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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
That's the way it should be here, Roy, but I'm amazed that the non-Spanish speaking Brits scenario is true. After all the stuff we hear about immigrants coming over here not being prepared to integrate into our society, I would have thought that the British in Spain would avoid falling into the same trap. It also begs the question...what would happen if Spanish shopkeepers refused to serve people who couldn't speak Spanish...or even worse Spanish bartenders!  |
Spain has an economy built on tourism, mostly from Europe. It would be econimic suicide for anyone here to do that.
The Ex-Pat community..........mostly do speak a little Spanish and pick it up as they go along....I would say that the 30% who do speak the language fluently are the children of Ex-Pats and passed on to parents.
The Spanish Government do provide, in night schools, language lessons for anyone who wishes to learn.
Supermarkets here are the same as all Europe, You choose what you want and pay.