Words in "English" invented by the Spanish

A little bit of spanish wit for our return from holidays.

http://www.thelocal.es/galleries/Culture/twisted_english#.UVsAcDfm44U

Regards,

Ana

Priego de Córdoba and the Natural Park of Sierras Subbéticas

Hello, English Breakfast!

I found this article about my parent's town, by an English girl.  I recommend it!
Priego de Córdoba and the Natural Park of Sierras Subbéticas

The 12 Days of Christmas

The "12 Days of Christmas" is a classic Christmas song in English.

You can find the original with lyrics here. "On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me..."

And a very funny parody called the "The 12 Pains of Christmas" here. "The first thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me...."

(thanks, Ana!)

War on Christmas?

In December, we briefly discussed the celebration of religious holidays in schools. How do you feel about this? What about in public places?

We concluded that the topic was not nearly as controversial in Spain as in the U.S., where it is subject to a very enthusiastic debate. If you're interested, check out this opinion article http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/10172-atheists-continue-war-on-christmas or http://www.waronchristmas.com/, which gives you an idea of one side of the coin, and an on the other, an opinion article that dismisses the idea that there is a "War on Christmas": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-schweitzer/war-on-christmas_b_1142492.html.

This cartoon is an example of the hyperbole characteristic of the debate. What do you think of it?