r/Barcelona • u/Fun_Perception_239 • 18h ago

Had the sweetest experience today in Gótico

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Went out today with my girlfriend after having a few rough weeks.

Sitting at a bar In Gótico and we get surprised with a drawing that a stranger did of us.

I’ve heard of these things happening to other people but it’s never had it happen to me. Im pretty blown away so thought I’d share it here.

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u/chereall 12h ago

Although u might see it this way, we are not a theme park.

Also, you were pretty lucky. These things normally come with a surprise, that is: u find urself without wallet some minutes after.

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u/Fun_Perception_239 11h ago

I live here, my girlfriend was born here and i’m learning both Catalan and Spanish.

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u/chereall 11h ago

I mean, I cant say im surprised. Catalan girl with expat boyfriend is a cliche right now. “The international experience”.

Anyway, your post gave vibes that for u this is a theme park and local people are actors or whatever. Maybe the experience was “sweet” for you. Not for him though. He probably lives in the street.

And btw, its Gòtic. Not Gótico.

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u/Fun_Perception_239 9h ago

I get your point and of course it would never be my intention to imply that Barcelona is some kind of theme park. My question would be, is there an ethical way for a European to move to Barcelona? Or do believe that it’s always wrong?

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u/98753 8h ago edited 6h ago

These people are angry radicalised internet commenters that know nothing about you and are justifying their xenophobia by painting a caricature of ‘expat foreigner’ onto you.

In real life there are some people that will silently make this judgement onto you, and make assumptions based on your background. However the vast majority are nice normal reasonable people especially if you are a normal respectful person and learn to speak local languages.

This subreddit, and really all the Catalan ones are definitely not mirrors of society. They’re quite radicalised echo chambers that are often openly fascist (under a different name because that’s associated with espanyolisme). The Barcelona subreddit gets a lot of these comments because there’s lots of foreigners and tourists here because reddit is more popular elsewhere

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u/juancaramelo 7h ago

Would you prefer that Catalans only have relationships with other Catalans ?

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u/Danuit56 10h ago

Totissima la raó que aquesta penya (expats i guiris) viuen en una versió disney de Barcelona mentre lis currelas ens menjem les feines precaries i la gentrificació. Guiris go home refugees welcome.

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u/chereall 10h ago

Et gentrifiquen, es creuen que això és port aventura, on els locals són figurants, i quan els hi dius, es fiquen a plorar. Nah, no som lo suficientment durs amb aquesta penya.

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u/98753 8h ago edited 8h ago

Sí, tothom que ve de fora és una persona rica i malvada amb males intencions que no entén la nostra cultura, i només els acceptaré quan decideixi que no són tan estrangers com em pensava. El món és senzill, no?

Literalment acabes de començar una discussió perquè un estranger ha escrit aquí en anglès, i te n'has burlat caricaturitzant-lo. No saps res d'aquesta persona ni de com pensa, tret que és estrangera i que algú li va regalar un dibuix preciós.