Real Spain?

[EuroTrotters]

Where and what is it?.

We were queuing to board our flight yesterday, Alicante - Manchester. When two older couples struck up a conversation. One I guess they would not have started elsewhere.

The Subject came on to where they are from, where they live etc.

Couple A claimed to Live in "Real Spain" Their "Real Spain" Was up a mountain in NW Murcia, Water well, they built it or had it built 15 years ago. lots of trees, blah blah, she, the boss, fluent in Spanish. Him having to rely on her for translation.

Couple B's "Real Spain" was in the Campo of Alicante. 90% Spanish population, they had land, dogs etc.

When we boarded, we heard the same "Real Spain" being pointed out to crew and other passengers by Couple A. Who we had the misfortune of being sat within earshot. In went my earphones.

It reminded me of a day earlier when we had visited Benidorm. We went for a meal in one of the nice Hotels on the sea front. We heard several other couples version of "Real Spain'. One couple, retirees from Wales who ran a hotel themselves, In South Wales (think that might be real Wales too). Getting out just before the internet. Told of their €4,000 pp annual contribution from the Spanish Government. They lived in the hills, also 90% Spanish Population with 24 hour doctor on call etc.

The Other couple they were relaying this too, also told of their "Real Spain". That they only come to Benidorm for Christmas every year and how it is not "Real Spain".

We find it all quite snobby really.

Do we inform the 1,000's of Spanish People when I walk from the car park in the Old Town, through Tapas Alley and along the sea front, they are not in Real Spain?.

When I talk of our second home in Javea that "Javea is only 40 mins from Benidorm but OH GOD! its nothing like Benidorm?. Or is Javea/Xabia also not Real Spain?.

What a load of old ****

Happy Christmas / Feliz Navidad

TM
From Real Manchester

 

[Just smiffy]

I wonder what they say in Real Madrid....

 

[Yorick]

The locals here don't really care for real Spain

 

[PhilandMena]

I find it odd that so many people in different locations are discussing the same subject in such a short space of time. I don't believe this for a minute.

 

[busby]

Where and what is it?.

We were queuing to board our flight yesterday, Alicante - Manchester. When two older couples struck up a conversation. One I guess they would not have started elsewhere.

The Subject came on to where they are from, where they live etc.

Couple A claimed to Live in "Real Spain" Their "Real Spain" Was up a mountain in NW Murcia, Water well, they built it or had it built 15 years ago. lots of trees, blah blah, she, the boss, fluent in Spanish. Him having to rely on her for translation.

Couple B's "Real Spain" was in the Campo of Alicante. 90% Spanish population, they had land, dogs etc.

When we boarded, we heard the same "Real Spain" being pointed out to crew and other passengers by Couple A. Who we had the misfortune of being sat within earshot. In went my earphones.

It reminded me of a day earlier when we had visited Benidorm. We went for a meal in one of the nice Hotels on the sea front. We heard several other couples version of "Real Spain'. One couple, retirees from Wales who ran a hotel themselves, In South Wales (think that might be real Wales too). Getting out just before the internet. Told of their €4,000 pp annual contribution from the Spanish Government. They lived in the hills, also 90% Spanish Population with 24 hour doctor on call etc.

The Other couple they were relaying this too, also told of their "Real Spain". That they only come to Benidorm for Christmas every year and how it is not "Real Spain".

We find it all quite snobby really.

Do we inform the 1,000's of Spanish People when I walk from the car park in the Old Town, through Tapas Alley and along the sea front, they are not in Real Spain?.

When I talk of our second home in Javea that "Javea is only 40 mins from Benidorm but OH GOD! its nothing like Benidorm?. Or is Javea/Xabia also not Real Spain?.

What a load of old ****

Happy Christmas / Feliz Navidad

TM
From Real Manchester

Anywhere in Spain is real Spain,,thought Javea was home counties,,BUSBY,,

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[EuroTrotters]

Anywhere in Spain is real Spain,,thought Javea was home counties,,BUSBY,,

Chavia apparently

 

[tonka]

As some know we have an apartment in Benidorm, some may say the centre of the tourist area.
However most of the tenants in our block are Spanish. Some are retired like my neighbour down from Madrid and living in the warmer climate and others who own family places and visit regular all year.
Spain is Spain I guess.

 

[busby]

If its in Spain its real Spain,,its 2018 now,,Spain has moved on like everywhere else in the world from the 60s..Probably more brits and other foreigners own properties in Javea than do in Benidorm which is full of Spanish,, BUSBY

 

[LesW]

To me, anywhere in Spain that doesn't sell a 'Full English' is real Spain.

 

[gus-lopez]

I find it odd that so many people in different locations are discussing the same subject in such a short space of time. I don't believe this for a minute.

No,you'd be surprised .Once one starts then there are always others wanting to extol where they are is more 'real spain' than the others.

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[MattR]

I find it odd that so many people in different locations are discussing the same subject in such a short space of time. I don't believe this for a minute.

Wot, in Alicante Airport and Benidorm?? No surprises from me.

 

[2657]

We are spending Christmas in the camper at Seville, lots of tourists, lots of them Spanish, I call it Spain and it has changed tremendously in the 20 years we have been regular visitors.

Walked around the Plaza de Espana which has murals made of azulejos depicting most of the major cities in Spain and at a rough count we have visited well over half of them.

You can find real Spain anywhere if you look, it is where the Spanish are, in the Barrios, in the bars even in the tourist areas.

What a lot consider to be 'real' is a rural idyll that most of the population of any country do not live in.

Seville today:

 

[busby]

We are spending Christmas in the camper at Seville, lots of tourists, lots of them Spanish, I call it Spain and it has changed tremendously in the 20 years we have been regular visitors.

Walked around the Plaza de Espana which has murals made of azulejos depicting most of the major cities in Spain and at a rough count we have visited well over half of them.

You can find real Spain anywhere if you look, it is where the Spanish are, in the Barrios, in the bars even in the tourist areas.

What a lot consider to be 'real' is a rural idyll that most of the population of any country do not live in.

Seville today:

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Spanish love Benidorm,,BUSBY.

 

[CazPaul]

It happens all the time, lots of people where I come from in Yorkshire discuss it, the ''real Yorkshire'' they say is not the tourist brochure ''Heartbeat'' country, toffee nosed, rich, upper class country folk.
Get to the back street terrace West Yorkshire, old pit town slums and you'll find a much different Yorkshire.

I suppose people with Yorkshire holiday homes and holiday cottages will be talking about much the same, each to his own, get a life.

 

[TerryL]

Spanish love Benidorm,,BUSBY.

And the British love Blackpool - but you won't catch me in either!

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[PORKSTER]

To me, anywhere in Spain that doesn't sell a 'Full English' is real Spain.

I have a Chinese an Indian and a kebab house stones throw from my house in England. Now is it real England or multicultural England

 

[Chris]

I think all of Spain is lovely, so it’s all “real” to me.

 

[Taran_Las]

<snip>In South Wales (think that might be real Wales too). </snip>

Slight correction if I may -

North Wales

is real Wales.

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[Dazzlin]

Javea/Xabia, so good they named it twice!

 

[Yorick]

I have a Chinese an Indian and a kebab house stones throw from my house in England. Now is it real England or multicultural England

No pizza shop ?

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[olley]

Slight correction if I may -

North Wales

is real Wales.

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Years ago wife had a welsh hairdresser working for her, one day as she was treating another welsh lady she mentioned this, only to be told, shes not welsh, she comes from south wales.

 

[busby]

Slight correction if I may -

North Wales

is real Wales.

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Thought it was full of Scousers,,, Overspill area for Liverpool and Birkenhead,,,You don't hear many Welsh accents,,BUSBY

 

[estresao]

Javea/Xabia, so good they named it twice!

Javea is the Castillian nsme, and Xabia is in Valenciano, two different languages.

 

[estresao]

Slight correction if I may -

North Wales

is real Wales.

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I love Wales.... got REAL good memories of Snowdonia, St David, Brecon Beacons... soooo beautiful.

 

[estresao]

Spanish love Benidorm,,BUSBY.

Nope, we don't. Is not real Spain at all.

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[busby]

Nope, we don't. Is not real Spain at all.

But you are only one person,,Benidorm is booked solid with Spanish families at certain times of the year,,,BUSBY,,Do tell us what Real Spain is,,

 

[TheBig1]

it's like saying London or maybe Brighton is real England

 

[vwalan]

But you are only one person,,Benidorm is booked solid with Spanish families at certain times of the year,,,BUSBY,,Do tell us what Real Spain is,,

no best we dont or every one will go there and spoil it.
benidorm was great in the early 60,s before it got flooded with tourists . nice bbq,s on the beach with local fishermens families . wasnt so much sand then it was brought in just for the tourists.

 

[Yorick]

But you are only one person,,Benidorm is booked solid with Spanish families at certain times of the year,,,BUSBY,,Do tell us what Real Spain is,,

Millions of Brits flock to Blackpool, but that isn't real England.

 

[JJ]

From Real Manchester

Not Salford or Stretford then...?

JJ

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