There
was a big demonstration down in front of the town hall last night,
against the cuts. Well attended and fairly noisy but peaceful. I was
walking against the flow both when I went into town and when I came
out later. Which seemed to get some looks that were at least
quizzical and perhaps even antagonistic. Or maybe they were just
admiring my English/Chinese Panama. Anyway, it reminded me of this
piece of graffitti I see most days on my way to the old quarter - Los
guisanos me han comido y tienen la rábia.
Talking
of downtown, I see one of the numerous kebab houses has been re-named
Chompi.
Raising the question of whether this can be considered to be
Spanglish.
Another
new ad has appeared on my Facebook page. This time for lencería
sexy.
Which I take to be ladies' underwear - going under the brand name
Lovehoney.
So, more bizarre English. Funny thing is, though, the site to which
the ad directs you is dedicated to literary reviews. Viz:
librosliteratura.es
Perhaps
they haven't quite got their act together yet. Possibly too
distracted by the underwear.
And
talking of Facebook . . . I mentioned Carrefour in last night's blog
and today there was an ad for this less-than-fine supermarket group
on my page. A coincidence? I think not.
Talking
of ads and English . . . I saw a flier advertising a summer camp for
kids along the coast at “Galicia's Marbella”, Sanjenjo/Sanxenxo.
It's being organised by English
House. This,
of course, is a phrase which makes no sense in English in the context
of teaching and I guess it would have been equally feasible to call
it House
English.
Does it result from an attempt to associate the place with the highly
popular TV program, House?
I fear we'll never know. quarter
I've
mentioned there are a lot more people seeking your surplus coins in
the centre of town and in the old this year. The latest
performer is a young African kid of around 10, who specialises in
drumming. Badly. But persistently. Fortunately, he does eventually
move, from table to table, and plaza to plaza.Thus leaving the stage
clear for an endless succession of South American accordionists. Some
of whom look at you in disgust if you do give money but not as much
as they think you should have. In me, at least, this causes a
response opposite to the one they're looking for. Though I've not yet
dipped into the collection box to get my money back.
Finally
. . . Here's an article from our Ambrose in which he says that “the
IMF is the leader of the Eurosceptic camp now.”
Finally,
finally . . . A headline which would have been unthinkable only
twelve months ago - German
parliament approves Spanish bank bailout. Says
it all really.
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