Re:Portugal’s digital nomad bubble poised to pop
by nachomg on Monday January 09, 2023 @03:36AM
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No, they don't have "siestas". In Spain usually all retail closes from 2pm to 5pm. I wouldn't expect to go to a UK venue and have a normal dining timetables (for me as Spaniard), because I understand things work different there.
Re:Portugal’s digital nomad bubble poised to pop
by 2-718-281-828 on Monday January 09, 2023 @03:48AM
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mr nacho trying to justify a Spanish tradition. fair enough. but I'm still bold enough to complain about it. it's super annoying when restaurants close from 2 to 5. also I doubt anybody from the foot soldiers actually takes a siesta. it's most likely just basically a variation on unpaid work or being on call unpaid. so, nobody benefits of it except the owners who just optimize the schedule for their purposes.
Re:Portugal’s digital nomad bubble poised to pop
by user_named on Monday January 09, 2023 @03:35AM
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Why didn't you learn Spanish?
Re:Portugal’s digital nomad bubble poised to pop
by mchaver on Monday January 09, 2023 @05:10AM
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Unfortunately cold emails are generally ignored. The general etiquette in Spain is that you have to establish a relationship with someone in the business before they respond to emails, and then it also depends on the individual if they like to use email or not.
Re:Portugal’s digital nomad bubble poised to pop
by TomSwirly on Monday January 09, 2023 @05:24AM
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> and went to the real estate agencies and found they had siestas, still, in barcelona,
I'm not seeing your issue here. This has been well-known for a century, so don't show up during the siesta time.
"I want to live in a foreign country, but they need to change to be like my home country!"
ps: when i wanted a bank account, the people there acted like they didn't spoke english, until it was clear they won't give me an account, then suddenly english was not a problem.