As someone from Brazil I feel the same. Once I dropped and lost my weading ring on the street and then suddently 5-10 strangers were helping me find it until we found it, then everyone celebrated it and went on their way. Would people not help me if that happened in the US? That feels weird for me lol
@louispierrelouvel9128 solo ha dicho que se le hace raro que una buena costumbre no sea lo más común. No hagamos de cualquier comentario una ofensa. Solo con buenas y genuinas intenciones podremos ser un pueblo más unido y fuerte. Trata a los demás como quisieras que te traten, y que tengas un magnífico día!
Menospreciada por quién ? Los únicos que menosprecian a España son españoles,fuera es al contrario ,lea y vea noticias de fuera de España ,yo no veo menosprecio ,al contrario .Pero ponga usted la TV española por ejemplo y ahí va a ver usted a la mitad de españoles hablando pestes de España y de la mitad de los españoles.Ya lo dijo Otto Von Bismarck,canciller del imperio alemán:"España es el país más fuerte del mundo,lleva siglos intentando destruirse y todavía no lo ha conseguido" 🤷
@@ladamadelmanzanares ojala fuera menospreciada, es calumniada por todos los gobiernos hispanoamericanos y las grandes plataformas mediáticas. Y de política internacional ni te digo.
@@AmigosAltamira y a quien le importan los dirigentes de la mal llamada Latinoamérica ? Jugamos en ligas distintas caballero, ni la política europea se parece en nada a la de allá ,ni el desarrollo es el mismo.Compare nuestra economía actual con la de Alemania, Francia,.... casualidad pero hoy x hoy la nuestra está mejor y no gracias solo a los españoles si no también a los 5 millones de inmigrantes que además nos hacen falta porque los españoles ya no tenemos los hijos suficientes.El mundo está cambiando ,puede que incluso se avecine una tercera guerra mundial y aqui se la pasan algunos mintiendo y echando de menos un pasado que afortunadamente nunca volvera ,para atras ,ni para tomar impulso .Ya sabe eso de la teoría de Darwin ,la adaptacion es el éxito de las especies en su lucha por la supervivencia .Que tenga buen día ,ahora me toca ir a trabajar para la familia y para pagar los impuestos que me corresponden para tener cada dia un país mejor.Esa es mi manera de ser patriota con el país y no decir mierdas innecesarias sobre el.👋
Eso se acaba, los sueldos bajos, las malas leyes, las malas políticas, la corrupción, la inmigración, los problemas, el incremento del crimen, la crisis de convivencia y el malestar general entre otras cosas a estado aumentando, por lo que lo dudo, ya de por si se nota como alguien de Madrid vive con más prisa que alguien de Castilla y León, me pregunto por qué ¿No será por los horarios y la presión?
@@jmmoyano1999 cierto, pero aparte de tapaderas, que todas las políticas de hoy en día la mayoría son tapaderas de sus corrupciones, la inmigración también es un negocio con las ONG y las mafias de tráfico de humanos
@@Reksimy Aparte de que te inventas el 95% de lo que dices, sí es cierto que la convivencia ha empeorado, pero deberías agradecérselo a aquellos que sólo difunden bulos, mentiras, fake news, odio, xenofobia, discursos neonazis y que casualmente, son los que se suben el sueldo nada más tocar un poco de poder, los que niegan la violencia de género, los que están acabando con la sanidad y educación públicas en favor de la privada, aquellos que defraudan millones de euros a Hacienda (y que no son precisamente el fontanero del barrio o el tendero de la esquina). Háztelo mirar un poquito.
I live here in Spain and you are totally right. It is fantastic here and I'm not even Spanish. I love it, it is a beautiful nation with even more beautiful people and community. I am very blessed to be here.
Eso se acaba, los sueldos bajos, las malas leyes, las malas políticas, la corrupción, la inmigración, los problemas, el incremento del crimen, la crisis de convivencia y el malestar general entre otras cosas a estado aumentando, por lo que lo dudo, ya de por si se nota como alguien de Madrid vive con más prisa que alguien de Castilla y León, me pregunto por qué ¿No será por los horarios y la presión?
@@franciscocastro7916 no vivo mal, soy bastante feliz, pero si que noto como empeora la situación, España, país conocido por la seguridad, ya NO es seguro, y el trabajo cada vez requiere más y paga menos, la inflación sube mientras que los precios bajan de media, esto debe parar, me gusta mi España conocida por su seguridad y hospitalidad, no la que están creando de crimen y gente horrible
I spent quite a bit of time in Spain a few years ago. I was in La Corũna, Galicia and lost my wallet. Before cancelling my cards I backtracked to the places I had been and was told I should check the police station as someone had PROBABLY handed it in. Rightly enough, a woman had found it on the street and brought it to the police station. All cash and cards intact. I was blown away as in Ireland where I am from the chances of that happening would be slim at best. I love the Spanish.
Spain is cool if you are a wealthy foreigner, not so cool if you are a native triying to find a quality job without being extremley overqualified. Every country has good and bad things and it also depends in the perspective and the economical situation of the observer.
I am a poor foreigner who feels blessed to live here. I work extremely hard as a builder but that's OK. The one thing Spain has which is so hard to find elsewhere is friendly loving communities. I live it here even if I am tight on money.
@@alexpervanoglu7420 you might feel blessed if you come from a poor country. But for the natives we have seen our economical power highly reduced, and our industries disappear. Goverments care only about votes, and they forget without a strong industry you cant get decent jobs to people. We live from turism mainly, surviving from the retired richer countries of the north. You might feel blessed, but you could have something better, work less, get paid more, etc so you can truly enjoy your life.
@@alexpervanoglu7420 I dont know what to tell you about finding friendly communities, it is pretty easy if you speak spanish, but it may depend on your personality.
@@mogambo2445 True, except I came from the UK where I was relatively well off, but I would rather be poor and happy than rich and unhappy. Spain made some huge mistakes in the early 2000s when the building boom happened, with overbuilding and falsifying vast property values. This crashed their economy sadly as it was built around false figures. This still goes on today. Yes it is extremely difficult to get work here. I lost my first business here due to the pandemic restrictions and seriously struggled to survive, with all my finances wiped out. I got up and started again. But still not easy with the high taxation and living costs. It is a sad state of affairs here, but it is a happy life, for myself at least, and I would not swap that for money. There are far far worse places to live, I know this as I have tried some of them. I hope things get better for you.
@@alexpervanoglu7420 oh im doing fine as I work for the goverment now, but I even had to emigrate to the Netherlands in my 20s so I could afford studies. Good luck on Spain mate!
@@AnswersonapostcardNo existe América latina, existe Hispanoamérica, y si quieres incluir a Brasil entonces es Iberoamérica. Los único países que eran latinos son los que estuvieron conquistados por los romanos que son Francia, Italia, España, Portugal, Rumanía y Moldavia, hablaron latín y después el latín evolucionó a las distintas lenguas romances que son el italiano, el español, el portugués, el rumano, el francés y el moldavo.
Eso se acaba, los sueldos bajos, las malas leyes, las malas políticas, la corrupción, la inmigración, los problemas, el incremento del crimen, la crisis de convivencia y el malestar general entre otras cosas a estado aumentando, por lo que lo dudo, ya de por si se nota como alguien de Madrid vive con más prisa que alguien de Castilla y León, me pregunto por qué ¿No será por los horarios y la presión? La gente en el futuro será menos hospitalaria que en Japón
@@NostalgiaEdits111 hombre tampoco es eso, el problema son los que vienen a hacer el crimen, no todos, pero casa debe ser para los que acepten la cultura y los valores, es lo justo, si quieren se españoles, que se comporten como españoles, no?
@@gabrisanchez7800 Claro que lo sé. Pero la UE lo forman diferentes países separados y con diferentes idiomas. Sin embargo compartimos el estilo de vida y valores. Cosa que el resto no comparte con nosotros. Hablo de latinos, moros, africanos etc. El que se integra es una minoría, parece que llevan en la sangre la corrupción y por eso no prosperan. Una pena para ellos.
Disagree. Spanish ppl are only more friendly on a superficial level. Ppl still don’t make friends easily in Spain like in most European countries. Portuguese are way more friendly than Spanish and that makes sense as they were the poor ones excluded by Spanish. Latin Americans and Asians are also more human and genuinely friendly. Spaniards are racist.
???... Quick tip, don't simply state stupid things like "Spaniards are racist." without even giving proper reasons so that your opinion will be, atleast, minimally valued or acknowledged.
@@abradolflincler3802 depends where. It is generally a nice place to be though it is getting generally worse. However, labour market and wages are shite.
@@j.manuelp.vicens3888 it’s the same everywhere. In LA for example, It’s nice and pleasant to live in Beverly Hills, Marina del Rey or Pacific Palisades, but try to do it in Lincoln Heights, Skid Row or Watts…
@@abradolflincler3802 yeah, I understand. But I am Spaniard, and generally speaking, it is a good country to live in. But it is my opinion that it is overrated by people who come here because it is a country that nowadays lives off tourism mostly so foreigners get an erroneous misconception of the country. Some of them, come here to live.and understand that it is not the same as being a tourist, and the ones that directly get a job from here, they do not last much.
I'm spending my holidays in NYC for the first time, just one week, and I can tell that in Manhattan people also have a great sense of compassion and community. I'm from Madrid
Eso se acaba, los sueldos bajos, las malas leyes, las malas políticas, la corrupción, la inmigración, los problemas, el incremento del crimen, la crisis de convivencia y el malestar general entre otras cosas a estado aumentando, por lo que lo dudo, ya de por si se nota como alguien de Madrid vive con más prisa que alguien de Castilla y León, me pregunto por qué ¿No será por los horarios y la presión?
The Goya District is one of the nicest and wealthiest neighborhoods in Madrid. You might not see the same behavior in other parts of the city. And throwing water on tourists in Barcelona is not hospitable. But this is not to denigrate the Spanish. Their civilization and its connection to Italy and Austria comprises a large portion of the plinth of Western Civilization. They are an intelligent, dignified and talented people who have made our world richer through art, design and literature of incomparable beauty. But they are human and their history is as gruesome as their neighbor's. Spain had its problems in the 20th Century as it struggled to find a way to incorporate a republican process within their monarchical heritage. They succeeded to a large degree but still face many challenges. The world would be a better place with a rich, financially strong and influential Spain. They are not living up to their potential. I wish them success!
Es espantosa la HISTORIA que le han contando, la leyenda negra, más falsa que un billete de 3 $ y que venimos padeciendo desde hace 500 años, aún hoy Google, Hollywood, Netflix, HBO, National Geographic, Disney, Marvel, BBC, etc. siguen vomitando sus mentiras sobre nuestro pasado ... ¿Historia espantosa? cuando quiera la comparamos con la de cualquiera y ver los resultados
Para la destrucción total de 150 años ininterrumpidamente y una dictadura de 40 años hasta la Constitución de 1978 se puede considerar que España hoy va como una moto de carreras, esto sin contar que hay 600 millones de hispanohablantes.
The Second Republic came about through a fraudulent voting, followed by a social crisis where people would be raped, hanged from bridges and fired by being conservatives or catholics, hence our horrible 20 century. It is not that we need a monarchy, but just need to avoid political extremes, otherwise we become apes.
Hello, I live in a quite humble district in a city other than Madrid (Málaga) and I can assure you that, if a person falls, especially if he or she has grey hair, several people will assist that person, take care of his or her things and accompany him or her for as long as necessary. It is a cultural thing, not an economic one. Barcelona's problem with tourism (or Malaga, which is what affects me personally) has nothing to do with the hospitality of a people. The problem, because it is a problem for us, is the extreme dependence on tourism as a source of income. Neighbourhoods that were once populated by locals have now been transformed into hives of tourist rental flats (Booking, Airbnb, Vrbo, etc.). Strangers, who have no connection with the local population (and who can't afford to stay in a hotel), moving in and out of your block, littering, making noise at inappropriate hours and driving up the rent for people who live and work in the city. Tourism has always been welcome in my city. It fed families, enriched our economy, brought new ways of seeing the world. With globalisation and cheap travel, my city has become a theme park. It is no longer a city, it is just another franchise where you can see the same shops, the same products, the same advertisements. It's a place where they try to make the most of the tourist's money and offer them an increasingly artificial experience. Everything becomes more and more impersonal. Now I can't drive my car through half of my city, because "it pollutes and is noisy", but every day I see a different giant cruise ship, which pollutes like thousands of cars, moored in the harbour. Tourism is the new dictator and we, the citizens born and raised here, are the new slaves. Wealthy people buying up properties and businesses, getting richer and pretending to integrate into Spain, while we have to move to the outskirts to continue rowing in the galleys.
It's that Spain where you earn an American salary but have a cost of living 3 times lower. She doesn't even hide it, calle Serrano is a super affluent place. That lack of self awareness some "expats" have is really amusing
Hombre Pajaro! Soy Manu, del Fenix. Nos conocemos, sales en la foto con Minga! Si hombre sí, hay buena gente por ahí, lo que pasa es que las cosas están chungas y tendemos a desconfiar, pero la gente en el fondo solo quiere ser feliz, y buenas intenciones tiene. Un saludo, tío!
Estaba paseando por una de las calles más pijas de Madrid a plena luz del día. Si hubiera sido el Puente de Vallecas o El Pozo del Tío Raimundo, o La Cañada Real... Yo vivo en una cuidad "de provincias", y pasa lo mismo que describe ésta chica. Cuanto más grande el sitio, más deshumanizados.
Y yo, cuantos más vídeos tuyos veo más me doy cuenta de lo muy observadora e inteligente que eres. No solo eres guapa sino también muy inteligente, y por si fuera poco, nos quieres un montón. Sólo puedo decirte GRACIAS, muchísimas gracias.❤
As someone from Latin America, I am happy to say that these values and a strong sense of family have always been maintained. :) Probably our best heritage.
She must be either from the North East or from California. People in those two places are lost causes. Everywhere else in the US, people would help a fallen woman. That's the natura human thing to do.
As a Spanish I'm so happy to hear that from foreign people!! I always try to help other persons when I watch they're having some kind of problems on the street❤
i am spaniard certain powers wants family ties to disappear, i studied in the US in the eighties, and found teenagers in their homes in closed rooms with prohibition signs in the door i found it strange, at my home in spain my father would expel me if i did the same... now i see with social media spanish teenagers are so similar to american teenagers that makes me feel very sad...
I am from Spain , and I live in USA for 30 years , and I can tell by Statistics and my own experience that Americans are the most generous people in the world, the are the ones who donate more money to other countries in need and they give away a lot stuff that they don’t need to others , their is a lot of stores like goodwill and habitat for humanity where people donate and you can get things super cheap
Sadly, not all of spain is like this. I have met 2 types of people over my whole life living in spain(specifically barcelona) The super nice people that actually do things out of good heart, and the selfish ones that only care about iphones, and are nice for the public, but then when you are not present they talk bad about you and backstab you. They are sadly difficult to differentiate since they are so nice when they talk to you 😭 Its sad that the actual good ones get stomped on until they either become sad and lonely or they become another iphone obsessed person :[
Thaks for recognizing. I'll give an example, A friend of mine (Spaniard too), on his way returning to Spain for a short call from Germany where he had been for some years found himself in a train , no Spanish currency (pesetas), cards were no so common in the 90's and he was offered by not one but several passengers to buy a Sandwich and currency to call his family to let them know he was coming home. He broke to tears and realized about what you have explained.
Esto es común en toda España diría yo. En Andalucía de donde yo soy he visto a personas caerse y formarse alrededor un corrillo para ayudar y mucha gente está con la persona hasta que viene a recogerla un familiar o se recupera.
Don't say 9 of 10 Americans, the issue is in the US. In south and specially central America they have family even in a higher regard than we Spaniards do. And in general people is much more polite, humble and generous.
As a Spaniard who visited US, I couldn't understand how distant family members are from each other. I know there is love anyways most of the time but makes me think that's a sociopath society.
Easy for an American to say this, your society is seriously sick. I have lived in Madrid for over 30 years, and yes, its a great place, as is Spain as a whole, but lady, you need to travel more. Caring for your fellow citizens is widespread all over. The exception is certainly the US and _maybe_ some South American countries/cities.
South Américan countries care even more of their families than in Spain. Y soy español. You go to Paraguay, Ecuador, Bolivia, Perú ... they really care one each other. Probably because of the lack of resources and the chatolic background.
@jon_j5705 Yeah, but we aren't talking about _ones family,_ are we? We are _talking about fellow citizens,_ desconocidos. Please try and keep up! Catholic background? Now that's hilarious! Next you'll be trying to tell us that _religion somehow instils morals in people_ 😂😂😂.
@@garyt123 well, I was talking about family. I am not catholic myself, but I do think that the catholic background of this countries make them take care of their family more and closer than other societies. My political family is from south américa and i have seen it myself, empirically. I am not christian or catholic but I think it has something to do with It. Anyhow, if you do not agree, I respect your opinion.
Great! So go talk about "family" somewhere else. This video, and my comment, are talking about society. _Not family._ Religion has _nothing at all to do with_ societies taking care of anyone, more or less. That's just a lie. Demonstrable, and fully debunked, lie. The _mere idea_ even that a _Catholic_ society is somehow superior, in that sense, is actually insulting. Go look up "Humanism", you may just learn something (like how it's way older than Christianity).
This is funny because although i see where you're coming from, in my experience this has nothing to do with it being Spain or US but instead on how people are raised, and actually more of a city vs rural areas thing. I am from Madrid but I lived in Indiana for a bit and I thought people there were super kind and caring about each other. I was in a very christian rural area and the sense of community was something I had almost never experienced in Spain. Although I do think you're right and people in Spain in general care so much about each other and I think this comes from the fact that Spain is a traditionally christian country, so I actually would say people are friendlier in more religious places, which can also be found in America or any other place in the world
People in the USA, like a good protestant nation, have their work as the center of their lives and everything it is based in a constant question that you hear when you meet somebody "What do you do for a living", They have enormous pressures to do financially well in life, they need to keep up with the joneses and if you don't do that well, you are considered a loser. Nothing to do with a Christian Catholic and collectivistic country like Spain in which family, leisure time and life enjoyment it is a priority. Every time that I take family and American friends to Asturias, Cantabria and Castilla y Leon (Areas where I vacation) They can't believe how friendly the people are, the security, infrastructure, the very low prices, the magnificent monuments, the internet connection, the scenery and although our country has a lot of work to do regarding jobs, work opportunities, upright mobility we should all very proud of what we already accomplished. If the labor market in Spain was a lot better (Our Achilles heel) Spain wouldn't have 93 to 95 million visitors like is going to have this year but 150 million visitors.
As a Spaniard I recognize this about people being considerate but family went down the drain with new ideologies and I see more and more individualism.
As an American also living in Spain, I have never seen this happen before. From my experience, Spaniards are very friendly and talkative on the surface, but quite cold and distant on the inside, it's kind of a false cover. It's hard to get close to them or integrate with them, even if they are nice on the surface, and after getting shunned for a while, the nice surface stops being believable and you just feel alone. Obviously everyone has their own experiences, but from mine I have the complete opposite view of Spain that you do. Don't get me wrong, Americans are false and superficial too, it's just different HOW they're false and superficial. Unfortunately people are people, they're the same everywhere just in a different font. You can't just move to another country and find better people, they kind of suck everywhere (and that's okay, because some of them are amazing and you just need to find and hold on to those people).
I'm from Spain and i get what you mean. I think we are not rude and will not (generally speaking) purposely leave people alone in a hurtful manner, but we are very closed and for me one thing is a "colega" who I can call to have a few beers and another thing is a "friend" that is part of "my people". Maybe it works because here everyone has these kind of relationships but I understand how it can make you feel alone if you don't quite get inside the "friends" circle. Hope everything goes well for you!
This also varies a bit between regions, to be fair. I'm from Spain and I moved about a year ago to another town 600 km from home, but still in Spain. While I've been treated well overall, integrating is indeed a big challenge, specially in regions with a specially strong local culture and a more closed community.
It depends on where you live. To an American Spain might seem very small, but there's a whole world of character between north and south. From Madrid up to north people are more closed up and cold. They are less welcoming even to other spanish people. But move to the south and you will find almost no problem feeling integrated. The weather is nicer too.
No somos distantes ni fríos, al contrario. Pregúntate si tú mereces que todos sean tus amigos y si pones de tu parte para integrarte, antes de hablar mal de todo un país. Y estaría bien que te fueras de aquí si no te gustamos.
@@nalublackwater9729Te encanta creerte los tópicos. Yo soy del suroeste pero he vivido en el sur, en las islas Canarias , en el norte, y en Madrid, y te aseguro que tanto en Cantabria, como en Asturias, Madrid, Pais Vasco, etc son igualmente abiertos que el resto del país. No existe esa diferencia que dices tú y los que no habéis vivido en distintos sitios de España y habláis desde la ignorancia. Porque la ignorancia es atrevida
This things is also common in other countries were spanish is spoken and also in luso speakers i guess I tough that it was an universal thing, because i have the mentality to not enter into other fights, but to lift things that fell off from a bag, the problem here is that some people lift your things and ran away
Serrano street is the most expensive street of Madrid. This behavior is typical of highly educated people, but it´s not applicable to othe areas, believe me. Spain is changing fast, the new generations are very ageist and individualistic.
I used to think that was the norm everywhere, until I met people from countries in which that wasn't as common, and they were surprised to see how common that is here.
Well, as an a spaniard I can honestly say that goodness is universal and not from "Europe". In Spain we have thousands of defects... and as an a spaniard, I can honestly say that in Spain people it's not better than other countries, specially if we compare Spain with the US.
Yep,.i cam confirm thos is true. I sadly go to a private school full of rich spoiled kids (many of them are not spanish too) so the only things i experience are bullying and jealousy in my school life! Its nice to see these things when i go out tho, it makes me happy enough just to see them :]
How am I the only Spanish guy in this comment section who feels like this kind of love is something new and unseen? Am I living in the wrong Spain or am I just personally hated?
@@alandoyle3442are you hating? Haters don’t realise how stupid they are. Like they hate and think they’re cooler for being born in any other place to hate its neighbours, incredible.
Where I live (I'm from a big city in a third world country), if people came to help you after you fall, by the time you're on your feet, your phone, wallet and maybe even shoes will be halfway across town.
Thank you for your lovely remarks! Spain and the Spanish are far superior in many ways to the Anglo-Saxons. Americans in particular should know that, thanks to Spain, the USA gained its independence because of its military and financial aid. Danielle, since you are in Spain, I recommend you to visit the Cathedral of Malaga and discover why it is unfinished.
Weren't you living in the Netherlands like yesterday or something? "The longer I live in Spain, the..." You're not really 'living' in these places, you're just an American tourist with a 3 month Schengen visa.
well she will discover, that spanish men are not actually men, they are soy boys living with their parents until their parents buy a house "once they marry" LOL. Also adding the fact that spanish man, most of them, are gays. I am Ukranian living in Spain, I have seen it all. What is she talking, I got no idea, typical woman :)
Weird. I'm from Spain and this country has made me actually lose faith in society. There is no respect for the common good, everybody thinks that being loud, trashing, vandalising and breaking the law are acceptable behaviours and it doesn't matter if others are affected. We have a traditional mindset known as "picaresca" which means that cheating or being unlawful is socially acceptable if it benefits you in any way. When I visit other European countries I see so much order and respect for things and each other that it makes me sad to think about Spain.
@vonBottorff It's not about capitalism at all. People are super envious here or try to take advantage of you. It's about lack of respect for work because people are systemically underpaid and living costs (rent, food) are artificially kept high. (I'm also from Spain)
you both are right.... we look a lot to united states, mostly politicians and business, and this is a very big mistake, we are losing what we are, between politics, capitalism, inmigration, and tourism and corruption/speculation.. Spain are losing what we are. And politicians doesn't respect all the cultures in spain...
@vonBottorff believe it or not, not everything in the world is related to the USA. The Spanish mindset has always been like this, it's just more apparent now because of how fast and connected our society is.
And meanwhile Spanish politicians are destroying that by letting conflictive inmigrants (especially from Northern Africa) to come and comit crimes without legal consecuences over and over. Plus having a bussiness in Spain is a nightmare due to abussive taxes and burocracy. Thanks for your kind words though ❤
In Europe, we don't like guns. You should try that. I'm French, but I listen to US politics. I found America so crazy that I decided to learn Spanish. Beautiful language, and people.
The US hasnt had the atrocities of the "great" socialisms of the 20th century. Its a matte of direction beouse there are, of course, those who want to go in the direction of disarming the public and getting rid of individual rights. All constitutions were made to guarantee a minimal rights for individuals. To protect them from the state. Socialism tries to achievements for the revolution or society at the cost of those rights or dignity. Why would they want to copy Europe?
When I moved to Spain, Alicante, with my family not one single person of the “urba” welcomed us. After two years we still haven’t been invited to any of their parties. The only contacts we managed to make are with Germans and Italians. If you compare with the USA every country gives You hope for the society😂. But if you want to feel true hospitality go to the south of Italy for example.
No one in Spain will welcome you, neither invite you to their "private" parties, that's true; but you can be sure that no one will shoot you dead in your "urba" and you can be sure your kids will come back home from school safe and sound. Tell me what you value the most.
Yep, it's a complete myth that we Spaniards are open people, you can easily have a chat with anyone everywhere but we are very closed people, socially speaking, I'd say as much as Norwegians or Icelanders. Gaining friendships in Spain is like kind of entering a sect in which a member of the friend group typically introduces you to the rest, I'm never getting used to that feeling. We even got a word for someone going with a group other than their own, so imagine: «emperchao»
We have a social order based on love, not fear. Sometimes it is difficult to navigate the world as it is now. I was told to be virtuous and help others, but we have departed from that, way too deep into a vicious cycle. The happy side is that I have always felt cared for once I returned to trad morals
I feel like people not caring is more of an urban and suburban mentality in the US. I'm from a small town and I've lived all over the US and some places have baffled me. I think the suburbs are the worst. Everyone is so disconnected from each other. They often don't really know any of their cousins, aunts and uncles.
Then again, if you work in the US as a shelf stacker and something drops from the shelf onto your foot you will get fired the next day because you don’t show up for work since you went to see a doctor. And since losing your job means losing your insurance you will be bankrupt once you get the tens of thousands of dollars in hospital bills. I know Spain is going through a rough time but believe me, unless you’re a millionaire Spain is a better place to live.
Americans are always so surprised whenever they witness positive behaviors that are actually common in several cultures, as if they've never experienced anything similar before. It's... It's pretty sad.
I'm spanish, I didn't know helping unknown people was smth strange in another countries, I even made a few friends this way; but here family isn't so important as in Italy for example, sorry if there's any Italian and I said smth that isn't culturally correct, in my case, my family isn't more important than my friends idk, just wanted to give my opinion since I live here idk
If i trip fall on the street, i don't really need anybody to check on me 😅 unless i somehow injured myself. So if a stranger walks up to ask if i'm alright, the person did everything i need or want them to do.
For a spaniard it is really weird to hear that this is not universal
As someone from Brazil I feel the same.
Once I dropped and lost my weading ring on the street and then suddently 5-10 strangers were helping me find it until we found it, then everyone celebrated it and went on their way. Would people not help me if that happened in the US? That feels weird for me lol
@jalfonsodelbusto I thought the same thing😂
@louispierrelouvel9128 solo ha dicho que se le hace raro que una buena costumbre no sea lo más común.
No hagamos de cualquier comentario una ofensa. Solo con buenas y genuinas intenciones podremos ser un pueblo más unido y fuerte.
Trata a los demás como quisieras que te traten, y que tengas un magnífico día!
@@manuDevROMMasterclass en forma de comentario
Its less individualistic in Spain, Italy, LATAM etc.
Average American discover humanity is a common thing in Europe
I don’t know about common… Parisians or Londoners would walk past a gang grape without looking up from their phones.
@@atomicsmitheven if they did jump in and help, they’d probably get labelled racist bigots and thrown in prison…
Nah bruh not true for the UK so much
Lmao
_Don't talk about Europe as if it's a singular place and not a large, diverse continent... unless it's praise._
As a Spaniard, when this country gives you faith in society, I don't wanna know how bad your country has it 😂
Ye bro spain sucks what is this girl talking bout fuck spain
Hace 20 años España era comun. Ahora esta mejor que Irlanda. Bravo.
...that's exactly what I was thinking...I don't know where she's at - by the description is not Spain xD
@@denssydad travel a little, you'll come back quickly.
The US is not a country, it's a business
The US is not a business, it is a failed socio-economic experiment.
Worst country to live, you get sick and dont have money, you die like it's normal
And Canada is a prison
@@azul6892 If Canada is a prison call me a prisoner then, I bet you've never been in a third world country. Not to say that Canada does not have cons.
Spain is pure corruption mate. It's only a good place to spend your money
That was nice to hear. Specially since Spain is put down so often. Thank you for your kind words.
Menospreciada por quién ? Los únicos que menosprecian a España son españoles,fuera es al contrario ,lea y vea noticias de fuera de España ,yo no veo menosprecio ,al contrario .Pero ponga usted la TV española por ejemplo y ahí va a ver usted a la mitad de españoles hablando pestes de España y de la mitad de los españoles.Ya lo dijo Otto Von Bismarck,canciller del imperio alemán:"España es el país más fuerte del mundo,lleva siglos intentando destruirse y todavía no lo ha conseguido" 🤷
@@ladamadelmanzanares ojala fuera menospreciada, es calumniada por todos los gobiernos hispanoamericanos y las grandes plataformas mediáticas. Y de política internacional ni te digo.
@@AmigosAltamira y a quien le importan los dirigentes de la mal llamada Latinoamérica ? Jugamos en ligas distintas caballero, ni la política europea se parece en nada a la de allá ,ni el desarrollo es el mismo.Compare nuestra economía actual con la de Alemania, Francia,.... casualidad pero hoy x hoy la nuestra está mejor y no gracias solo a los españoles si no también a los 5 millones de inmigrantes que además nos hacen falta porque los españoles ya no tenemos los hijos suficientes.El mundo está cambiando ,puede que incluso se avecine una tercera guerra mundial y aqui se la pasan algunos mintiendo y echando de menos un pasado que afortunadamente nunca volvera ,para atras ,ni para tomar impulso .Ya sabe eso de la teoría de Darwin ,la adaptacion es el éxito de las especies en su lucha por la supervivencia .Que tenga buen día ,ahora me toca ir a trabajar para la familia y para pagar los impuestos que me corresponden para tener cada dia un país mejor.Esa es mi manera de ser patriota con el país y no decir mierdas innecesarias sobre el.👋
@@ladamadelmanzanares por quién dice 💀
@@ladamadelmanzanaresno lees.comentaruos en redes?? 😂 Nos.ponen a partir no solo hispanoamericanos también ingleses alemanes etc etc
as a spanish girl,i feel so satisfied of how do people treat eachother
Eso se acaba, los sueldos bajos, las malas leyes, las malas políticas, la corrupción, la inmigración, los problemas, el incremento del crimen, la crisis de convivencia y el malestar general entre otras cosas a estado aumentando, por lo que lo dudo, ya de por si se nota como alguien de Madrid vive con más prisa que alguien de Castilla y León, me pregunto por qué ¿No será por los horarios y la presión?
@@Reksimytodo lo que as dicho tienes pero más los políticos traidores de España a sueldo de sus enemigos ejemplo Marruecos
@@jmmoyano1999 cierto, pero aparte de tapaderas, que todas las políticas de hoy en día la mayoría son tapaderas de sus corrupciones, la inmigración también es un negocio con las ONG y las mafias de tráfico de humanos
@@Reksimy Aparte de que te inventas el 95% de lo que dices, sí es cierto que la convivencia ha empeorado, pero deberías agradecérselo a aquellos que sólo difunden bulos, mentiras, fake news, odio, xenofobia, discursos neonazis y que casualmente, son los que se suben el sueldo nada más tocar un poco de poder, los que niegan la violencia de género, los que están acabando con la sanidad y educación públicas en favor de la privada, aquellos que defraudan millones de euros a Hacienda (y que no son precisamente el fontanero del barrio o el tendero de la esquina). Háztelo mirar un poquito.
@@jmmoyano1999 ¿Y eso en qué película de fantasía sale?
We are so shitty in many things but thanks for giving credit to our hearts, we love family and we truly care
I live here in Spain and you are totally right. It is fantastic here and I'm not even Spanish. I love it, it is a beautiful nation with even more beautiful people and community.
I am very blessed to be here.
Eso se acaba, los sueldos bajos, las malas leyes, las malas políticas, la corrupción, la inmigración, los problemas, el incremento del crimen, la crisis de convivencia y el malestar general entre otras cosas a estado aumentando, por lo que lo dudo, ya de por si se nota como alguien de Madrid vive con más prisa que alguien de Castilla y León, me pregunto por qué ¿No será por los horarios y la presión?
@@Reksimyde eso no se habla. yo estaba visitando Marruecos y se coló un Marroquí en el compartimento de las maletas
@@Reksimyqué…¿compartiendo tu alegria?
@@franciscocastro7916 no vivo mal, soy bastante feliz, pero si que noto como empeora la situación, España, país conocido por la seguridad, ya NO es seguro, y el trabajo cada vez requiere más y paga menos, la inflación sube mientras que los precios bajan de media, esto debe parar, me gusta mi España conocida por su seguridad y hospitalidad, no la que están creando de crimen y gente horrible
Thank you💜
Basque guy (northern Spain) here. It fills me with pride that you are talking like this about the Spanish people. Thanks for this video!!
I spent quite a bit of time in Spain a few years ago. I was in La Corũna, Galicia and lost my wallet. Before cancelling my cards I backtracked to the places I had been and was told I should check the police station as someone had PROBABLY handed it in. Rightly enough, a woman had found it on the street and brought it to the police station. All cash and cards intact. I was blown away as in Ireland where I am from the chances of that happening would be slim at best. I love the Spanish.
Spain is cool if you are a wealthy foreigner, not so cool if you are a native triying to find a quality job without being extremley overqualified.
Every country has good and bad things and it also depends in the perspective and the economical situation of the observer.
I am a poor foreigner who feels blessed to live here.
I work extremely hard as a builder but that's OK.
The one thing Spain has which is so hard to find elsewhere is friendly loving communities.
I live it here even if I am tight on money.
@@alexpervanoglu7420 you might feel blessed if you come from a poor country.
But for the natives we have seen our economical power highly reduced, and our industries disappear.
Goverments care only about votes, and they forget without a strong industry you cant get decent jobs to people.
We live from turism mainly, surviving from the retired richer countries of the north.
You might feel blessed, but you could have something better, work less, get paid more, etc so you can truly enjoy your life.
@@alexpervanoglu7420 I dont know what to tell you about finding friendly communities, it is pretty easy if you speak spanish, but it may depend on your personality.
@@mogambo2445 True, except I came from the UK where I was relatively well off, but I would rather be poor and happy than rich and unhappy.
Spain made some huge mistakes in the early 2000s when the building boom happened, with overbuilding and falsifying vast property values.
This crashed their economy sadly as it was built around false figures.
This still goes on today.
Yes it is extremely difficult to get work here.
I lost my first business here due to the pandemic restrictions and seriously struggled to survive, with all my finances wiped out.
I got up and started again.
But still not easy with the high taxation and living costs.
It is a sad state of affairs here, but it is a happy life, for myself at least, and I would not swap that for money.
There are far far worse places to live, I know this as I have tried some of them.
I hope things get better for you.
@@alexpervanoglu7420 oh im doing fine as I work for the goverment now, but I even had to emigrate to the Netherlands in my 20s so I could afford studies.
Good luck on Spain mate!
You will find that level of hospitality and care amongst most normal citizens throughout Latin America as well.
south* america, you're not Latin.
@@Fjgjgjd latin America is a very common way of describing both central and South America.
Maybe a US person 🤔 you know, "America" and the countries that are in their south. Kinda right geographically speaking.
@@AnswersonapostcardNo existe América latina, existe Hispanoamérica, y si quieres incluir a Brasil entonces es Iberoamérica.
Los único países que eran latinos son los que estuvieron conquistados por los romanos que son Francia, Italia, España, Portugal, Rumanía y Moldavia, hablaron latín y después el latín evolucionó a las distintas lenguas romances que son el italiano, el español, el portugués, el rumano, el francés y el moldavo.
No existe América latina. Sólo existe Hispanoamérica o Iberoamérica si incluyes a Brasil.
Thank you!! Spain is your home 💞
Eso se acaba, los sueldos bajos, las malas leyes, las malas políticas, la corrupción, la inmigración, los problemas, el incremento del crimen, la crisis de convivencia y el malestar general entre otras cosas a estado aumentando, por lo que lo dudo, ya de por si se nota como alguien de Madrid vive con más prisa que alguien de Castilla y León, me pregunto por qué ¿No será por los horarios y la presión? La gente en el futuro será menos hospitalaria que en Japón
Home for Europeans and Spanish nothing more
@@NostalgiaEdits111 hombre tampoco es eso, el problema son los que vienen a hacer el crimen, no todos, pero casa debe ser para los que acepten la cultura y los valores, es lo justo, si quieren se españoles, que se comporten como españoles, no?
@@NostalgiaEdits111 Sí sabes que España forma parte de Europa... ¿no?
@@gabrisanchez7800 Claro que lo sé. Pero la UE lo forman diferentes países separados y con diferentes idiomas. Sin embargo compartimos el estilo de vida y valores. Cosa que el resto no comparte con nosotros. Hablo de latinos, moros, africanos etc. El que se integra es una minoría, parece que llevan en la sangre la corrupción y por eso no prosperan. Una pena para ellos.
As an English guy I hate how cold people are to strangers here
You're talking about the English who congregate in ghettos and don't even bother to learn Spanish?
Outside the big cities in America people are still mostly good.
Nuestra hospitalidad no tiene igual, me alegro de que te esté gustando tu estancia en mi nación, Viva España 🇪🇸
Viva 🇪🇸🇪🇸
Son un cagadero socialista, no engañan a nadie.
Disagree. Spanish ppl are only more friendly on a superficial level. Ppl still don’t make friends easily in Spain like in most European countries. Portuguese are way more friendly than Spanish and that makes sense as they were the poor ones excluded by Spanish. Latin Americans and Asians are also more human and genuinely friendly. Spaniards are racist.
???... Quick tip, don't simply state stupid things like "Spaniards are racist." without even giving proper reasons so that your opinion will be, atleast, minimally valued or acknowledged.
@@nonombre4738 lol 😂 not true
Spain is fantastic until you have to work in Spain.
And live there
@@abradolflincler3802 depends where. It is generally a nice place to be though it is getting generally worse. However, labour market and wages are shite.
@@j.manuelp.vicens3888 it’s the same everywhere. In LA for example, It’s nice and pleasant to live in Beverly Hills, Marina del Rey or Pacific Palisades, but try to do it in Lincoln Heights, Skid Row or Watts…
@@abradolflincler3802 yeah, I understand. But I am Spaniard, and generally speaking, it is a good country to live in. But it is my opinion that it is overrated by people who come here because it is a country that nowadays lives off tourism mostly so foreigners get an erroneous misconception of the country. Some of them, come here to live.and understand that it is not the same as being a tourist, and the ones that directly get a job from here, they do not last much.
@@j.manuelp.vicens3888 completely agree
That is iberia for you, same in Portugal.
Portugal is amazing 😍 From a Spaniard
An Iberian Federation movement should be a thing
true, Portuguese are like that too
@@alva.rofa22 yes, where are you from?
US citizen discovering normal people:
Europeans are the same as Americans, stop starting the war between each other
@@44solospider wtf were do you live
@@Redranddd None of your business
@@44solospider I hope it's not a neighborhood of drug addicts and criminals.
@@Redranddd No, I live in a normal place
I'm spending my holidays in NYC for the first time, just one week, and I can tell that in Manhattan people also have a great sense of compassion and community. I'm from Madrid
And politicians are destroying that....
@@Hernok1985 populism at it’s best
@@dannyesse3043 Yes they are all populists and live in the clouds...
@@dannyesse3043no you EU stooge, I’m Austrian and no it’s definitely not populism
Perro Sanchez
She should go to Barcelona.
thanks we will fight to keep it workin'
i stepped on a frog by accident
Eso se acaba, los sueldos bajos, las malas leyes, las malas políticas, la corrupción, la inmigración, los problemas, el incremento del crimen, la crisis de convivencia y el malestar general entre otras cosas a estado aumentando, por lo que lo dudo, ya de por si se nota como alguien de Madrid vive con más prisa que alguien de Castilla y León, me pregunto por qué ¿No será por los horarios y la presión?
@@BONKSHLOB noooo
The Goya District is one of the nicest and wealthiest neighborhoods in Madrid. You might not see the same behavior in other parts of the city. And throwing water on tourists in Barcelona is not hospitable. But this is not to denigrate the Spanish. Their civilization and its connection to Italy and Austria comprises a large portion of the plinth of Western Civilization. They are an intelligent, dignified and talented people who have made our world richer through art, design and literature of incomparable beauty. But they are human and their history is as gruesome as their neighbor's. Spain had its problems in the 20th Century as it struggled to find a way to incorporate a republican process within their monarchical heritage. They succeeded to a large degree but still face many challenges. The world would be a better place with a rich, financially strong and influential Spain. They are not living up to their potential. I wish them success!
Es espantosa la HISTORIA que le han contando, la leyenda negra, más falsa que un billete de 3 $ y que venimos padeciendo desde hace 500 años, aún hoy Google, Hollywood, Netflix, HBO, National Geographic, Disney, Marvel, BBC, etc. siguen vomitando sus mentiras sobre nuestro pasado ... ¿Historia espantosa? cuando quiera la comparamos con la de cualquiera y ver los resultados
Para la destrucción total de 150 años ininterrumpidamente y una dictadura de 40 años hasta la Constitución de 1978 se puede considerar que España hoy va como una moto de carreras, esto sin contar que hay 600 millones de hispanohablantes.
The Second Republic came about through a fraudulent voting, followed by a social crisis where people would be raped, hanged from bridges and fired by being conservatives or catholics, hence our horrible 20 century. It is not that we need a monarchy, but just need to avoid political extremes, otherwise we become apes.
Thanks, take care :D
Hello, I live in a quite humble district in a city other than Madrid (Málaga) and I can assure you that, if a person falls, especially if he or she has grey hair, several people will assist that person, take care of his or her things and accompany him or her for as long as necessary. It is a cultural thing, not an economic one.
Barcelona's problem with tourism (or Malaga, which is what affects me personally) has nothing to do with the hospitality of a people. The problem, because it is a problem for us, is the extreme dependence on tourism as a source of income. Neighbourhoods that were once populated by locals have now been transformed into hives of tourist rental flats (Booking, Airbnb, Vrbo, etc.). Strangers, who have no connection with the local population (and who can't afford to stay in a hotel), moving in and out of your block, littering, making noise at inappropriate hours and driving up the rent for people who live and work in the city.
Tourism has always been welcome in my city. It fed families, enriched our economy, brought new ways of seeing the world.
With globalisation and cheap travel, my city has become a theme park. It is no longer a city, it is just another franchise where you can see the same shops, the same products, the same advertisements. It's a place where they try to make the most of the tourist's money and offer them an increasingly artificial experience. Everything becomes more and more impersonal.
Now I can't drive my car through half of my city, because "it pollutes and is noisy", but every day I see a different giant cruise ship, which pollutes like thousands of cars, moored in the harbour.
Tourism is the new dictator and we, the citizens born and raised here, are the new slaves. Wealthy people buying up properties and businesses, getting richer and pretending to integrate into Spain, while we have to move to the outskirts to continue rowing in the galleys.
Im spanish and I wanna know wich Spain she visited, cause I want it so damn bad
Which part of Spain are you from?
It's that Spain where you earn an American salary but have a cost of living 3 times lower. She doesn't even hide it, calle Serrano is a super affluent place.
That lack of self awareness some "expats" have is really amusing
Hombre Pajaro! Soy Manu, del Fenix. Nos conocemos, sales en la foto con Minga!
Si hombre sí, hay buena gente por ahí, lo que pasa es que las cosas están chungas y tendemos a desconfiar, pero la gente en el fondo solo quiere ser feliz, y buenas intenciones tiene.
Un saludo, tío!
Maybe you should stay less at home, you look very isolated from reality
Estaba paseando por una de las calles más pijas de Madrid a plena luz del día. Si hubiera sido el Puente de Vallecas o El Pozo del Tío Raimundo, o La Cañada Real...
Yo vivo en una cuidad "de provincias", y pasa lo mismo que describe ésta chica. Cuanto más grande el sitio, más deshumanizados.
Y yo, cuantos más vídeos tuyos veo más me doy cuenta de lo muy observadora e inteligente que eres.
No solo eres guapa sino también muy inteligente,
y por si fuera poco, nos quieres un montón.
Sólo puedo decirte GRACIAS,
muchísimas gracias.❤
As someone from Latin America, I am happy to say that these values and a strong sense of family have always been maintained. :) Probably our best heritage.
This is more of Catholic culture, same in other catholic countries, like Italy for example
She must be either from the North East or from California. People in those two places are lost causes. Everywhere else in the US, people would help a fallen woman. That's the natura human thing to do.
That is so not true I’m from California and if anybody fell, we would help them.
As a Spanish I'm so happy to hear that from foreign people!! I always try to help other persons when I watch they're having some kind of problems on the street❤
Dont know, when i went to usa people was extremely kind.
As a spaniard who hasn't traveled much... to be honest, I always asumed that it was the same in the rest of the world :/
i am spaniard certain powers wants family ties to disappear, i studied in the US in the eighties, and found teenagers in their homes in closed rooms with prohibition signs in the door i found it strange, at my home in spain my father would expel me if i did the same... now i see with social media spanish teenagers are so similar to american teenagers that makes me feel very sad...
I am from Spain , and I live in USA for 30 years , and I can tell by Statistics and my own experience that Americans are the most generous people in the world, the are the ones who donate more money to other countries in need and they give away a lot stuff that they don’t need to others , their is a lot of stores like goodwill and habitat for humanity where people donate and you can get things super cheap
I've lived here for 21 years - the best decision I ever made.
As a Portuguese, I do agree, Spaniards are great people!
Sadly, not all of spain is like this. I have met 2 types of people over my whole life living in spain(specifically barcelona)
The super nice people that actually do things out of good heart, and the selfish ones that only care about iphones, and are nice for the public, but then when you are not present they talk bad about you and backstab you.
They are sadly difficult to differentiate since they are so nice when they talk to you 😭
Its sad that the actual good ones get stomped on until they either become sad and lonely or they become another iphone obsessed person :[
Try living in other parts of Spain other than Barcelona or Cataluña.. you might change your mind
@@asunsol yeah, I can't really do that since I'm a minor and have no choice in that 😭
This is actually normal in Europe.
No its not
only in mediterranean countries, don't exaggerate
Negativo
You haven't seen in the real inside, ruled by trash politcis, and other things but there is some great people.
Thaks for recognizing. I'll give an example, A friend of mine (Spaniard too), on his way returning to Spain for a short call from Germany where he had been for some years found himself in a train , no Spanish currency (pesetas), cards were no so common in the 90's and he was offered by not one but several passengers to buy a Sandwich and currency to call his family to let them know he was coming home. He broke to tears and realized about what you have explained.
Doesn't spain have one of the highest divorce rates in the EU? Yet still holds family values to a high degree? Can someone explain that?
Where did you get that statistic from?
Not really
Family is more than just a marriage
Esto es común en toda España diría yo. En Andalucía de donde yo soy he visto a personas caerse y formarse alrededor un corrillo para ayudar y mucha gente está con la persona hasta que viene a recogerla un familiar o se recupera.
As a Spanish girl I assure you not every part of Spain is like that😅 you must be lucky enough to find nice people
Don't say 9 of 10 Americans, the issue is in the US. In south and specially central America they have family even in a higher regard than we Spaniards do. And in general people is much more polite, humble and generous.
You are always welcome in Spain ❤
Note, in your country there are still alot good people too. Taking care of others. You just need to encounter them.
As a Spaniard who visited US, I couldn't understand how distant family members are from each other. I know there is love anyways most of the time but makes me think that's a sociopath society.
Easy for an American to say this, your society is seriously sick. I have lived in Madrid for over 30 years, and yes, its a great place, as is Spain as a whole, but lady, you need to travel more. Caring for your fellow citizens is widespread all over. The exception is certainly the US and _maybe_ some South American countries/cities.
For sure! The Cult of the Individual has been ruining the US
South Américan countries care even more of their families than in Spain. Y soy español. You go to Paraguay, Ecuador, Bolivia, Perú ... they really care one each other. Probably because of the lack of resources and the chatolic background.
@jon_j5705 Yeah, but we aren't talking about _ones family,_ are we? We are _talking about fellow citizens,_ desconocidos. Please try and keep up! Catholic background? Now that's hilarious! Next you'll be trying to tell us that _religion somehow instils morals in people_ 😂😂😂.
@@garyt123 well, I was talking about family. I am not catholic myself, but I do think that the catholic background of this countries make them take care of their family more and closer than other societies. My political family is from south américa and i have seen it myself, empirically. I am not christian or catholic but I think it has something to do with It. Anyhow, if you do not agree, I respect your opinion.
Great! So go talk about "family" somewhere else. This video, and my comment, are talking about society. _Not family._
Religion has _nothing at all to do with_ societies taking care of anyone, more or less. That's just a lie. Demonstrable, and fully debunked, lie. The _mere idea_ even that a _Catholic_ society is somehow superior, in that sense, is actually insulting. Go look up "Humanism", you may just learn something (like how it's way older than Christianity).
This is funny because although i see where you're coming from, in my experience this has nothing to do with it being Spain or US but instead on how people are raised, and actually more of a city vs rural areas thing.
I am from Madrid but I lived in Indiana for a bit and I thought people there were super kind and caring about each other. I was in a very christian rural area and the sense of community was something I had almost never experienced in Spain. Although I do think you're right and people in Spain in general care so much about each other and I think this comes from the fact that Spain is a traditionally christian country, so I actually would say people are friendlier in more religious places, which can also be found in America or any other place in the world
Creo que tienes bastante razón.
People in the USA, like a good protestant nation, have their work as the center of their lives and everything it is based in a constant question that you hear when you meet somebody "What do you do for a living", They have enormous pressures to do financially well in life, they need to keep up with the joneses and if you don't do that well, you are considered a loser. Nothing to do with a Christian Catholic and collectivistic country like Spain in which family, leisure time and life enjoyment it is a priority. Every time that I take family and American friends to Asturias, Cantabria and Castilla y Leon (Areas where I vacation) They can't believe how friendly the people are, the security, infrastructure, the very low prices, the magnificent monuments, the internet connection, the scenery and although our country has a lot of work to do regarding jobs, work opportunities, upright mobility we should all very proud of what we already accomplished. If the labor market in Spain was a lot better (Our Achilles heel) Spain wouldn't have 93 to 95 million visitors like is going to have this year but 150 million visitors.
As a Spaniard I recognize this about people being considerate but family went down the drain with new ideologies and I see more and more individualism.
As an American also living in Spain, I have never seen this happen before. From my experience, Spaniards are very friendly and talkative on the surface, but quite cold and distant on the inside, it's kind of a false cover. It's hard to get close to them or integrate with them, even if they are nice on the surface, and after getting shunned for a while, the nice surface stops being believable and you just feel alone.
Obviously everyone has their own experiences, but from mine I have the complete opposite view of Spain that you do. Don't get me wrong, Americans are false and superficial too, it's just different HOW they're false and superficial. Unfortunately people are people, they're the same everywhere just in a different font. You can't just move to another country and find better people, they kind of suck everywhere (and that's okay, because some of them are amazing and you just need to find and hold on to those people).
I'm from Spain and i get what you mean. I think we are not rude and will not (generally speaking) purposely leave people alone in a hurtful manner, but we are very closed and for me one thing is a "colega" who I can call to have a few beers and another thing is a "friend" that is part of "my people". Maybe it works because here everyone has these kind of relationships but I understand how it can make you feel alone if you don't quite get inside the "friends" circle. Hope everything goes well for you!
This also varies a bit between regions, to be fair.
I'm from Spain and I moved about a year ago to another town 600 km from home, but still in Spain.
While I've been treated well overall, integrating is indeed a big challenge, specially in regions with a specially strong local culture and a more closed community.
It depends on where you live. To an American Spain might seem very small, but there's a whole world of character between north and south.
From Madrid up to north people are more closed up and cold. They are less welcoming even to other spanish people.
But move to the south and you will find almost no problem feeling integrated. The weather is nicer too.
No somos distantes ni fríos, al contrario. Pregúntate si tú mereces que todos sean tus amigos y si pones de tu parte para integrarte, antes de hablar mal de todo un país. Y estaría bien que te fueras de aquí si no te gustamos.
@@nalublackwater9729Te encanta creerte los tópicos. Yo soy del suroeste pero he vivido en el sur, en las islas Canarias , en el norte, y en Madrid, y te aseguro que tanto en Cantabria, como en Asturias, Madrid, Pais Vasco, etc son igualmente abiertos que el resto del país. No existe esa diferencia que dices tú y los que no habéis vivido en distintos sitios de España y habláis desde la ignorancia. Porque la ignorancia es atrevida
Thank you so much for talking that way about my country
Thank you for such kind words about my country 😊
This things is also common in other countries were spanish is spoken and also in luso speakers i guess
I tough that it was an universal thing, because i have the mentality to not enter into other fights, but to lift things that fell off from a bag, the problem here is that some people lift your things and ran away
I love you for appreciating my country, you are one more spaniard Danielle!
Viva España!
@@daniellegrobman ¡OLE! ¡que se oiga!
Es un fenómeno que dimana de nuestra raigambre católica, puedes esperar lo mismo en Italia, Portugal, Argentina o Uruguay.
Thanks Danielle! You are welcome.
Greetings from Madrid
Girl, where are you?..
I mean, people take care of strangers.
Deeper relationships tho...
as a spanish guy, im grateful of this comment
Same as in Morocco. Same hospitality This is common in many other Mediterranean countries/societies.
Serrano street is the most expensive street of Madrid. This behavior is typical of highly educated people, but it´s not applicable to othe areas, believe me. Spain is changing fast, the new generations are very ageist and individualistic.
Older generations are also fairly ageist against young people, to be fair 😅
@@xenmaifirebringer552 I don t think so, I have never heard critics to young people in general, it should sound a bit creepy.
I used to think that was the norm everywhere, until I met people from countries in which that wasn't as common, and they were surprised to see how common that is here.
It's pretty common among old people to be especially caring here!
Well, as an a spaniard I can honestly say that goodness is universal and not from "Europe". In Spain we have thousands of defects... and as an a spaniard, I can honestly say that in Spain people it's not better than other countries, specially if we compare Spain with the US.
Yep,.i cam confirm thos is true. I sadly go to a private school full of rich spoiled kids (many of them are not spanish too) so the only things i experience are bullying and jealousy in my school life! Its nice to see these things when i go out tho, it makes me happy enough just to see them :]
So ...wich blue state/city do you come from?
Bueno, parte del mérito es tuyo, que nos ves con buenos ojos, jaja. :p
Un besazo, Danielle!
... descubriendo la la calidez y calidad de vida 😊🇪🇦
Im from argentina and i still see people here as cold and harsh to each other, i dont wanna imagine what is it like in usa then....
As living in Spain for more than 20 years what this girl says it's not true... Very woke country already here
We do this in Scotland too. Not doing so would seem like the asshole move.
I am an atheist, but that is the difference between a protestant and a catholic society
Gracias chiquillaa❤❤😊😊
I didn't knew we were basic human beings just here. What went wrong in the states?
How am I the only Spanish guy in this comment section who feels like this kind of love is something new and unseen? Am I living in the wrong Spain or am I just personally hated?
In the US, nobody stops to help because of ridiculous lawsuits. Just like the scene in The Incredibles: you save someone from suicide and get sued...
Many problems are going on in spain. You just can't feel them because you are wealthy.
That's a wonderful story. How long have you lived in Spain?
Probably a day
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@@alandoyle3442are you hating?
Haters don’t realise how stupid they are. Like they hate and think they’re cooler for being born in any other place to hate its neighbours, incredible.
Hating? Are you stupid? Anyone can have a difference of opinion
@@Rodrigougarte-g8j mi iq dropped 2 points reading your garbage
Where I live (I'm from a big city in a third world country), if people came to help you after you fall, by the time you're on your feet, your phone, wallet and maybe even shoes will be halfway across town.
Thank you for your lovely remarks!
Spain and the Spanish are far superior in many ways to the Anglo-Saxons.
Americans in particular should know that, thanks to Spain, the USA gained its independence because of its military and financial aid.
Danielle, since you are in Spain, I recommend you to visit the Cathedral of Malaga and discover why it is unfinished.
I COULD IMMEDIATELY TELL THAT WAS MADRID BECAUSE I HAVE THE SAME SUNGLASSES AND I HAD NEVER SEEN ANYONE ELSE WHO HAD THEM BEFORE WHAT
Weren't you living in the Netherlands like yesterday or something? "The longer I live in Spain, the..."
You're not really 'living' in these places, you're just an American tourist with a 3 month Schengen visa.
Yep, they need to work in Spain, with our wages and labour conditions to have the real Spaniard Experience while trying to pay taxes and bills.
Then marry a young handsome spanish guy
People should stop putting us among the podium of worlds most handsome man nationalities... 💀
no, Spanish should marry Spanish
@@NostalgiaEdits111pero y este tio
well she will discover, that spanish men are not actually men, they are soy boys living with their parents until their parents buy a house "once they marry" LOL.
Also adding the fact that spanish man, most of them, are gays.
I am Ukranian living in Spain, I have seen it all.
What is she talking, I got no idea, typical woman :)
Gracias por tu visión de nuestra sociedad. Ojalá trascienda
Weird. I'm from Spain and this country has made me actually lose faith in society. There is no respect for the common good, everybody thinks that being loud, trashing, vandalising and breaking the law are acceptable behaviours and it doesn't matter if others are affected. We have a traditional mindset known as "picaresca" which means that cheating or being unlawful is socially acceptable if it benefits you in any way.
When I visit other European countries I see so much order and respect for things and each other that it makes me sad to think about Spain.
@vonBottorff It's not about capitalism at all. People are super envious here or try to take advantage of you. It's about lack of respect for work because people are systemically underpaid and living costs (rent, food) are artificially kept high. (I'm also from Spain)
you both are right.... we look a lot to united states, mostly politicians and business, and this is a very big mistake, we are losing what we are, between politics, capitalism, inmigration, and tourism and corruption/speculation.. Spain are losing what we are. And politicians doesn't respect all the cultures in spain...
@vonBottorff believe it or not, not everything in the world is related to the USA. The Spanish mindset has always been like this, it's just more apparent now because of how fast and connected our society is.
As a spaniard i can say that yall are correct in some way
The typical "acomplejado". You think cheating and vandalism is not found in the rest of Europe? Try living abroad instead of visiting
And meanwhile Spanish politicians are destroying that by letting conflictive inmigrants (especially from Northern Africa) to come and comit crimes without legal consecuences over and over. Plus having a bussiness in Spain is a nightmare due to abussive taxes and burocracy.
Thanks for your kind words though ❤
In Europe, we don't like guns. You should try that. I'm French, but I listen to US politics.
I found America so crazy that I decided to learn Spanish. Beautiful language, and people.
The US hasnt had the atrocities of the "great" socialisms of the 20th century. Its a matte of direction beouse there are, of course, those who want to go in the direction of disarming the public and getting rid of individual rights.
All constitutions were made to guarantee a minimal rights for individuals. To protect them from the state. Socialism tries to achievements for the revolution or society at the cost of those rights or dignity. Why would they want to copy Europe?
When I moved to Spain, Alicante, with my family not one single person of the “urba” welcomed us. After two years we still haven’t been invited to any of their parties. The only contacts we managed to make are with Germans and Italians.
If you compare with the USA every country gives You hope for the society😂. But if you want to feel true hospitality go to the south of Italy for example.
No one in Spain will welcome you, neither invite you to their "private" parties, that's true; but you can be sure that no one will shoot you dead in your "urba" and you can be sure your kids will come back home from school safe and sound. Tell me what you value the most.
Yep, it's a complete myth that we Spaniards are open people, you can easily have a chat with anyone everywhere but we are very closed people, socially speaking, I'd say as much as Norwegians or Icelanders. Gaining friendships in Spain is like kind of entering a sect in which a member of the friend group typically introduces you to the rest, I'm never getting used to that feeling. We even got a word for someone going with a group other than their own, so imagine: «emperchao»
Se refiere a la cortesia social no ha meter en tu casa a un desconocido@@Travisthehungarian
@@j.mdeespana.1378 en un país donde se tutea a todo el mundo mucha cortesía social no hay, y lo de que somos muy cerrados es tremendo facto 🤙🏻
@@Travisthehungarian pues debes referirte al norte. Quiza vascos y catalanes sean asi. Aqui preguntas una direccion y hasta te acompañan
We have a social order based on love, not fear. Sometimes it is difficult to navigate the world as it is now. I was told to be virtuous and help others, but we have departed from that, way too deep into a vicious cycle. The happy side is that I have always felt cared for once I returned to trad morals
Quedate por aqui, en casa somos siete hermanos y hermanas, tu tambien cabes 😉
I feel like people not caring is more of an urban and suburban mentality in the US. I'm from a small town and I've lived all over the US and some places have baffled me.
I think the suburbs are the worst. Everyone is so disconnected from each other. They often don't really know any of their cousins, aunts and uncles.
Well, that sounds great up until you realize yoy earn less as an engineer/doctor in Spain than a shelf stacker in the US
Then again, if you work in the US as a shelf stacker and something drops from the shelf onto your foot you will get fired the next day because you don’t show up for work since you went to see a doctor. And since losing your job means losing your insurance you will be bankrupt once you get the tens of thousands of dollars in hospital bills. I know Spain is going through a rough time but believe me, unless you’re a millionaire Spain is a better place to live.
You are exaggerating a lot but anyway...a Spanish engineer does not have to sell his house to go to the hospital
Cost of living is way lower though, and quality of living way higher
Yes, but a cancer diagnose won't bankrupt your family for two generations.
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until she finds some 'youngland' guys
For the people who doesn't understand, he talks about non-military invaders
Nah we spotted the racist here 😂
@@_mrdance_ nah, he is right
Youngsters from Youngland.
Glad to help!
If that individual who tripped and fell to the ground was a man instead, the story would have been very different.
Why?
Not every woman is a man hating feminist. Touch grass.
@@David77ES because, generally speaking, people are more willing to help women
Americans are always so surprised whenever they witness positive behaviors that are actually common in several cultures, as if they've never experienced anything similar before. It's... It's pretty sad.
Spain,centuries of catholic culture society.So simple.
Indeed. That's the answer. If we lose that heritage and faith we'll also lose such reactions. Simple
nothing to do with catholism, spain had centuries of arab/islam too, it is just mediterrnean people thing
España no es un país católico, es aconfesional. No tiene que ver la religión con las bases de la educación e interacción con otras personas.
That means we can also blame the catholic history for all the shitty stuff in Spain, right? Cause there's plenty 😅
@@overvaultit was not Spain
Because here in Spain we're not as distopian and hypocritical like in the US 😅
She hasn't been to Latam. We are way friendlier than Spaniards, imagine that.
I'm spanish, I didn't know helping unknown people was smth strange in another countries, I even made a few friends this way; but here family isn't so important as in Italy for example, sorry if there's any Italian and I said smth that isn't culturally correct, in my case, my family isn't more important than my friends idk, just wanted to give my opinion since I live here idk
If i trip fall on the street, i don't really need anybody to check on me 😅 unless i somehow injured myself. So if a stranger walks up to ask if i'm alright, the person did everything i need or want them to do.