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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3840584, member: 76194"]Technically I wasn't in Spain, I was in Catalunya. There's a huge separatist movement over there, so there was graffiti all over the walls with messages such as F Spain, death to the King, Free Catalunya, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1019447[/ATTACH]</p><p>Here you see Catalunyan flags and messages calling for the release of the political prisoners. That stuff was everywhere I went. I was told ahead of time that it was best not to mention anything pro-Spanish or even any mention of being in Spain in general, as that is a sore subject in the region. The people were very nice though everywhere I went, though when asked by locals how I liked my visit I always made sure to reply..."I love Catalunya, it is much nicer than Spain." That always got a smile out of the locals and on one occasion even a free drink at a bar.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1019448[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It is kind of conflicting for me as my Spanish ancestry is 1/4th Catalunyan, so I guess 1/4 of me loves a free Catalunya. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3840584, member: 76194"]Technically I wasn't in Spain, I was in Catalunya. There's a huge separatist movement over there, so there was graffiti all over the walls with messages such as F Spain, death to the King, Free Catalunya, etc. [ATTACH=full]1019447[/ATTACH] Here you see Catalunyan flags and messages calling for the release of the political prisoners. That stuff was everywhere I went. I was told ahead of time that it was best not to mention anything pro-Spanish or even any mention of being in Spain in general, as that is a sore subject in the region. The people were very nice though everywhere I went, though when asked by locals how I liked my visit I always made sure to reply..."I love Catalunya, it is much nicer than Spain." That always got a smile out of the locals and on one occasion even a free drink at a bar. [ATTACH=full]1019448[/ATTACH] It is kind of conflicting for me as my Spanish ancestry is 1/4th Catalunyan, so I guess 1/4 of me loves a free Catalunya. :eek::p[/QUOTE]
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