10 Things You Should Know About Moving to BARCELONA

Expats go home!

Do you know how we spanish are calling actually to Barcelona?
War-celona
Cause criminal rates are rising.
Even i have friends from there and we joke about it.
Look very well where are you buying the home, cause like in France, there are "no go" zones.
Of course, there are also good and quiet towns in the province.
Greetings from Málaga.

This is all well and fine (I don't mean to be a wet blanket as I too LOVE Barcelona!!!!!!!) but how do you get around the 90 day limit (out of every 180 days) inside the Schengen Zone?

Hi
I want move in Barcelona..what about job?Thanks😊

That's a very nice video, thanks 🙌🏼

great video ... thank you!

Holaa 🧙🏼‍♂️, I'm planning to go study to Barcelona in about 3 months, everything has been kind of in a rush but I'm pretty excited so I have been looking for every information and things I need to do ahead (and the most important a place to live near my Uni), so I found your videos yesterday jeje, and as you mentioned in the video about being interested to be a part of a group and a community there I am!, Just wanted to comment about it here

I am moving to Barcelona next Tuesday, bit nervous to be honest, but really looking forward to meeting new people there and to enjoy this beautiful city! Is there an update on the meetup group? 😃

Why they say expats when they mean inmigrants?

I appreciate this. US citizen living in Bogotá preparing to move to Barcelona in a few years. My desired area is Costa Brava 45 minutes to city center. Definitely getting your map and learning some Catalan.

Is there much opportunity for expats in the beauty industry/ salons in Barcelona? I am a nail tech/ beautician but not sure if it’s in demand in Barcelona? Thank you 🙏💕

Looking to move to Stiges - my brother and gf is there. Any comments for that place? Thanks for all of these videos!! They’re fantastic!

Do you find Catalan difficult to learn?

How is the vet care there?

Just spent 2 weeks in Barcelona and I would NEVER live there.

Most overrated city I've ever seen.

We just returned from a 10-day visit visiting some of my wife’s family. It had been 20 years since our last visit. Most of her family, in Spain, live in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. One thing I noticed was that -laces with air conditioning such as stores, restaurants, even the airport do not keep the AC very cold…I was sweating while shopping and at the airport on arrival and departure. Even in my wife’s nephews Apartment, when they had the AC turned on, it was set at 25c/77f…but the actual temperature inside was 27c/81f…that is uncomfortably hot for inside while trying to sleep.. on nights when they said it was “cool” outside (22/23c—73/74f), they didn’t turn on the AC, so their was no air flow in the apartment; even with the window open, I was suffocating.

Thank you for all this!

We’ve spent time living in Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, Australia, the last 5.5 years in the UK and now thinking of moving to Barcelona after visiting several times recently and falling in love with the city/weather/lifestyle.

I was recently in El Ravel and prior to going out there I was telling my friends how much less gross Spanish men are than men in the UK, and less sexist. But in El Ravel women can’t walk more than two steps without men whistling, yelling and even acts of intimidation. But I have had exactly that in Brixton, Hackney and Elephant and Castle in London as well. But it’s still disgusting! I’ll definitely avoid it in future

Natasha! Fellow Canadian here, THANK YOU for making these. You may have just been the encouragement we needed to make the move.

Super helpful! Thank you

isn't illegal this agency fee? I think I read something about it, only the landlord should pay them (I also had to pay for this fee but I'm thinking about suing them)

When i went to Barcelona no matter where i went i got cat calls ...maybe it didn't bother me as much because i grew up in a latin Place and it happens all the time

Barcelona would be the last place that I would consider 😂

Yeah? Difficult to get into catalonian circles??😅😅 I am not spanish and I went on holiday there for 3 days and a barcelona guy had such a crash on me and introduced me to all his colleagues and friends in 3 days 😂😂

This is a very interesting and helpful video. Am moving soon to Barcelona with my family and am glad to watch this first 👏🏼👏🏼💚

Just go to VALENCIA, ANDALUCIA, MURCIA, ASTURIAS, ARAGON or even MADRID please.

Super informative and hilarious! Thanks for sharing

Russian?) Just by looking into the accent))

That is black jaguar.

Hi everyone. I love to hear and read people talk with such love about our city, but I'd like to ask you a thing.

If you come to live to Barcelona, even if it's only for a few months, try to learn at least a bit of Catalan and Spanish and integrate into local culture.

You love Barcelona cause of its people, its restaurants, its urbanism...

Well, when you come here, people leave, cause you can pay higher rents with your online jobs. And then, when you start going to the new "Brunch Bar" instead of the local restaurant, you finally kick off the last contact with local culture you had, and then it doesn't matter wether you live here or in NY, your live will be the same.

This has already happened in Sant Antoni, and it's starting to happen in Poblenou too. I'm not asking you to do the impossible, I think, just try to help maintaining the reason qe all love this city so much.

If you've come this far, thanks for your time :)

Edit: oh, and don't say "expat" please. It makes it seem like you are different just for being anglo and have money instead of african or from latam. It just feels weird and a little bit classist xd

How would you compare living in Lisboa vs. Barcelona?

Wow! What a great video. I am so excited. Great re-sources and you put everything together with a low stress vibe. You have given me the courage to go forward. I will definetly be back-Thank you very much!! 😀

yes! This has been very helpful. I studied there in 2016 and will be moving next year.. I'm so excited! Thanks for your tips

How about buying a house in Barcelona?

Barcelona ❤byłam i lubię wracać ❤

How do you spell poblano? The town you like? What’s the other one? Champlain?

Our family is planning to maybe move to Barcelona, hope you and your family are happy there!

Please don't.

First thing. They don’t like extranjeros.

You have helped me SO MUCH!!! Thank you!!! Would totally join your group! Hope to be moved within 12 months. 😊

Literally every person who lives in Barcelona is trying to justify petty crime by saying "just like any other major city" but these don't happen in any other major city. Only in Americas and South Europe.

Number 1: DON'T.

Thanks for this video! I’m in the process of moving to Barcelona next year. I’m actually half-Catalan but I’ve never lived there, so it’s always cool to hear from others perspectives

Do people pay you to guide them?

Where can I find the map of neighborhoods to print out?

Thanks 🌷

really wondering, how do you make new friends on social media? you just start chatting with someone?

Currently I’m living in Warsaw and have got an opportunity to move to Barcelona with my 1 year old daughter. Warsaw is very safe for everyone. Education and healthcare is free here. My main concern is safety for my wife and daughter. Is it safe or better to stay in Warsaw only ?