Any downsides to living in Spain?



all these WF emmigration threads, do any of you have family and friends that you'll miss if you leave? it seems to never come up in the debate
 
all these WF emmigration threads, do any of you have family and friends that you'll miss if you leave? it seems to never come up in the debate

Every time we talk (especially to my sister-in-laws), they go on about how I should move back because family is really important, and they really miss me, and blah, blah... I try explaining to them that you might miss me now, but if I start showing up at your house every weekend, it's not going to be long before your attitude towards me changes. Then they get all offended and pissed off with me that I could ever think such a thing, but what I say is true.

I have a great family, but being that close to each other just isn't going to work. Not to mention, there's not a chance in hell I'm moving to Calgary. I'd have to be insane to do that. I guess I could move back to Vancouver, but what's the difference? 800 or 12,000kms away, same shit -- just a bit longer of a flight.

Then I see my parents once or twice a year, usually for about a month at a time. That's the only reason I could see myself moving back to Canada. If / when my parents get too old, and need some help taking care of themselves. They did give me life after all, so probably only right if I help them out when needed. We're hopefully still quite a ways from that though (knock on wood).
 
Every time we talk (especially to my sister-in-laws), they go on about how I should move back because family is really important, and they really miss me, and blah, blah... I try explaining to them that you might miss me now, but if I start showing up at your house every weekend, it's not going to be long before your attitude towards me changes. Then they get all offended and pissed off with me that I could ever think such a thing, but what I say is true.

I have a great family, but being that close to each other just isn't going to work. Not to mention, there's not a chance in hell I'm moving to Calgary. I'd have to be insane to do that. I guess I could move back to Vancouver, but what's the difference? 800 or 12,000kms away, same shit -- just a bit longer of a flight.

Then I see my parents once or twice a year, usually for about a month at a time. That's the only reason I could see myself moving back to Canada. If / when my parents get too old, and need some help taking care of themselves. They did give me life after all, so probably only right if I help them out when needed. We're hopefully still quite a ways from that though (knock on wood).

Rock on and live life. Enjoy the world.
 
BUMP.

I'm off to Mallorca tomorrow. No more Canadia. Got a hotel booked for a couple of weeks while I figure out if a house on the beach is better or a penthouse apt on the beach is better. Either way, it has to be on the beach. No more rain, no more sad weather.

Anyone chilling in Mallorca or surrounding areas? Gay webmaster meetup!
 
What's with you Vancouverites heading to Southern Spain? Can't you go to South America or SE Asia like every other gay webmaster? :p
 
More importantly, are young women there open to dating a older, richer man?

Details, please.
 
More importantly, are young women there open to dating a older, richer man?

Details, please.

More importantly, are local gays there open to put they cocks into a stranger maplesucker buttcrack?

Details, please.
 
More importantly, are local gays there open to put they cocks into a stranger maplesucker buttcrack?

Details, please.

We're talking about Spanish pussy here so please keep this faggot talk to yourself.
 
We're talking about Spanish pussy here so please keep this faggot talk to yourself.
Don't tell me there are no fags in Spain. So many movies are there, Almodovar etc.

/ Sorry for flooding in the thread, it's just fun :)
 
^^ Why Mallorca and not Ibiza?

I'm definitely going to check out Ibiza and live there. I decided since I didn't bring a lot of crap and am 100% mobile - I'm just going to rent fully furnished apts/houses for 2-3 months at a time. Since April is when all the harvest festival stuff starts in Mallorca, and all those EDM/music festivals start on mainland in Summer, that's my plan.

Tons of gays here, probably not all webmasters. Chicks are mostly Eastern European as described previously in thread so far, but hotel guy says 1/6 Russians so probably going to find some buddies today.

Oh and I love your sativas. This stuff is as good as the dispensary stuff in Vancouver.

Going to take some vids and shit when I grab an unlocked phone later today.
 
Here's a site for you: CANADIANFAVORITES.COM

Not sure what they have over there, but I know over here there's quite a few things you can't get. If you ever end up missing some caesar's, Hawkins cheesies, Canadian salmon, vegetable thins, licorice, and tons of others, there you go.
 
I'm definitely going to check out Ibiza and live there. I decided since I didn't bring a lot of crap and am 100% mobile - I'm just going to rent fully furnished apts/houses for 2-3 months at a time. Since April is when all the harvest festival stuff starts in Mallorca, and all those EDM/music festivals start on mainland in Summer, that's my plan.

Tons of gays here, probably not all webmasters. Chicks are mostly Eastern European as described previously in thread so far, but hotel guy says 1/6 Russians so probably going to find some buddies today.

Oh and I love your sativas. This stuff is as good as the dispensary stuff in Vancouver.

Going to take some vids and shit when I grab an unlocked phone later today.

If you want to do some EDM festivals, certainly don't miss Sónar 12.13.14 June 2014 :: 2014 :: Barcelona's 21st International Festival of Advanced Music and New Media Art in Barcelona in June. I went a few years ago and it was great. While not specifically EDM, there's fib in Benicassim in July Home. There's Monegros in July, MONEGROS DESERT FESTIVAL July 19th 2014 | 20th Aniversary. And more... Arenal Sound Festival · Burriana – Castellón (Spain),
 
Since OP talked about renting furnished apartments for a few months at a time, what are people using for that? The obvious one is airbnb.
 
Since OP talked about renting furnished apartments for a few months at a time, what are people using for that? The obvious one is airbnb.

Just about everything you rent here, be it house or apartment, long or short term, is furnished. Almost all the real estate sites here list rentals. Search regionally for short short term rentals, or short term lets.
 
Since OP talked about renting furnished apartments for a few months at a time, what are people using for that? The obvious one is airbnb.

Hit the streets. Billboards at coffee shops / grocery stores, local classifieds (online & offline), talk to convenience store owners and bartenders, walk around areas you like looking for "for rent" signs, etc.

If all that fails, grab a real estate agent.
 
Hit the streets. Billboards at coffee shops / grocery stores, local classifieds (online & offline), talk to convenience store owners and bartenders, walk around areas you like looking for "for rent" signs, etc.

If all that fails, grab a real estate agent.

oh man, so much this. We just moved and I wish I would have taken more time to really go through the areas we wanted to be. I have a wife and a couple pets, so it was important getting into a place somewhat quickly, but as soon as we did and took the time to explore the area we found some cool places for rent and the only way they were advertising it was a small sign in the window.
 
Im turning this into my travel thread - cuz obviously everyone gives a shit about one gay webmasters travel plans.

Going to Alicante for 3 months in May, buddy is coming out who speaks Spanish. Going to grow my first happy plants, very excite.

So if anyone's in the area in the summer - hit me up for a gay webmaster smoke session.

Also - post from my FB to reflect a daily event [people who told me I'd have language barrier issues will enjoy this]

Collapsed while running today [real ballers cycle between sand and concrete and sometimes wipe out in the sand cuz its hard], some hot blonde topless chick came to rescue me.

Pros: hot topless blonde chick came to rescue me
Cons: she spoke.. Swedish I think. I don't speak Swedish. Fuck fuckity fuck.
Things to work on: Getting used to talking to topless chicks on the beach without involuntarily looking down. Though it might be a compliment - girls aren't backwards here, if the tits are out on display, they're public entertainment.
PS - srsly, the best thing here is the fact that noones playing any games around here. if they're looking at you or hitting on you - they're not trying to raise their selfworth so they can go home, pet their cat and feel like their biological clock isn't ticking or whatever their fears are nowadays.