Spanish Fiestas, the Working Calendar and Contracts

Valencia had its week of fiestas last week called Fallas. Here in Spain we don’t really bother with a bank holiday on a Monday. If a fiesta is there to be enjoyed then it has to be for a much more extended time scale. Think about the upcoming Feria de Abril in Sevilla, last week’s Carnival in the Islas Canarias, the Magdalena in Castellon in the next couple of weeks and a whole host of other fiestas that exist in every small town, village and large city in the whole of Spain. They all span near to a whole week.

 
The Spanish Working Calendar and Contracts

Valencia is in its week of fiestas at the moment called Fallas. Here in Spain we don’t bother with a bank holiday on a Monday, if a holiday is there to be enjoyed then it has to occupy a much longer time period, think about the upcoming Feria de Abril in Sevilla, last week’s Carnival in the Canary Islands, the Magdalena in Castellon in the next couple of weeks and a whole host of others that exist in every small town, village and large city in Spain.

 
You Cannot Sell The Ticket When The Plane Has Taken Off

The Spanish are great negotiators… if you think that taking a stubborn position and entrenching yourself is a great negotiating tactic. They have a fixed position and stick to it and never ever under any circumstances negotiate… unless they have to. This is strange in a culture where bartering and haggling were the norm for centuries.

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