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on 11th of October 2000 we arrived in Valencia and went straight to the estate agents to sign the contract for the house and pick up the keys.It took something like 2 hours to do a simple signing up of the contract.Everything takes time here in Spain.People are exceptionally slow in their work,they use any excuse to stop and if you happen to be in a hurry that can be very frustrating.Got the keys and drove to the house,the weather was still nice and warm.In the evening went for a meal in a local, apparently good restaurant but the food was appalling. The worst Italian food we had ever had.The next day our sons started their school.It was a private English school called Cambridge House run by an alcoholic and a total idiot . Her name was Tracey who promised us to teach the children Spanish in special classes that never materialized. We found out that this person had severe psychological problems and had been admitted to hospital on several occasions yet managed to be in charge of a school.Our sons did not last there long and We decided it was best if they attended a Spanish school . When it comes to public schools in Spain you don't really have a choice and you must pre-register your children in advance to make sure they'll be offered a place at the school but if you decide to send to a private school make sure you visit the school and have a chat with the head master.Make sure he is of sound mind,you'll be surprised at the number of private schools run by people who have serious personality and ego problems.Welcome to Spain.You'll meet many of them almost everywhere. The next job was to open a bank account.This was a big hurdle with our level of Spanish.In Valencia region English (as I am writing this I had to stop and open the window and shout at the next door neighbour's dog to shot up.it has been constantly barking for the past three days and nights which is another story here in Spain and i'll come to that later)is non existent .People here do not speak English and you may find one or two who do but their level is very bad. Come prepared and learn the lingo before you arrive or you'll have an extra hard time.My wife studied Spanish at college back in the UK but even that wasn't enough to get by.Also don't forget that they Speak valenciano which they claim it is a totally different language to castellano.
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