Hi, loners inhabitants of Barcelone.
This is the place where your sorrows and fears about the Comtal City come to an end. From now on I will be here with you all so we are not ever alone again, providing we don't want to be, of course!
Whether you are about to move to the Catalonian capital or living here from a long time ago, here you will find all the tips needed to get the best off the city in terms of enjoyment, work, bureaucracy liabilities and every other aspect of the city life you can imagine.
Now, when we move or think about it, the first thing they say about Barceloners is that they are different to other Spanish people. Well, even though at some extense it is true that "Catalunya is not Spain", this should not mislead us. This city is as warm as any other in the State and I'm not just talking about the quantity of hours of sun and the quality of its light. Maybe it takes a little bit more for you to get acquainted with the peculiar disposition of Catalans but that should not be a problem as we also need our own fitting time.
First step: get to know the basics of their national language.
Benvingut: that should be the way they welcome you when you first arrive to the city.
Merci: like in French, you say thanks in this gracious way.
Bon dia: to start with a kick, good day to you, too.
Perdó: better not to be sorry, but if you are make it Catalan.
Adeu: one word every Barceloner says, Catalan or not, bye bye.
Messi: not a Catalan word but you will hear from it sooner or later.
Barça: you do not call your football team Barcelona, just that.
Paella: for your information it spells "paeia" and it is not just a dish, but the pan.
And yes, that's all you need to begin with.
The rest of it will come moderately in small doses, because you do speak Castillian, at least? Come on, you don't even know what that is? Ok. Here they refer to Castillian when talking about standard Spanish. So, you don't have a clue about Spanish, either?
Don't worry, we are just starting. But just one word in case someone told you that nobody would talk to you in Spanish in Barcelona: lies! Barcelona is as good as any other city to learn it. With just one difference: here you can learn two new languages. And, of course, there are lots of Barceloners like us talking English in every other corner.
Don't be shy and start enjoying the city.
This is the place where your sorrows and fears about the Comtal City come to an end. From now on I will be here with you all so we are not ever alone again, providing we don't want to be, of course!
Whether you are about to move to the Catalonian capital or living here from a long time ago, here you will find all the tips needed to get the best off the city in terms of enjoyment, work, bureaucracy liabilities and every other aspect of the city life you can imagine.
Now, when we move or think about it, the first thing they say about Barceloners is that they are different to other Spanish people. Well, even though at some extense it is true that "Catalunya is not Spain", this should not mislead us. This city is as warm as any other in the State and I'm not just talking about the quantity of hours of sun and the quality of its light. Maybe it takes a little bit more for you to get acquainted with the peculiar disposition of Catalans but that should not be a problem as we also need our own fitting time.
First step: get to know the basics of their national language.
Benvingut: that should be the way they welcome you when you first arrive to the city.
Merci: like in French, you say thanks in this gracious way.
Bon dia: to start with a kick, good day to you, too.
Perdó: better not to be sorry, but if you are make it Catalan.
Adeu: one word every Barceloner says, Catalan or not, bye bye.
Messi: not a Catalan word but you will hear from it sooner or later.
Barça: you do not call your football team Barcelona, just that.
Paella: for your information it spells "paeia" and it is not just a dish, but the pan.
And yes, that's all you need to begin with.
The rest of it will come moderately in small doses, because you do speak Castillian, at least? Come on, you don't even know what that is? Ok. Here they refer to Castillian when talking about standard Spanish. So, you don't have a clue about Spanish, either?
Don't worry, we are just starting. But just one word in case someone told you that nobody would talk to you in Spanish in Barcelona: lies! Barcelona is as good as any other city to learn it. With just one difference: here you can learn two new languages. And, of course, there are lots of Barceloners like us talking English in every other corner.
Don't be shy and start enjoying the city.
