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In the Garlic
Author: Valerie Collins & Theresa O'Shea
ISBN: 8489954593
Publisher: Santana Books
In The Garlic - a translation of the Spanish idiom 'in the know' - is a quirky vibrant book packed with helpful information, insights, anecdotes, stories, jokes and fascinating nuggets that illuminate the mysteries of everyday life in Spain.
From saints' days to sausages, bureaucrats to bollycaos, languages to lotteries, Galicia to the Guardia Civil and telephone companies to Pérez the tooth mouse, it is an essential companion for anyone living in or moving to Spain - or, indeed, for anyone with a simple passion for the country and its people.
Essential items revealed include:
- The one law of Spanish bureaucracy you need to know.
- The one person you can't do without.
- The one time of day you should never do business.
- The one person you should always tip.
Praise for In the Garlic
"If you had to buy one book about life and how it is really lived here, this should be the xpatica.com brilliantly helpful and witty guide to surviving and thriving in Spain, written by two who know." Miranda Innes,
The next best thing to being married to your own personal guide, i.e. a Spaniard!" Brenda Padilla,
"In the Garlic takes your understanding of Spain to a new level. Thoroughly recommended." The Costa del Sol News
"If you had to buy one book about life and how it is really lived here, this should be the one." Expatica.com
... a brilliantly helpful and witty guide to surviving and thriving in Spain, written by two who know. Miranda Innes, author of Getting to Mañana, Cinnamon City
... the next best thing to being married to your own personal guide, i.e. a Spaniard!" Brenda Padilla, Costa del Sol radio presenter and journalist.
"In the Garlic takes your understanding of Spain to a new level. Thoroughly recommended." The Costa del Sol News
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In the Garlic
his is a vibrant and engaging volume packed with helpful information, insights, anecdotes, stories, and fascinating nuggets that illuminate the mysteries of everyday life in Spain. With Mr. Garlic as a guide, readers will learn about everything from Saint's days to sausages and from Galicia to the Guardia Civil, from the important laws of Spanish bureaucracy to the time of day you should never do business. This is an essential volume for anyone travelling in or moving to Spain - as well as anyone with a simple passion for this fantastic country, its people, and its customs.
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