It's a good read and experiences like yours can really change your perspective. You need to be careful with the conclusions you draw from them though, one set of anecdotes is not enough to make sweeping statements about a country's' culture or cultural changes in general. You need more data for that, and if you are sincerely interested in it, there is a lot of research on the topic. Your final point still stands though: bad attitudes and values can ruin an otherwise good company, whether it's in Spain of anywhere else.
Appreciate your comment Bouke. The stories are anecdotal, of course, but they do follow a pattern that I’d love to change. That’s why ending with a beer and listening to these people’s take would be so great. I’d love to make a change but it has to be local
What an excellent story and an equally well‑founded conclusion.
However, if this leads you to state that “Spain is broken,” I can’t help but wonder what label would then apply to countries like the Netherlands and Belgium.
Count your blessings when it comes to those minor incidents in and around Menorca.
Visit the Netherlands, and within a single day you could write a book about countless — and far more serious — incidents!
It's a good read and experiences like yours can really change your perspective. You need to be careful with the conclusions you draw from them though, one set of anecdotes is not enough to make sweeping statements about a country's' culture or cultural changes in general. You need more data for that, and if you are sincerely interested in it, there is a lot of research on the topic. Your final point still stands though: bad attitudes and values can ruin an otherwise good company, whether it's in Spain of anywhere else.
Appreciate your comment Bouke. The stories are anecdotal, of course, but they do follow a pattern that I’d love to change. That’s why ending with a beer and listening to these people’s take would be so great. I’d love to make a change but it has to be local
What an excellent story and an equally well‑founded conclusion.
However, if this leads you to state that “Spain is broken,” I can’t help but wonder what label would then apply to countries like the Netherlands and Belgium.
Count your blessings when it comes to those minor incidents in and around Menorca.
Visit the Netherlands, and within a single day you could write a book about countless — and far more serious — incidents!
Sadly, Joyce, you’re probably right 😢. Minorca is supposed to be one of those untouched spots, though. Things in Madrid and Barcelona are worse
Really? Only for two incidents all Spanish culture is broken?
Isn't it a little exaggerated statement?
I’m extrapolating and, yes, it is anecdotal, but I do see a cultural decline in a place that’s dear to my heart