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I agree with Peregrina2000.
The message we receive everyday from the government is that "hemos vivido por encima de nuestras posibilidades" . But the ones who do that are politics. Last weekend we could read in "Mercados" magazine (a supplement of "El Mundo", which is a right-centre trend...
It's more frequent to say "¿te importa si te hago una foto?" and "¿se puede hacer fotos?" at least in Spain. It's also valid/ used "sacar (te importa si te saco una foto?)" . As Pelegrin says, the polite form is "¿le importa si le hago una foto?". I cannot imagine saying to an old person in...
It's true that lately, for example in whatsapp or for e-mails, you can find some "ciaos". But in everyday life, even between friends it's common to use "hasta luego" or "hola" or "buenos días".
I totally agree with Piogaw. It's not a problem about which party is in the government. I think that the problem is deeper and rooted in the history of this country. But I don't want to talk about all this sadness here. I only say that Spain is now, overall, a country of services and tourism. So...
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