la longevidad en España no es tanto la dieta como el estilo de vida, en España hasta los mas ancianos tienen vida social, el estilo de vida junto con una buena política sanitaria y la dieta, hacen que estemos a punto de adelantar a Japón en esperanza de vida, aunque en mi opinión en Japón llegan en mejores condiciones que nosotros. El refranero español es muy sabio poca cuchara y mucho zapato, yo lo práctico una media diaria de 12 kms. El clima por supuesto también es un factor este pasado domingo estuve tomando el sol y hasta me bañe en el mar en una cala de Vila joiosa en Alicante y eso en marzo es un lujo. Pd: Antes de existir nuestro fantástico sistema de salud en España también habia mucha gente longeva. Mi familia es una de esas mis ancestros han sido por regla general longevos. Y entonces la alimentación era muy pobre en cantidad y variedad, por lo tanto algo tendrá que ver la genética.

[@poppyblanca5817]

Bien dicho!

[@iber4356]

Totalmente de acuerdo. La vida de nuestros antepasados era durísima, pero siempre fuertes. Y no olvidemos que estaban en guerras continuamente.

[@nit11]

Seems little, but in spain we have to diferent verbs in the place of "to be" "Ser" is the existencial verb. I'm are spanish, he is blond, you are happy, you are shy... "Estar" is a temporal verb. I'm in the library, you're hungry, she's depressed, i'm happy, he's ill... Did you notice happy is with the two verbs? "Estar feliz" (be happy) is for something recent "i'm happy that we met". "Ser feliz" is more permanent. Mean be happy with your live, your family, your job...

[@johndunworth7942]

Neus Costa Interesting, I was a guest at a wedding in Madrid last year. Spanish girl, American guy and the bride’s father wrote a book for her which he gave to all guests. The title was “Ser Feliz”.

[@MrSmith1O1]

"Ser" is a verb to define, to express the essence of people or things

[@JackR772]

Ok so using different verbs makes you live longer. Interesting.

[@Thomas-wn7cl]

Preventative care and early detection make for the least costly and most effective care.

[@syredu10]

Your point about social & cultural reasons and importance of family & friendships reminded me of a conversation we had in a multi-national academic lunch: my Spanish friend was talking about a problem she encountered in her work and she finished by saying "after all, it is just work, not my life". After seeing how perplexed our American friends look, she had to explain the division between life and work in Spain and that her work does not define who she is, and people in her life, family & friends are more important for her life and so on. This kind of an attitude, I believe, would diminish stress a lot and help live happier and longer. But then, I do not know how generalizable this attitude is for Spain in general.

[@JuanGarcia-qi4ze]

occurs throughout Spain, despite its different cultures

[@daryontube]

I would say that’s so common here in Spain it could be a defining trait for us. :-)

[@lehaim37]

@@JuanGarcia-qi4ze xuanin,prende el moco!!!! hahahaha hahahaha

[@luciafrau125]

Certainly we exercise mucho more than in the US for example as in there every one goes to school by bus or by car. No one walks. Here almost every single child will walk to school accompanied by their parent or when you're a little older you will walk alone. Afterwards to uni most people go by foot and also many of us go by bicycle

[@spainrevealed]

Totally - all that exercise it critical

[@MrJimbo327]

Busing kids to school in the US is a recent phenomenon. We walked or bicycled every where when I was a kid. Here the idiots that run things have managed to close most of the local schools in favor of grandiose palaces located so far away from the students homes that walking is impossible. In one sense you are correct about Americans and exercise. Half of us exercise regularly, half of us don't. Both groups think the other is crazy.

[@ivetterodriguez1994]

It depends. Some people do walk. And my family personally walks 45 minutes or so to the grocery store because my dad takes the car to work. Take into account that it's about 45 minutes back as well. And diet can really vary between states and within immigrant families. Some people say they lost weight becoming vegan when really a balanced diet can maintain healthy body weights. I've noticed it's usually the bigger cities that are more prone to misconception.

[@luciafrau125]

@@ivetterodriguez1994 and wouldn't you say you're one of the only ones that walk to school? I've lived in various places in the US and I can think of one, maybe two students who walked to school

[@nathapolw]

Does Jamon Iberico help you live longer? :)

[@spainrevealed]

Unconfirmed!

[@antoniobaenablazquez6287]

@@spainrevealed Confirmed if you consume the acorn iberic jam. We can say that an acorn iberic pig it is an olive tree with legs! More than 50% of acorn iberic jam is oleic, almost 60%, same fat than the olive oil! Acorn from evergreen oaks and cork oak is mainly oleic fat!

[@antoniobaenablazquez6287]

Sorry, ham, not jam!!! Ha, ha, ha....

[@TheJamonLance]

not sure about living longer, but definetly happier

[@gonzalillourbano1668]

No, la mayoría de españoles lo más cerca que hemos estado cerca de un jamón ibérico es en el supermercado pero sin tocarlo, lo nuestro es el jamón serrano que también es muy bueno, sobre todo el de trevelez

[@laelyclark9672]

I think it would be really cool if y’all did a food tour of vegan and vegetarian food in Madrid!

[@HammerheadGuitar]

The Spanish have one the highest rates of meat consumption in Europe, they also eat more meat than Americans.

[@rosab8026]

@@HammerheadGuitar ...no sé qué decirte ..comemos muchísimo pescado y me parece que te has venido arriba ...creo que la dieta estadounidense si es básicamente " carne" ( por llamar de algún modo a ese conglomerado de hormonas de crecimiento y desinfectantes), pizza y "snacks" . .ah ! y pasta, los días que cocinan....y, por supuesto, la cena de Acción de Gracias .... En la cocina española existen miles y miles de platos, combinaciones de legumbres, verduras, carne ( de la de verdad), y mucho, mucho pescado y huevos, leche, quesos diferentes ( artesanales) ....cocinamos mucho con productos frescos y hay siempre varias piezas de fruta de temporada al día....no sé cómo decirte....

[@lidialondres]

I'm not sure if I should do it, but here it goes: the secret to a long life is SLIPPERS. 😉

[@spainrevealed]

What are sleepers? Drugs?

[@lidialondres]

@@spainrevealed 😅 I misspelled Slippers! Sorry!

[@EstrellaPolux]

i see nobody understands it really; It´s the Café Torrefacto :)

[@ThomasDowdyWinslett]

Another excellent video. I moved to Spain in July 2022 after visiting many times for a dozen years. I was raised in Alabama (aka rural US state) in the 1960s and 70s where we never ate processed food but ate all our meals at home. We had a moderate sugar intake and not a lot of fried food. Most of our food came from our garden. So when I left home I found the Mediterranean diet made sense and satisfied my appetite. I purposefully examined my diet in my 40's and saw I needed to add some fish and substitute olive or other plant-based oil for butter. I am certainly more healthy than my siblings because they changed to eating a processed food diet. My mom died at age 96, my oldest sister died the same year at age 77 (and had a terrible diet). My dad is still going at 97. I'm in my mid-60s and see I'm healthier than some younger people in Spain. I certainly agree that the increased availability of fast food and processed food is leading to more health problems and dying sooner. As I walk the street, I see very fit and then very unfit people in their 20 and 30s. It is easy to see which are eating well and are active and those who are eating processed food.

[@ncarnaiz]

Guys, I love your videos! I'm a Spanish, and I learn a lot watching you guys. In my case, I eat as healthy as possible, splitting my diet between carbs, proteins and less and less fat. I try to run between 30 and 40 kilometers a week. But I agree with what you said in your video: unfortunately, obesity is more common these days in Spain and still, the % of people that smoke is high.

[@Yvell]

My Dad is 104 years old in good health. I think is in the genes. He was born in the year 1916 in Puerto Rico spaniard citizen until the Jones Law in 1917.

[@boubalitsa]

Ι can't believe you guys talk about the Mediterranean diet and don't mention Greece with Italy, but you mention France!!🙈

[@maricarmen187mcmt]

I'm in the UK now and I stil keep my mediterranean diet! I'll never change it!

[@lehaim37]

Yo soy asi ,y asi sguire, nunca cambiare!!!! Jajaja Jajaja

[@sevillabonita1980]

Same

[@j.f.l.bousquet1998]

Ok, I'm gonna reveal the big secret. We live so much because... we have shitty salaries and shitty pensions, we are not allowed to die until we pay our mortgage loans and credit card debts. Nah, just kidding. Sort of...

[@spainrevealed]

Haha ok

[@helizash]

I have recently moved to Spain and I’ve definitely noticed Spaniards are definitely in better shape and exercise more compared to the US. Though I do believe it’s because people walk more here than in the US.

[@angellavado4846]

The best way to stop the changes of process food is to stop buying it , like this we will put that 20% to 0 % , and going to biologic supermarkets or at least read on the packages what the ingredients are and get the ones that don't have the shit like high corn syrup or BHT monosodium glutamate or a lot of sodium ,etc , I always said if I can not know how to say it or what is it don't buy it . Less more ingredients that I can pronounce a lot more better to buy it , if I can not go to a organic biologic store . And here in the USA that is a need to do if you don't want to kill yourself , a lot less in Spain ( my wonderful country ) , where I miss the real food . People in Spain has to become smart and stop buying process food and get the real one so we can make that 20% to 0% .

[@lexidyakova2670]

Wow I love you guys, your channel's so culturally enriching

[@spainrevealed]

Thank you Lexi!!!

[@yarelinpalacios1638]

I live in the us but want to live in Spain and I’m actually from Mexico any who I feel like the us diet is awful that is why I changed my diet I am more healthier

[@tamarataelman2400]

i don't really use olive oil , being belgian we use butter from mercadona :) , i do smoke , but i don't own a car so we walk everywhere , got at least one right lol.

[@lonelyvoyager1725]

im a 16 years old from madrid and I think the trick that make us live so long is that we eat lots of fish , bc it isnt a coincidence that japan has also a very higher age index , and they eat lots of fish

[@anaespiral3265]

Hola, Alex :) Voy a presentarte las falacias lógicas, que siendo joven, te van a venir muy bien (ojalá alguien me lo hubiera explicado de joven; en filosofía hicimos ejercicios sobre ello, pero vagamente y sin explicarnos que las falacias lógicas ayudan tanto a razonar como a discutir). La falacia que estás usando es la de Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc, que quiere decir que correlación no implica causalidad. www.gaussianos.com/hay-que-decirlo-mas-correlacion-implica-causalidad/ Aunque si te digo la verdad, a mí se me sigue dando muy mal detectarlas y es posible que la falacia que te ha salido es la de Afirmación Del Consecuente. Aquí tienes una larga lista te aseguro que sirve de mucho a la hora de discutir y también de razonar uno mismo y tener una actitud crítica ante las cosas que se te presentan ;) La tienes en español seleccionándolo. Espero que te sirva! informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/rhetological-fallacies/

[@sevillabonita1980]

@@anaespiral3265 quizás eres tú quien le está contando una falacia a Alex. Quién sabe?

[@robertpait1916]

I guarantee public health systems are not a contributing factor.

[@plsencas7641]

Hola chicos, por dejar de discutir con iletrados en mi medio inglés, que hay comentarios que me encienden: gracias por vuestros videos, un placer compartir río con vosotros :).

[@Emy53]

I was in Tenerife last September to visit my family. It's very hilly almost everywhere we went. We did a lot of walking, which I absolutely love. Then we went to the peninsula in the Andalusia area for 2 weeks. We drove to various locations, parked our car and walked the entire day. Loved Spain, and I will return in 2021.

[@alb5275]

I love learning English while i hear wonderful comments about Spain on this channel; it's like a stress therapy ..so i can live longer :)

[@woki]

hahaha +1

[@wildcat6539]

I think Spaniard live so long because they are full of joy and stress-free, then are the other things like eating healthy food and lots of physical movement...

[@trains-in-europe]

Guys! don't forget the sun! it really plays a role too...

[@JonBogdanove]

Is Spanish bread changing for the worse? 15 years ago, on our first trip to Spain, the bread was amazing-natural, long fermentation, twice risen in the tradicionale way. We just got back from Valencia, where I was disappointed to find the bread more like supermarket bread in the States. A baker I spoke to said that most bakery outlets you see merely brown, or finish baking factory-made bread stuffs that come from a few centralized industrial sources. She said these factories are allowed to use Western, modern techniques with controversial ingredients to speed up the rise, circumventing the traditional methods. I wonder if this is playing a role in Spain’s suddenly expanding obesity problem. 15 years ago, I definitely felt like a Fat American, but this trip, there were more dudes shaped like me. Here in the States there are people who think the rise in gluten intolerance and Celiac disease correlates to our industrial baking techniques-and that the rise in allergies and autoimmune disorders is an epigenetic effect of a century of our people eating a highly processed diet from a heavily industrialized food chain. I also noticed on our most recent trip, that Spanish Millennials and Gen Z kids, like their counterparts here, are working longer hours than even their Gen X predecessors. One of the things I have always admired most about Spaniards is your balanced way of life, where work holds equal importance with family time, meal time and leisure time. What will happen to Spanish longevity if this balanced way of life gives way to the ethic of constant overwork we practice here? Is Spain doomed to repeat the mistakes of the U.S., or can the Spanish people defend their traditional healthy diet and balanced way of life?

[@spainrevealed]

Bread is worse, but it's also getting better. Check out my Explore a Market Video for a segment about a great new bakery in Madrid.

[@JonBogdanove]

@@spainrevealed MOEGA! Our next trip to Madrid, I will go there! Thanks for the response! Do you and Yoly keep a list of the best food places in each region of Spain? Can you recommend a traditional baker in Valencia? I look forward to taking one of your tours someday. Meanwhile, thanks for your videos! They help sustain us when we're away from Spain and missing it! Can one be homesick for a place that isn't home?

[@vascoespañol]

SIESTA is the 6th

[@Mateo-je1ku]

The reason it’s that we didn’t do balconing.

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

Another great video. Thanks guys. I suspect that the weather is a factor in public health. In addition to the direct health benefits of sunshine, fresh air and exercise, good weather actually makes people feel better and happier, creating a positive spiral. Whether Seasonal Acuity Disorder (SAD) is a physical or mental condition, it is real and it seems clear that whilst sufferers are few in number, all humans feel it in some degree. More fascinating videos please. Perhaps one on Ibiza that's not about clubbing and drugs.

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks for that. Wow - Ibiza and drugs. Not sure we could speak much about that though :)

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

@@spainrevealed Ah, no. I love the White Island but I do without Ibiza without drugs :)

[@francois3116]

Yes, sunny weather is part of it : indeed all studies about centenaries have shown that : - they live in mild and sunny weather zones and go out a lot - they have a short stature - they eat lots of naturally grown veggies and fabaceas (chickpeas, beans, lentils) - they have important social interaction, which keeps their mind working.

[@francois3116]

Yes, sunny weather definitely is part of it : indeed all studies about centenaries have shown common traits such as : - they live in mild and sunny weather zones and go out a lot - they have a short stature - they eat lots of naturally grown veggies and fabaceas (chickpeas, beans, lentils) - they have important social interaction, which keeps their mind working.

[@vicentemonsalve5884]

It has not much to do with food or exercise, you can find lots of processed and deep fried food in Spain, not to mention "bollería industrial" (industrial cupcakes) and desserts heavily loaded with sugar, it's because their Health Care System works very well and it's completely free when you work there

[@mariaandbryan]

I think 💭 that what I miss the most about living outside of Spain is the reason why we are the longevos -food -walk to work, or when on vacation to Spanish town and do either senderismo or bar hoping 😂 -yes to the healthcare system. Regardless of how much we complain in Spain about it, but in the US is ridiculous expensive and it prevents you from taking care of yourself and do regular check outs. -AND ABSOLUTELY to number 4! What I miss the most is my friends and the quality of just being able to see the And get a caña with them. Mi chico always says that (he’s American) how do I have so many friends, and he only has 3 yet he has lived in the same place for 35 years. Love this! great job!

[@browntroutfisherman]

For sure I know that on the Costa Blanca a lot of people jog along the coastal promendades and lots of people of all ages 'promenade' in the evenings, walking, albeit sedately, but walking never the less with their friends and families and walking their small dogs, so many small dogs it seems...

[@larrybxl5406]

I have lived in La Palma (Canarias) Spain since Oct 2017. Before Spain I lived 17+ yrs in Brussels Belgium and before that in Canada. One thing I have noticed is the general absence of french fries (pommes frites) here. In La Palma we often have boiled potatoes (papas arrugadas) with mojo (verde or rojo) or arroz (rice) much more often than french fries. There are very few restaurants that serve fries (papas locos) with meals, although you can find it. Also, a lot less fast food outlets in La Palma than in many other parts of Europe.

[@Trikipum]

But then.. La palma, the whole island, is more like a big town than a city...its not really good for comparisons.

[@Moises7770777]

Y el vino tinto, excelente amigo del corazón y el sistema circulatorio. Los médicos lo recetan.

[@lanocheoscura1995]

It is not just cos the wheater.The wheater its a complement of our ways of Life. Thats include mediterranean diet and bla bla bla and many thinks that foreing people understung after a time living between us and learning we are not stupids they thougs.

[@JackR772]

La noche Oscura Jaja que gracioso tio, me parto de risa

[@annie9mz]

Cuidemos nuestra dieta mediterránea! Es un tesoro.

[@gonzosierra1]

You hit the lottery when you met Yolanda!!!

[@timothyhan9735]

Hi James, I love watching your videos about Spain and its culture. I have been to Spain numerous times (Madrid, Valencia, Cuenca, Xiabia, and Denia), partly because my ex-girlfriend use to live in Madrid. In the third week of November (Nov. 23 to Nov. 30th) I am going back to Spain, but this time I'll be visiting the Andalusia region (Malaga, Marbella, and Mijas), and my last day will be in Madrid before I fly back to the U.S. If you're free on Saturday (Nov. 30th) of that week and would like to meet up in Madrid for tapas and drinks let me know.

[@notabrand6283]

Yeah, Vermont (I live in VT)! I saw that study.