juanmedin

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In fact the Dutch school of football, brought to Spain by EL SALVADOR - THE SAVIOR, Johan Cruyff, ended with this Spanish' World Cup since there were 7 players from Barcelona in this team and just 3 from Madrid.
Insiders will know what I mean.

I think you are completely right. And in Spain few people will doubt it I think.

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In fact, the people from Barcelona's Autonomous Community of Calalunya wished Holland would have won.....the Spanish people and the Catalunyan people do not mix and hate each other because of what the Franco regime did to the Catalunyan people.

I don't think "people hate each other". In fact, I never found a person in A (be it Madrid or Catalonia) hating a person on B just because of that fact. Never at all (and, not trying to be offensive, but it'd be really childish to do it) Lately (last decades) it has become more and more a political power struggle where each part tries to gain / retain power. Nationalism is a powerful way to get votes. Catalonia is not the only region in Europe doing this. Will we see two Belgiums? Scotland independent? Is Baviera on his way too? I don't know the situation in Germany, but somehow every time I hear about the Autonomous Communities in Spain I wonder how is the political situation in the german Länders.

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After all, they pay most of the tax income to the Madrid government also....and...delivered the best Spanish players to the World Cup

I think Madrid pays the biggest share in Spain taxes, with much of that money being sent to Andalucia (south of Spain). No one is complaining about that though.

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Spain needs this victory badly because economical wise they're in deep trouble with 20% of the labour force being unemployed and more than 40% amongst young people up to 25...

I wish this victory could improve the situation, but I don't see any connections with it at all…
Anyway, this was a thread about the match. I'm happy that Spain won it, but I agree with other posters that it was rather boring. Also some times you didn't know if there were trying to score a goal or an ippon.

I think this match can be summarized with this picture: http://2.bp.blogspot...009786478-1.jpg

Spain. But I'm Spanish so I may be a bit biased <div><br></div><div>Anyway, any Spaniards reading this topic? Any good place in BKK to watch the final?<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>

Actually, you can buy the iPad today at MBK (3G 64GB) for 34.000 baths.

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I was there today again to buy one, but I was a bit shocked: the price went down (within a few days since the last post) 2,000 bahts. Now 35,000 seems to be the usual price for a 64GB 3G iPad. I asked at a small shop, smiling, to please give the *final* price, and the seller asked for 34,500 also smiling.

I found this place: "Atomic", B23 (there are more with the same name, the one I reference is at "B23", I don't know if the rest are the same) who asked directly for 35K bahts. No need to bargain. Phone 08-666-222-19 / 08-1310-4503. Good atmosphere there. Anyway 35K seems to be the standard price now.

But if we wait 4 days more will it be 33K bahts? 8 days 31K? Weird...

If you are going to buy it there I'll be happy to buy it with you.If I'm able to buy it with AMEX for the same price, that'd be great (I don't feel very comfortable paying in cash in MBK and I like AMEX).