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I get mine in either Makro or online from Don Quijote Ltd. Makro a 3kg chunk is £23.00 and Don Quijote a whole white hoof is £97.00 and a black hoof is £159.00. There is no restriction on food coming from the EU into the UK so long as it is for your own consumption

Quote: Originally Posted by steviedeluxe Don't customs seize this type of thing? Very hard to transport meat or cheese nowadays. I meant to ask this as well, is it ok to send a Jamon via post to the UK?

Quote: Originally Posted by Casa Santo Estevo How do you count these figures? per head of population or per sq km or a percentage of GDP? No good quoting something that does not mean a great deal. It means exactly what it says. "Second highest contribution" ie the money the UK pays. If I meant per head of population, per sq km, per number of cattle (well you started being silly with sq kms) that's what I would have...

The CDS is only one part of the Spanish economy. Believe it or not, tourist numbers to Madrid rose by 10% in October 2009, compared to the previous year. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5727...urismo/madrid/ As Germany (Spain's biggest export market) and France pull out of recession, then Spain may reap some of the benefit. Not all their tourists will go shopping in London (although it will feel like it). It's interesting to see if...

Quote: Originally Posted by JLFS I am not sure that I understand the way you feel in that respect, because that was never a big pull for me. I dont know exactly what you mean??? Maybe it is because I have hidden shallows.......... Well you know being born in the U.S., you're separated from the original culture. Like a lot of Irish-Americans here would love to visit or live in Ireland, or the "old country" as some call...

I think I heard on Canal sur that there was a large increase in new car sales in Málaga province. Why I think Spain will be stuck in recession is that things were going down long before the credit crunch, at least on the CDS. They really have killed the golden goose and it's not just my opinion as can be seen from spanish forums.

Quote: Originally Posted by jackytoo I think I heard on Canal sur that there was a large increase in new car sales in Málaga province. Why I think Spain will be stuck in recession is that things were going down long before the credit crunch, at least on the CDS. They really have killed the golden goose and it's not just my opinion as can be seen from spanish forums. Regarding the CDS, I just think they built too many properties,...

Quote: Originally Posted by PaysansG Just to clarify... As Jo has rightly pointed out, I am merely a member of this forum who raised the issue of exportable benefits on a new thread back in February. I am not an administrator for this site. I run a dedicated website for the campaign for reinstatement of those benefits exportable under EU law, which includes a members-only forum that I invited lisainspain to join. I sent the appropriate link...

Quote: Originally Posted by chrisfromusa Some pretty interesting points I've been reading. I'm not looking for much when looking for a place to live in Spain, just good access to hospital jobs would be my primary concern. Far inland, coast, doesn't, cold, hot, doesn't matter to me. I mean if climate was a huge factor for me in deciding to move somewhere, definitely I'd rather move down to Florida or return to Puerto...

Quote: Originally Posted by chrisfromusa That is quite possibly the most positive response I've heard from an expat about the UK Definitely in the minority indeed. Even some British families in my area knock on the UK like it is hell on earth Ive given up saying how highly I rate the UK to avoid the hammering I usually get BTW, your "expat" is Spanish I believe