Just reverting back the Princess Cristina and her
day in court last Saturday. Given that she was clealy lying through
her teeth, the question arises as to whether she was on oath and
whether she runs a risk of paying for this. The answers would appear
to be No and No. The thing to remember is that she was only imputada
not acusada. In other words, called to answer questions
because of suspicions of wrongdoing. Imagine somebody being
interviewed by the police in Anglo jusrisdictions. Spanish law gives
someone in this situation the right to avoid saying anything
prejudicial to themselves. Though it doesn't, I'm assured, give
people the legal right to lie, as some interpret the relevant
provision. It's a fine line, though. I would have thought that the
answer to the question "Did you know your husband was up to all
sorts of financial skullduggery", should have been:- "No
comment", rather than just "No".
Talking of
untruths . . . I was accosted by an African gentleman in the street
yesterday and given a card which began: GRAND ASTROLOGER,
SCIENTIFIC, SPIRITUALIST AND TRUSTWORTHY AFRICAN HEALER. Great
Fortune Teller and Specialist in Every Type of Problem and
Difficulty. Beats
selling umbrellas, I guess. Even in these propitious times
I
read this morning that "A best-selling Swedish academic has
concluded that permissive [Swedish] parenting is creating a
generation of arrogant young adults who lack social empathy, personal
resilience and, after a childhood of pampering, are destined to be
bitterly disappointed in life." I cite this because most of us
from Northern Europe would probably regard Spanish parenting as
pretty permissive. And yet I wouldn't want to suggest that young
Spanish adults are arrogant and lacking in social empathy, etc. But,
then I don't live with any Spanish children, nor any young adults for
that matter. Nor do I meet any in the workplace. Maybe they really
are like their Swedish counterparts.
"A study has shown that spaces in Madrid and
Barcelona's car parks are tighter than anywhere else in Europe
and often leave motorists unable to exit their vehicles". Of
course they are; that's why the 4 corners of every single car here
have been 'kissed'.
Finally . . . In every edition of the UK
satirical magazine Private Eye, a lady called Teresa Monachino
has a clever pun on a punctuational theme. This week's is:- How to
console a grammarian - There, their, they're.
Her last was was even better: Don't date a pronoun; they can be possessive.
The Environment
January: 31 days. On which it rained: 28 - 93%
February: 14 days. On which it has rained: 14 - 100%.
So, 42 out of 45 - 93%, and rising.
As a gale howls around my house as I type this, it seems apt to leave you with this cartoon from today's Daily Telegraph:-
PS: Not sure about the name Monachino. It (almost) means Chinese monkey in Spanish. Or, Lovely Chinese lady.
Her last was was even better: Don't date a pronoun; they can be possessive.
The Environment
January: 31 days. On which it rained: 28 - 93%
February: 14 days. On which it has rained: 14 - 100%.
So, 42 out of 45 - 93%, and rising.
As a gale howls around my house as I type this, it seems apt to leave you with this cartoon from today's Daily Telegraph:-
Roses are red
They sell them in shops
My love is like the rain
It never bloody stops
PS: Not sure about the name Monachino. It (almost) means Chinese monkey in Spanish. Or, Lovely Chinese lady.
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