Re: If you want irony ...
I had the same experience. Picked up a local paper to find out what was on, and when the big firework display was. Plot spoiler, there was a massive thunderstorm and it was cancelled - and we got stuck in a nice restuarant unable to leave, and the waiter liked me because I was the only one who'd drink his weird apple brandy stuff. Which was lovely, so I had 5.
But my bad spanish meant I struggled with the paper, until I accidentally picked up the catalan version. Which I could read easily - because of all the french looking bits. Bugger all idea how to pronounce it though.
I was surprised by how little english people spoke, I suspect that's changed in the last 20 years. But was able to get by in my rubbish spanish.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
