tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post5987615351950169056..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Catalonia looking forward, by Carol DrinkwaterMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-70046988119429029372014-11-26T19:41:18.159+00:002014-11-26T19:41:18.159+00:00I adore this article. As a student I had the fant...I adore this article. As a student I had the fantastic experience of being able to study in Palma, Mallorca. The warmth and complex depth of the Catalan culture hit me as soon as I departed my plane in Barcelona- all I knew of Spain was Catalonia. After some months I managed to hop on a train north to Madrid on a free weekend and found myself in a Spain completely unfamiliar to me. Not only were the dialects and customs completely different, but life seemed more rushed and impatient. After returning to Mallorca I heard more on the topic of Catalonian succession from the north and can see no reason that they should be denied that. The people there have long had a very secure sense of identity which is absolutely "Catalan" and not so very "Spanish" at all. Aaron Taylor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06366856001413043324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-59952704781716969912014-11-26T14:30:43.351+00:002014-11-26T14:30:43.351+00:00This is wonderful piece Carol and enjoyed it immen...This is wonderful piece Carol and enjoyed it immensely I have quite a few dealings with Catalonia and see more and more the distinct difference between the people, the language, their cultural heritage, their cuisine and more. As is also the case with several other regions within Spain too. I am pleased that you have highlighted this."JOURNEY AMERICAS"https://www.blogger.com/profile/12652264275162646149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-75089929167736007402014-11-26T10:50:40.760+00:002014-11-26T10:50:40.760+00:00Oh Dear! Do remember that there are always two sid...Oh Dear! Do remember that there are always two sides to a story! To really understand history you need to also study the other side. Plus the history of Europe as a whole for that period, including what happened to communist countries during the same periods.JennyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17454228325435591040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-4855836930281299462014-11-26T09:54:09.884+00:002014-11-26T09:54:09.884+00:00Thanks, Carol - fascinating. My stepson, partner a...Thanks, Carol - fascinating. My stepson, partner and 5 yr old twins live in Barcelona so we visit about once a year but still can never see enough. They will be over for Christmas so I'll try to remember to show them this for their comments - his partner is Catalan and the children are being brought up triingual - Catalan in school, Spanish with grandparents and English at home!suechefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215808307357031383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56059799522296812372014-11-26T09:24:27.851+00:002014-11-26T09:24:27.851+00:00How sad that Pau Casals, and Picasso, did not live...How sad that Pau Casals, and Picasso, did not live to see their country free again. Thank you Carol, I don't know enough about Spain but you have intrigued me to look more.<br /> Clare Mulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592100764046914574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-2481884556060182122014-11-26T06:25:41.042+00:002014-11-26T06:25:41.042+00:00Thank you, Carol - lovely start to the morning. Ca...Thank you, Carol - lovely start to the morning. Catalonia always feels very much its own country - and the language is interesting (even living down the coast in Valencia managed to stumble through the dialect with a combination of French and Spanish). Kate Lord Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278515379867576350noreply@blogger.com