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edguerin
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From: Siegburg, Alemania
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 RE: Flamenco banned in Valencia? (in reply to Paul Magnussen)
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Yeah, like I'm all for banning fish'n chips, tea, and Bovril (as well as Marmite).
Or Lederhosen, Cuckoo-clocks, Sauerkraut, and yodelling.
Not to forget baguettes, frogs-legs, foie-gras, and accordions ...
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Date Nov. 15 2018 16:00:34
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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: Flamenco banned in Valencia? (in reply to Paul Magnussen)
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Thanks, folks. So they’re against not only Flamenco, but all the things that bring tourists to Spain in thousands
Valencia (and other regions of Spain) had better think twice before downplaying flamenco, paella, las playas, and other elements that draw tourists to Spain. According to the Spanish banking and investment firm Caixa Bank, tourism represents 16 percent of Spain's GDP.
Businesses and investors are well aware of Spain's scientific, technological, and entrepreneurial expertise, such as it is, and will not be deterred by the so-called "cliches" of flamenco, paella, and playas. Tourists, however, do not visit Spain to tour cement factories, machine shops, and lens polishers.
Bill
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With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
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Date Nov. 15 2018 16:01:27
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BarkellWH
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RE: Flamenco banned in Valencia? (in reply to Piwin)
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There was a fairly broad consensus that their own expertise wasn't valued abroad and that the main reason they get any business from the rest of Europe is because they're cheap, which led to a long discussion (commiseration really) about how ****ty the Spanish economy is.
Spain's overall unemployment rate is 15 percent and it's youth unemployment rate is 35 percent, which makes one wonder why the Spanish decided to accept illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa crossing the Mediterranean from Libya. The other European countries along the Mediterranean litterol have stopped accepting them, which is the only way to stem the tide of illegals from Africa. Perhaps Spain's Socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, is angling for a place among the virtuous.
Bill
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With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
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Date Nov. 15 2018 21:19:08
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