Otherside of living in Barcelona

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
  • Barcelona is a dream place to live for a lot of people. In this video I talk about side that is not often discussed. Most of us who live here, oversee it or even got used to it. But it might be a deal breaker for some. Hope this video will help you to better understand what it's like to live in this beautiful city.
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ความคิดเห็น • 49

  • @PauliusCreates
    @PauliusCreates  ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Have a feeling there will be some people who won't like this.

  • @emmdeglinfightbookmma3238
    @emmdeglinfightbookmma3238 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As someone who is in the process of moving to Barcalona, these videos have been unbelievably helpful, thank you.

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy to hear that ! All the best on your move

  • @effigy06
    @effigy06 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As an expat living in Barcelona for a number of years now, I agree with everything you've said. Spot on. I will things have gotten far worse post-covid.

  • @georgeb777
    @georgeb777 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is all true. I've lived in BCN for six years and just received my permanent residency. The closer you are to the city center you will expect to find most of these issues. Please do visit but keep you wallets, purses, and phones very close.

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  ปีที่แล้ว

      Congrats on getting permanent residency !

    • @mickybcn7453
      @mickybcn7453 ปีที่แล้ว

      In my 74 years never have been robbed, the hight prices of the rent of horrible non isolated old and dirty flats is the fault of the people who rent this flats.

  • @vladflore
    @vladflore ปีที่แล้ว +5

    before I arrived here I had known about the smell problem and petty crimes, so mentally I was somehow prepared…but the bloody cucarachas caught me off guard…haven‘t had to deal with that for more than 10 years…hopefully it will get better :). Thanks for making a video about the other side of things as well :)

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cucarachas always come when you least expect them. Really stress me out when I see one too haha

  • @becoming_nomad
    @becoming_nomad ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree with the dogs' "goods" 😅 and really lots of chaotic tourist 😅 I've been living here for just few months, still trying to figure out things. Thanks for this video

  • @ladrondejamon3060
    @ladrondejamon3060 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As someone who lived in Barcelona, everything this guy is saying is an exaggeration. When you're walking around, next to trash cans mostly, you'll smell something funny. When you walk by construction, you'll hear loud noises. When you're in bad areas at night, you risk getting mugged. If you live in the city center, rent is going to be expensive. These are all things you will experience in any large city. I say come to Barcelona and see for yourself that it's just like anywhere else, just better in better ways and worse in worse ways. Because there's more of everything in Barcelona, it's like Spanish Los Angeles.

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Saying that everything in a video is exaggeration - is exaggeration.

    • @deniseene9090
      @deniseene9090 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      nothing is an exagerration of what he says. I double everything and I would add okupa problems, huge taxes on everything and many many others. Despite all my heart still finds reasons to love this city. But you can t deny has super shitty downsides :)

  • @JesseTechJess
    @JesseTechJess ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing videos about barcelona :) thank you for your info

  • @Holtelo1
    @Holtelo1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello Paulius, about green areas, let me suggest you the "parc de Nou Barris", it's a very huge park in Llucmajor to Canyelles area.
    Also "Parc del turó", there are two parks with that name but both work well. In those you can calmly seat in the grass.
    The best though, Parc de Cervantes, with plenty of flowers and is lovely.

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for suggestions ! Actually just went to parc del turo yesterday and really loved it :)

  • @payelghosh9844
    @payelghosh9844 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm moving in barcelona..thNks ❤

  • @olenayefimenko8482
    @olenayefimenko8482 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m signing under every point!!! I moved here permanently 1 month ago and unfortunately there ARE negative sides here 😩

  • @xavier0487
    @xavier0487 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank u Paulius for giving the insight of bcn s environment , the good nd the bad. A personal do u still like bcn? And if not would u like to move out? Nd to where? Thanks for the response

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes I still love Barcelona :) I probably would move out, but honestly don't really have any better options in mind at this point in time.

  • @Tobiesmas
    @Tobiesmas 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    As a catalan i get a bit angry when someone who is been living here for years cannot even understand catalan language. It's a lack of respect to the people and culture of Barcelona. Of course most of catalans can understand and speak spanish due to an historic agressive imposition of this language in Catalonia. My mother used to be called "catalan dog" in the street just for speaking catalan with her friends.

    • @RiddimKingdom
      @RiddimKingdom 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sorry that happened to you mother

    • @jim4213
      @jim4213 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What is the culture more than catalan? Just Wonder why is soo important

    • @BearingMySeoul
      @BearingMySeoul 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where/how can people learn Catalan? There's lots of resources for Spanish but I wonder how tourists/expats could learn a regional language more easily.

  • @vitorfreitas3048
    @vitorfreitas3048 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Paulius, amazing videos you have. I'm from Brazil and wanted to move into Spain and Barcelona is the city with more jobs for me (I work with IT), but this thing about noise really worries me because I always lived in very quiet places. Do you recommend any town close to Barcelona that is quieter, or neighbor ? Thank you so much!

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey ! There are more quiet neighbourhoods in Barcelona, or even less noisy parts of more loud neighbourhood.
      When I lived in El Clot it was very quiet. Sant Gervasi , Sarria, Sant Marti would be pretty quiet neighbourhoods too. Apart from that towns around would be great option and potentially much quieter , but I haven't lived or spent evening there so a bit hard to say :)

    • @vitorfreitas3048
      @vitorfreitas3048 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@PauliusCreates I will take a look into those, thank you!

    • @sweetsoysauce9823
      @sweetsoysauce9823 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, i lived in Sarria and super quiet

  • @louisa123
    @louisa123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How far away from the city center do you need to live to get better air quality (not so much pollution and no smell)?

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's pretty difficult to say exactly as over these years I've lived in Barcelona only, but there are definitely quite few small towns near Barcelona that are just 30 min train commute away and at least the ones I've visited didn't have smell issues. Air quality I guess depends on how busy the city is and where it's situated.

    • @denniszenanywhere
      @denniszenanywhere ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PauliusCreates do you not go to southern part? Is it expensive to travel for you?

  • @elenasokolova4863
    @elenasokolova4863 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You mentioned the division between Catalans vs Spanish people vs expats. Is it even possible to become friends with locals? Or as an expat you will be trapped to expat bubble?

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Depends, I think key is trying to integrate by learning Catalan and Spanish.
      Of course you will meet and make friends with locals and some don’t even care if you speak their language.
      At the same time , people here tend to hang out in bigger friend circles , so being that one person with whom everyone needs to make effort to communicate with is probably not the most pleasant experience for either side.

    • @mickybcn7453
      @mickybcn7453 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is possible become friends with local of course specially if you speak catalan the language of this country,however you will have one year of time to learn it, no problem;-)

    • @ladcravicky
      @ladcravicky ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hey, person from barcelona here! we love having people from all over the world as it brings more perspectives... but we do like that person being open minded, respectfulll and mindfull (to life and culture). If you are interested in spanish and catalan culture that's lovely!
      from what i have experienced, we are really open to everyone and wait with open arms to any kind heart :)

    • @fortunso
      @fortunso หลายเดือนก่อน

      the answer is: NO

  • @TheInsideVideo
    @TheInsideVideo ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the smell that constant in most central places? Every day you smell sulphur at all times?

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey , not really, but there are parts where it’s very frequent indeed

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    @rosamariacasals3941 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @Jacob930321
    @Jacob930321 ปีที่แล้ว

    Which areas are least noisy?

    • @PauliusCreates
      @PauliusCreates  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sarria, sant gervasi, el clot, sant marti , parts of poblenou comes to mind. But also it depends on the street and where you live. You might be in super quiet neighbourhood next to a busy street and it will be noisy.