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Scenes from Spanish Austerity
I’ve been searching the web for English-language blogs about Spain for years, and have only managed to find a few, which universally portray Spain as an exciting tourist destination, a good place to...
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Scenes from the Spanish Crisis: Local Wives Turned Prostitutes
VALLECAS MARRIED SPANISH WOMEN FALLEN ON HARD TIMES STARTING AT 140 CM CHEST TOTAL DISCRETION 24 HOURS (ALSO HOUSE CALLS) You know your country’s in crisis when an “escort service” starts offering...
View ArticleRecord High Unemployment in Spain — 6.202.700 People Jobless
Back in 2008, the crisis was just starting… And President Zapatero of the quote-unquote Socialist Party was able to get re-elected on a solid platform of “just deny that there’s a crisis and everything...
View ArticleAusterity Chronicles: The Underground Economy
It’s always funny listening to the BBC report on Spain’s economic problems, because the discussion invariably comes back to the underground economy, and the host of the show invariably has to pause to...
View ArticleThe Economist: Sleepwalkers
Yep, that’s about right. Word to The Economist for a great cover. As the article says, as long as we’re not hearing anything from European heads of state, we’re all much happier. In case you’re...
View ArticleThe 4 big things I wish I had known before moving to Madrid
Moving to Madrid sort of happened to me by accident. Like many or most people, I had spent my teenage years with no idea what I was doing with my life. Honestly, I kind of expected to die young and not...
View ArticleThe Brain Drain in Spain 2: Flight to London
If you want to be kind of depressed – and your Spanish is up to it – go read the article published in El País Semanal yesterday entitled Fuga a Londres. It’s good reporting, and tells the stories of...
View ArticleThe Brain Drain in Spain 3: Flight of the Party Girls
An article was making the rounds on facebook the other day entitled Pues yo me voy de España. In it, an Italian journalist describes her reasons for leaving Spain after living in Madrid for 15 years....
View ArticleDrugs, Prostitution, and the Spanish GDP–A Love Story
Gotta hand it to the European Union. They’ve always got some new scheme to keep Europe afloat. This week it’s calculating the contribution that sex and drugs have on national GDPs. Spain, of course,...
View ArticleRIP Uncle Emilio (Don’t You Get Any Ideas, Buffett!)
Some people are rabid Steve Jobs fanboys. Some people fantasize about rubbing Ronaldo’s abs or sitting in a hot tub with Iker Casillas. But I, your gracious host–always a contrarian–am a fan of great...
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