Comments for In the Garlic http://inthegarlic.com your informative, fun guide to Spain Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:55:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Nicknames for the boys by Janine http://inthegarlic.com/2010/02/nicknames-for-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Janine Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:55:08 +0000 http://inthegarlic.com/?p=453#comment-213 I love the name "Tete" for a brother, unfortunately the feminine is "Teta", which people find (unsurprisingly) very amusing! I love the name “Tete” for a brother, unfortunately the feminine is “Teta”, which people find (unsurprisingly) very amusing!

]]> Comment on When the rooster crows at the break of dawn what does he actually say? by Janine http://inthegarlic.com/2010/03/rooster-crows-kikiriki/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Janine Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:45:53 +0000 http://inthegarlic.com/?p=534#comment-212 French cocks go "cocorico", and not "coquelicot", which means "poppy". Anyway, lovely article! French cocks go “cocorico”, and not “coquelicot”, which means “poppy”. Anyway, lovely article!

]]> Comment on Eating Barcelona by Theresa http://inthegarlic.com/2010/03/eating-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Theresa Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:35:54 +0000 http://inthegarlic.com/?p=443#comment-206 Absolutely beats me too, Val. An uncle of mine (English) who has lived in the States for decades and has worked in the catering / hotel trade came to visit a couple of years ago - the first time he'd been to Spain since the 6os (!) - and he immeditaely picked up on this whole ritual thing, about how people really seem to care what they eat. What particularly impressed him was how the no-room-to-swing-even-a-small-rodent, cigarette-butt strewn bars will be packed with workers in overalls tucking into splendid tapas and media raciones of fresh tasty produce. A far cry, he said, from the food-as-fuel, quantity-over-quality ethos that seems to exist over there. Absolutely beats me too, Val. An uncle of mine (English) who has lived in the States for decades and has worked in the catering / hotel trade came to visit a couple of years ago – the first time he’d been to Spain since the 6os (!) – and he immeditaely picked up on this whole ritual thing, about how people really seem to care what they eat. What particularly impressed him was how the no-room-to-swing-even-a-small-rodent, cigarette-butt strewn bars will be packed with workers in overalls tucking into splendid tapas and media raciones of fresh tasty produce. A far cry, he said, from the food-as-fuel, quantity-over-quality ethos that seems to exist over there.

]]> Comment on Starbucks go home by Anna Watson http://inthegarlic.com/2010/03/starbucks-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Anna Watson Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:28:28 +0000 http://inthegarlic.com/?p=601#comment-200 -really interesting. -really interesting.

]]> Comment on Starbucks go home by Angela actu http://inthegarlic.com/2010/03/starbucks-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Angela actu Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:52:52 +0000 http://inthegarlic.com/?p=601#comment-199 There was an article in the Guardian only this week about how Murcia is actually petitioning (via Facebook at least) to get a Starbucks. The comments were on the whole not very positive about the whole endeavour. I must admit that the non-smoking business is quite a plus for me - and for the mothers with babies that seem to make up quite a large proportion of their clientele during the day. But I agree that a non-globalised alternative would certainly be preferable. There was an article in the Guardian only this week about how Murcia is actually petitioning (via Facebook at least) to get a Starbucks. The comments were on the whole not very positive about the whole endeavour. I must admit that the non-smoking business is quite a plus for me – and for the mothers with babies that seem to make up quite a large proportion of their clientele during the day. But I agree that a non-globalised alternative would certainly be preferable.

]]> Comment on Starbucks go home by Valerie http://inthegarlic.com/2010/03/starbucks-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Valerie Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:57:02 +0000 http://inthegarlic.com/?p=601#comment-198 Bravo! Couldn't agree more! I tried it at Gatwick airport (seemed to be the only place open that evening) and it tasted disgusting. Never again. Besides, here in BCN and I'm sure in other cities, there are more and more cafes with sofas, wifi, etc. Bravo! Couldn’t agree more! I tried it at Gatwick airport (seemed to be the only place open that evening) and it tasted disgusting. Never again. Besides, here in BCN and I’m sure in other cities, there are more and more cafes with sofas, wifi, etc.

]]> Comment on Garlic Moments: Correos and the Ley de Falta Uno by Valerie http://inthegarlic.com/2010/03/garlic-moments-correos-and-the-ley-de-falta-uno/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Valerie Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:46:26 +0000 http://inthegarlic.com/?p=580#comment-194 Wow! Better than machines at the gym. Thanks for doing the maths, Benedicte. Wow! Better than machines at the gym. Thanks for doing the maths, Benedicte.

]]> Comment on Cuá are you talking about? Animal sounds in Spanish by Monica Font http://inthegarlic.com/2010/02/animal-sounds-in-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Monica Font Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:11:07 +0000 http://inthegarlic.com/?p=531#comment-189 In Catalan, the dogs do "bup bup", not "bap bap". In Catalan, the dogs do “bup bup”, not “bap bap”.

]]> Comment on Garlic Moments: Correos and the Ley de Falta Uno by Benedicte Bodard http://inthegarlic.com/2010/03/garlic-moments-correos-and-the-ley-de-falta-uno/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Benedicte Bodard Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:51:48 +0000 http://inthegarlic.com/?p=580#comment-187 Darling you did walk 2.8 kms ! Darling you did walk 2.8 kms !

]]> Comment on Nicknames for the boys by Theresa http://inthegarlic.com/2010/02/nicknames-for-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Theresa Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:13:42 +0000 http://inthegarlic.com/?p=453#comment-178 Mm, how about rené - a commn girl's name I seem to remember in Catalunya, or God forbid, Ira ... Interesting about the tetes and tatas. My husband's twin brothers were always referred toas 'los tato'. Inhis family they have a whole bunch of 'chuchi' type names: cuca, pucho, chico etc. Btw, your English is superb. Have you lived in an English-speaking country? Mm, how about rené – a commn girl’s name I seem to remember in Catalunya, or God forbid, Ira …

Interesting about the tetes and tatas. My husband’s twin brothers were always referred toas ‘los tato’. Inhis family they have a whole bunch of ‘chuchi’ type names: cuca, pucho, chico etc. Btw, your English is superb. Have you lived in an English-speaking country?

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