Hi bettyboop, you are very brave and open about your illness.
I know next to nothing about what you have, but I do believe most people would prefer not to know if they have an undiagnosed disease. Although this may not be sensible, it´s a normal feeling based primarily on fear.
Here in Spain the family unit is still traditionally very close. If a relative is in hospital for example, the family take it in turns to sleep over in the hospital. In many ways this is a good thing in my opinion, but my students who are mainly doctors, tell me that the seriousness or severity of an illness is not usually something that the patient can deal with, or even want to know about. Whether that is due to the tradition and culture I really don´t know. However, the family are the ones who are told the truth, they carry the burden, and make choices about how much to tell their sick family member.
What I´m trying to say, albeit in a roundabout way, is that fear of the unknown may well explain why many people, including your sister, prefer to remain blind to any possible health issues.
Not my preferred type of music, but in memory of Al Martino who died very recently, and who I saw perform live many years ago with my mum who adored him....
It´s unreal isn´t it! I don´t know anybody who owns a gun for personal protection, either in the UK or here in Spain.
I have carried a personal alarm in some countries I´ve worked in, and I was offered a pepper spray in Poland after somebody followed me home, but I dont think they are legal in most countries and some US states without a license.
I agree Ven. Most of my students are doctors and they tell me there is no need for people to worry unnecessarily, just be mindful of hygiene as you say.
I use public transport every day so I carry a hand sanitising gel as an extra precautionary measure.
It´s more difficult to find a partner online, in fact virtually impossible in my opinion, for a whole host of reasons which I don´t need to explain to anyone.
I met my partner in real life, and though real life relationships don´t come with guarantees either, they are much easier to find for many people if, and only if, they can maintain a life outside this weird virtual world as I always have.
I have four weeks paid holiday, and generally a total of fourteen public fiesta days. The regional holidays vary throughout Spain, but most enjoy two weeks.
As a teacher in a private academy, I don´t work weekends, and work 28 contracted teaching hours during the week. However I do get paid for a further seven hours prep time for classes, and I have some private classes.
I agree with much of what you say, but your comments about Spain are outdated and somewhat stereotyped.
The siesta is long gone in most of Spain. The only workers I know of who maintain this tradition are labourers who toil outside in the heat. It makes sense to have a long rest period during the hottest part of the day.
Most people I know here have only half hour, or an hour at most, for lunch. As for the summer, the only people who may work seven days, (and that is debatable nowadays with employment law) are those who work in hospitality...restaurants, bars, hotels etc, and only in the tourist areas.
In addition, despite the fact that salaries are indeed lower than the UK for example, we enjoy more holidays. Most employees have at least four weeks paid holiday per year, as well as the numerous public holidays.
Since moving to Spain I can honestly say that my working life is much less stressful and I have more free time.
In reply to the thread title, we don´t all execute murderers, not here in Spain, nor in the UK where I was born.
In reply to your thread opening post, quite different from the thread title by the way, it depends, but in the eyes of the law it makes no difference as far as I understand.
A person who murders a burglar who has not threatened the lives of the inhabitants of the home he or she is robbing, will quite rightly be charged with murder.
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What´s a towerburger?
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RE: when will women see that men are never wrong
When will men realise that women always know when men are wrong but choose to inwardly laugh it off and carry on as normal.