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Chemicals in Spain

The perils and pleasures awaiting you in chemists, supermarkets and hardware stores
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, November 15, 2020 4:44:00 PM Categories: Medical Shopping Spanish culture
In my early days in Spain I owned a little land and immediately found I was at war with weeds and insects. To keep down the fleas and ticks, the local vet hooked me up with a chemical that I needed to spray "all over everything", warning me not to get any on the dog, cats chickens or pigeons. I can't remember what it was called but it smelt awful and I had to wear a mask to avoid breathing it in. The farmers were always recommending sprays as well. My apricot leaves started to... read more
 
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Language Learning Tips

A few ideas for improving your command of Spanish
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, November 1, 2020 9:01:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Language Murcia Spain Spanish Spanish culture
It's a bit cheeky of me to be giving tips about language learning. You might as well ask Donald Trump to teach you how to dance the ballet. I've never been good at languages. It was the only thing I failed at school and after nearly twenty years of speaking Spanish I'm still far from fluent. That part of my brain that processes language just doesn't seem to work very well in me. However, having tried all sorts of things to improve my Spanish I am perhaps in a good position to say... read more
 
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Funny Things They Eat in Spain

Warning: Don't read this if you are vegan/vegetarian
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, October 25, 2020 2:02:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Cusine Food Murcia Spanish Spanish culture Tourism
It was during my first week in Spain that I ascended an escalator in a big supermarket, turned a corner in to the meat section and was greeted by a rack of pig faces. It was quite a bizarre sight! It looked as though the left half a pig's head had been placed in a polystyrene tray and wrapped in cling-film. There were dozens of them, all looking the same way, which of course prompted a question in my ever curious mind. Where were the right hand sides of the pig's heads? Was there another ... read more
 
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