In Spain, smoking has not been allowed inside public places for many years now, and now they are thinking of banning smoking on the terraces of bars and restaurants.
I gave up smoking because I wanted to be free of the stigma and inconvenience of being a smoker, I have never looked back! I live in Spain and am aware you will be prevented from smoking on bar terraces soon!
@@underelspanishsun I stopped smoking more than 20 years ago and I agree that smoking should not be allowed in public places, even in open spaces. As for one's own home, in my house, anyone who wants to smoke should go out on the balcony. If I go to a smokers' house, I put up with it, but I don't think it's appropriate to smoke in a room or in a car if there are small children or a pregnant woman. I admit that in my days as a smoker this was very common. It's also true that you don't have to be a Taliban and that if you do this sporadically, there is no risk. However, it's best not to do it.
@@underelspanishsun ah ok, I understood that you want to said in public places too. I believe that in your own home nobody should be prohibit smoke or whatever you want to do in it, because it´s your own property and it´s a freedom private and individual privilege. I´m not a smoker, but I believe in the private individual freedom, always it´s not atack to another people, their private individual freedom and their private properties too (beginning of civilization). Another thing is smoke in front of children, but that is lack of education, wich it´s different in my opinion. And there is an easy cure for that without having to resort to absurd prohibitions that only take away more of people's freedom. Regards.
It seems you are in southern Spain, and that area is warmer and sunnier but if you were based inland in Castillian Platoo or Northern Spain, you'll get much colder than Melbourne and some parts rannier. I reckon you still need to travel more across the country as Spain is like a small Continent itself from the Climate, Culture, Costumes and Food point of view. I also appreciate that you are kind and nice people so keep up with the good work.
Hahaha we were thinking of removing that part as not to offend anyone but then we thought.. we did promise to be raw and honest and it’s simply how we feel 🤣 and two weeks?! That’s so soon!! Enjoy the butterflies 🥹🥰
Those "long extended weekends" are a very spanish thing. We call it "puentes" (bridges). And in Spain smoking in interior areas is also forbidden since 2005, but many places are more tolerant specially small towns or villages.
@@underelspanishsun different European countries have different names for this day between two bank holidays or a bank holiday and weekend. It's not unique to Spain. The attached caps are an European law and not everybody like it. I'm in your team and I like them but you can talk with a lot of people that hates them. I don't know how to put a tampon without an aplicator but I thought they only were without one on the cheapest brands. If you feel nostalgic you can find without it 😂 Do you live in a small Andalucía village? Sweeping the street in front of your house is a village thing. I live in a town near Barcelona and traditionally we only sweep and mop (fregar) the building entrance door part of the street, not all the building façade like in a village. If the street has space sometimes people in villages put flowerpots at the street. In my father's southern Spanish village the old ladies have rose bushes on the curb. They mantain and nurture them to make more beautiful the street.
So much interesting info-thank you for sharing! We had no idea about the differences between villages and towns when it comes to sweeping or adding flowerpots, but it’s such a lovely tradition. Rose bushes on the curb? That’s amazing! And yes, we’re in a small Andalusian village, so we’re definitely experiencing those charming village quirks firsthand. As for the caps, it’s funny how divisive they are! 😂 Thanks again for all the insight... it’s great to learn more about the little details of life here.
Me ha encantado vuestro video, os habéis fijado en muchos detalles de mi cultura, y lo habéis expresado excelente, gracias por haber venido a mi pais, y que lo hayáis disfrutado soy de Córdoba Andalucía, y mi esposa tieneprimos viviendo en Australia desde hace muchos años
Muchas gracias por el amable comentario y la cálida bienvenida! Nos significa mucho que hayas disfrutado del video y que sientas que capturamos bien tu cultura. Córdoba es un lugar tan hermoso! Estamos deseando visitarla. Dónde vive el primo de tu esposa en Australia?
27:14 as a Spaniard, I remember missing these so much when I used to live in Ireland, I remember how every morning I woke up annoyed and earlier than expected bc of the light
Quite accurate in general. But yes, as you already hinted, some of these shocks (punctuality, stress, smoking..) may be more related to the particular place you live rather than to "Spain" as a monolithic thing. Mainly the size of the town but also the region. And of course about weather... Every other zone is different. Here winter is foggy AF and yesterday we reached -4C°. So always sunny... "Las pelotas" 😅
@ haha you should really visit Melbourne Australia it’s super cold and no sun most of the year. It’s very close to Antarctica which is why and we get winds from there so you can imagine 😂
@@nuria1046 In my humble opinion, is the same with Spain, many people thinks that Spain is always sunny, with a Mediterranean weather... When the fact is that the north are celticlands, etc.
The rubbish collection thing was my culture shock when I moved from Spain to the UK. I couldn't understand how they could leave the bins full for a whole week , some areas even 2 weeks.
Wow, so many of you have mentioned the bottle caps and the recycling law-thank you for helping us understand! It’s great to see how Spain is taking steps towards sustainability. We’re learning so much from all your comments, and we really appreciate everyone sharing their knowledge with us!
Well, for some time now, in newly built houses, or in those old ones that are being updated, the shutters have an insulating material on the inside, so that in summer, when the sun is much hotter, especially between 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m., not so much heat gets in, and in winter not so much cold gets in. This means that the coolness in summer and the heat in winter is kept inside the houses much better, which means that we spend less money on air conditioning in summer and heating in winter, which makes the houses more energy efficient.
Yeah Europe in general I feel like is so vastly different from the west of the world. We just love it. It’s not right for everybody but it’s certainly right for us ☺️🥳
Actually the problem with refrigerated eggs is not the cold itself, but that when you buy them in the store, and until they get home, if the ambient temperature is high, moisture can condense on the surface of the egg, and that would allow bacteria access the interior. Keeping the temperature stable prevents this. I think it is common to sell them like this throughout the EU
18:05 Remote garages might not be super common in the town where you live, especially if most of the inhabitants are senior citizens. However, it has been the usual thing for many years for newly-built houses and blocks of flats. You will realise that, in most cases, blocks of flats are fitted with remote controlled gates.
Yes thats most likely the case, this is certainly just based on our experience and where we're located and have travelled. We went to Granada and found the same thing in most cases. A bit of a random one haha but we just thought we would mention it because it caught our eye.
@@SantiagoS-mz4zz Yes thats true.. We love older places.. not so much main cities but will be visiting Madrid and Barca one day I'm sure.. though it feels like most of spain is filled with beautiful and charming old cities so we will most likely visit lots of those first.
@@underelspanishsun That's why you haven't seen many remote controlled garage gates, because you usually travel to the oldest areas in small towns where most of the owners of garages are elderly people. So, in conclusion, that comment about the garages gates is totally wrong in the context of Spain in general
You’re absolutely right, and we appreciate you pointing that out! It’s clear our observation was influenced by the types of areas we’ve explored so far. Thank you for explaining how things differ in newer neighborhoods and cities-it’s always great to learn more about the diversity within Spain. We’ll be sure to keep an eye out for remote-controlled garage gates when we visit other places in the future. Thanks again for sharing your insights!
In Spain we have the same laws regarding smoking in public places, they were put in place 20 years ago. Also there are many places in Spain where it rains a lot and it is very cold in winter. Maybe what you are describing relates more to Andalucia. Hope you are enjoying living there. All the best ;)
Thank you for pointing that out! You're absolutely right-our experiences are definitely shaped by living in Andalucía, where the weather and certain habits seem quite different from other parts of Spain. It's always fascinating to learn about the diversity across the country. We're loving our time here and are constantly discovering new things. All the best to you as well!
The interesting thing about the eggs is that they're not refrigerated in the store or supermarket... But we do store them in the fridge at home. (I've seen the special eggs tray in many fridges, too). Everyone I know does it that way! I guess it's expected for the eggs to be freshly collected when you buy them, so there's no need to refrigerate those in the supermarket. Lovely video! ✨️
@@underelspanishsundepends too of the kind of house you have and the room temperature. If you live in a northen village probably you don't need to put them in the refrigerator. Or if you have a "fresquera" (a special cupboard that old houses have that mantains lower temperatures) but if you live in a place with high humidity or high temperatures in a new building you would prefer to store them refrigerated. My refrigerator has a desattachable "egg shelf" inside a shelf. I don't use it and I took off the "huevera" (the desattachable egg shelf) and use the shelf to put other things but I put the eggs inside the refrigerator because my house temperature would spoil them otherwise. Probably your refrigerator has this egg rack too, that you can use or not. Mine has too a butter dish, a plate and ice cubes rack and a very uncomfortable using wine botle hanger contraption that you can take off/not use. I only wash the egg that I'm going to use and I use it inmediatly after taking it off the refrigerator. For this motive (I don't wash them) I don't use the egg shelf but the egg package to store them at the refrigerator.
Oh wow, that’s so interesting! Your fridge sounds like it has all the gadgets-love the random wine bottle hanger 😂. I hadn’t heard of a 'fresquera' before, but that’s such a clever idea for older houses! Thanks for sharing all this-I feel like we’re becoming egg experts over here haha!
They do that because if the egg shell gets covered in moisture the egss can turn bad. So by not refrigerating them in any step of the way before they reach the costumer they avoid that problem.
Hello!! First of all I would like to say that you are very brave to move from Australia to the south of Spain. I’m from Granada but I work in Madrid. I wish I spend more time in my town. You are both absolutely adorable and I love your cats. I hope you will enjoy life in Spain. The Gluten thing is quite interesting because at Mercadona supermarket you can basically get all products gluten free. I’m looking forward to see your new videos. Hope to meet you someday. Take care!! 🤗🤗
Hello!! Thank you so much for your kind words-that really means a lot to us! Granada is such a beautiful place; you must miss it while working in Madrid. 🥰 And thank you for the love for our cats-they’re definitely enjoying the Spanish lifestyle too! You’re so right about Mercadona and their gluten-free options-it’s amazing how much they offer, and we’re so grateful for it. But honestly, it’s still a bit annoying having to worry about it at all, haha. We’ll definitely keep the videos coming, and it would be wonderful to meet you someday. Take care and thank you again for the lovely message! 🤗🤗
Remote garage : as far as I know (and seen in different places), it's quite common in almost whole Spain. I live in a medium-size town and about 90% of garages are remote. Eggs: the point is that they should not suffer sudden changes in temperature. If they were refrigerated, they would have to spend a long time until they reach our fridge and return to between 1 and 10°C, that is, they would suffer a sudden change in temperature, which is what we do not want to happen.
Restaurants and small businesses are mainly the ones who close from 3 pm to 5 or 6 pm, this means their employees won't be able to go home before 9 pm. Supermarkets and big stores are open at least from 10 am to 9 pm. Industry schedules are also different, where I work in Cádiz bay area, office employees work 8 am to 5 pm with 1/2 hour for lunch (you can take up to 2 hours as long as you leave later) four days per week and on fridays you leave at 2 pm and yard workers do straight 8 hours shifts from 7 am to 3 pm
Thank you for the detailed insight! It's interesting to see how different work schedules vary depending on the type of business or industry. The flexibility for office workers to adjust their lunch break sounds really helpful, and finishing early on Fridays must be a nice way to start the weekend! It's great to learn more about how things work in Cádiz and Spain in general. 😊
Most jobs don't have a break of hours for lunch, that's only local businesses or schools. But either way, having a few hours at midday to have lunch is not very family friendly, not really. Kids are at school, your patner working somewhere else, you would have to work quiet close to them to be able to meet them and have lunch with them. So in the end, you spend much less time with your family with this kind of schedules because you don't see them until late in the evening. Of course, it depends on every personal situation but, in general, work and family reconciliation is much more complicated like this. I would say, this kind of working schedules got established because during the hot season, working during those hours of the day sometimes is hard. Too hot. People don't even feel like getting out of their houses so there's no need for the businesses to be opened. That's also why we tend to stay outside until later in the evening because in summer, those are the most comfortable hours. Again, it depends on the region, but it's mostly like this during the hottest months. It's quiet interesting to see this kind of cultural differences. Nice video!
Thanks so much for sharing! That totally makes sense... especially about the heat shaping the work schedules and why people stay out later in the evenings. We hadn’t really thought about how midday breaks might not be as family-friendly unless everyone’s nearby. It’s so interesting seeing how different routines work in different places. Really appreciate your comment and glad you enjoyed the video!
Spanish have the same time to do things than the rest of the world if we speak about "solar time" the thing is that we have the same time than Germany since the second world war and nobody changed it later, we should have the same time than UK, so, when you are having dinner at 21:00 clock time, it's 19:00 solar time and so on....
That’s so interesting! We had no idea about the time difference being linked to WWII. It definitely explains why everything feels shifted later here. Thanks for sharing-it’s such a fascinating piece of history!
5:56 Not everything closes from 2:00 to 5:00 a.m. Only small family businesses, which are 2% of companies in Spain. And forget the myth of the "siesta" because ALL FOREIGNERS REPEAT THE SAME THING, and I don't know where you get that myth from. 98% of companies have 1 hour or an hour and a half to eat, and it is impossible to spend 30 minutes on the road to go home, make the meal, eat and sleep in time and means. IT IS NOT TRUE. Retired people can take a siesta in the south of Spain in summer, where temperatures are very high. To put the figures in perspective, let's compare with the United States. A Pew Research Institute survey published in 2009 revealed that, on any given day, 34% of Americans take a siesta, either after lunch or at any other time. In addition, Hispanics occupy an average of 33%. www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/23/en-la-casa-de-la-siesta-la-siesta-es-solo-un-sueño-espana
haha yes, you're not forced to nap.. we basically mean people have those hours to do as they please... we did mention they go home to have lunch etc. where as in australia they have a max of an hour which doesn't leave a whole lot of time for anything else.
Y de la siesta también, si se puede. Qué manía más absurda le han dado a los comentaristas de denostar la siesta en cuanto se nombras. Aparte de que ellos no dicen que vamos a dormir la siesta y se acabó, dan una serie de opciones que se hacen en esa hora. No sabes escuchar. Además de que yo la duermo, mi familia la duerme, mis amigos la duermen..., eso sí, mientars puedan hacerlo por el horario.
When there is a holiday for example on Thursday, people don't go to work on Friday not because it's socially accepted, but because most of the times people do "puentes", you have to ask for that day off in advance from your 22 days of holidays you have in a year. Sometimes is even a national or the province decision to make that Friday part of the holiday, they kind of obligate you to do that puente, so that way you have let's say "micro" holidays all around the year.
I understand that but what we’ve noticed is it’s that way for people who own their own businesses too if that makes sense? So that’s why we thought it’s just more socially acceptable to not be expected to work etc
In Spanish, most of the words start with a consonant and end in a vowel, n or s. So , it's very easy to connect the words in something like a long one and the language sounds like a gun machine. In English, most of the words start and end in a consonant, so, it is harder to connect them and the language sounds like a canyon.
hahaha! that’s such a fascinating way to describe it... we’ve never thought of it like that before! A gun machine vs. a canyon is such a cool comparison. Thank you for sharing this perspective, it really makes me appreciate the rhythm of languages even more!
I'm glad you love my country! Just one thing, you moved to the south of the country, I'm originally from the north & I can assure you, it's not sunny every day😂
Haha yes, at the start of the video we did mention some of these points are specific to where we are and what we have experienced because the north is so completely different but has some magnificent beauty! 😍
Teniendo en cuenta vuestro carácter, creo que os vais a sentir muy cómodos en España, si os viera por la calle pensaría que sois españoles. Habéis hecho un análisis amplio y preciso de muchas costumbres. Bienvenidos y que seáis felices.
haha yes!! we have been thought to be spanish so many times which is kind of a bonus. Thank you so much for the warm welcome :D and we're glad you enjoyed the video.
First of all, im glad you are enjoying Spain and i hope you get to make it your home and feel welcomed. And about the eggs i'll try to clarify it a little bit, since i see many people making assumptions and spreading misinformation: In many countries eggs are cleaned with water + some chemicals before being packed, in Spain they only get cleaned by "wind systems" (i dont know how to call it), so in many countries the eggs get wet and this ruins the natural coating of the egg, that doesnt happen in Spain and the egg stays "sealed" as nature intended to do. Thats why you find them without refrigeration in the supermarkets, it makes the whole transport and storage cheaper (since you dont spend money refrigerating them). Once an egg gets refrigerated, the humidity can also ruin their natural coating, so there is not problem at all if you buy them and keep them outside the fridge (thats how we do in my house and in many houses that actually have chickens), but once you put them into the fridge you cant let them outside. I hope i made it clear for you, and hope you the best in this country!
Thank you so much for the warm welcome!!!! More importantly thank your for this information!! This is the information I had seen on the TikTok video and after reading all the comments I began to wonder if it was fake info so I’m so glad to read your comment because it covers all the point I tried (and failed) to make 🤣 Thank you! I can sleep better now!
Hay un vídeo en internet de una persona que también ha emigrado España, ella desde Estados Unidos. Y lo explica muy bien son dos sistemas diferentes de enfrentarse a la salmonella
Thanks for the heads-up! We’ll definitely pack our scarves if we make it to Palencia or Burgos in January. 🥶 The cathedral in Burgos is on our must-see list... sounds stunning, even if the weather isn’t as nice. Hopefully, some good tapas and wine will make up for the chill! 🥂😉
As far as shopping goes, in Murcia where I was the large shopping malls are open on Sunday. They generally have everything you need including Europe’s answers to Home Depot and Walmart Supercentre - Leroy Merlin and Carrefour. The smaller town I was staying most everything was closed except for some of the grocery stores. There are options on Sunday.
Ta luego. That's what you hear. Life in smaller towns is slow. In larger towns is faster. In Castilla León is very cold. Smoke inside in banned in Spain.
Yes someone mentioned this. We were taught "Hasta Luego" but they chop off the "has" haha love it! and yes smoking inside, as mentioned in a previous message we meant in homes.. in australia no one really does that. (we didn't mean legaly for that one) :)
A fun fact from someone that was born on Spain and has lived there their whole life, Spaniards actually don’t sleep that much, it’s very, very few people that do “siestas”, But it is true that the time between lunch and the midday was indeed invented in Spain for that.
The extended timetable, with "siesta" 9-14 and 17-20h has a very dark side. Do you imagine having a family with that schedule? Offices are slowly switching to intensive timetables, but that 2 or 3h gap is too much to many people.
We would love to know more about the history of it, if you're happy to share. I can imagine in todays world it doesn't work well for a lot of people. Personally we won't be having kids so we don't know from that perspective.
@@underelspanishsunWe have the wrong time zone, so we have sun hours until later than we should have them. For that reason, businesses want to be open until later, so they give workers some rest hours so they can work until 8 - 9 pm. As the other person said, that means you are working along all the day, these rest hours are time a lot of people can't use as they would want, it's time without their families.
Concerning eggs. They are not washed because eggshells are porous so, the washing can introduce bacteria into the egg, or can introduce the bleach used for cleaning. So, they are not cleaned at the shops but they should be in the fridge after buying them. Also, they aren't in the fridge at the shops because, if they were, during the transportation to home, air humidity condensates on top of them, and since the shells contain fecal bacteria and the shell is porous, the condensated water can introduce bacteria into the egg, causing subsequent infections when eaten. So, put them in the fridge when you get home and once out do not let them condensate water before cooking.
We had no idea about the risks of condensation and how porous eggshells can be. We’ll definitely follow your advice: straight into the fridge at home and being mindful not to let them condensate before cooking. It’s fascinating how much thought goes into something as simple as storing eggs. Thanks again for the detailed explanation-it’s super helpful!
I'm from Spain (but from Canary Islands) and everything closing at midday and sundays were a culture shock for me. Here, unless is an important day (like Christmas or New Year) everything stays open 8 to 22. And even on those days there are some places like 1 of every 4 supermarkets open anyways. So, moving to mainland Spain and realizing on saturday evening I don't have any cat food left at home (small village, supermarkets closed early on saturdays), it left my cat eating canned tuna until tuesday (monday was a holiday) and I was totally shocked to see everything closed for two and a half days! Like, "I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY MANAGE TO LIVE THIS WAY??"
oh that's so interesting that it was so unexpected for you too. Yeah it's very different but personally we're liking it I think its exactly what we needed. A slightly slower life.
pues yo me mude de madrid a las palmas y el shock fue que todo cerraba a las 13:30 y volvían a abrir a las 17:30. Ah! y los domingos todo, todo cerrado, hasta el corte inglés xD
Sunny, hahaha, don't come to the North of Spain. Is like Scotland but with more drizzle and less extreme pours. You can find tampons without applicators, I actually use OB (without applicators, there are other OB with them), but, yeah, I've to buy the in some especific shops, because the common tampons are with applicators (and I rather without, more space in my purse... the reason is because I feel OB more comfortable), The most sold trademark of tampons in Spain, Tampax, has different tampons applicator versions. 🤔yep Well the realxing time, not in the Basque Country, but yeah. And the nap/sistesta thing in the South it's because with 40ºC, better at home till refresh... I think that the cool thing of Spain is that every Autonomous Community has its own subculture, and in some, we also have our own language (Basque + Spanish... ) You should visit every part of Spain, is a microcosmos
@@underelspanishsun Tampons without applicators in Clarel, in clarel shops always have OB tampons without applicators, with recycled and non recycled cotton. Whaaat? I just have realised about the shopping centres and the street stuff. My mates are going to laugh till death. I remember one in Madrid, but it was huge, and that was logic About the bottle caps system, is an EU rule in order to be more ecoresponsible and to help in the recycling process. Sorry because my English, I read and listen without problems, butI'm not used to write it.
firstly, don’t EVER apologise for speaking a language that isn’t your native tongue… you are doing great and I understand you completely! Re the tampons thanks so much.. I’m just used the to applicators now 😂 As for the shopping centres yes it’s weird but very smart. And yes the bottle caps haha were quickly learning alot of people hate them lol
@@underelspanishsun yep, the chaos of the caps of botles... including the hate of one of our expresident. Nevertheless, I think that's smart. I'm my county, Basque Highlands, we have a bunch of recycling ♻️ bins coffee capsules, toners, cooking oil, batteries 🔋, clothes, and the classics, the 🟡 plastic and metal 🔵 paper and cardboard 🟤 organic rubbish (in the end of the year our city hall give us some kilos of composting for plants etc) and the 🩶 bin for non recyclable rubbish.i live in a town with 5 500 inhabitants. statistically Basque country is the place with the highest percentage of recycling ♻️. But they make it very easy in the Basque Highlands, the wastebaskets 🗑️ are divided for plastics 🟡, for paper 🔵 for compost 🟤 and for non recyclable rubbish 🩶. Enjoy.
Wow, it sounds like the Basque Highlands are really leading the way in recycling efforts! It’s amazing to hear how well-organised everything is, from coffee capsules to composting. I love the idea of the city hall giving compost at the end of the year-such a great way to close the loop! And yes, the bottle caps chaos seems to be a shared sentiment, but it’s definitely a smart initiative in the long run. 😊 Thank you for sharing all this! We’re learning so much about the incredible variety across Spain-it really is a ‘microcosmos,’ as you said. Can’t wait to explore more of your beautiful region one day!
You can break a pack and buy one unit if the bar code is in every element. For example a pack of six bottles of water or refresh, if the bar code is printed in every bottle or can you can break the packaging and buy only one.
Ahhh, that makes sense now! We were wondering why so many drinks and items seemed to be missing pieces haha. Thanks for clearing that up... it’s such a different system than what we’re used to!
There is a spot I go in Modbury of South Australia where you can smoke in an area where food is served, there's even a water feature, but.. You are not able to smoke at the table. You're close enough to converse with people at the tables. But yes they make you feel absolutely awful as a smoker in Australia 😅
Thank you so much for the kind message! We’re doing well and definitely wrapping up to stay warm. Sending big hugs back to you in the beautiful Sierra Morena-stay cozy!
In central Spain, Madrid, Segovia, Leon, Toledo, Burgos, Zamora... The cold is more intense than in Melbourne, much more so. And here you can't smoke indoors, in restaurants, on public transport, in closed public places, playgrounds etc... only in open spaces. The average height in Australia is 177, in Spain 175, there is not much difference. You will live in an old house, because the normal height of ceilings in Spain is 2.50, in Australia 3 m
we are yet to visit the north so we won't comment on that just yet but will do an update once we have seen more of this beautiful country. As for the height thats what we thought too.. but it seems some people think differently from what we have read about it? and yes, the ceiling heights are more of older buildings and houses for sure.
There are rude people in Spain who are not punctual, but it is not the norm, especially in the work environment. There is a little more flexibility in leisure, family or social situations...
Thank you for sharing that perspective! It’s good to know that punctuality is generally valued, especially in the work environment. We’re definitely noticing the flexibility in social and family settings, which adds a relaxed charm to life here. We appreciate you helping us understand the cultural nuances better!
The issue of eggs in the fridge is a health issue. Eggs should be kept in the fridge. In stores they are not kept in the fridge because condensation would build up on the way home and this would encourage contamination through the shell. This also keeps them fresh and prevents the growth of microorganisms that can cause contamination. (Google translation).
All true. 🤣. I’ve also found when you have a delivery they take it right into your house and put it where every you want it. Thought you were going to mention the cannabis clubs. That was an interesting find I didn’t know about. 🤣
Cannabis clubs haha I would have if we were smoking that type of tobacco haha but unfortunately we don’t. And the delivery thing, they have only done that for ikea but we shall see for other things!!
About the ceilings, most men are around 175-180, and even more today. Not short at all these days. If you see low ceilings I'm pretty sure is because it's a very old place. I'm from Madrid and you can see this very clear in the old lines of metro, they are low even to me than I'm 156. But the rest of modern lines have a standard height.
I doubt people from Europe were shorter in the past like we're told. The average height in antiquity would have been the same as today. The 2000 year old Scythian mummies from the Tarin basin who are of paternal R1a average 6'4 in height.
I have been several times in Australia, first time i travelled alone and i never felt unsecure. Maybe it has changed in last 8 years. I have been east coast and Perth. I used to think in moving to Australia, for me was paradise.
Australia can definitely feel like paradise, especially with its natural beauty and laid-back vibe! It’s great to hear you felt safe traveling alone... Australia has always been known for that. Things have changed a bit in recent years, especially in the cities, but it’s still an amazing place in so many ways. If you loved it before, I’m sure it would still hold a lot of that magic for you!
Old beds are definitely shorter. I'm 1.76m and had some troubles in Hotels with old beds. Currently standard matresses are either 1.90m or 2.00m but I guess that you can find longer ones
That’s so true about old beds being shorter... it can definitely be a challenge if you’re taller! We’ve noticed the standard sizes now are much better, but it’s always good to double-check when booking accommodations, especially in older hotels. Hopefully, those 2.00m options are becoming more common for all the tall sleepers out there!
I dont know what its like in Australia, but coming from Scotland to Spain, a huge shock was how badly built the houses are in terms of insulation. We are in Alicante region, and the house has zero insulation. It has shutters, but we waste so much money heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. Having grown up in Scotland, and also living in Ireland for 11 years, we have never been so cold in a house in the winter. Insulation is so essential, so pick a house with it if you dont want to bankrupt yourself in order to maintain a comfortable temperature. Car insurance is really cheap here, and the fact the car is insured rather than the person is magnificent. The behaviour of children is so much better, they have way more respect and behave like humans, not like the feral Scottish/Irish delinquents back home.
The feral delinquents had as laughing so much 🤣 yes it seems they are better insulated for summer and not so much for winter? But we shall see. This is a great point!
As a Spaniard who lived in Edinburgh for a year, and in Alicante for several years, I´d say your summers are barely better than Alicante winters, which is why insulation wasn´t a thing for many years in those areas. Particulary, if you bought cheap property close to the sea, and destined solely for local tourists as a second summer residency built back in the 80s-90s, which judgind by your words, I´m afraid might be the case... Today, insulation standards for new homes are much higher, even by law. But if you got a place made decades ago to be used solely in summer with temperatures reaching 38C+, I do understand why you might feel cold in the winter... ;) Best!
You have two options, either go broke building a very isolated house in an area like the south of Spain, where winters are mild and short-lived, or pay a little more for energy and have an apartment for half the price. The houses on the Mediterranean coast have often been second homes for tourists from the rest of Spain who came to spend the summer, or for foreigners who came in the summer. Many of them are designed only for living in the summer. Most are empty in the winter. It is true that now many people are coming to live there all year round, but this is something new.
@Atreas1845 Thanks for the insight! That really puts things into perspective, especially about the history of these homes being built mainly for summer use. It makes sense why insulation wasn't a priority back then. It’s definitely something to keep in mind for anyone looking to live here year-round. Appreciate you sharing this!
About high ceilings, energy bills are expensive and is waaaay faster to heat a room with a normal ceiling than a place with a ridiculous cathedral high cealing. Of course if you are rich, you can afford, the high ceiling, and the bill.
Regarding the public holidays is not the way you are explaining. It is common that certain professions have some extra free days excluding their reglamentary vacations. So, people, is the holiday is on a Thursday usually use one of those extra free days to make a long weekend.
@14:10 I get this totally, as a fellow mediterranean I relate to these details, important parts of your identity. North Africa+ Levant=Mediterranean too😊❤❤ This is why i left a super dupi career in Northern Europe and decided to move to Madrid.
Two things that I notice here - Spanish people are very friendly, more so than in the UK where I come from, and the coffee, which is tasty and very cheap!
Yes it’s so nice to walk down the street and have everyone say hello at least 😅 that’s for sure! We are yet to try coffee out because we’re always home and renovating but we very much look forward to it haha
Siesta: the greatest lie ever about Spain... It's like saying the world stops for afternoon tea in UK or in USA everybody wears Texan hats. Another point is that Spain is big in extension and big in cultures. The customs in Andalusia are quite different from the customs in the North: as you said everyplace could be different. It is true that regular commerce is closed on Sundays, but I've never heard about a petrol station closed because is Sunday. Bars, cinemas, theatres, some pharmacies, some museums, newsstands or even you can find some supermarkets working. Spanish culture priorices some aspects of private/family/personal life over work. We work to live, we don't live for working. Next point. In Spain are more than one official language: Spanish, Euskara (Basque), Galician, Catalan and Valenciano. But we also have like ten million of accents! And be careful, because saying some words in certain ways could be considered a lack of culture: example, "m'as matao" bad, "me has matado" good. This is usually said when you have a big (bad) surprise. Say "hasta luego" better than "sta luego" or "ta luego". A regular bed in Spain for an adult is 190/200 cm length. How tall are you guys? The average in Spain is 1,76 m/82,8 kg for men, in Australia is 1,78 m/89,5 kg. So, where is the difference except in you need more exercise? (LOL) The thing about caps is an European policy that regulate plastic uses, so all single use plastic bottle or milk boxes caps remain attached to bottles. It's a try to keep them together and have, so to speak, have contamination a little bit more "under control". A GOOD CUSTOM in Spain are windows with blinders and curtains. We tend to believe that our homes are just ours and we love and appreciate privacy. Our homes are nor a shop window or interior design magazines. We already had a lot of social life before arriving home ;) Final advise: if you like sun and beaches, stay in the south. If you want a better in quality life, go north.
Hey! Great to have you around in this country. By your look and heritage I would say you look totally Spanish and 100% Mediterranean... There are so many men and women here who look like you both... Welcome back home! ;-)
Thank you so much! We see that as such a big compliment because we think Spanish people are absolutely beautiful. 😊 Feeling very flattered and even more at home... thank you for the kind words!
I am Learning Spanish and am wanting to move there, would they find a pale redhead annoying? 😅 Many people in Australia don't care for redheads, maybe from England hating Irish. Who knows
@@jellyd1320 Good on you for learning Spanish-that’s such an exciting step! And don’t worry, Spain is pretty chill when it comes to looks, so I doubt anyone would find a pale redhead annoying hahahaha. In fact, your unique features might even be a conversation starter! It’s great that you’re planning ahead-Spain is an amazing place to call home. ¡Buena suerte! 😊
First people that I don't hear complain about the bottle lids situation 😂😂 It's a new thing here and everyone is mad about it but like you I also find it convenient. It doesn't bother me at all when I drink, Idk why everyone find it so hard to rotate the lid so it doesn't poke you on the nose 😂 Welcome to Spain btw ❤
It was nice to see them hyped about the new lids for plastic bottles, because when that law started taking effect (pretty recently) a lot of Spanish people was very annoyed. I did like it from the start but it was nice to see it being put as a plus instead of a minus, because to be fair I think it is! :)
Thank you! Honestly, we totally get why some people found the new lids annoying at first-it’s such a small change, but it takes some getting used to. That said, we love seeing the positive side of it too, especially since it’s a small step towards less waste and a better environment. It’s great that you liked it from the start-sometimes it’s the little things that make a big difference!
A lot of these things are only in the south. If you go to another communities in the north you will see these things very different, specially in Catalunya
Thanks for pointing that out! We’re definitely realizing how much variety there is across Spain-it’s like each region has its own little world. We’ll have to visit Catalunya and the north to see those differences firsthand!
I don't know where in Aus you were living. I am a woman living in inner-city Sydney & women are out all hours, myself included. Have missed the news on 'knife crime epidemic' in Australia. Spain is part of 'the west'! Love Spain. My papa's birthplace. Disfruta! :)
Hey guys welcome to Spain!! I really enjoyed the vídeo and you seem such nice people to have around!! Now that you may have time to Travel around the country I recomend you to go to other places Of Spain to see the contrast ( now that you live in south you can see the north for example) and get to know us a little bit better cause we are very cultured actually hahahah Hope you have a nice life Here 🫶🏼 greetings from a spaniard ❤
Awe that’s so kind!! And yes we hope to do more of these videos the more we travel… this is only the early stages and I’m sure our eyes will continue to open to all that Spain has to offer ☺️
According to our research it seems that many of these were put it place years ago and have just been left the way they are so it is not indicative of current safety status... We could be wrong but thats what we have found.
@@underelspanishsunMany New buildings have the bars installed in ground and First floor appartment windows… It is a safety measure that was very common in the past when the glass of the Windows was thinner and easily broken… Anyway, we have a culture were “preventive meassures” are prioritized above the “defensive” ones… Meaning, we have double lglass Windows, persianas and armored doors in most of out homes to avoid being robbed… instead of having guns at home to defend ourselves from somebody breaking into our homes…
Spain IS western 😂 but we have our own culture. Time concept included Sunny all day...not everywhere. Northcoast IS really more like Ireland or UK. Cold...don't go to Ávila salamanca burgos Palencia vitoria😂😂😂
Algunos de los choques culturales se deben a que residís en una pequeña población rural, donde el indice de criminalidad es nulo y la atencion a las reglas y leyes del tabaco es mas "relajada". Supongo que no se vive igual en Melbourne que en Opalton (Queensland), por ejemplo. Pero en cualquier caso me alegra que disfruteis de nuestras costumbres y las hagais vuestras con el tiempo si os gustan. Granada es una zona preciosa, muy rural, muy antigua pero con gente muy acogedora.
Gracias por tu comentario! Tienes toda la razón, vivir en una pequeña población rural tiene un ritmo y unas costumbres muy diferentes a lo que conocíamos, pero lo estamos disfrutando muchísimo. Granada es verdaderamente preciosa, y la gente aquí nos ha hecho sentir muy bienvenidos. Estamos aprendiendo mucho y poco a poco adoptando las costumbres que más nos gustan. ¡Gracias por compartir tu perspectiva!
El problema con los huevos o la leche son los cambios de temperatura, supongo que en países tan grandes como los EEUU o Australia , será más seguro refrigerarlos en origen, por eso deben seguir fríos hasta consumirlos.
just had to look this up.. so acronyms and abbreviations but it seems things we would say as an acronym is also viewed as an abbreviation? at least in our experience.
Two things, that I always see in these videos (I dunno why). Smoking, as a lot of comments already said is banned nearly EVERYWHERE. Don't try to smoke on a restaurant or close public space. You will be dealt with swiftly. Eggs, it's true that you can buy FRESH eggs, sometimes, that are not in the refrigerator at the store, supermarket, whatever. BUT when you have them at home: PUT THEM IN THE REFRIGERATOR! Specially if you life in the south of Spain (it's really, really hot). Unless you wanna spend a few days in the hospital. Salmonella will be your friend.
Haha yes we put the eggs in the fridge at home anyway.. as many comments have said. As for smoking we have mentioned that we didn’t say or mean smoking indoors in public places 😂 we were talking about people smoking indoors in their homes. Thanks for the egg advice!
I appreciate you guys enjoying the country. I'm concerned you guys are comparing an Australian big city and a small area in Spain. The working culture in Spain is good as a customer, but it's terrible for people who work in hospitality, for example. Australia is safe, obviously Melbourne or Sydney can be quite more harsh because they are big cities. Madrid and Barcelona are not safe at all, getting robbed is normal and walking during the night really depends. As I said, really appreciate your efforts to explain how things work in my beautiful country. Love your too Spanish guy in Aussie land
Hey spanish guy in australia! If you compare somewhere rural like lets say "ballarat" in victoria, the differences still apply. we never see kids or women walking around at night regardless of rural or city.. maybe sometimes you will see women but definitely not kids alone. As for working conditions, we really have no idea as they don't apply to us so we didn't comment on it. However yes as far as we have heard Madrid and Barca are not that safe... but Granada was which is lovely. Enjoy Australia!! :)
People in Spain used to be shorter thats why I had to get things made at extra measurements when I got married 26 years ago to a Dutchman. Now my son is 1.97 and I bought extra large mattress in Carrefour. Extralarge exists but you have to ask for it and pay accordingly.
@@underelspanishsunspanish were shorter back then as a result of poor medical care and food scarcity during the war, dictatorship and years after…. Think that “genetics” are not something that change from parents to sons/daughters…. For example: My grandmother came from a wealthy family, she was a 1’78 woman and was born in 1928, all my uncles and cousins on my fathers side are taller than 1’80…. My grandpa on my mothers side came from a poor family and was working as a shoe cleaner on the street being 5 years old…. On that side all my uncles are average but my cousins and i are mostly taller than them by a head…. Think that the north of spain is celtic and has germánic, irish and north european ancestry, the mediterraneans have turkish, italian and arab ancestry … all that mixed with iberian trines ancestry that were describe as skilled, strong and tall people
What you are talking about sounds like a spanish small city. With the good and bad things that it means. I assure you that un Madrid ceilings or garages are perfectly aversge lol
Yes, it seems thats the case in big cities everything is almost comparable to Australia. We chose a small town to really experience the Spain we've always heard about.
Eggs are not refrigerated but you are encouraged to do at home. Also, be more careful with raw preparations such as mayonnaise or medium cooked omelettes.
The smoking is not allowed indoors or in public places in Spain. It's been the law for ages however the average Spanish person doesn't care if you smoke or not.
In Spain, smoking has been banned for decades in bars, restaurants, closed workplaces, obviously hospitals, doctors and health personnel, not only must they go out, they also have to do so a significant distance from the hospital doors. Nor in hotels, transport and on some beaches So I don't understand the comment, it's uncertain. Workers don't take naps at midday either, they go to eat, rest for a few more minutes and return to work. The siesta is something of the past that very few people practice, maybe on a Sunday after lunch On Sundays where I live, it is not a big city, but it is close to the beach, the shop workers do not rest on Sundays, nor days between holidays. I have worked in security and I spent Christmas or New Year alone I imagine you are in Andalusia, and surely in a small place, maybe they let you smoke because they don't say it is prohibited or because the owner does not comply with the law, I find it shameful. All the best
Thanks for the tip! So far, we’ve mostly been shopping at Día, so maybe we just haven’t explored enough yet. We’ll definitely keep an eye out next time-we’re all for finding the waaaaay cheaper options! 😊
I'm curious to know what your reaction was when you saw a "persiana" for the first time. TBH I don't know how the rest of the world can live without them 😅
Eggs have a natural protective layer and they do not need (and they are not) in thr fridge in Europe. If you wash the eggs in the farms, then that layer is destroyed and they need to be in the fridge.
@@underelspanishsunactually the reason about that is that the lapse between “recollecting” the eggs and you having them at the supermarket is waaaaay longer in your country than hours… most of the eggs you have there are at least a month old so they are close to their expiring date
Gracias! Sí, hemos aprendido que es una normativa de toda Europa para el reciclaje. Es interesante ver cómo se aplican estas iniciativas en diferentes países.
smoking is not allowed in public spaces (inside buildings, restaurants, etc) Just saw your response below so question solved :) So when you get home you are supposed to put those eggs in the fridge. It is not sold refrigerated to avoid condensation as the shells are permeable when wet...
Food is part of our culture, indeed! And i hope you'll visit Northern Spain someday, ooh you will fall in love with the way they live the food and cuisine❤
11:55 realmente no puedes fumar en cualquier sitio. En España también ha habido dos leyes importantes antitabaco estos últimos años. No se puede fumar en ningún recinto público cerrado (bar, biblioteca, parada de metro, campo de fútbol sala, baloncesto, pádel, etc), ni en ningún transporte público (autobús, metro, tren, etc) ni en un hospital, centro de salud, clínica, ni el territorio alrededor de él (debes cruzar a la acera de enfrente) ni en el interior de los parques infantiles vallados o delimitados, pero sí en el resto del espacio público e incluso en terrazas de bares o restaurantes al aire libre. Por norma general una madre o padre, por respeto, no fumará en presencia de otros hijos, a no ser que sean conocidos, o incluso se contenga frente a los suyos por su salud (eso ya depende de cada uno, pero cada vez hay más conciencia). Por cierto, cuidado en ciudades grandes, hay que usar la chapa metálica ondulada sobre las papeleras de plástico para apagar el cigarrillo antes de introducirlo en la papelera. Tirar una colilla al suelo (encendida o apagada, o un envoltorio de un chicle, o cualquier desperdicio en general) o introducir una colilla encendida en una papelera puede ser motivo de sanción (multa). Bienvenidos a España, ¡nos alegra mucho que disfrutéis de nuestra cultura y costumbres! 🤗 PD: soy medio andaluz medio madrileño, he vivido la mitad de mi vida en cada uno.
Yes yes it seems we have many comments about smoking indoors but 100% we didn't mean indoors in public places but in private homes and not around the legality but just generally what we have seen people do. haha sorry for the confusion. Thank you so much for the warm welcome. Your country is fantastic!! So nice to meet you, seems like you have a great mix of the two.
26:40 Attached plastic bottles caps are as recent as this year, 2024. It's EU law. Spanish recycling system does not work. Euronews Published on 02/07/2024 A new requirement for a tethered design for plastic caps on drinks bottles officially comes into force in the EU on Wednesday, but what’s behind the move? Why is the cap attached to my plastic bottle? It is mandatory for all EU states to have phased out loose caps by 3 July for plastic drinks bottles up to three litres. It’s part of an EU directive announced in 2018 that aims to reduce single-use plastic waste.
26:50 I myself thought this caps where a stroke of genius when I first saw one. It goes to show how easy it would have been to do it earlier. But to be clear common place is they are obnoxious, spill or get into your face. People are f**** R***. Politicians ranting against this caps make news here in Spain. Ranting while unable to properly close a plastic cap. Astonishing.
Thank you for sharing this detailed explanation! We’ve noticed the attached caps and now it makes so much more sense knowing it’s an EU-wide initiative to reduce single-use plastic waste. It’s interesting to see how laws like this are being implemented across Europe. We really appreciate you taking the time to explain and provide context!
But everything is different in the cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia, Bilbao, Donostia, etc..). Also, the beautiful Granada is not know for its industrial activies (they have another amazing values) so this must be taken into account; it's a different life style. One thing I agree with you it's the lack of punctuality but, again, this is less tolerated in business/industrial environments.
@underelspanishsun I'm a migrant too, for love. I fell in love with my wife in 1970, in a couple of weeks without even speaking a word of Spanish then... :-) I also fell in love with Seville and Andalusia. :-)
No se en poblado aborigen australiano habreis nacido, pero tenéis una cara de españoles que tira pa tras, 😂😂😂, en serio bien venidos y espero que todo os vaya bonito.
Jajaja, gracias! Jasmine tiene herencia iraquí y Andrew es griego, pero Andrew nació en Australia y Jasmine ha vivido allí desde que tenía 3 años... así que técnicamente solo somos australianos de manera técnica. ¡Gracias por la cálida bienvenida y por los buenos deseos!
Thank you for pointing that out! In the video, we were referring more to smoking indoors in private homes rather than public places or legal restrictions. We’ve noticed it seems more common here compared to what we’re used to, but it’s great to learn about the smoking laws in different parts of Spain. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, inside our own houses we are allow to smoke or even in the street in open air places. Though I think there is a law banning smoking in play grounds and some other places. Can't you smoke in your own house in Australia?
Buenos días chicos me ha encantado vuestro vídeo. Aún así no puedo dejar de comentar una cosa que a los españoles nos molesta bastante. Yo soy una madre trabajadora, tengo dos niños, y nunca jamás consigo echarme una siesta
Tengo lo que se llama jornada continua y trabajo 7 horas seguidas sin pausa para la comida, con lo cual soy afortunada. Llego a las 3:30 de la tarde de mi casa y tengo desde esa hora hasta las 4:30 para que los niños saquen los tuppers de sus mochilas, prepara en las mochilas para las extraescolares de la tarde, y salir corriendo. Voy todo el día corriendo estresadísima de arriba abajo llevándolos y trayéndolos y en los huecos buscando tiempo para comprar y hacer la cena. El horario que vosotros veis de las tiendas no es el horario de otros negocios es, horario comercial está adaptado al horario tradicional español cuando había amas de casa en todos los hogares. Las amas de casa preparaban a los niños los desayunos y los llevaban al colegio a las 9, hasta las 10 ninguna estaba lista para ir a una tienda con lo cual no tenía sentido abrir antes, los niños luego tenían colegio por la tarde a las 4:30 hasta las 7 o así y eso explica también el horario de tarde. Entre las 2 y las 5 las amas de casa recogían a los niños del colegio preparaban la comida que no olvidemos que no es lunch sino dinner, es una comida de tres platos preparados con productos frescos y cocinados en el momento. Después de hacer la comida hay que fregar los cacharros la cocina y alistará a los niños para que vuelvan a ir al colegio. No era una pausa para echarse la siesta excepto para aquellos que trabajasen en el campo en verano. Y de verdad que es un comentario que nos molesta mucho mucho a los españoles porque la mayoría de nosotros no tenemos tiempo de tumbarnos ni 10 minutos.
Y sobre el tema del lenguaje😂😂😂 vosotros los que habláis inglés no os escucháis, cuando estás aprendiendo inglés es absolutamente imposible diferenciar una palabra de otra en una frase, hay un curso de inglés cuando te estás sacando el B2 en el que te enseñan específicamente la entonación de las frases uniendo el final de una palabra con el principio de otra y poniendo el acento adecuadamente, adecuadamente para un angloparlante por supuesto, de la frase.
oh for sure! spain is such a big country and theres no way that these apply to everywhere haha. We mentioned it the video that there are just our experiences, based on where we are.
Funny how you don't consider Spain as a western country... they were the first to get to the western hemisphere th-cam.com/video/mm2D3og5niI/w-d-xo.html
@@underelspanishsun Thanks for replying! I'm Australian-Spanish having lived in Málaga province for 40 years now but born and raised in Sydney. I now live in Ronda. Thing is about "Western" culture is that the WASP; (white, anglo-saxon Protestant) culture has taken over the term "Western", just as the USA has taken over the term America to refer to themselves as "Americans". Although I knew what you guys meant, I do consider that it's important to have in mind that the Western culture does not belong only to Anglo-Germanic Protestant culture. Those who denominate tend to dominate and undermine or ignore the "other" western presence which is Catholic Spain, their centuries-old nemesis 😊. If you are interested in this 5 century old cultural battle, look into the Spanish Black Legend. Here's a link to a great book that describes the importance that Spain had in America and the world in its hey day drive.google.com/file/d/1nsrmeVVDeiRG2DM2mJsfkO-jCNepPdqR/view?usp=drive_link
@@underelspanishsun The Anglo-Germanic Protestant culture has appropriated the term "Western" as has the US appropriated the term "American" when there are so many Hispanic countries in America.
Oh this is so interesting!!!!!! Now I get it.. it’s like a taking back your power type thing? I think? For us I think it’s hard to get that because we’re from Australia which is linked to England etc so when we say western we mean the more common version. This is great info thanks so much for taking the time to write and educate.
@@underelspanishsun No problem, I'm glad you find it interesting. Spanish history and its accomplishments have either been distorted or ignored by the Anglo speaking world. (BTW I was brought up in Australia; I have Spanish ascendency and have been living in Spain for the last 40 years. I now live in Ronda.) Here's a link to the first pages of "Tree of Hate" by Phillip Wayne Powell of the US, so you get an idea of the dimension of this phenomenon called the Spanish Black Legend and which has done so much harm to the Spanish world; a global community of 600 million speakers. Please avoid using the term Latin America as its a term to disregard its Hispanicity; the black legend continues to this day. drive.google.com/file/d/1AVeBE8dUg47kUxbdlnmRZzWxNUtLoUq6/view?usp=share_link
Well, we have multicultural regions , you are living in the south , living in Andalusian culture. Spain is different there, more relax. Enjoy the people , the sun . It's not the same in the north, or in a big city like Barcelona, or Madrid .
Yes that’s what we heard before arriving and why we were looking in these area. Definitely depends on regions. We will definitely enjoy the people and the sun 🥳
In Spain, smoking has not been allowed inside public places for many years now, and now they are thinking of banning smoking on the terraces of bars and restaurants.
We did mean inside your own home not in public areas.. sorry for the confusion.
I gave up smoking because I wanted to be free of the stigma and inconvenience of being a smoker, I have never looked back! I live in Spain and am aware you will be prevented from smoking on bar terraces soon!
@@underelspanishsun I stopped smoking more than 20 years ago and I agree that smoking should not be allowed in public places, even in open spaces. As for one's own home, in my house, anyone who wants to smoke should go out on the balcony. If I go to a smokers' house, I put up with it, but I don't think it's appropriate to smoke in a room or in a car if there are small children or a pregnant woman. I admit that in my days as a smoker this was very common. It's also true that you don't have to be a Taliban and that if you do this sporadically, there is no risk. However, it's best not to do it.
@@underelspanishsun ah ok, I understood that you want to said in public places too.
I believe that in your own home nobody should be prohibit smoke or whatever you want to do in it, because it´s your own property and it´s a freedom private and individual privilege.
I´m not a smoker, but I believe in the private individual freedom, always it´s not atack to another people, their private individual freedom and their private properties too (beginning of civilization).
Another thing is smoke in front of children, but that is lack of education, wich it´s different in my opinion. And there is an easy cure for that without having to resort to absurd prohibitions that only take away more of people's freedom.
Regards.
That last part about not taking away freedoms really hit hard… that’s exactly right and I think in Australia in general they do that a lot…
It seems you are in southern Spain, and that area is warmer and sunnier but if you were based inland in Castillian Platoo or Northern Spain, you'll get much colder than Melbourne and some parts rannier.
I reckon you still need to travel more across the country as Spain is like a small Continent itself from the Climate, Culture, Costumes and Food point of view. I also appreciate that you are kind and nice people so keep up with the good work.
Oh thank you very much ☺️ yes it’s like its own little planet… just the diversity of terrain alone is so wonderful. Thanks again!!
The culture shock is that there IS CULTURE! Love it! We’re moving to Madrid in two weeks from NY!
Hahaha we were thinking of removing that part as not to offend anyone but then we thought.. we did promise to be raw and honest and it’s simply how we feel 🤣 and two weeks?! That’s so soon!! Enjoy the butterflies 🥹🥰
Happy to have you in my city, my beloved Madrid. I hope you like it.
Be welcome here. Let me know if you need anything. I´m living in Madrid Centre. Happy 2025
Exactly❤❤❤
Welcome to Madrid! You're gonna love this city.
Those "long extended weekends" are a very spanish thing. We call it "puentes" (bridges). And in Spain smoking in interior areas is also forbidden since 2005, but many places are more tolerant specially small towns or villages.
Ah! we learned something new, Puentes!! :D and yes smoking indoors we only mean in houses, not buildings haha.
@@underelspanishsun different European countries have different names for this day between two bank holidays or a bank holiday and weekend. It's not unique to Spain.
The attached caps are an European law and not everybody like it. I'm in your team and I like them but you can talk with a lot of people that hates them.
I don't know how to put a tampon without an aplicator but I thought they only were without one on the cheapest brands. If you feel nostalgic you can find without it 😂
Do you live in a small Andalucía village? Sweeping the street in front of your house is a village thing. I live in a town near Barcelona and traditionally we only sweep and mop (fregar) the building entrance door part of the street, not all the building façade like in a village. If the street has space sometimes people in villages put flowerpots at the street. In my father's southern Spanish village the old ladies have rose bushes on the curb. They mantain and nurture them to make more beautiful the street.
So much interesting info-thank you for sharing! We had no idea about the differences between villages and towns when it comes to sweeping or adding flowerpots, but it’s such a lovely tradition. Rose bushes on the curb? That’s amazing! And yes, we’re in a small Andalusian village, so we’re definitely experiencing those charming village quirks firsthand. As for the caps, it’s funny how divisive they are! 😂 Thanks again for all the insight... it’s great to learn more about the little details of life here.
Me ha encantado vuestro video, os habéis fijado en muchos detalles de mi cultura, y lo habéis expresado excelente, gracias por haber venido a mi pais, y que lo hayáis disfrutado soy de Córdoba Andalucía, y mi esposa tieneprimos viviendo en Australia desde hace muchos años
Muchas gracias por el amable comentario y la cálida bienvenida! Nos significa mucho que hayas disfrutado del video y que sientas que capturamos bien tu cultura. Córdoba es un lugar tan hermoso! Estamos deseando visitarla. Dónde vive el primo de tu esposa en Australia?
27:14 as a Spaniard, I remember missing these so much when I used to live in Ireland, I remember how every morning I woke up annoyed and earlier than expected bc of the light
Hahaha yes! Exactly, specially when the night before was a late one… like the sun should mind its own business and let me live 🤣
Quite accurate in general. But yes, as you already hinted, some of these shocks (punctuality, stress, smoking..) may be more related to the particular place you live rather than to "Spain" as a monolithic thing. Mainly the size of the town but also the region. And of course about weather... Every other zone is different. Here winter is foggy AF and yesterday we reached -4C°. So always sunny... "Las pelotas" 😅
yeah spain is such a big country and the landscape is so epically diverse so it certainly depends on where you're living haha.
@@underelspanishsun really, go to Sierra Nevada, you said that you're linving in a town of the province of Granda... Sunny, maybe, warmmmmm.... nope
@ haha you should really visit Melbourne Australia it’s super cold and no sun most of the year. It’s very close to Antarctica which is why and we get winds from there so you can imagine 😂
@underelspanishsun really? I've always pictured Australia as a sunny place ,surf and all the stuff and warm winters! I really need to travel more lol
@@nuria1046 In my humble opinion, is the same with Spain, many people thinks that Spain is always sunny, with a Mediterranean weather... When the fact is that the north are celticlands, etc.
The rubbish collection thing was my culture shock when I moved from Spain to the UK. I couldn't understand how they could leave the bins full for a whole week , some areas even 2 weeks.
Completely agree, we could never go back to that lifestyle haha
Welcome guys. Wait till you explore northern Spain 😍
Thank you so much! We cannot wait to visit the north… it looks unbelievable.
The taps of the bottles of water is very new. Is a law to help with recilcling
Wow, so many of you have mentioned the bottle caps and the recycling law-thank you for helping us understand! It’s great to see how Spain is taking steps towards sustainability. We’re learning so much from all your comments, and we really appreciate everyone sharing their knowledge with us!
@@underelspanishsunno,money is money
@@underelspanishsun And most importantly, bottle caps should not end up in the stomachs of birds, animals or fish, which could kill them.
Yes - this is a fairly recent thing but super convenient.
@jamieopulence definitely!
Well, for some time now, in newly built houses, or in those old ones that are being updated, the shutters have an insulating material on the inside, so that in summer, when the sun is much hotter, especially between 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m., not so much heat gets in, and in winter not so much cold gets in. This means that the coolness in summer and the heat in winter is kept inside the houses much better, which means that we spend less money on air conditioning in summer and heating in winter, which makes the houses more energy efficient.
No shutters, is persianas.
That’s a great point! We totally forgot to mention insulation!! It’s a huge difference here so much better specially in summer.
Me alegra mucho que os sorprenda España para bien¡¡¡¡....por cierto no hace falta que te maquilles tienes una cara bonita¡¡
Gracias! Yes most definitely for the better, we love it here very much.
As I live in Belgrade, Serbia, I find more similarities with Spain then with Australia,. Great video!
Yeah Europe in general I feel like is so vastly different from the west of the world. We just love it. It’s not right for everybody but it’s certainly right for us ☺️🥳
Blackout shutters or curtains are extremely helpful in the summer also. The days are extremely long and nights short.
Actually the problem with refrigerated eggs is not the cold itself, but that when you buy them in the store, and until they get home, if the ambient temperature is high, moisture can condense on the surface of the egg, and that would allow bacteria access the interior.
Keeping the temperature stable prevents this.
I think it is common to sell them like this throughout the EU
Yes I just learned this, another commenter said the same thing. ☺️ thank you for confirming!
18:05 Remote garages might not be super common in the town where you live, especially if most of the inhabitants are senior citizens. However, it has been the usual thing for many years for newly-built houses and blocks of flats. You will realise that, in most cases, blocks of flats are fitted with remote controlled gates.
Yes thats most likely the case, this is certainly just based on our experience and where we're located and have travelled. We went to Granada and found the same thing in most cases. A bit of a random one haha but we just thought we would mention it because it caught our eye.
@@underelspanishsun But when you travel, you visit the oldest neighbourhoods and no so much the newest ones, I guess.
@@SantiagoS-mz4zz Yes thats true.. We love older places.. not so much main cities but will be visiting Madrid and Barca one day I'm sure.. though it feels like most of spain is filled with beautiful and charming old cities so we will most likely visit lots of those first.
@@underelspanishsun That's why you haven't seen many remote controlled garage gates, because you usually travel to the oldest areas in small towns where most of the owners of garages are elderly people. So, in conclusion, that comment about the garages gates is totally wrong in the context of Spain in general
You’re absolutely right, and we appreciate you pointing that out! It’s clear our observation was influenced by the types of areas we’ve explored so far. Thank you for explaining how things differ in newer neighborhoods and cities-it’s always great to learn more about the diversity within Spain. We’ll be sure to keep an eye out for remote-controlled garage gates when we visit other places in the future. Thanks again for sharing your insights!
In Spain we have the same laws regarding smoking in public places, they were put in place 20 years ago. Also there are many places in Spain where it rains a lot and it is very cold in winter. Maybe what you are describing relates more to Andalucia. Hope you are enjoying living there. All the best ;)
Thank you for pointing that out! You're absolutely right-our experiences are definitely shaped by living in Andalucía, where the weather and certain habits seem quite different from other parts of Spain. It's always fascinating to learn about the diversity across the country. We're loving our time here and are constantly discovering new things. All the best to you as well!
The interesting thing about the eggs is that they're not refrigerated in the store or supermarket... But we do store them in the fridge at home. (I've seen the special eggs tray in many fridges, too). Everyone I know does it that way! I guess it's expected for the eggs to be freshly collected when you buy them, so there's no need to refrigerate those in the supermarket.
Lovely video! ✨️
Thank you Fiona! Yes we seem to be learning so much about eggs haha
@@underelspanishsundepends too of the kind of house you have and the room temperature.
If you live in a northen village probably you don't need to put them in the refrigerator. Or if you have a "fresquera" (a special cupboard that old houses have that mantains lower temperatures) but if you live in a place with high humidity or high temperatures in a new building you would prefer to store them refrigerated.
My refrigerator has a desattachable "egg shelf" inside a shelf. I don't use it and I took off the "huevera" (the desattachable egg shelf) and use the shelf to put other things but I put the eggs inside the refrigerator because my house temperature would spoil them otherwise. Probably your refrigerator has this egg rack too, that you can use or not. Mine has too a butter dish, a plate and ice cubes rack and a very uncomfortable using wine botle hanger contraption that you can take off/not use.
I only wash the egg that I'm going to use and I use it inmediatly after taking it off the refrigerator. For this motive (I don't wash them) I don't use the egg shelf but the egg package to store them at the refrigerator.
Oh wow, that’s so interesting! Your fridge sounds like it has all the gadgets-love the random wine bottle hanger 😂. I hadn’t heard of a 'fresquera' before, but that’s such a clever idea for older houses! Thanks for sharing all this-I feel like we’re becoming egg experts over here haha!
They do that because if the egg shell gets covered in moisture the egss can turn bad. So by not refrigerating them in any step of the way before they reach the costumer they avoid that problem.
So Smart!
Hello!! First of all I would like to say that you are very brave to move from Australia to the south of Spain. I’m from Granada but I work in Madrid. I wish I spend more time in my town. You are both absolutely adorable and I love your cats. I hope you will enjoy life in Spain. The Gluten thing is quite interesting because at Mercadona supermarket you can basically get all products gluten free. I’m looking forward to see your new videos. Hope to meet you someday. Take care!! 🤗🤗
Hello!! Thank you so much for your kind words-that really means a lot to us! Granada is such a beautiful place; you must miss it while working in Madrid. 🥰 And thank you for the love for our cats-they’re definitely enjoying the Spanish lifestyle too!
You’re so right about Mercadona and their gluten-free options-it’s amazing how much they offer, and we’re so grateful for it. But honestly, it’s still a bit annoying having to worry about it at all, haha. We’ll definitely keep the videos coming, and it would be wonderful to meet you someday. Take care and thank you again for the lovely message! 🤗🤗
Remote garage : as far as I know (and seen in different places), it's quite common in almost whole Spain. I live in a medium-size town and about 90% of garages are remote. Eggs: the point is that they should not suffer sudden changes in temperature. If they were refrigerated, they would have to spend a long time until they reach our fridge and return to between 1 and 10°C, that is, they would suffer a sudden change in temperature, which is what we do not want to happen.
Restaurants and small businesses are mainly the ones who close from 3 pm to 5 or 6 pm, this means their employees won't be able to go home before 9 pm. Supermarkets and big stores are open at least from 10 am to 9 pm. Industry schedules are also different, where I work in Cádiz bay area, office employees work 8 am to 5 pm with 1/2 hour for lunch (you can take up to 2 hours as long as you leave later) four days per week and on fridays you leave at 2 pm and yard workers do straight 8 hours shifts from 7 am to 3 pm
Thank you for the detailed insight! It's interesting to see how different work schedules vary depending on the type of business or industry. The flexibility for office workers to adjust their lunch break sounds really helpful, and finishing early on Fridays must be a nice way to start the weekend! It's great to learn more about how things work in Cádiz and Spain in general. 😊
Most jobs don't have a break of hours for lunch, that's only local businesses or schools. But either way, having a few hours at midday to have lunch is not very family friendly, not really. Kids are at school, your patner working somewhere else, you would have to work quiet close to them to be able to meet them and have lunch with them. So in the end, you spend much less time with your family with this kind of schedules because you don't see them until late in the evening. Of course, it depends on every personal situation but, in general, work and family reconciliation is much more complicated like this. I would say, this kind of working schedules got established because during the hot season, working during those hours of the day sometimes is hard. Too hot. People don't even feel like getting out of their houses so there's no need for the businesses to be opened. That's also why we tend to stay outside until later in the evening because in summer, those are the most comfortable hours. Again, it depends on the region, but it's mostly like this during the hottest months. It's quiet interesting to see this kind of cultural differences. Nice video!
Thanks so much for sharing! That totally makes sense... especially about the heat shaping the work schedules and why people stay out later in the evenings. We hadn’t really thought about how midday breaks might not be as family-friendly unless everyone’s nearby. It’s so interesting seeing how different routines work in different places. Really appreciate your comment and glad you enjoyed the video!
Spanish have the same time to do things than the rest of the world if we speak about "solar time" the thing is that we have the same time than Germany since the second world war and nobody changed it later, we should have the same time than UK, so, when you are having dinner at 21:00 clock time, it's 19:00 solar time and so on....
That’s so interesting! We had no idea about the time difference being linked to WWII. It definitely explains why everything feels shifted later here. Thanks for sharing-it’s such a fascinating piece of history!
@@underelspanishsun Well, Franco wanted to be BFFs with certain German leader, so...
2pm-5pm is lunch time, not siesta time!!!
5:56 Not everything closes from 2:00 to 5:00 a.m. Only small family businesses, which are 2% of companies in Spain. And forget the myth of the "siesta" because ALL FOREIGNERS REPEAT THE SAME THING, and I don't know where you get that myth from. 98% of companies have 1 hour or an hour and a half to eat, and it is impossible to spend 30 minutes on the road to go home, make the meal, eat and sleep in time and means. IT IS NOT TRUE.
Retired people can take a siesta in the south of Spain in summer, where temperatures are very high.
To put the figures in perspective, let's compare with the United States. A Pew Research Institute survey published in 2009 revealed that, on any given day, 34% of Americans take a siesta, either after lunch or at any other time. In addition, Hispanics occupy an average of 33%.
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/23/en-la-casa-de-la-siesta-la-siesta-es-solo-un-sueño-espana
haha yes, you're not forced to nap.. we basically mean people have those hours to do as they please... we did mention they go home to have lunch etc. where as in australia they have a max of an hour which doesn't leave a whole lot of time for anything else.
Y de la siesta también, si se puede. Qué manía más absurda le han dado a los comentaristas de denostar la siesta en cuanto se nombras. Aparte de que ellos no dicen que vamos a dormir la siesta y se acabó, dan una serie de opciones que se hacen en esa hora. No sabes escuchar. Además de que yo la duermo, mi familia la duerme, mis amigos la duermen..., eso sí, mientars puedan hacerlo por el horario.
Thank you for this comment 🙏🏼
When there is a holiday for example on Thursday, people don't go to work on Friday not because it's socially accepted, but because most of the times people do "puentes", you have to ask for that day off in advance from your 22 days of holidays you have in a year. Sometimes is even a national or the province decision to make that Friday part of the holiday, they kind of obligate you to do that puente, so that way you have let's say "micro" holidays all around the year.
I understand that but what we’ve noticed is it’s that way for people who own their own businesses too if that makes sense? So that’s why we thought it’s just more socially acceptable to not be expected to work etc
@@underelspanishsun Socially, it is totally accepted to do "puente", and people who cannot do it inspire a bit of pity.
And the windows too, here it's mainly curtains/roller blinds which don't block the light completely, so in summer time you can be awake from 4-5am
Yeah its a really nice change to know you can decide when its day and night in our own home haha.
In Spanish, most of the words start with a consonant and end in a vowel, n or s. So , it's very easy to connect the words in something like a long one and the language sounds like a gun machine. In English, most of the words start and end in a consonant, so, it is harder to connect them and the language sounds like a canyon.
hahaha! that’s such a fascinating way to describe it... we’ve never thought of it like that before! A gun machine vs. a canyon is such a cool comparison. Thank you for sharing this perspective, it really makes me appreciate the rhythm of languages even more!
I'm glad you love my country! Just one thing, you moved to the south of the country, I'm originally from the north & I can assure you, it's not sunny every day😂
Haha yes, at the start of the video we did mention some of these points are specific to where we are and what we have experienced because the north is so completely different but has some magnificent beauty! 😍
Teniendo en cuenta vuestro carácter, creo que os vais a sentir muy cómodos en España, si os viera por la calle pensaría que sois españoles.
Habéis hecho un análisis amplio y preciso de muchas costumbres.
Bienvenidos y que seáis felices.
haha yes!! we have been thought to be spanish so many times which is kind of a bonus. Thank you so much for the warm welcome :D and we're glad you enjoyed the video.
First of all, im glad you are enjoying Spain and i hope you get to make it your home and feel welcomed.
And about the eggs i'll try to clarify it a little bit, since i see many people making assumptions and spreading misinformation:
In many countries eggs are cleaned with water + some chemicals before being packed, in Spain they only get cleaned by "wind systems" (i dont know how to call it), so in many countries the eggs get wet and this ruins the natural coating of the egg, that doesnt happen in Spain and the egg stays "sealed" as nature intended to do.
Thats why you find them without refrigeration in the supermarkets, it makes the whole transport and storage cheaper (since you dont spend money refrigerating them).
Once an egg gets refrigerated, the humidity can also ruin their natural coating, so there is not problem at all if you buy them and keep them outside the fridge (thats how we do in my house and in many houses that actually have chickens), but once you put them into the fridge you cant let them outside.
I hope i made it clear for you, and hope you the best in this country!
Thank you so much for the warm welcome!!!! More importantly thank your for this information!! This is the information I had seen on the TikTok video and after reading all the comments I began to wonder if it was fake info so I’m so glad to read your comment because it covers all the point I tried (and failed) to make 🤣
Thank you! I can sleep better now!
Hay un vídeo en internet de una persona que también ha emigrado España, ella desde Estados Unidos. Y lo explica muy bien son dos sistemas diferentes de enfrentarse a la salmonella
Feel free to visit Palencia or Burgos in January, and don't forget the scarf. Nice cathedral (in Burgos), not so nice weather 🥲
Thanks for the heads-up! We’ll definitely pack our scarves if we make it to Palencia or Burgos in January. 🥶 The cathedral in Burgos is on our must-see list... sounds stunning, even if the weather isn’t as nice. Hopefully, some good tapas and wine will make up for the chill! 🥂😉
As far as shopping goes, in Murcia where I was the large shopping malls are open on Sunday. They generally have everything you need including Europe’s answers to Home Depot and Walmart Supercentre - Leroy Merlin and Carrefour. The smaller town I was staying most everything was closed except for some of the grocery stores. There are options on Sunday.
Definitely accurate! It’s more of a smaller town thing. Bigger cities are a little different. Where are you now?
Ta luego. That's what you hear. Life in smaller towns is slow. In larger towns is faster. In Castilla León is very cold. Smoke inside in banned in Spain.
Yes someone mentioned this. We were taught "Hasta Luego" but they chop off the "has" haha love it! and yes smoking inside, as mentioned in a previous message we meant in homes.. in australia no one really does that. (we didn't mean legaly for that one) :)
A fun fact from someone that was born on Spain and has lived there their whole life, Spaniards actually don’t sleep that much, it’s very, very few people that do “siestas”, But it is true that the time between lunch and the midday was indeed invented in Spain for that.
Thanks for the input!! Honestly we’re realising that more and more haha everyone’s always awake other than maybe between 4am and 7am 🤣
Well said guys, hope you had a great Christmas in your new home, I agree Spain values work life balance much more than us miserable Brits😂
Same in Aus! Haha hope you had a wonderful Xmas and hope you enjoy your NYE 🥰 thanks for the support as always ☺️
The extended timetable, with "siesta" 9-14 and 17-20h has a very dark side. Do you imagine having a family with that schedule? Offices are slowly switching to intensive timetables, but that 2 or 3h gap is too much to many people.
We would love to know more about the history of it, if you're happy to share. I can imagine in todays world it doesn't work well for a lot of people. Personally we won't be having kids so we don't know from that perspective.
@@underelspanishsunWe have the wrong time zone, so we have sun hours until later than we should have them. For that reason, businesses want to be open until later, so they give workers some rest hours so they can work until 8 - 9 pm. As the other person said, that means you are working along all the day, these rest hours are time a lot of people can't use as they would want, it's time without their families.
Concerning eggs. They are not washed because eggshells are porous so, the washing can introduce bacteria into the egg, or can introduce the bleach used for cleaning. So, they are not cleaned at the shops but they should be in the fridge after buying them. Also, they aren't in the fridge at the shops because, if they were, during the transportation to home, air humidity condensates on top of them, and since the shells contain fecal bacteria and the shell is porous, the condensated water can introduce bacteria into the egg, causing subsequent infections when eaten. So, put them in the fridge when you get home and once out do not let them condensate water before cooking.
We had no idea about the risks of condensation and how porous eggshells can be. We’ll definitely follow your advice: straight into the fridge at home and being mindful not to let them condensate before cooking. It’s fascinating how much thought goes into something as simple as storing eggs. Thanks again for the detailed explanation-it’s super helpful!
I'm from Spain (but from Canary Islands) and everything closing at midday and sundays were a culture shock for me.
Here, unless is an important day (like Christmas or New Year) everything stays open 8 to 22.
And even on those days there are some places like 1 of every 4 supermarkets open anyways.
So, moving to mainland Spain and realizing on saturday evening I don't have any cat food left at home (small village, supermarkets closed early on saturdays), it left my cat eating canned tuna until tuesday (monday was a holiday) and I was totally shocked to see everything closed for two and a half days! Like, "I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY MANAGE TO LIVE THIS WAY??"
oh that's so interesting that it was so unexpected for you too. Yeah it's very different but personally we're liking it I think its exactly what we needed. A slightly slower life.
pues yo me mude de madrid a las palmas y el shock fue que todo cerraba a las 13:30 y volvían a abrir a las 17:30. Ah! y los domingos todo, todo cerrado, hasta el corte inglés xD
Sunny, hahaha, don't come to the North of Spain. Is like Scotland but with more drizzle and less extreme pours.
You can find tampons without applicators, I actually use OB (without applicators, there are other OB with them), but, yeah, I've to buy the in some especific shops, because the common tampons are with applicators (and I rather without, more space in my purse... the reason is because I feel OB more comfortable), The most sold trademark of tampons in Spain, Tampax, has different tampons applicator versions. 🤔yep
Well the realxing time, not in the Basque Country, but yeah. And the nap/sistesta thing in the South it's because with 40ºC, better at home till refresh...
I think that the cool thing of Spain is that every Autonomous Community has its own subculture, and in some, we also have our own language (Basque + Spanish... ) You should visit every part of Spain, is a microcosmos
Great info here! and yes we hope to visit absolutely every region thats for sure. So much variety! :D
@@underelspanishsun Tampons without applicators in Clarel, in clarel shops always have OB tampons without applicators, with recycled and non recycled cotton.
Whaaat? I just have realised about the shopping centres and the street stuff. My mates are going to laugh till death. I remember one in Madrid, but it was huge, and that was logic
About the bottle caps system, is an EU rule in order to be more ecoresponsible and to help in the recycling process.
Sorry because my English, I read and listen without problems, butI'm not used to write it.
firstly, don’t EVER apologise for speaking a language that isn’t your native tongue… you are doing great and I understand you completely!
Re the tampons thanks so much.. I’m just used the to applicators now 😂
As for the shopping centres yes it’s weird but very smart. And yes the bottle caps haha were quickly learning alot of people hate them lol
@@underelspanishsun yep, the chaos of the caps of botles... including the hate of one of our expresident. Nevertheless, I think that's smart. I'm my county, Basque Highlands, we have a bunch of recycling ♻️ bins coffee capsules, toners, cooking oil, batteries 🔋, clothes, and the classics, the 🟡 plastic and metal 🔵 paper and cardboard 🟤 organic rubbish (in the end of the year our city hall give us some kilos of composting for plants etc) and the 🩶 bin for non recyclable rubbish.i live in a town with 5 500 inhabitants. statistically Basque country is the place with the highest percentage of recycling ♻️. But they make it very easy in the Basque Highlands, the wastebaskets 🗑️ are divided for plastics 🟡, for paper 🔵 for compost 🟤 and for non recyclable rubbish 🩶.
Enjoy.
Wow, it sounds like the Basque Highlands are really leading the way in recycling efforts! It’s amazing to hear how well-organised everything is, from coffee capsules to composting. I love the idea of the city hall giving compost at the end of the year-such a great way to close the loop! And yes, the bottle caps chaos seems to be a shared sentiment, but it’s definitely a smart initiative in the long run. 😊
Thank you for sharing all this! We’re learning so much about the incredible variety across Spain-it really is a ‘microcosmos,’ as you said. Can’t wait to explore more of your beautiful region one day!
In South Carolina we can still smoke in restaurants as long is out of city limits.
Oh thats so interesting! Thanks for the info!
You can break a pack and buy one unit if the bar code is in every element. For example a pack of six bottles of water or refresh, if the bar code is printed in every bottle or can you can break the packaging and buy only one.
Ahhh, that makes sense now! We were wondering why so many drinks and items seemed to be missing pieces haha. Thanks for clearing that up... it’s such a different system than what we’re used to!
There is a spot I go in Modbury of South Australia where you can smoke in an area where food is served, there's even a water feature, but.. You are not able to smoke at the table. You're close enough to converse with people at the tables. But yes they make you feel absolutely awful as a smoker in Australia 😅
Hahaha 100% it’s so isolating
Family I hope you are well, these days it is very cold. wrap up well. hugs from the Sierra Morena
Thank you so much for the kind message! We’re doing well and definitely wrapping up to stay warm. Sending big hugs back to you in the beautiful Sierra Morena-stay cozy!
In central Spain, Madrid, Segovia, Leon, Toledo, Burgos, Zamora... The cold is more intense than in Melbourne, much more so.
And here you can't smoke indoors, in restaurants, on public transport, in closed public places, playgrounds etc... only in open spaces.
The average height in Australia is 177, in Spain 175, there is not much difference.
You will live in an old house, because the normal height of ceilings in Spain is 2.50, in Australia 3 m
we are yet to visit the north so we won't comment on that just yet but will do an update once we have seen more of this beautiful country. As for the height thats what we thought too.. but it seems some people think differently from what we have read about it? and yes, the ceiling heights are more of older buildings and houses for sure.
There are rude people in Spain who are not punctual, but it is not the norm, especially in the work environment. There is a little more flexibility in leisure, family or social situations...
Thank you for sharing that perspective! It’s good to know that punctuality is generally valued, especially in the work environment. We’re definitely noticing the flexibility in social and family settings, which adds a relaxed charm to life here. We appreciate you helping us understand the cultural nuances better!
The issue of eggs in the fridge is a health issue. Eggs should be kept in the fridge. In stores they are not kept in the fridge because condensation would build up on the way home and this would encourage contamination through the shell. This also keeps them fresh and prevents the growth of microorganisms that can cause contamination. (Google translation).
This is a great comment!!! That makes the most sense from what I've heard. Thank you!
All true. 🤣. I’ve also found when you have a delivery they take it right into your house and put it where every you want it. Thought you were going to mention the cannabis clubs. That was an interesting find I didn’t know about. 🤣
Cannabis clubs haha I would have if we were smoking that type of tobacco haha but unfortunately we don’t.
And the delivery thing, they have only done that for ikea but we shall see for other things!!
About the ceilings, most men are around 175-180, and even more today. Not short at all these days. If you see low ceilings I'm pretty sure is because it's a very old place. I'm from Madrid and you can see this very clear in the old lines of metro, they are low even to me than I'm 156. But the rest of modern lines have a standard height.
Yeah from what we have learned it seems it’s that because back in the day people were shorter etc 👌🏼
I doubt people from Europe were shorter in the past like we're told. The average height in antiquity would have been the same as today. The 2000 year old Scythian mummies from the Tarin basin who are of paternal R1a average 6'4 in height.
I have been several times in Australia, first time i travelled alone and i never felt unsecure. Maybe it has changed in last 8 years. I have been east coast and Perth. I used to think in moving to Australia, for me was paradise.
Australia can definitely feel like paradise, especially with its natural beauty and laid-back vibe! It’s great to hear you felt safe traveling alone... Australia has always been known for that. Things have changed a bit in recent years, especially in the cities, but it’s still an amazing place in so many ways. If you loved it before, I’m sure it would still hold a lot of that magic for you!
@@underelspanishsunis the same here, we have no go zones in Barcelona, where you can't go alone
Old beds are definitely shorter. I'm 1.76m and had some troubles in Hotels with old beds. Currently standard matresses are either 1.90m or 2.00m but I guess that you can find longer ones
That’s so true about old beds being shorter... it can definitely be a challenge if you’re taller! We’ve noticed the standard sizes now are much better, but it’s always good to double-check when booking accommodations, especially in older hotels. Hopefully, those 2.00m options are becoming more common for all the tall sleepers out there!
That's the average height of Men in Spain. 5'9
I dont know what its like in Australia, but coming from Scotland to Spain, a huge shock was how badly built the houses are in terms of insulation. We are in Alicante region, and the house has zero insulation. It has shutters, but we waste so much money heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. Having grown up in Scotland, and also living in Ireland for 11 years, we have never been so cold in a house in the winter. Insulation is so essential, so pick a house with it if you dont want to bankrupt yourself in order to maintain a comfortable temperature. Car insurance is really cheap here, and the fact the car is insured rather than the person is magnificent. The behaviour of children is so much better, they have way more respect and behave like humans, not like the feral Scottish/Irish delinquents back home.
The feral delinquents had as laughing so much 🤣 yes it seems they are better insulated for summer and not so much for winter? But we shall see. This is a great point!
As a Spaniard who lived in Edinburgh for a year, and in Alicante for several years, I´d say your summers are barely better than Alicante winters, which is why insulation wasn´t a thing for many years in those areas.
Particulary, if you bought cheap property close to the sea, and destined solely for local tourists as a second summer residency built back in the 80s-90s, which judgind by your words, I´m afraid might be the case...
Today, insulation standards for new homes are much higher, even by law. But if you got a place made decades ago to be used solely in summer with temperatures reaching 38C+, I do understand why you might feel cold in the winter... ;)
Best!
Oh this is some great insight and makes sense. Thanks for sharing
You have two options, either go broke building a very isolated house in an area like the south of Spain, where winters are mild and short-lived, or pay a little more for energy and have an apartment for half the price.
The houses on the Mediterranean coast have often been second homes for tourists from the rest of Spain who came to spend the summer, or for foreigners who came in the summer. Many of them are designed only for living in the summer. Most are empty in the winter. It is true that now many people are coming to live there all year round, but this is something new.
@Atreas1845 Thanks for the insight! That really puts things into perspective, especially about the history of these homes being built mainly for summer use. It makes sense why insulation wasn't a priority back then. It’s definitely something to keep in mind for anyone looking to live here year-round. Appreciate you sharing this!
About high ceilings, energy bills are expensive and is waaaay faster to heat a room with a normal ceiling than a place with a ridiculous cathedral high cealing. Of course if you are rich, you can afford, the high ceiling, and the bill.
This makes ALOT of sense! thanks for mentioning it!
Regarding the public holidays is not the way you are explaining. It is common that certain professions have some extra free days excluding their reglamentary vacations. So, people, is the holiday is on a Thursday usually use one of those extra free days to make a long weekend.
Yes, thats right! someone explained it in an earlier comment, great to know this info!
@14:10 I get this totally, as a fellow mediterranean I relate to these details, important parts of your identity. North Africa+ Levant=Mediterranean too😊❤❤ This is why i left a super dupi career in Northern Europe and decided to move to Madrid.
haha so glad it resonated!! definitely not for everyone but for some of us, its very much our reality!
Two things that I notice here - Spanish people are very friendly, more so than in the UK where I come from, and the coffee, which is tasty and very cheap!
Yes it’s so nice to walk down the street and have everyone say hello at least 😅 that’s for sure! We are yet to try coffee out because we’re always home and renovating but we very much look forward to it haha
Siesta: the greatest lie ever about Spain...
It's like saying the world stops for afternoon tea in UK or in USA everybody wears Texan hats.
Another point is that Spain is big in extension and big in cultures. The customs in Andalusia are quite different from the customs in the North: as you said everyplace could be different. It is true that regular commerce is closed on Sundays, but I've never heard about a petrol station closed because is Sunday. Bars, cinemas, theatres, some pharmacies, some museums, newsstands or even you can find some supermarkets working. Spanish culture priorices some aspects of private/family/personal life over work. We work to live, we don't live for working.
Next point. In Spain are more than one official language: Spanish, Euskara (Basque), Galician, Catalan and Valenciano. But we also have like ten million of accents! And be careful, because saying some words in certain ways could be considered a lack of culture: example, "m'as matao" bad, "me has matado" good. This is usually said when you have a big (bad) surprise. Say "hasta luego" better than "sta luego" or "ta luego".
A regular bed in Spain for an adult is 190/200 cm length. How tall are you guys? The average in Spain is 1,76 m/82,8 kg for men, in Australia is 1,78 m/89,5 kg. So, where is the difference except in you need more exercise? (LOL)
The thing about caps is an European policy that regulate plastic uses, so all single use plastic bottle or milk boxes caps remain attached to bottles. It's a try to keep them together and have, so to speak, have contamination a little bit more "under control".
A GOOD CUSTOM in Spain are windows with blinders and curtains. We tend to believe that our homes are just ours and we love and appreciate privacy. Our homes are nor a shop window or interior design magazines. We already had a lot of social life before arriving home ;)
Final advise: if you like sun and beaches, stay in the south. If you want a better in quality life, go north.
Thanks for taking the time to write out this info!! We appreciate the knowledge :)
Hey! Great to have you around in this country. By your look and heritage I would say you look totally Spanish and 100% Mediterranean... There are so many men and women here who look like you both... Welcome back home! ;-)
Thank you so much! We see that as such a big compliment because we think Spanish people are absolutely beautiful. 😊 Feeling very flattered and even more at home... thank you for the kind words!
I am Learning Spanish and am wanting to move there, would they find a pale redhead annoying? 😅 Many people in Australia don't care for redheads, maybe from England hating Irish. Who knows
@@jellyd1320 Good on you for learning Spanish-that’s such an exciting step! And don’t worry, Spain is pretty chill when it comes to looks, so I doubt anyone would find a pale redhead annoying hahahaha. In fact, your unique features might even be a conversation starter! It’s great that you’re planning ahead-Spain is an amazing place to call home. ¡Buena suerte! 😊
@underelspanishsun Hahaha that's a huge relief! Thank you so much for your reply 😊
First people that I don't hear complain about the bottle lids situation 😂😂 It's a new thing here and everyone is mad about it but like you I also find it convenient. It doesn't bother me at all when I drink, Idk why everyone find it so hard to rotate the lid so it doesn't poke you on the nose 😂
Welcome to Spain btw ❤
Thank you for the welcome Irene, Yeah it has more pros than cons in our opinion hahaha
It was nice to see them hyped about the new lids for plastic bottles, because when that law started taking effect (pretty recently) a lot of Spanish people was very annoyed. I did like it from the start but it was nice to see it being put as a plus instead of a minus, because to be fair I think it is! :)
Thank you! Honestly, we totally get why some people found the new lids annoying at first-it’s such a small change, but it takes some getting used to. That said, we love seeing the positive side of it too, especially since it’s a small step towards less waste and a better environment. It’s great that you liked it from the start-sometimes it’s the little things that make a big difference!
A lot of these things are only in the south. If you go to another communities in the north you will see these things very different, specially in Catalunya
Thanks for pointing that out! We’re definitely realizing how much variety there is across Spain-it’s like each region has its own little world. We’ll have to visit Catalunya and the north to see those differences firsthand!
I don't know where in Aus you were living. I am a woman living in inner-city Sydney & women are out all hours, myself included. Have missed the news on 'knife crime epidemic' in Australia. Spain is part of 'the west'! Love Spain. My papa's birthplace. Disfruta! :)
We are from Melbourne.. not too sure about Syndey personally. We absolutely love spain too! :)
Hey guys welcome to Spain!! I really enjoyed the vídeo and you seem such nice people to have around!! Now that you may have time to Travel around the country I recomend you to go to other places Of Spain to see the contrast ( now that you live in south you can see the north for example) and get to know us a little bit better cause we are very cultured actually hahahah Hope you have a nice life Here 🫶🏼 greetings from a spaniard ❤
Awe that’s so kind!! And yes we hope to do more of these videos the more we travel… this is only the early stages and I’m sure our eyes will continue to open to all that Spain has to offer ☺️
I hope you keep enjoying our lifestyle. Good luck and a happy new year.
Thank you ☺️☺️ happy new year to you and yours!!!
The bars in the window means that it is not safe, that people may break in your house
According to our research it seems that many of these were put it place years ago and have just been left the way they are so it is not indicative of current safety status... We could be wrong but thats what we have found.
@@underelspanishsunMany New buildings have the bars installed in ground and First floor appartment windows… It is a safety measure that was very common in the past when the glass of the Windows was thinner and easily broken… Anyway, we have a culture were “preventive meassures” are prioritized above the “defensive” ones… Meaning, we have double lglass Windows, persianas and armored doors in most of out homes to avoid being robbed… instead of having guns at home to defend ourselves from somebody breaking into our homes…
Spain IS western 😂 but we have our own culture. Time concept included
Sunny all day...not everywhere.
Northcoast IS really more like Ireland or UK.
Cold...don't go to Ávila salamanca burgos Palencia vitoria😂😂😂
Yeah the north is a whole different thing all together haha
Algunos de los choques culturales se deben a que residís en una pequeña población rural, donde el indice de criminalidad es nulo y la atencion a las reglas y leyes del tabaco es mas "relajada".
Supongo que no se vive igual en Melbourne que en Opalton (Queensland), por ejemplo.
Pero en cualquier caso me alegra que disfruteis de nuestras costumbres y las hagais vuestras con el tiempo si os gustan. Granada es una zona preciosa, muy rural, muy antigua pero con gente muy acogedora.
Gracias por tu comentario! Tienes toda la razón, vivir en una pequeña población rural tiene un ritmo y unas costumbres muy diferentes a lo que conocíamos, pero lo estamos disfrutando muchísimo. Granada es verdaderamente preciosa, y la gente aquí nos ha hecho sentir muy bienvenidos. Estamos aprendiendo mucho y poco a poco adoptando las costumbres que más nos gustan. ¡Gracias por compartir tu perspectiva!
El problema con los huevos o la leche son los cambios de temperatura, supongo que en países tan grandes como los EEUU o Australia , será más seguro refrigerarlos en origen, por eso deben seguir fríos hasta consumirlos.
Yes! this makes sense, a few people have mentioned this and it makes a lot of sense!
Guys, you need to learn the difference between "acrónimos" and "siglas".
just had to look this up.. so acronyms and abbreviations but it seems things we would say as an acronym is also viewed as an abbreviation? at least in our experience.
Two things, that I always see in these videos (I dunno why). Smoking, as a lot of comments already said is banned nearly EVERYWHERE. Don't try to smoke on a restaurant or close public space. You will be dealt with swiftly. Eggs, it's true that you can buy FRESH eggs, sometimes, that are not in the refrigerator at the store, supermarket, whatever. BUT when you have them at home: PUT THEM IN THE REFRIGERATOR! Specially if you life in the south of Spain (it's really, really hot). Unless you wanna spend a few days in the hospital. Salmonella will be your friend.
Haha yes we put the eggs in the fridge at home anyway.. as many comments have said. As for smoking we have mentioned that we didn’t say or mean smoking indoors in public places 😂 we were talking about people smoking indoors in their homes. Thanks for the egg advice!
Iñ-Galicia- people respect hours
I've heard great things about Galicia, love the folk lore of the area too, we can't wait to visit!
I appreciate you guys enjoying the country. I'm concerned you guys are comparing an Australian big city and a small area in Spain.
The working culture in Spain is good as a customer, but it's terrible for people who work in hospitality, for example.
Australia is safe, obviously Melbourne or Sydney can be quite more harsh because they are big cities. Madrid and Barcelona are not safe at all, getting robbed is normal and walking during the night really depends.
As I said, really appreciate your efforts to explain how things work in my beautiful country. Love your too
Spanish guy in Aussie land
Hey spanish guy in australia! If you compare somewhere rural like lets say "ballarat" in victoria, the differences still apply. we never see kids or women walking around at night regardless of rural or city.. maybe sometimes you will see women but definitely not kids alone.
As for working conditions, we really have no idea as they don't apply to us so we didn't comment on it. However yes as far as we have heard Madrid and Barca are not that safe... but Granada was which is lovely.
Enjoy Australia!! :)
People in Spain used to be shorter thats why I had to get things made at extra measurements when I got married 26 years ago to a Dutchman. Now my son is 1.97 and I bought extra large mattress in Carrefour. Extralarge exists but you have to ask for it and pay accordingly.
Yes thats seems to be the case. We ordered a big bed haha
@@underelspanishsunspanish were shorter back then as a result of poor medical care and food scarcity during the war, dictatorship and years after…. Think that “genetics” are not something that change from parents to sons/daughters…. For example: My grandmother came from a wealthy family, she was a 1’78 woman and was born in 1928, all my uncles and cousins on my fathers side are taller than 1’80…. My grandpa on my mothers side came from a poor family and was working as a shoe cleaner on the street being 5 years old…. On that side all my uncles are average but my cousins and i are mostly taller than them by a head…. Think that the north of spain is celtic and has germánic, irish and north european ancestry, the mediterraneans have turkish, italian and arab ancestry … all that mixed with iberian trines ancestry that were describe as skilled, strong and tall people
What you are talking about sounds like a spanish small city. With the good and bad things that it means. I assure you that un Madrid ceilings or garages are perfectly aversge lol
Yes, it seems thats the case in big cities everything is almost comparable to Australia. We chose a small town to really experience the Spain we've always heard about.
Eggs are not refrigerated but you are encouraged to do at home. Also, be more careful with raw preparations such as mayonnaise or medium cooked omelettes.
Thanks for the info! That’s helpful!
The smoking is not allowed indoors or in public places in Spain. It's been the law for ages however the average Spanish person doesn't care if you smoke or not.
In Spain, smoking has been banned for decades in bars, restaurants, closed workplaces, obviously hospitals, doctors and health personnel, not only must they go out, they also have to do so a significant distance from the hospital doors. Nor in hotels, transport and on some beaches
So I don't understand the comment, it's uncertain.
Workers don't take naps at midday either, they go to eat, rest for a few more minutes and return to work.
The siesta is something of the past that very few people practice, maybe on a Sunday after lunch
On Sundays where I live, it is not a big city, but it is close to the beach, the shop workers do not rest on Sundays, nor days between holidays.
I have worked in security and I spent Christmas or New Year alone
I imagine you are in Andalusia, and surely in a small place, maybe they let you smoke because they don't say it is prohibited or because the owner does not comply with the law, I find it shameful.
All the best
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, the smoking indoors comment was about inside homes 😅 sorry for the confusion!
I don’t know where you buy tampons. You can buy tampons without applicator in every supermarket I know, and they are waaaaaay cheaper
Thanks for the tip! So far, we’ve mostly been shopping at Día, so maybe we just haven’t explored enough yet. We’ll definitely keep an eye out next time-we’re all for finding the waaaaay cheaper options! 😊
@ if you live in a small village, you can try the pharmacy, they usually have them, but a bit more expressive than a supermarket
Sois afortunados de. Visitar un país tan hermoso o sea que portaros bienavec politesse
Absolutely Lucky.. it is very beautiful!
I'm curious to know what your reaction was when you saw a "persiana" for the first time. TBH I don't know how the rest of the world can live without them 😅
oh haha well I don't know if you mean a specific kind, but we do have them in Australia, specially in older homes. We call them "Roller Shutters"
I'm just curious - whereabouts in Spain are you (if it's not s secret)?
I live in Granada myself.
We’re in Granada too!
@@underelspanishsun Aha! I thought you might be. So we're neighbours. Cool. Everybody needs good neighbours... (I feel a song coming on...)
@@zakmartin We laughed way too hard at that #JustAussieThings
Eggs have a natural protective layer and they do not need (and they are not) in thr fridge in Europe. If you wash the eggs in the farms, then that layer is destroyed and they need to be in the fridge.
Appreciate the insight!
@@underelspanishsunactually the reason about that is that the lapse between “recollecting” the eggs and you having them at the supermarket is waaaaay longer in your country than hours… most of the eggs you have there are at least a month old so they are close to their expiring date
El tapón de la botella es de toda Europa creo.
Gracias! Sí, hemos aprendido que es una normativa de toda Europa para el reciclaje. Es interesante ver cómo se aplican estas iniciativas en diferentes países.
You should paint in summer.
The front of our house gets lots of sun during the day so luckily we’ve been able to get some painting done 🙌🏼
smoking is not allowed in public spaces (inside buildings, restaurants, etc) Just saw your response below so question solved :)
So when you get home you are supposed to put those eggs in the fridge.
It is not sold refrigerated to avoid condensation as the shells are permeable when wet...
Yes it’s great into about the eggs too…
Food is part of our culture, indeed! And i hope you'll visit Northern Spain someday, ooh you will fall in love with the way they live the food and cuisine❤
We will 100% be visiting the North that's for sure. Can't wait!
11:55 realmente no puedes fumar en cualquier sitio. En España también ha habido dos leyes importantes antitabaco estos últimos años. No se puede fumar en ningún recinto público cerrado (bar, biblioteca, parada de metro, campo de fútbol sala, baloncesto, pádel, etc), ni en ningún transporte público (autobús, metro, tren, etc) ni en un hospital, centro de salud, clínica, ni el territorio alrededor de él (debes cruzar a la acera de enfrente) ni en el interior de los parques infantiles vallados o delimitados, pero sí en el resto del espacio público e incluso en terrazas de bares o restaurantes al aire libre. Por norma general una madre o padre, por respeto, no fumará en presencia de otros hijos, a no ser que sean conocidos, o incluso se contenga frente a los suyos por su salud (eso ya depende de cada uno, pero cada vez hay más conciencia). Por cierto, cuidado en ciudades grandes, hay que usar la chapa metálica ondulada sobre las papeleras de plástico para apagar el cigarrillo antes de introducirlo en la papelera. Tirar una colilla al suelo (encendida o apagada, o un envoltorio de un chicle, o cualquier desperdicio en general) o introducir una colilla encendida en una papelera puede ser motivo de sanción (multa). Bienvenidos a España, ¡nos alegra mucho que disfrutéis de nuestra cultura y costumbres! 🤗 PD: soy medio andaluz medio madrileño, he vivido la mitad de mi vida en cada uno.
Yes yes it seems we have many comments about smoking indoors but 100% we didn't mean indoors in public places but in private homes and not around the legality but just generally what we have seen people do. haha sorry for the confusion.
Thank you so much for the warm welcome. Your country is fantastic!! So nice to meet you, seems like you have a great mix of the two.
26:40 Attached plastic bottles caps are as recent as this year, 2024. It's EU law. Spanish recycling system does not work.
Euronews Published on 02/07/2024
A new requirement for a tethered design for plastic caps on drinks bottles officially comes into force in the EU on Wednesday, but what’s behind the move?
Why is the cap attached to my plastic bottle?
It is mandatory for all EU states to have phased out loose caps by 3 July for plastic drinks bottles up to three litres. It’s part of an EU directive announced in 2018 that aims to reduce single-use plastic waste.
26:50 I myself thought this caps where a stroke of genius when I first saw one. It goes to show how easy it would have been to do it earlier.
But to be clear common place is they are obnoxious, spill or get into your face. People are f**** R***. Politicians ranting against this caps make news here in Spain.
Ranting while unable to properly close a plastic cap. Astonishing.
Thank you for sharing this detailed explanation! We’ve noticed the attached caps and now it makes so much more sense knowing it’s an EU-wide initiative to reduce single-use plastic waste. It’s interesting to see how laws like this are being implemented across Europe. We really appreciate you taking the time to explain and provide context!
But everything is different in the cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia, Bilbao, Donostia, etc..). Also, the beautiful Granada is not know for its industrial activies (they have another amazing values) so this must be taken into account; it's a different life style. One thing I agree with you it's the lack of punctuality but, again, this is less tolerated in business/industrial environments.
Yeah it depends strongly on where you're located. for us this was our experience :)
Andalusia is Spain with in turbo mode... 😊
And NOS... 😊
Hahaha that’s a great way to put it!
@underelspanishsun I'm a migrant too, for love. I fell in love with my wife in 1970, in a couple of weeks without even speaking a word of Spanish then... :-)
I also fell in love with Seville and Andalusia. :-)
Oh wow what a beautiful story! Would love to hear more. We are suckers for a good love story 🥹
No se en poblado aborigen australiano habreis nacido, pero tenéis una cara de españoles que tira pa tras, 😂😂😂, en serio bien venidos y espero que todo os vaya bonito.
Jajaja, gracias! Jasmine tiene herencia iraquí y Andrew es griego, pero Andrew nació en Australia y Jasmine ha vivido allí desde que tenía 3 años... así que técnicamente solo somos australianos de manera técnica. ¡Gracias por la cálida bienvenida y por los buenos deseos!
Where I live , Murcia, you cannot smoke inside public places, restaurants, shops etc
Thank you for pointing that out! In the video, we were referring more to smoking indoors in private homes rather than public places or legal restrictions. We’ve noticed it seems more common here compared to what we’re used to, but it’s great to learn about the smoking laws in different parts of Spain. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, inside our own houses we are allow to smoke or even in the street in open air places. Though I think there is a law banning smoking in play grounds and some other places. Can't you smoke in your own house in Australia?
Yes you can smoke inside homes in australia but people usually don't (we just meant by observation, not legally)
You look exactly like my teacher in philosophy... and he was spanish
Nice! I think it shocks people when we can’t speak Spanish well for that reason 🤣 then we have to explain haha
La filosofía para comprender a los españoles: "Hay que trabajar para vivir, NO vivir para trabajar". Disfrutar de la vida. Un saludo
Yes!! We love that one! Completely how it should be 🙌🏼
First class packaging 😂😂
It really is!! hahaha I feel like we're posh just opening meat lmao!
You havent mentioned the amount of hash and weed is smoked
Oh I think that’s because we’re so used to it in Australia too haha. So not really a culture shock.
The safety aspect is in dager but solely down to keeping ethnic peoples in their place of belonging.
What part of Aus you move from? Aus has always been the place I’d move my family from Ireland to, weather is shit here!
Australian weather isn't perfect either! Expect 40-45 degrees in summer in some areas in Aus, which can be quite restrictive too.
We’re from Melbourne. We’re known for “4 seasons in a day” so it wasn’t good haha. We absolutely love Ireland but yep it’s definitely cold.
That’s very true!
I think we were thinking of Perth, for the consistent weather and less rain and Spain is the same and closer to family for visits than Aus.
@@Gareth_NocturnalGarage Perth/WA is really nice, but again, expect frequent heatwaves and extreme heat in the summer.
Buenos días chicos me ha encantado vuestro vídeo. Aún así no puedo dejar de comentar una cosa que a los españoles nos molesta bastante. Yo soy una madre trabajadora, tengo dos niños, y nunca jamás consigo echarme una siesta
Tengo lo que se llama jornada continua y trabajo 7 horas seguidas sin pausa para la comida, con lo cual soy afortunada. Llego a las 3:30 de la tarde de mi casa y tengo desde esa hora hasta las 4:30 para que los niños saquen los tuppers de sus mochilas, prepara en las mochilas para las extraescolares de la tarde, y salir corriendo. Voy todo el día corriendo estresadísima de arriba abajo llevándolos y trayéndolos y en los huecos buscando tiempo para comprar y hacer la cena. El horario que vosotros veis de las tiendas no es el horario de otros negocios es, horario comercial está adaptado al horario tradicional español cuando había amas de casa en todos los hogares. Las amas de casa preparaban a los niños los desayunos y los llevaban al colegio a las 9, hasta las 10 ninguna estaba lista para ir a una tienda con lo cual no tenía sentido abrir antes, los niños luego tenían colegio por la tarde a las 4:30 hasta las 7 o así y eso explica también el horario de tarde. Entre las 2 y las 5 las amas de casa recogían a los niños del colegio preparaban la comida que no olvidemos que no es lunch sino dinner, es una comida de tres platos preparados con productos frescos y cocinados en el momento. Después de hacer la comida hay que fregar los cacharros la cocina y alistará a los niños para que vuelvan a ir al colegio. No era una pausa para echarse la siesta excepto para aquellos que trabajasen en el campo en verano. Y de verdad que es un comentario que nos molesta mucho mucho a los españoles porque la mayoría de nosotros no tenemos tiempo de tumbarnos ni 10 minutos.
Y sobre el tema del lenguaje😂😂😂 vosotros los que habláis inglés no os escucháis, cuando estás aprendiendo inglés es absolutamente imposible diferenciar una palabra de otra en una frase, hay un curso de inglés cuando te estás sacando el B2 en el que te enseñan específicamente la entonación de las frases uniendo el final de una palabra con el principio de otra y poniendo el acento adecuadamente, adecuadamente para un angloparlante por supuesto, de la frase.
Sobre el clima mira acabo ahora yo de llegar a trabajar y está helando todos los alrededores de mi trabajo están completamente cubiertos de escarcha.
by the way, you are talking about andalucia culture, not all spain is the same, from north to soth, east to west.. lot of diferences
oh for sure! spain is such a big country and theres no way that these apply to everywhere haha. We mentioned it the video that there are just our experiences, based on where we are.
Funny how you don't consider Spain as a western country... they were the first to get to the western hemisphere th-cam.com/video/mm2D3og5niI/w-d-xo.html
Yeah If we meant “literally” then yes that’s true but it doesn’t “feel” western if that makes sense 😂
@@underelspanishsun Thanks for replying! I'm Australian-Spanish having lived in Málaga province for 40 years now but born and raised in Sydney. I now live in Ronda.
Thing is about "Western" culture is that the WASP; (white, anglo-saxon Protestant) culture has taken over the term "Western", just as the USA has taken over the term America to refer to themselves as "Americans".
Although I knew what you guys meant, I do consider that it's important to have in mind that the Western culture does not belong only to Anglo-Germanic Protestant culture. Those who denominate tend to dominate and undermine or ignore the "other" western presence which is Catholic Spain, their centuries-old nemesis 😊. If you are interested in this 5 century old cultural battle, look into the Spanish Black Legend. Here's a link to a great book that describes the importance that Spain had in America and the world in its hey day drive.google.com/file/d/1nsrmeVVDeiRG2DM2mJsfkO-jCNepPdqR/view?usp=drive_link
@@underelspanishsun The Anglo-Germanic Protestant culture has appropriated the term "Western" as has the US appropriated the term "American" when there are so many Hispanic countries in America.
Oh this is so interesting!!!!!! Now I get it.. it’s like a taking back your power type thing? I think? For us I think it’s hard to get that because we’re from Australia which is linked to England etc so when we say western we mean the more common version. This is great info thanks so much for taking the time to write and educate.
@@underelspanishsun No problem, I'm glad you find it interesting. Spanish history and its accomplishments have either been distorted or ignored by the Anglo speaking world. (BTW I was brought up in Australia; I have Spanish ascendency and have been living in Spain for the last 40 years. I now live in Ronda.)
Here's a link to the first pages of "Tree of Hate" by Phillip Wayne Powell of the US, so you get an idea of the dimension of this phenomenon called the Spanish Black Legend and which has done so much harm to the Spanish world; a global community of 600 million speakers. Please avoid using the term Latin America as its a term to disregard its Hispanicity; the black legend continues to this day.
drive.google.com/file/d/1AVeBE8dUg47kUxbdlnmRZzWxNUtLoUq6/view?usp=share_link
Well, we have multicultural regions , you are living in the south , living in Andalusian culture. Spain is different there, more relax. Enjoy the people , the sun . It's not the same in the north, or in a big city like Barcelona, or Madrid .
Yes that’s what we heard before arriving and why we were looking in these area. Definitely depends on regions. We will definitely enjoy the people and the sun 🥳