Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 9:40am
Anyone living in Spain have most assuredly experienced a prison like life for the past 10 weeks. Thankfully it was not during the hot season so was probably bearable.
The Spanish authorities treated you the same as those in the midst of the pandemic in Madrid/ Barcelona. In my view, you could have had a more lenient lockdown and less fines.
Yes, our lockdown in N.I. and the mainland has been more civilised but we have been staying in our homes and adhering to the guidelines.
The comments made about people descending into parks and beaches are understandable. Some folk live in small homes out no outdoor space. I saw where a single father lived in a one bedroom apartment with his 2 little boys at the top of a building. You have 3 people sharing a home who can’t leave for their work in the morning but all 3 have to carry on doing their job from their bedroom in a very small one at that.
We must not judge others. We must learn to understand that many are suffering from depression and anxieties. Where do you think all these”hoards” and “yobs” are going to get the money to descend on Spain? Many are jobless and could soon be homeless. reading these posts has made me wonder if I want to return to our house in Torrevieja this year or ever. It’s horrible to hear fellow brits animosity towards people they rubbed shoulders with in the past.
iNone of us wants to go through lockdown again but it’s a great deal easier to do so here at home. It is civilised. We are allowed out to walk and people move onto the road or cross over when passing and always have a few pleasant words of conversation when doing so. I am in absolutely No Rush to get over to Spain and have received your messages loud and clear. Stay Home. Ok.
But remember, if people do as you are telling them, you won’t have so many lovely shops or restaurants to enjoy as they will soon close down. Property values will collapse as nobody will wish to buy them. Other countries will become the new place to go to and they will give a warmer welcome to prospective buyers and spenders.
We will take our holidays locally and we welcomed with open arms.
Life could become a lot simpler for all of us. The unfortunate thing is that you seem to have many “yobs” living near you according to the newspaper reports.
Please think before posting distressing messages. 2 weeks ago I was looking forward to flying over to Spain at the start of September but all the comments posted have strangely made me realise that I am not too keen anymore.
It might interest you to know that people over here have no desire to contract coronavirus either.