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Posted: Mon Jul 6, 2020 7:54am
mickyd wrote on Sun Jul 5, 2020 9:11pm:
We will be holidaying there in August. I am as capable of social distancing as any expats who live in Spain. Whatever you see on the biased BBC most of us are doing ok here in UK thank you
You dead right there, don't listen to all the nonsense you hear on the msm there just trying to keep all the scare mongering going.have a great holiday
Posted: Mon Jul 6, 2020 10:53am
SWhelan wrote on Sat Jul 4, 2020 2:03pm:
Myself and my husband, are booked to go to Torrevieja this August, I am a bit scared, this year with all the talk about not going away this year.
I have been in Torrevieja since Feb and am due home to the UK on July 27th but I may still cancel .
Everything here is so much safer and everyone follows the rules. That does not seem to be the case in the UK.
The beaches are taped to show where you can sit with spacing (see pic) . Most restaurants are open and if course we sit outside. They are well managed.
If Covid spikes in UK again I staying here. Much safer.
Any other questions , please ask
Richard
Posted: Mon Jul 6, 2020 11:36am
I am also coming over to my second home on the 9th August and I'm looking forward to staying in Torrevieja till the end of October. I have more faith in the Spanish systems than the ones we have in the UK - the figures speak for themselves. Nowhere is 100% safe but I think Spain's strict and speedy decision making puts ours to shame.
Posted: Mon Jul 6, 2020 12:59pm
Richard88 wrote on Mon Jul 6, 2020 10:53am:
I have been in Torrevieja since Feb and am due home to the UK on July 27th but I may still cancel .
Everything here is so much safer and everyone follows the rules. That does not seem to be the case in the UK.
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The beaches are taped to show where you can sit with spacing (see pic) . Most restaurants are open and if course we sit outside. They are well managed.
If Covid spikes in UK again I staying here. Much safer.
Any other questions , please ask
Richard
Don't believe everything you see on the BBC. Spain currently have more flare ups and locked down areas than UK
It's Ok here in UK, as it is in Spain too. If you are sensible you are OK in either country
Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 10:58am
mickyd wrote on Mon Jul 6, 2020 12:59pm:
Don't believe everything you see on the BBC. Spain currently have more flare ups and locked down areas than UK
It's Ok here in UK, as it is in Spain too. If you are sensible you are OK in either country
I was sat outside a Spanish bar in Torrevieja - mostly Spaniards over 60 years old from what I saw and the ones who were inside (watching football on TV) had ZERO social distancing or mask wearing despite all having masks on their persons. It was crowded and a small bar so much so that I wore a mask outside where I could see the TV from there. Funny thing was- they only put them on when going outside for a fag break - probably not wanting to get a police fine....but could not care less about getting or passing Covid-19.
Gaz
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Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 12:26pm
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mickyd wrote on Sun Jul 5, 2020 9:11pm:
We will be holidaying there in August. I am as capable of social distancing as any expats who live in Spain. Whatever you see on the biased BBC most of us are doing ok here in UK thank you
This is reference the quote Bias BBC I watch the Spanish news a lot more than the British tv are both station not correct in transmitting the scenes from England of people showing complete disregard for any Covid-19 regulations.
Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 12:36pm
Bill wrote on Tue Jul 7, 2020 12:26pm:
This is reference the quote Bias BBC I watch the Spanish news a lot more than the British tv are both station not correct in transmitting the scenes from England of people showing complete disregard for any Covid-19 regulations.
There are some in UK ignoring the regulations but so are there some in Spain. There are anecdotal stories on this thread of Spanish people disregarding the rules on masks.
There are two areas of Spain on lockdown too.
Spanish TV probably get their information from British TV which is, by no means, telling the true story
Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 12:49pm
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RTV 1 has there own corresponded stationed in London and we get the news live plus I have family who live there and they also say very few people are observing the Covid 19 rules.
Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 12:51pm
Bill wrote on Tue Jul 7, 2020 12:49pm:
RTV 1 has there own corresponded stationed in London and we get the news live plus I have family who live there and they also say very few people are observing the Covid 19 rules.
Sorry but they are lying.
I live here most, but not all, are obeying the rules
Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 1:11pm
mickyd wrote on Tue Jul 7, 2020 12:51pm:
Sorry but they are lying.
I live here most, but not all, are obeying the rules
If the Spanish were so good at social distancing why do they now have 2 different areas on new lockdown affecting nearly 300,000 people? Looks like Spain will be one of the first to have an official 'second wave'....
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53299544
From my observations in Spain the older geezers only mask outside to avoid a police fine....when in the bar they are all over each other !!!
Best Gaz
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