More pros: Good quality tap water. Better pay/salaries than elsewhere in Spain. Great fast train links to other parts. Lots of great historic places nearby to explore - eg segovia, Avila, Cuenca, Toledo. Tradition of free snack with a drink. Superb selection of national wines at oldest prices. Amazing variety of seafood. More cons: A multitude of holidays/puentes make reliable earnings difficult for the freelancer. Accommodation costs higher than many parts of Spain. Air pollution. Big influx in September making it hard to find digs Sept/Oct. A lot of places close in August (but not as bad as it was). When it does rain it really buckets it down.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with all of your list! Especially about the amount of bank holidays, which sounds great on the surface, but not when you're paid by the hour. Thanks for the comment!

I love how unfiltered and real this advice was. Others are really trying to sell you out and when you get there, it's nothing as they said. So thank you very much.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh thanks very much, I appreciate that!

It is true. Madrid is not on the coast. But, curiously enough, this seems to be an issue only there. Nobody says "I love Paris but, sadly, there is no beach", "Berlin would be better if there were a couple of white beaches beyond the ancient Wall", "The Roman Colosseum is wonderful but so far away from the beach... " And the same happens with Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Moscow, Zurich...

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Haha that's very true! But I think it's because the summer is so hot and dry so unless you have a pool (which isn't really common) it's a bit unbearable! Plus I think a lot of people associate Spain with the coast and holidays and beaches.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasmeyer1408 Wow, you seem to have a bit of a bee in your bonnet about my comment. I said unless you HAVE a pool, not that you can't access one. Public swimming pools are often jam packed/ you have to book a slot and there aren't enough pools compared to the population, when everyone wants to go when it's 40*+ outside. People who have pools tend to live outside of the city and share them with the rest of their compound. There is a reason all of Madrid leaves to go to other parts of the country in August. People go to the coast or to the countryside where they can access lakes/ a pool etc. Madrid is a ghost town in the summer. Do you live here? Are you Spanish? 99.99% of the people who complain about Madrid not being near the coast are Spaniards. Like most capital cities, the majority of people living in Madrid weren't born here. That's why people talk about missing the beach because a large majority of Spain is near the coast and people either grew up near there or spent a great amount of time near there. Regarding your comment about a 'tremendous educational gap', I don't know where you're getting your information from but that's simply not true 😂 The UK educational system is one of the best, flawed yes but there's a reason we are home to some of the best universities in the world.

@suspendedhatch

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasmeyer1408 "The US education system don't concern itself with these factoids because Spain just isn't that relevant here. We learn about Spain up to the point they were no longer a force in the west. Western education is focused on STEM and local history. While I fully agree there are large blind spots in our public education, I would hardly agree that our educational standard is "pretty low".

Love this video! Really appreciated you sharing your honest learnings from your experience so far and acknowledging how it’s rooted in your perspective. I’m cornering teaching English in Madrid and this made me think I’d love it!!

uuhh thank you so much for this! i'm moving to madrid next week and am 0 prepared and was lowkey freaking out but your video really calmed me down and i'm back to being super excited about it :)

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Aw that's so lovely to hear! I'm glad you enjoyed it and if you have any questions let me know :)

Thank you! I will be working in Madrid for a year and if I like it enough I was considering staying long term, this video was very helpful

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Jasmine! So glad you found it helpful and hope you enjoy Madrid. It's a great city to live in 😚

I'm moving to Spain in a few months and this has been very helpful! Thank you so much. :D

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Rosa, glad you found it helpful :) Safe journey and welcome to Spain!

randomly came across your video absolutely loved it! I recently finished a Spanish series and I've been wanting to go to Madrid

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

That's amazing definitely your sign to visit :) Ah thanks so much so glad you enjoyed it! I think I'll make a video of my favourite vegan places in Madrid so stay tuned for that :) x

Most interesting. Lived in Barcelona about 25 years ago (saying that makes me feel really old!). Most of your pros and cons align very much with what I experienced back in the day in Barcelona. Really enjoy your storytelling style by the way. You're naturally very entertaining. What do you do for a living? Was it hard for you to find work?

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh love Barcelona! Interesting to hear that you found certain things similar. Ahh thanks you're very kind! I teach English/ am a content creator :) Not really hard but if you're not fluent in Spanish it's more difficult to find a job that isn't English teacher.

This was very interesting and helpful! Thanks Orlagh!

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

Very welcome Nicolás! Thanks for watching

I’m starting a new job in Madrid next month, but I’m not moving there till fall because everyone is still working from home. I did find the video very interesting and quite useful. Thanks!

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful Maya! Good luck with the new job :)

I just came to live in Madrid this year! My first year! Thanks for the video! ♥

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome! And welcome to Madrid! 😄💕

Im moving to Madrid this September from the UK , thoroughly enjoyed this video thank you !!

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome, thanks for watching and good luck with the move! :)

Thank you for telling about lifestyle in Madrid. I have to make a tiny presentation at school and I'm preparing for it. Easy to imagine what the lifestyle is. Very interesting👍😁

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

Very welcome I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😄 I also have just uploaded another video about Madrid Vs Barcelona if you're interested! Good luck with the presentation ☺️

Moving to Madrid this Fall and I can't wait!

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh how exciting! Are you coming for work?

@AliLayna

3 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh Yes! I'm going to be a language assistant!

Thoughtful and informative, thank you :)

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh thanks for watching! :)

Super interesting video! Thinking about moving to a diff. country in 1-2 years and this was great to get a grasp of Madrid. Seems like a nice option if one works for an international company and likes stuff being later in the day

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! And yes couldn't agree with your conclusion more :)

I think I am more of a Barcelona person, however, I do want to visit and spend time in Madrid. Great video, lots of great information and you are a good story teller, that great Brit humor. Thanks!

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Barcelona is such a cool city! Ahh thankyou, glad you enjoyed 🥰

Very helpful info! As an inhabitant of Madrid I agree with you 😉

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Glad you enjoyed :)

I love your vlogs. They are informative!

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 😄

Thanks for the video. I moved here a month ago. The comment about customer service made me laugh, I was stuck in Zara earlier for about 10 mins while the assistant and the customer had a good old leisurely catch up!

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome and welcome to Madrid :) Haha you've had your first taste of it now :P This is the way.

@Daniel-nt5gh

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I am from Madrid and I don't want at all the kind of customer service that they have in the USA, which I find it very artificial and inefficient because being so worried about looking nice. So IMHO it is a cultural shock for many that a waiter or a cashier would not want to look like your friend calling you darling in here, but that is just because we don't like that. Somehow at Castilla (we are much Nordic in that matter that you could expect, Madrid is not Andalucía) we don't trust people that comes so friendly without knowing them, seems like a plastic feeling, and we do understand that a waiter can have a bad day as well but that doesn't make him/her less efficient as long as they deliver on time the expected orders or delivers the right service.

I really want to visit and live in Madrid. I really finished the video because I'm really interested on knowing about the details. Thanks for this!

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it and good luck if you visit or move :)

Nice sharing I enjoyed ur videos 👍 Happy to see u friend and good luck

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🤗 And right back at you!

So helpful! Thank you!

@Orlagh

9 ай бұрын

Very welcome! 😄

Interested to move to Spain and this helped a lot!

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh glad you enjoyed it Jessica 😄

Hi I really like your videos. This one is very informative!! i am also an expat living in Spain. I live in Barcelona tho and also started vlogging few months ago. Your video made me want to come to Madrid more often since I'm a vegetarian. New subscriber here!

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Ahh that's so lovely thankyou! I am glad you enjoyed this video. I am going to make more soon, I've been slacking 🤣

This is motivating and fact-based helpful info. DC.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you found it helpful!

@d.c.sodyssey4783

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh hi again, we're planning a first ever fall-trip to Spain and Madrid 1st and last stop( inbetween others), which was originally derailed last year, a 25 yr wait, by the crisis, and are clueless on lining up certain transport technicalities, is there an email you can be reached somewhere here just for a general question only? Thanks. DC

Very informative and to the point video, thank you! I work in IT and currently living in Berlin and considering relocating to Madrid, mostly for the weather, language and the lifestyle. Would love to hear your(and others) opinion about it.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I am going to make more Madrid based videos soon so keep an eye out! :)

@glebpiv

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh great, following :)

Everything is spot on, except the supermarkets bit. Long queues are only in low budget and crowded areas. The queues in London supermarkets are much longer (plus you have to package the products yourself) I totally relate about the lack of modern flats and the scarcity of world food.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Right! I just want somewhere a bit more modern and I'm not even into super modern aesthetics. Just a bit less granny please 😅

We live in Paris. I am from the U.S. and Chile and find your video very interesting and helpful. I would love to live in Madrid. We are here in Paris for a total of three years, one which just passed. My wife works for an international company, she loves it here. I like Paris but I think I would enjoy Madrid and Spain a lot more. After this we are heading back to the U.S. We have a car in Paris but I am afraid to drive it here since the roads and traffic don't make any sense plus I don't speak French. I would love to have been posted in Madrid instead. My mother's family is originally from Zaragoza and Madrid. We have visited both places and liked them very much. My wife has also been to Barcelona when she was single and liked it very much too. I like watching videos on Spain in trying to understand their culture a little better. Thanks again and look forward to more videos from you. Adios!!

@robert111k

2 жыл бұрын

"Adiós" in Spanish is quite... radical? It is used when you leave for ever or, at least, for a long time. Better say "hasta luego", "hasta otra", "hasta la vista" o st equally softer.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou very much! So glad you enjoyed it. I've been to Paris and it's very cool but definitely more expensive in comparison to Madrid. Barcelona is also very cool too! Hope you're having a nice week.

@nickp.1434

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh Thank you for answering. My week was great until our puppy ate my wive's new shoe. Thank you again and hasta pronto.

These are all true! Good job! 👏👏

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed! :)

Having a hot cup of chocolate is the best part of skiing, for sure ;-) Great video.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Haha it sure is! Thanks for watching:)

The song you mentioned is "Aquí no hay playa" by The Refrescos. "Aquí no hay playa, vaya, vaya...". Definitely one of Madrid's biggest cons. Nice video

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh yes that's the name, thankyou! :)

Very nice place. I’ve been there twice and I will go back again.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

It's a great city right!

I just stumbled across your channel and I’m so glad I did this video was so helpful! I’m a student doing a placement abroad in Madrid next year but I have no idea how to go about renting an apartment or which websites to look on, I would appreciate any advice!! ❤️

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh hey Lauren, welcome! Your best bit is looking on idealista or joining Facebook groups like Madrid Expats or Madrid Auxiliaries who often post about available rooms! Good luck!

Great content 🙏More videos about Madrid please!

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! I'm planning on making more :)

I love your so well-educated and well spoken manners you have......you adorable woman,

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

That's a lovely compliment, thankyou!

Thank you for the video. I live in the US and I lived in Madrid for two years, over a decade ago. I fell in love with it and I am debating whether I should go back. Believe it or not, one of the main issues was noise. Noise was terrible. I couldn’t sleep due to discos being in the same building. I don’t know, sometimes We tend to idealize places. In which area of Madrid are you?

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :) It's a great city right! That's true it can be really noisy. I live in a neighbourhood outside the M30 so it's way quieter. Anywhere central is going to be too loud for sure!

Thank you for this video

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome! :)

Thank You!!

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching 😄

This is a very thorough and helpful video! I’m wondering, is Madrid still an ideal place to learn Spanish? Or is speaking English more on the rise in Madrid due to the international community?

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Abie, so glad you enjoyed it! Madrid is definitely still a great place to learn Spanish. The level of English here is not as high as you'd might think, compared to other nearby countries like France and Germany etc. So if you're looking to move somewhere where you can be immersed in Spanish, then it's a great place!

@aBieBi1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh Awesome! Thank you so much for the response.

Your video was very helpful cause I wanted to see and compared Madrid and Valencia cause I’m planning to moved out of the United States and I really would love to move to Spain. I’m fluent in Spanish and English so I think I’ll find a good job in the hospitality industry.

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you found it helpful Luz :) I've been to Valencia and it's so beautiful as well, so either place is amazing! Good luck on the move!

Amazing ! Thank you. And do you know which areas are best to live in if you want to be in quiet place but not too far from cafes and ,well, life ?😉

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

Very welcome! There are so many amazing areas but if you want something quieter with access to cafes I would recommend the la latina area stretching down to carabanchel. More affordable flats, more space, quieter and the best cafes only 10-15 mins by bus :)

The cons are SO ON POINT, sadly. ("Aquí no hay playa" by The Refrescos is maybe the song you were referring to)

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes that's the song! Thanks for watching :)

Great Video :)

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😄

It is really one of the best cities in the world. For me better than London and Paris. Madrid is cleaner, safer, has better subway, better weather (warmer, less rain, more sunshine hours), better sport. Ok you can find more things in Paris in London...i agree about that...but in Madrid you can find probably 98% of those things

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! I am glad that you enjoy Madrid too :) such a great city!

Good job!! :D

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 😄

Thank you for the video! Actually, I lived in Pinto a long time ago, but I am not sure where to choose to live in Madrid, because I have found it terrible seeking flats in Barcelona (all super loud and some bad experiences with a housing company). Would you say there is a specific neighbourhood that is calm as you say? I am pretty much into coffee shops and working from there as well, but I am absolutely sensitive to noises haha :) But I also cannot spend a fortune on travelling...Originally I wanted to move to Valladolid and am still considering that and Vigo, but it's so hard because Madrid is great, but I cannot estimate these new places :)

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

It's tough right! There are a lot of neighbourhoods in the north of Madrid that are more quiet and residential. Luckily travel cards here are affordable so even if you live a bit further out it won't be too much. For example I pay about €54 a month for unlimited metro/ bus and some trains.

@marahava4043

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh Thank you for your answer :) I work part-time so for me they are not affordable tbh! :) That's why I am trying to pick a cool location :) Don't know anything north, since I lived South, so I guessed it might really differ by accommodation? :) Thanks for your help!

GORGEOUS CITY OF MADRID. I can't wait to go back. Salutations from, USA.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it just! Greetings from Madrid :)

thank you for sharing your information with us. Really appreciate it. I recently have been in Malaga and now thinking to move for at least 3 months. Loved it bc of its historical buildings and architecture, sun and beach. But I felt it is a bit boring for dating boys. have heard Barcelona ppl are not friendly. So, Madrid or Lisbon are the choices. Madrid is cold(which I don't like) but is a metropolitan city. Lisbon is the same but ppl don't speak spanish. So, don't know where to go. Any suggestion?

@gmmeirelles

2 жыл бұрын

it really depends. I lived in Lisbon and my family is in Portugal. I live in Barcelona now but thinking about moving to Madrid. Are you planning to find work for example, or already have another source of income ? And Madrid is just cold during the winter, not a problem at all.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

I love Malaga, it's a very cool place! I wouldn't worry about Madrid being cold as it's only a bit cold in winter but nothing compared to places like the UK for example. Today was about 14 degrees C and I had a light coat on and was actually a bit too warm.

Ir is a common error to attribute ideological reasons to the change of the time zone in Spain during the 2WW. The fact is that before the 2WW Spain, Portugal and France had the same time zone than the UK. When Germany occupied France changed Its time to the Berlin time zone. The UK also changed the time to the Berlin time zone for logistic reason during the war, so Spain and Portugal also changed the time to be in line with all the European countries. When the war finished, the UK and Portugal moved to their original time zone, however France and Spain stayed in the Central Europe time zone (I do not know the reason but in this case definitely not for political reasons or ideological affinities)

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh cool! You learn something new every day :)

how cold does it get towards the winter? i’m traveling there in december and wondering if i should pack puffers.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

It depends on what you're used to really. But it does get cold and you need a good coat, hat and gloves etc. It rarely snows and is pretty dry. I wouldn't say it's as cold as the UK for example, but the flats here aren't as insulated so it can be chilly inside too.

@veronicajimenez2716

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh neither are insulated in England. You have a distorted idea about the standards of England

love you🥰❤️....your beauty>madrid

Ihanaa. Greetings from Finland

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Spain!

Hi! I've been living in Madrid for two years and I absolutely love it, but I don't know how to make a career for myself here. I am recent on the career ladder and I only have experience in teaching, so I am finding it impossible to find a job in Madrid other than teaching English. If you don't mind me asking, what is your career? And how have you found it working in Madrid?

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

I am a teacher too! Completely agree with what you said, it's tricky to make a career here. I uploaded a more recent video about Madrid Vs Barcelona and mentioned something similar. Sorry I don't have a better answer 😅

Hi , I've been accepted at the Real Madrid University for my master's. Since they don't offer on campus housing so please advice on the cheapest renting places with safety and proximity to the campus. Thanks in advance.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! 🥳 I'm not sure what the cheapest student places would be to be honest! Have you joined any student Facebook groups? They normally post ads for rooms/ flat shares etc.

What a great video !! Im Californian who speaks fluent Spanish and English you think I could make a good living in Madrid as a Appliance Technician??

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks very much Luis :) I'm not sure about that job area to be honest but I do know that if you're bilingual you'll have an advantage!

@OFFICIALRover

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh is there a good amount of English speaking people in Madrid ? I would love to find out any information about a salary. Thanks for the response you are the best!

Moving to Madrid this week and I want to rent an apartment which neighborhoods you recommend?

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

It really depends on what you want out of the neighbourhood. If you want to be central and in the middle of everything then Malasaña, Lavapies or La Latina are your best bet. If you want to have more space for your money try going slightly less central.

Hi orlagh I need to know about renting a room in Madrid for 2 months … i will be visiting Madrid in october for my medical training…n finding a room for 2 months have become so difficult …. can u plz help me regarding this …. Thanx in advance

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

Hey! I would suggest looking on Facebook groups to find someone who is looking for a lodger. There are many like 'flats in Madrid'. Or you can find short term lets on idealista sometimes too

Thank you for the diverse video! Just wondering, is most of Madrid diverse in terms of race and ethnicity or only really in the neighbourhood you mentioned?

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Awh thanks for watching! I would say in comparison to other places I've lived in like Manchester for eg, it's not as diverse. But it depends where you're comparing it to, to be honest. Lavapies is definitely the most multi-cultural area of Madrid. There are also other neighbourhoods like Usera which are more populated by Chinese people (and have amazing restaurants). Are you looking to move here? X

@emmafoochannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh Thanks so much for replying!! I'm mixed race from Cape Town, South Africa and I'm graduating from uni at the end of the year - looking to move to Madrid to teach English in September 2022! But the diversity factor is very important to me so thank you for giving me info and helping ease my anxiety!

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

@@emmafoochannel Very welcome! Good luck with the move and the graduation :)

@kendalanndavids1650

2 жыл бұрын

@@emmafoochannel girl, as a South African, I say go for it! I’ve lived in Spain and I loved it!

@crimson1453

2 жыл бұрын

@@emmafoochannel Why is the diversity factor important to you, that's so freaking weird.

Moving to madrid this april im curious

British/Irish living in Spain 🥰

How do they feel about Latin Americans ( Latinos) I’m of 🇵🇷 descent

So true on Spanish food, the foreign food isnt eh.... great, especially east asian, I love spice though so thats my one downside for visiting Spain.

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely! I love spice too so when you find somewhere good you have to keep going back!

@Ichsukatanuka

Жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh haha yeah for sure. Your views are helpful cos ideally I'd like to live in Spain, would probably be Valencia or Barcelona - everyone that goes to Barca seems to love it!

How is the healthcare system?

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

In general very good! Your Spanish level needs to be good enough to explain why you need an appointment or what's wrong with you etc. I've had some lovely nurses/ doctors and a few that have been a bit gruff but I could say the same for the UK. Once you have your health card you can download an app where you can make appointments without needing to go in or phone up (great for me haha) so all in all it's great!

@lilip1433

Жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh thank you so much! 🤗

what sort of jobs can we find in 🇪🇸 ??

@Orlagh

3 жыл бұрын

Depends really! If you can't speak Spanish, it's difficult to find a job that isn't teaching English. Not impossible but tricky!

@Cubanmuchacha

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh what if you speak Spanish?

Do you speak Spanish? Is English widely spoken, I want to more there to speak and learn Spanish

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

Yes I speak Spanish and if you want to only focus on learning Spanish you can do that no problem:)

Here in the philippines summer all the time HHAHHHA

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I think I would melt 😅

I am not too sure if you are vegan or not but I came across this video simply searching pros & cons the fact you mentioned that Madrid is great for Vegans is wonderful as that was a genuine worry

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the comment! I am vegan :) and it's funny you say that because I am currently working on a video about 'is Madrid vegan friendly?' So the short answer is yes :)

Thank you for mentioning LGBT! I'm lesbian and will be moving to Madrid in a year 🙂 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome! 😄🏳️‍🌈 Sounds great! If you have any questions let me know :)

as an american this is actually scarily shocking

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

In what way?

Do you support Real Madrid?

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Not really, I don't support any football team but I walk past Santiago Bernabeu station several times a week which is cool!

Advantage 1) Vegan Disadvantage 1) Vlogging from your closet ;D

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! It's in front of a clothes rail not quite my wardrobe but need something to cover up all of the orange wood in this flat 😆

@suspendedhatch

2 жыл бұрын

This video was great because you covered practical things that are relevant to me. A notable feat given that I'm from the US and you're from the UK. Many videos end up being amateur tourism commercials and I lose interest one minute in.

Eres rusa?.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

No, soy británica/ irlandesa :)

@jesusalvarez4502

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh de Dublín.

Great video. But why did you put that Madrid accepting LGBT as an pro??

@Orlagh

11 ай бұрын

Why wouldn't it be a pro?

@jimmywalker8354

11 ай бұрын

@@Orlagh promotion of that way of life is wrong

I don’t think burocracy is slower in Spain than in UK. And as per my knowledge banks in uk close at 2.30pm.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

They close earliest at 4:30pm but are also open Saturday mornings. It takes about 10 times longer to return an item in a shop here, often the customer support isn't as good. And in terms of making appointments etc, it takes longer or there is less online options available.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-nt5gh I do move around as a local. I live here! I have a NIE card, residency, the lot. Yes you can get appointments on line, but often you wait well past your allotted time in the place itself or the people doing the paperwork for you are chatting and it takes forever. I am saying that after 6 years of living here, not after one random experience. Almost every immigrant I know here too agrees with me. I have no idea about the USA because I've never lived there. Maybe it's more to do with the experience you have moving somewhere new as an immigrant as opposed to someone born and raised in a place? As for the case with those files going 'missing' that is institutionalised corruption and is fucked up. I don't generalise and give outdated stereotypes about any one or any place. It's why I like to move around and really get to know a place past those stereotypes. Madrid/ Spain in general has many positives (as I listed in the video) it's why I live here! :)

Its so funny how all her cons are not cons for me

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

In that case it sounds like the perfect place for you to move to 😄

Well you can’t say salaries in UK are so great with Hugh taxes to discount and the so famous “zero hours contracts” with no hours guaranteed

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

On the whole they are better in the UK. Yeah zero hour contracts are bad but the level of unemployment here in Spain is off the charts.

I really think you heavily underestimated the cons. Fully continental, dry, no sea access, boring as hell after living there for more than 2 years, and colder than Barcelona or Valencia. People don't move to Spain for money, or they'd have moved to countries like France, Germany, UK, or Denmark, they do it for the work/life balance, good weather, coastal walks after work and fun at the beach every weekend. Nice video overall, I would have just hammered more on the fact that Madrid is way more about business, working and shopping than the work life balance most people dream about when moving to Spain.

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

These are the cons in the way I see them. I'm not sure what you mean by fully continental? But everyone has a different experience, so if these are the cons that you've experienced while living in Madrid then fair enough. I would also never call Madrid boring, there's something new happening all the time.

@olimpusm

2 жыл бұрын

The city with one of the best nightlife in Europe boring?? Dry is a con??? Yeah, much better 30 degrees with a 90% of humidity if you like sweat. I prefer a 10% of humidity

@Daniel-nt5gh

2 жыл бұрын

You made a point, Madrid for living it is much harder that any other part of Spain, in fact where you live and how much you earn can make a huge difference whilst in the rest of Spain not so much. Having one hour of commuting it is considered to be lucky for many despite of the excellent transport network, but if you can live more or less close to work and have a decent salary (you can live really really well with 3 times the minimum wage, the problem is to get there), then Madrid is simply awesome, much better than Barcelona or any other place at Spain.

You lost me at the gurgling.

@Orlagh

Жыл бұрын

Ah well you win some you lose some 🙃

“The first con is that I see a lot of immigrants”

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

That's not what I said. I said the first con is something I also hear other immigrants say. I am including myself as an immigrant and adding that I have heard other immigrants say that too.

@ZiotGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orlagh I thought it was funny taken out of context. Meant it as a joke didn’t mean to be rude!! Sorry if you took it bad. fantastic video. Greetings from Argentina!

@rexdeveraux

Жыл бұрын

@@ZiotGaming Change your dealer.

CONS: Job market is plain awful. If you want to be valued, don't come to Madrid

Do you have other social media’s? Such as Instagram, TikTok?

@Orlagh

2 жыл бұрын

Hey I have Instagram it's @orlagh :)