What nobody tells you about living in Spain (my experience as an American, pt. 2)
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Now that the pandemic is over and I have lived in Spain for three and a half years, now I have much more experience in this beautiful country, and most of all, in Seville. The South of Spain has very big differences if you compare it to other parts of Spain, and now that I have been here for a little more, I can tell you all about the things that are very different from those in the USA!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
03:12 It's hard to meet locals!
04:30 Work-life balance
06:44 It's hard to adapt to the schedule!
08:47 Bureaucracy!
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Have you ever lived in a different country? What was your experience like? ✈
Emma. Shea Jordan is in Italy and is a language teacher. She offers her perspective of moving to a different country. Is ac common where you live? What about screens in windows? What time is lunch or dinner ? Do people go on vacations in August? Do businesses shut down at 2 or 3 in the afternoon? Would like your perspective of Europeans vs Americans. Thank you. 😊
People have cliques. One of your cliques could be language learning teachers or professionals. Life is not gauged by how many friends one has on facebook, or subscribers on youtube. You always have friends from the USA!😊
Lunch is 2, 3, or 4 pm? 😮 Dinner at 9 pm? 😮 Emma. Life is about the journey, not the destination! I'll keep you in my prayers!
Man I love the ending ! Everything you said I resonated with ! I’ll need to see what life is like outside the USA 🇺🇸 to be able to better understand where you are coming from ! I have to see this for myself but I believe you whole heartedly !
@emlanguages
10 күн бұрын
If you’re curious about life outside the US, give it a try! It’s so eye opening, you’ll see life in a completely different way.
What a good vídeo! But in my opinion, one our biggest things is that all have hours, for example you can't drink a beer before 12 PM and this makes Españita Great!
@emlanguages
11 ай бұрын
Hi Peter! You "can't" or "shouldn't" drink beer before 12 pm? I've seen some older people drinking beer for breakfast 😂
What an amazing podcast. I really enjoy it. I'd like to know about your own culture!!
@emlanguages
11 ай бұрын
Hi Brian! I'm so glad you enjoy it 🥰 In the next few weeks I will share more about the culture here in the USA!
11:27 I feel the same way about New Jersey ! People are very introverted and anti social ! It’s hard to make friends here ! Plus New Jersey is super expensive like California and New York City ! Gotta get out of here !
Very helpful video! My husband and I are planning on moving to Seville, Spain at the end of next month 🙌 with our two kiddos. My biggest worry is not being able to make friends, bc I remember the culture there being very cliquey . But that’s good to know that other foreigners are more open to new friendships. I’ve visited twice but it’s been about 8 years now. 😅
@emlanguages
8 ай бұрын
How exciting! That's a big decision, congratulations 🙌 I totally agree that Spanish people can be cliquey - but there's a huge international community here. Just put yourself out there, try to find different activities and hobbies and you'll make friends in no time :) If you want we can even meet up for a coffee!
Thanks for this video! I am from Portland so I relate to a lot of these. Can I ask, for your VISA with your Spanish partner, while waiting for the documentation were you allowed to stay in Spain? That's my biggest worry with documentation, recently I left spain when my VISA was coming to an end...
@emlanguages
10 ай бұрын
Hi! Yes I was allowed to stay in Spain because I had all of the documents showing that we had started the visa process. I’ve never had any problems with immigration in Spain and I’ve traveled in and out of the country the last 4 years! 😊 BTW what part of Spain are you living in??
@coiomeara
10 ай бұрын
Super relieving to know! I had been living in Mexico for a year but then I went to Valencia and Madrid to scope out where I would want to live. Right now im back in the PNW, not sure where I want to live in Spain yet. Seville was of interest which is how I found your video.@@emlanguages
@emlanguages
10 ай бұрын
@@coiomeara I see! Have you been to Seville yet? It’s a wonderful city, I like it much more than Madrid and Valencia ☀️
Una cosa muy buena que tiene España, es que tienes atención sanitaria gratis desde que pones un pie en España, creo que en EEUU es muy diferente, si no tienes dinero no te atienden.
@emlanguages
Ай бұрын
Tienes toda la razón! El sistema sanitario de España está muy bien organizado, te atienden muy bien. En USA es otra historia…
@anamariacorona2664
10 күн бұрын
@@emlanguages bueno realmente la atención sanitaria no es gratis, se paga mediante los impuestos que nos quitan a los trabajadores de nuestra nómina. Pero no van a dejar de atender a nadie, por no tener dinero..... En EEUU si no tienes dinero o un seguro, estás perdido.
Why are you moving back to the USA ? 🇺🇸 The USA is a nice place to live if you are rich ! 🤑