never understand because the Basques and Catalans criticize the Franco regime as if they were the only ones who suffered in Spain, I'm canary and I have friends whose grandparents were persecuted by Franco, and not because they is canarians, if not for being Republicans, Franco was suffered throughout Spain, not only in Catalonia and the Basque Country.
but to my knowledge no one today is haunted in the Basque Country for speaking in Basque (and the Catalans can also speak catalan smoothly), the Basques have their own self-government and parliament (Like Catalonia), own police controlled by the Basque Government (Catalonia also has), its own tax administration........... I do not know what problems they have some Basques and Catalans (because they are not most), with Spain and the Spanish.
Edited 2/13/2016 15:41:04
Country of the Week: Spain (19): 2016-02-13 17:55:36
Not true, Varys. The Spanish king inherited all the Burgundy lands, including Belgium and Netherlands. Only 40 years later, Netherlands started that long, long war against Spain. But in any of these two countries, they were not conquered, but inherited.
We actually owned much of Western Europe :3
Country of the Week: Spain (19): 2016-02-14 17:51:29
Here in Spain, for example, carry a nacional flag and people will see you as of you were fascist. Seriously. The only time I see Spanish flags is when the national football team wins.
The only nationalist ones are those ones who lack their dreamt State, like Koala's Basque, or Scotland, or whatever. Most Europe is a lot less nacionalist.
Edit: Most non-Balkanic Europe.
Edited 2/16/2016 22:56:51
Country of the Week: Spain (19): 2016-02-16 23:07:26
In here, if you carry a national flag, you're a rich bastard and everyone hates you for being elitist (seriously).
Unless you do it when the national soccer team wins. Then, they call you "stupid and brainwashed".
You're only allowed to wave a flag in here without being hated if:
1) It's another country's 2) Is not Germany's ("you're a nazi!") 3) Is not the USA's ("brainwashed playboy!") 4) Is not (modern) Russia's (USSR is fine) ("putin is a mass murderer!") 5) Is not any european colonial power ("imperialist pig!") 6) Is not Argentina's (don't even have to explain this one) 7) Is not the Holy See's ("religious zealot!") 8) Is not the Japanese one ("stupid weeaboo!")
Country of the Week: Spain (19): 2016-02-17 02:06:12
RORORORORO KOSOVO IS A THING RORORO GIVE CATALONIANS INDEPENDENCE SCOTLAND FOR THE SCOTS RORORO FOOTBALL RIVALRIES AMERICAN PIGS RORORO GIVE INDEPENDENCE TO THE KURDS NORTH CYPRUS BEST CYPRUS HUEHUEHUEHUEHUE... Actually watching Europeans get ticked off at each other is better than watching Americans get ticked off at Europeans.
And France>Spain, but Spain>Portugal. Portugal<Luxembourg, but Spain=Luxembourg. On top of that, Portugal>Albania, and Albania>Catalonia. And nobody, NOBODY, likes Albania.
Country of the Week: Spain (19): 2016-02-17 02:35:29
