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posted 08-05-2008 13:22
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- paella
- you can get 24 beers for about a Euro in some supermarkets there
- chorizo
- la sagrada familia in Barcelona is very pretty from the outside
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posted 08-05-2008 17:17
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tapas
building of democracy on embers of vile fascist dictatorship
child-friendly (now let's see you support them, SR)
the Alhambra
their crisps
their oranges
their tomatoes
their ham
their seafood
that salty sheep's milk cheese
the fact that it's the best country on Earth, and that nobody can seriously dispute this
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posted 08-05-2008 17:28
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That they are even more reliably useless at big football tournaments than England.
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posted 08-05-2008 17:30
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Wyatt Earp wrote:
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tapas
building of democracy on embers of vile fascist dictatorship
child-friendly (now let's see you support them, SR)
the Alhambra
their crisps
their oranges
their tomatoes
their ham
their seafood
that salty sheep's milk cheese
the fact that it's the best country on Earth, and that nobody can seriously dispute this
Oi!
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posted 08-05-2008 17:34
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...the massive re-write of several centuries of history to pretend that medieval Spain was some lovely place of religious tolerance and multi-culturalism in order to bloster their present-day Euro credentials...
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posted 08-05-2008 17:38
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I love Spain to bits but, after 14 years of flushing tenners down the khazi in their cause, they can fuck right off this year. I'm betting on someone else.
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posted 08-05-2008 17:39
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E10 Rifle wrote:
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I love Spain to bits but, after 14 years of flushing tenners down the khazi in their cause, they can fuck right off this year. I'm betting on someone else.
I'm going to flush another tenner on them, I expect.
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posted 08-05-2008 17:40
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they wear nice colours
they smoke in their stadia
they invented tapas (although not sure about that one)
Cesc Fabregas plays for them
they got rolled over for South Korea
Malaga is there
Picasso is a meatball
The countryside is stunning
and
everyone has a mustache (including some men)
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posted 08-05-2008 20:59
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*It's often hot
*They seem to like us British, despite us invading every summer
*If you try to speak a bit of Spanish, they'll be really nice to you, even if they're Catalan
*Fernando Torres, Xabi Alonso, Pepe Reina, Sanz Luis Garcia, Rafa Benitez
*Chorizo
*Patatas Bravas
*Aguila, San Miguel
*Andalucia
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posted 08-05-2008 21:17
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Asunción
Juana
Mahou
Bocadillo de jamón
Lots of other things, naturally
My mate Miguel
and
He swears by Casillas
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posted 09-05-2008 09:10
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This praise for Spanish beer has got to stop, mind. It's swill. Even San Miguel 1516 seems to have gone downhill recently. That's why everyone's second team, at least, has got to be the Czech Republic.
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posted 10-05-2008 12:48
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Comedy defending to long balls bouncing in their area?
Can't comment on the cerveza connoiseur stakes, but after two or three Staropramens I'll support anybody.
PS Morning Gonzo ;)
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posted 10-05-2008 12:55
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"If you try to speak a bit of Spanish, they'll be really nice to you..."
Yes, that's a trademark Spanish characteristic in my experience, as recent visits to Valencia and Seville bore out.
I don't know if we were just lucky or it's a recognised regional trait but we have never been anywhere in the world with friendlier locals than Seville.
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posted 10-05-2008 13:57
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San Sebastian is the loveliest town I have ever been to.
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posted 13-05-2008 18:25
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dances with sheep wrote:
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San Sebastian is the loveliest town I have ever been to.
But that's not in Spain
<runs away quickly>
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posted 13-05-2008 23:07
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Rubbish things about Spain;
* Barcelona
* Real Madrid
* Raul
* Liverpool
* The fact it's riven with deep-seated regional hatreds and that no-one considers themselves Spanish, or speaks the goddamn language.
* Their beer
* English tourists and second homers.
* Their national team, who are jelly-spined chokers that only Arsene Wenger could love.
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