Entertainment for the elderly, unemployed or whoever

There are a lot of people who don't work in this city. Yesterday I looked around me on the bus. It appeared like every single person around me was an immigrant. People from India or Pakistan, Latinos from South America and Chinese. Thank goodness for the American tourists on the bus or I would have felt very out of place. I do not think the government is opposed to having these foreigners here in Spain as they are the workers. They work and pay tax to support the many people (the elderly, the unemployed, the inert, the apathetic) that are claiming support grants from the government. Apparently unemployment has reached 20 % in Spain at this point - and 46 percent of the people in their twenties are not employed. The government needs a lot of money to pay out!!!

Last night I was talking to a Mexican friend who has been here for six years and she was telling me that she feels the same. She said that the Spanish people at her work are so blaze about it and don't show any responsibility to their jobs. She works for a Portuguese (ex-Mozambique) guy who really expects a lot from his staff. Apparently the Spanish don't like that. So they don't last long in a company like that. the owner prefers immigrants who are willing to go the extra mile.

So there are many people who have little to do every day of the week. The beaches are often full of people who seek the sun. The shops and malls are busy too. There are also outdoor parks where groups of men gather to play a gay like bowls or boules. They get very competitive and engrossed in their ball games...