All Entries in the "Funny" Category
Trip Advisor, Catalan and xenophobia
I was reading El Periódico newspaper this morning and a letter caught my eye which I thought would be good to relate. Apparently this Catalan guy called Joan M. Serch wrote some kind of review on Trip Advisor about his stay in La Seu d’Urgell, Catalonia.
Juan Gris Exhibition at cultural centre Fontana d’Or in Girona
An unknown Juan Gris stands out at the cultural centre Fontana d’Or in Girona The creativity of the great geniuses always radiates out in all directions. The general public can enjoy such delights that come in the form of large paintings or sculptures, but its ramifications are endless, poetry, small illustrations or photo collages. One [...]
Anti-credit crunch plans to take effect soon says Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain’s president announced in Brussels yesterday that he hopes to see the first effects of Europe-wide anti-credit crunch plans by the end of this month. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero says the fight against the global recession has become the central focus of the European Union. Although Zapatero says Spain’s financial situation [...]
Pathetic TMB throws rattle out of pram and bans adverts
TMB can only be described as pathetic for vetoing and advert for their buses which reminds the Catalan government that they should include a checkbox which says “Castellano” on the enrolement papers for schools here in Catalonia. This check box is for parents to tick so the school knows that their children should be schooled [...]
Golliwogs Jamjars and Conguitos
Everything seems to be getting out of hand lately. I mean that twit Jonathan Ross gets off virtually scot free for his stupid and horrible prank he played on Manuel from “Fawlty Towers” aka Andrew Sachs and Carol Thatcher gets given her cards because of her “Golliwog” jest. A bit of a joke really and [...]
Some bizarre Christmas traditions from Catalonia
These Catalan traditions usually come as quite a shock to the rest of mankind but are nonetheless quite fun although strange at the same time if you get my meaning. Ok so we know that Christmas has its roots in pagan celebrations, but where do these guys come from? This little guy below is “El [...]
The Catalan media might have to go back to school
I’ve been reading with interest what’s been happening this week in Cataluña regarding the…ahem language spoken by the Catalan media. The Periódico de Cataluña gave us an insight this week into the right and wrong way of pronouncing certain Catalan expressions which are used on a daily basis on TV3 et al. Now I understand [...]
Crisis blamed for alarming number of stray cats
A spokesman for Barcelona’s Animal Protection League suspects that the economic crisis may be partly to blame for a 20% increase in the number of abandoned cat numbers this summer – to 140. “Owners are starting to cut back on veterinary fees,” he explained. Anyone thinking of getting one should be aware that it costs, on average, [...]
Spanish Tous wearing “Chavs”
I think I’ve found a Spanish equivalent of a “Chav”. As we all know, the word “Chav” is mainly a derogatory slang terms in the United Kingdom for a subcultural stereotype fixated on fashions such as imitation gold, poorly made jewellery and fake designer clothing (often Burberry), combined with elements of working class British street [...]
Venezuela’s Chavez again demands Spain apology
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday repeated his demands that the King of Spain apologize for telling him to shut up in November, saying bilateral relations would deteriorate if he does not.”If the King of Spain does nothing to apologize, this will continue to deteriorate,” Chavez told reporters at the end [...]
Jail for husband who refused to split ‘El Gordo’ windfall
The Supreme Tribunal upheld a twelve-month jail sentence imposed on a man from Canet de Mar near Barcelona in Catalonia, who refused to split a Christmas lottery windfall with his former wife. Guillermo B separated from his wife, Gloria F, just a month before Christmas 2003 after already having used joint funds to purchase a tenth share [...]
3 in 100 Spanish paid a bribe in 2006
9th December 2007 MADRID – Three out of every 100 Spaniards over the age of 15 paid a bribe last year, according to figures released Thursday by anti-corruption organisation Transparency International. Nonetheless, Spain proved to be one of the countries least affected by bribery out of the 60 surveyed. Globally, one out of 10 people admitted [...]
