Comments on: Newsflash! – Some Spaniards can’t take Christmas either! http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/ Podcasts and comment on travel, tapas, learning Spanish and living in Spain, plus beautiful Spain photos. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Elle http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/comment-page-1/#comment-23934 Elle Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:08:19 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/#comment-23934 We returned to the UK in Xmas 2007, to see friends and family... but remained in lanzarote for Christmas this year. We loved how understated it was. Mind you - we're off to see Las tres reyes this afternoon (if I can persuade hubby) and I think that might be quite hectic with all the excited children. Elle xx We returned to the UK in Xmas 2007, to see friends and family… but remained in lanzarote for Christmas this year. We loved how understated it was. Mind you – we’re off to see Las tres reyes this afternoon (if I can persuade hubby) and I think that might be quite hectic with all the excited children.
Elle xx

]]> By: Edith http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/comment-page-1/#comment-23701 Edith Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:38:46 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/#comment-23701 @ Jon But they use lots of other words which are unfit to put in print here, and which are usually related to sex! :D @ Ben I like the way the Spanish use words like 'coño' etc. Like you say, it's colorful, it doesn't really sound mean or nasty. @ Jon

But they use lots of other words which are unfit to put in print here, and which are usually related to sex! :D

@ Ben

I like the way the Spanish use words like ‘coño’ etc. Like you say, it’s colorful, it doesn’t really sound mean or nasty.

]]> By: Stuart http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/comment-page-1/#comment-23670 Stuart Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:56:58 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/#comment-23670 There are Peruvians who finish every sentence not with a full stop, but with a "carajo". Liberating. There are Peruvians who finish every sentence not with a full stop, but with a “carajo”. Liberating.

]]> By: Ben http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/comment-page-1/#comment-23666 Ben Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:44:06 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/#comment-23666 @Stuart - it made my day too when I heard it! @Jon - "Here in Holland NOBODY ever swears." - Wow, must be the only place on earth! @Stuart – it made my day too when I heard it!
@Jon – “Here in Holland NOBODY ever swears.” – Wow, must be the only place on earth!

]]> By: Jon Hundt http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/comment-page-1/#comment-23618 Jon Hundt Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:04:45 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/#comment-23618 Good to hear about the Spanish and their curses. Here in Holland NOBODY ever swears. I'm from California, and my dad was a Pacific-front WWII vet. He taught me somethin' about cussin'. He could go on for 10 minutes without repeating. Lots of USA working guys have very colorful vocabularies. I have worked with lots of UK and Aussies - also capable of a good string of flowery language. When my kid was about 5, I told my friends they had to speak a little nicer around him. I put a glass jar on the table and said "every time you use a cuss-word it's 25 cents in the jar." I collected some money that first night from Derek (Scotland) and Ron (Australia). Next time Derek came over, he walked straight to the jar, stuffed a 5-dollar bill in and said "OK, can I talk f***in' normal now?" My first after I moved to Holland was in a building crew. Something annoyed me so I let out a string of Dad's favorites. Everyone in the room froze, and looked away. One guy said "take it easy, man, don't get so crazy..." Since then I have noticed that Dutch men just plain don't know how to get it on with cussin'. They're embarassed to hear it, and don't even know how to begin on their own. Too bad for them... Good to hear about the Spanish and their curses. Here in Holland NOBODY ever swears.

I’m from California, and my dad was a Pacific-front WWII vet. He taught me somethin’ about cussin’. He could go on for 10 minutes without repeating. Lots of USA working guys have very colorful vocabularies.

I have worked with lots of UK and Aussies – also capable of a good string of flowery language.

When my kid was about 5, I told my friends they had to speak a little nicer around him. I put a glass jar on the table and said “every time you use a cuss-word it’s 25 cents in the jar.” I collected some money that first night from Derek (Scotland) and Ron (Australia). Next time Derek came over, he walked straight to the jar, stuffed a 5-dollar bill in and said “OK, can I talk f***in’ normal now?”

My first after I moved to Holland was in a building crew. Something annoyed me so I let out a string of Dad’s favorites. Everyone in the room froze, and looked away. One guy said “take it easy, man, don’t get so crazy…”

Since then I have noticed that Dutch men just plain don’t know how to get it on with cussin’. They’re embarassed to hear it, and don’t even know how to begin on their own.

Too bad for them…

]]> By: Tío Rubo http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/comment-page-1/#comment-23610 Tío Rubo Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:24:51 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/#comment-23610 Haha, yeah, we swear a lot. No need to argue. It's just f***ing true. :-P Haha, yeah, we swear a lot. No need to argue. It’s just f***ing true. :-P

]]> By: Stuart http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/comment-page-1/#comment-23604 Stuart Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:54:59 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2007/12/29/newsflash-some-spaniards-cant-take-christmas-either/#comment-23604 Thank you for giving me what is possibly the funniest quote ever... and so totally spanish. Thank you for giving me what is possibly the funniest quote ever… and so totally spanish.

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