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SHERYL LEE RALPH as BARBARA HOWARD | Abbott Elementary → 3x12 Mother's Day
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You were just trying to make sure that I felt included.
Abbott Elementary – 3.12: Mother's Day
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Abbott Elementary (2021-present) Mother's Day (S03E12)
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ABBOTT ELEMENTARY | Mother's Day (3.12)
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ABBOTT ELEMENTARY 3.12 Mother's Day
Source: nick-nellson
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Anonymous asked:
Hey, I've been reading through your posts about how tourism and digital nomads and expats are gentrifying all kinds of cities and places in Spain and price out the locals and don't respect the culture and only put money in the hands of the wealthy.
I completely understand where you are coming from and what you're saying makes a lot of sense, but as an extranjero who wants to visit Spain, what are some things we can do to support the locals and also celebrate your culture while visiting?
Kaixo anon! Thanks for your message ^_^
I know that we all travel on a budget and are very much used to low costs in everything, and many of the suggestions I'm gonna write are quite more expensive than maybe other alternatives. This is another issue: affording ethical tourism is a privilege not many visitors have.
- avoid big hotel chains and AirBnB. Instead, choose little, family-owned hotels. They usually are in villages not far from the big touristy town and also provide a calm space out of the noisy crowd.
- avoid restaurant chains and fancy ones, since 99% of the times they're owned by a board of investors. Run away from those with menus displayed on blackboards written in English, they're usually unauthentic tourist traps with poor quality food. Instead, choose family restaurants offering homemade, real Spanish food. There are maaany of these, and they're a terrific experience.
- if you're willing to buy some groceries, avoid supermarkets. Choose any good-looking fruit shop, or butcher's, or fishmonger's. Go to local markets and buy local produce.
- if you're moving around, use public transportation or a bike. Avoid renting a car or boat and polluting our hometown and seas. If you're moving between towns, choose the train if possible instead of booking a flight.
And regarding the celebration part, some simple pieces of advice:
- unless you're Latin or Mediterranean-looking, you're gonna be spotted as a guiri at first sight. You can do nothing to stop being a guiri, but don't behave like one. Since you're an easy target, be especially wary with your belongings and with people that suddenly approach you, they might be thieves. Don't walk with your map in hand 24/7. Leave your valuables at home or at your accomodation. Don't think Spain is your playground where local law doesn't apply to you because you're spending your money there. Behave like you would normally do at home.
- many foreigners don't understand Spanish service. Waiters and waitresses won't be all smiles, sweet as candy, asking you non-stop how everything's going. That doesn't mean they're being rude to you and want you out, it's just a different culture: their job is to take your order, get your food, and give you the bill when asked for it. That's all the interaction you'll get. If you need more drinks or bread, you'll just have to politely attract their attention and they will help with your needs.
- flow with Spanish schedule. Many tourists are entitled enough to ask for lunch at 12 or for dinner at 7. Of course this won't be a problem in tourist bars and restaurants, but everywhere else this just won't happen. Make sure to ask for the kitchen's working hours if you're interested in having a meal in a certain place and don't ask Spaniards to follow your guiri schedule.
- use basic words in Spanish to be polite: buenos días, gracias, hasta luego. You don't need a Spanish proficiency certificate to leave a good impression after you leave and avoid that everyone thinks putos guiris again.
- Learn about the different nations inside Spain before your visit. Don't expect flamenco shows in Donostia, or sangría in Santiago. Respect our pride: dressing up as a matador, donning a hat with the Spanish flag, or wearing it as a cape may be very unpleasant and rude for the locals in Catalunya, Euskadi, Galiza, etc. Do your homework prior to your visit and you'll enjoy it much much more, since you'll be able to appreciate all the different cultures that live together around here and what each of them has to offer you.
Sorry to add onto your post op but as someone living in a "turismo de sol y playa" region I have my two cents to add:
• Stop correlating Spain with beaches, fiesta, and nightlife. We have much more than that to offer, like countless museums in everything from art to history to science to underwater archeology and more! Rural tourism is also an amazing alternative if you're looking for something different, it's quieter, less crowded, and close to smaller but still charming towns. We also have lots of lovely natural landmarks, like waterfalls, caves, national parks with diverse fauna and flora... We are so much more than sol y playa and it's a huge pity these sides of the country only matter to locals/nationals.
• If you're going to the beach or festivals or whatever, BE RESPECTFUL. That means no leaving trash esp in natural spaces, not being noisy outside clubs, and like op said behaving like you would at home. Just because no one knows you here doesn't mean you're going to be free from judgement. Most of us care about our public spaces and want to see them clean and well-looked after. Leaving the beach full of bottles, cans, and used condoms after your wild night of botellón sends a terrible message about how you see our spaces as something temporary and disposable. It's incredibly selfish.
• If you're looking to move here permanently, avoid colonies! I know those would support you better with paperwork and stuff, but you need to get involved with the locals and stop living in your little bubble that's "just like Britain but with better weather 😊". I'm tired of british colonies on the coast. There's a freaking tesco in one of my region's coastal towns ffs. You know damn well that supermarket isn't there for spaniards.
• Don't be condescending if you speak to someone in english and they struggle to respond in broken and slow english. English is NOT an official or even co-official language and most people here aren't fluent at all. Likewise, don't say stuff like "thank goodness someone who speaks proper english around here" when a spaniard with a decent english level offers their help. It's not the compliment you think it is (it sounds more like exasperation towards the locals than anything). It has happened to me several times already and it's always left a sour impression afterwards. Be corteous and respectful.
• This one is just a pet peeve of mine but djhkshd stop ordering paella at night. That's a lunch meal my dudes, and you're sticking out like a sore thumb. This is part of spanish eating customs that you can and should add to what op mentioned above with lunch and dinner hours.
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rb to give a flower to the person you rb this from
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thank you doraemon <333
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Vintage charms
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Louise Bourgeois
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Uma Thurman as June Miller in Henry & June (1990)
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i think "it takes a village" shouldn't be just "to raise a child". we should understand it takes a village to do literally everything we do. all day every day. without our communities we would not have drinking water or electricity or clean streets or food or shelter or anything. we cannot do any thing alone. we just can't. and with that comes the fact that you are not alone. you already have a community, seek to be an active part of it, you will feel better. reach out and thank them, they're happy to have you too. i promise. it takes a village to live.
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JOAN CRAWFORD in DANCE, FOOLS, DANCE (1931) dir. Harry Beaumont
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Fucking this.
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