Year: 2009

Do traders prefer blondes?

If the UK’s worse hit than Spain, how come there’s less fear in the markets of it defaulting on its sovereign debt?

Platform for the Language

A Barcelona news-stand operator talks about Catalan after being stickered by the language vigilantes.

Lousy deal for pregnant workers in Spain

Check out this excellent piece from Mr Mead, whose views on (international) politics may suggest it’s time he was checked into the municipal dog pound, but whose social reporting is often very good.

Catalan sausage with Jews

In a comment on the sausage with Jews post, translation pro Mike Devlin links to photographic evidence of anti-Semitic cannibalism in a Barcelona restaurant, which also serves “squid to the iron” and other Spanish delicacies.

PSOE to legalise illegal beach developments

I’m just curious: did PSOE secretary general José Blanco know this disgraceful amendment to coastal protection legislation was going to be introduced when he purchased an illegal apartment on a Galician beach, or is this all about saving Andalusia’s socialist president for life Manuel Chaves’ illegal and still undemolished beach hotel?

End of an affair?

Catalan Europhilia seems to be decreasing as contact with European institutions increases.

LEXIS WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR SOCIALIZATION, INFORMATION AND THE EXPRESSION OF ATTITUDES

Thanks to our good friend, Anon of Andalusia, for this excerpt from the requirements for those wishing to participate in public exams in order to become a teacher (bolds and caps original): Topic 11: LEXICAL AND SEMANTIC FIELDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. LEXIS WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR SOCIALIZATION, INFORMATION AND THE EXPRESSION OF ATTITUDES. TYPOLOGY…