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In general the Spanish are wonderful and friendly people, however, be aware of a distinct culture difference when it comes to making a complaint.
I was really quite taken aback at the lack of customer service in some places in Spain.
Where in Britain we have the polite culture of “the customer is always right” this is not always so in Spain.
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In Spain bank holidays fall on all days of the week, but it´s quite common to have a holiday on a Thursday and a Saturday during the same week.
As you can probably imagine, this presents a great opportunity – why go back into work on a Friday, when you can simply take time off and effectively enjoy a nice relaxing 4 day break?
The problem is that EVERYBODY does it – it´s practically customary.
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Bank holidays cause commercial chaos and carnage in Spain.
Most Brits will be accustomed to UK bank holidays which generally serve to form a relaxing long weekend, and on which it can be relied upon that stores will open, restaurants will still be serving food, and life generally runs as usual, except that most of the population doesn´t need to go to work – fabulous!
When I heard about all the holidays in Spain, it sounded like such fun and a genuine reason (excuse!) to fully immerse myself into the Spanish system fiesta-style. Mmmm, not quite.
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