- Corporate Claim Culture - Benefit or Burden?
Are you wondering why (utilities) companies are so reserved in providing information? More than once I asked (facing an incident) whether “there has been a problem with the central, or " I always got the answer, “not that we know of, but please tell me your problem." - Culture And the Success Behind Mergers
If you are searching for television drama with a hospital ambiance, there are quite some options. At least two compete for the viewer: "Gregory House" and "Grey's anatomy." Both series serve this article about mergers and culture. - Your Not-To-Do List
Picture yourself entering a supermarket, with a to-do-list. In a mechanical way you hit the rows and grab the items that are on the list. On your way out you think quickly whether you have left something out, but you can think of anything - Will Fresh-Banking Survive in Spain?
This article is about Change. About a change that will, or will not happen. Resistance is one of the main players. Spain is changing rapidly and so is banking in Spain. There is already more competition due to the arrival of internet banking a few years ago (Bank Inter). But so far the competition has been dominated by local banks. Just think how it was fifteen years ago: - System Design Principles - All-In-One Versus Best-of-Breed
Complex systems are often designed by using simple rules and principles. One (of many) such an organizing principle is about choosing a All-in-One Approach or the other - Best-of-Breed design. - A Performance Management View On Tipping
In this view the idea of tipping is compared with performance management. The client is the one who evaluates the performance. And as tipping is often used in restaurants and bars, the client is the customer who is receiving the service. - Company Policies - Guiding Clients And The Internal Organization
"A policy is a plan of action to guide decisions and actions"Policies are useful when you are dealing with structural changes. A government for example might want to guide the continuous traffic problems in the big cities knowing that traffic will grow and space will become scarcer. - Backwards Compatibility - Are You Prepared To Bear The Costs Of All Those Innovations?
Everyone who has recently bought a new (version of a) operating system may encounter this: after installing your new operating system or buying a new notebook or PC one or more external devices do no longer function properly. In best case you will have to buy new software in the worst case new equipment. - A Normal Product Life Cycle - Some Examples
A product consists roughly of two main elements. The function of the product – what it does or is capable of doing and the usability of the same: how it does it. Product developments starts often focusing on the first element. Compare for example the evolution of the windows operating system. When the first windows (95) arrived - Your Investment Approach - Is It or Is It Not the Economy?
Investing in the stock market it like canoing on a river, "just go with the flow". Some tracks are easy but you never know whether to encounter a steep waterfall just after the next turn. "It's not only the economy stupid," heads the economist explaining that the recurring controversy about what is leading – the cause of a decline – remains until today unsolved. There are two camps. Some who argue that - That Special Thing About Communication What Was It Again?
We all know what communication is. Because we all know the theory and example from school a sender, a receiver a channel and the message. Than there is noise and interference, interpretation, etc etc. All true. But there is one characteristic of human communication that if often forgotten. And that is the very simple rule that communication - Organizing And Reorganizing Your Business Process
It is often difficult to understand the differences between those two concepts: the organization on one hand and the business process on the other. But basically the business process is the result of the way that activities are organized - through the construction of a formal organization. The (business) process is focused on stock and flow of artifacts and the other (the organization) is centered around resources, like - A Game of Will Power - Government Versus Terrorist
Picture this. You are driving your car in a one-way street - in the right direction - and all of a sudden there appears another car, driving right at you. There is no space to turn. You stop your car and wait until the other puts his in the back-gear. But this does not happen. You wait some more and notice that the person behind the other steering-wheel signals you to go back- What do you do? - Your Networking Profile
There are many reasons why people network. With the four situations and characteristics that are described here you are able to check your network profile. - Implementation of the Purchase Process: Partnership or Supplier
Do you recognize this. You arrive at the store for a new mobile phone and just the model you had targeted is not available It is a simple example, but stock delivery could make all the difference in you business. For different part of the purchase process you may choose either a supplier or a partnership. - Motivation to Enter the War Zone
Clint Eastwood recently produced two films about the second world war, one from the viewpoint of the American soldiers (Flag of our fathers) and the other - letters from Iwo Jima, from the side of the Japanese soldiers one very interesting motivator showed up in the comments about this film. - Breaking News: an Interview With the Devil
An opinion about the publication of an "interview" with a supporter of terrorism by the British Times. - Maintenance: A Change Opponent
There are many activities that oppose to change initiatives. Maintenance is one you probably wouldn't reckon to fit the profile, yet it is a very powerful element fighting change propositions. And possible without the intention of doing any harm. - Time Management & Leaving Home At The Right Time
Do you recognize this? You are in a hurry. You rush to arrive at time, but unfortunate the traffic is heavier than expected and no matter how you push things you are to miss an important meeting. So what happened? It is very simple: you left home too late. But than comes the real question. Why? - Infrastructure - Enabler of a Higher Productivity
But there are other infrastructural elements much closer to home, think about the maintenance of your website and the role of an infrastructure. This is not about hosting but the simple use of a style sheet, the small css-file a template which is used by all other web pages. - A Productivity Profile – The Referee
A game is where opponents meet in a confrontation with the objective to beat the other party for example by finishing the game with the highest score. The referee is a professional who is in charge to check whether the rules are followed by both parties. Two main elements make whether the referee is succesful during the game. - Climate Change Awareness (February the 1st From 19:55 – 20:00 CET)
The Climate Change issue needs individual commitment, and awareness is a first step: "February the 1st From 19:55 – 20:00 CET" - How to Integrate as an Immigrant – Your First Year
How do you manage your life in a new culture? Part of the answer is to do with integration. This is a serious topic. In a time where migration flows become larger and larger integration become more of an issue. But let's have a look at the individual case, not the large flows of people, but one person or family that gets to live in a new country, city, home and in this new neighborhood. - The Information Highway Metaphor - Where Does It (not) Fit the Scene? (2)
This part of the article focuses on the main differences.The debate that there is not enough bandwidth and that the information highway requires a lot a investments is difficult to verify. Who knows, perhaps this whole idea of traffic jams on the net is only a invention of the cable and phone suppliers to trigger some new money flows.Another difference is that the problem with the physical infrastructure is national or global, whereas the internet challenges are local. Only the connections from the ‘backbone’ (the city) to your home require high investments; as others call this - The Information Highway Metaphor - Where Does It (not) Fit the Scene? (1)
The highway metaphor is often used and one of the best metaphors. This article elaborates by digging into the differences and similarities. - A New Consumer Law in Spain-Not Only Protecting The Consumer
There is a new consumer law in Spain. Finally. But think about it; laws are reactive – first there is the incident, then the law to prevent the future ones. First the incidents. What is the problem? - Internet - Differences Between Real-Time and Online
"Online" in Business means that a visitor of a website is able to use the functions that are offered through the same website. Examples are: A contact form or the subscription to an e-mail newsletter - A Change Dilemma – Do I learn Too much?
Change and learning are highly correlated. Think about it:We learn at school and we change. This is a gradual change. The process of learning makes that we open up and see new possibilities we previously not imagined. We continue to learn at high school or university and there we change even more. The knowledge that we have gathered becomes a powerful source with which we can select what we want. - The First Five Years of the Euro - A Positive Evaluation
The relatively new European Currency - The Euro - has just passed its first five years' lustrum. Five years for a new currency is not enough to elaborate a full evaluation because that would require a longer existence to analyze the development over a mayor economic cycle of about eleven years. Yet a concise evaluation shows anything but a negative outcome for the Euro. - Change and the New Years' Resolutions - Keep It Short
For the celebration of a change there exists the transition ritual. Well-known are the student Rags. Transitions rituals serve to overcome or to guide a change. The importance of a change ritual is that it attracts attentions to the change and this increases the commitment of the stakeholders. The New Years Resolutions are part of such a change ritual. If you have prepared these, make sure that you are able to manage them, and that is by- - Negotiating With Basque Terrorists - Yes or No
Should a government negotiate with terrorists? This has been a debate in Spain for at least the last months.NO, says the Popular Party – Yes, is the actual situations, leaded by President Zapatero. However, due to the latest situation this turned to NO too. President Zapatero has stopped all dialogue with the Basque Terrorist Organization. - Man (40) Looking For a Change
There was this series on the television called thirtysomething picturing the roundabout of men (Michael, Elliot and Gary) and women (Hope, Ellyn and Melissa) in their thirties. Although there are some alterations during those years related to work and private life, the real changes come often when you turn 40. The two main elements that drive many (other) changes are both present - The Serrano Ham Ritual
One aspect of the ham ritual is the analysis of the quality of the ham. You will learn soon differences between ham from a male and a female pig and that the 'black hoof' (Jamon Iberico - Pata Negra) is categorized as But the main ritual around the ham is not the quality nor the price. It is about what I would call "tapas at home." - An Additional Challenge For The Article Writer
An additional challenge when writing articles is not to do with the amount of articles to write, nor with the quality of each individual article, but with something else. Think of your article production as a business. What is then very important? - How to Get More Disciplined
The term discipline could be associated with a lack of variety. If you are disciplined you are doing the same all over again. No changes of menu during the week. Is that true? - The Economy in Malaga – Too Much Eggs in One Basket
The variation in economic activities in Malaga is limited. The construction sector absorbs thirty percent of the internal product. Tourism is traditionally the most important sector in Andalusia and even more important in Malaga. This means that two economic sectors represent more than the half of the economic portfolio in Malaga, and any economy that is based merely on two sectors is vulnerable. - Organizing Principles and Design Choices – the Pension System Example
A system is an organization that is specialized in performing a certain function. A pension system for example is specialized in managing pensions. As systems are designed and built by human beings they operate according to certain design or organizing principles. Systems are needed and designed continuously and the way such systems are designed will lead the functioning of the organization that uses them. To see this have a look at the pension systems that is used in your country. - Environmental Trends – Increasing Noise Pollution
Some countries more than others. some cities more than others, some streets more than others… yet noise is everywhere and noise problems will continue to increase in time. - Time Management and Culture
Different countries have their own preferred or default way in managing time. The two main protagonists in managing activities (time) are: - Prepared to Take Your Loss
Some planned changes in life turn out to be less promising than expected. What should you do in such a case? - Change - Not Without Having a Break
Is it possible to change without having (using) a break? For instance you write a series of articles, day in day out without losing one, you just continue writing about different topics, but with the same mindset. - Marketing and Sales in A Presentation
When giving a presentation you are engaged in both a marketing and sales activity. - About Style and Organizing - The Slow Food Example
Style is the outcome of a choice. Style is about the choices you make in life. You are often not aware of the stressful life you live and of the choices you "make" because they are so easy to follow. The culture of time management and fast food is dictating your life, and before you know it, you end up in a certain lifestyle. But fortunately there are communities and organization that offer alternatives. Some of these pop up as the result of a countertrend. Almost any trend in society has its counterforce and in this light you could see the initiative - Your Organization On The Couch
Take a moment and think about the following diseases; depression, paranoia, schizophrenic, dramatic or compulsive. If you do not come up with an example, you could think about Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson in “As Good as it gets”): - The Migration Trend - Some Basics
Migration is one of the influencing factors that change our lives. And apparently migration is a trend that will continue to influence our lives. Migration is the collective noun for both immigration and emigration. We all know what that is; we are all dealing with it, either direct or indirectly. This article provides an overview of different sources on the topic. - Your Corporate Values – Another Example
Corporate values provide a very powerful communication tool. For the internal organization the values can be used to derive the company principles. And these provide a steering mechanism by answering the question how should we act if these are our values? - The Life Cycle of Your Article
Read this if you are an author. Think about your house? And check whether all your rooms are used, or is there a space that gets no attention, perhaps because of the location or because of the fact that the chamber has no window An article that is not read is like a room that is not used, it has been written (built) once, but it doesn’t really fit anymore For whatever reason. - Live Reported From the Stock Exchange: GOOG (+23%) - YHOO (-30%)
Where are both stocks (and companies) now in this highly competitive game? - Principles - Efficiency in Organizing Your life
Before you do or act you think - And if you think that you do not think before you act, you have already thought (because the specific issue resembles a similar situation that is good enough to act in the same way). We all use principles. They guide our daily activities, they pilot us the way we act and do things. They provide a - Trends - Philanthropy
Once there was a man who discovered - what now is called the 80-20-rule Bill & Melinda Gates foundation was created in 2000 Now, six years later, philanthropy is big business as a British channel (4) starts a reality show where millionaires are to - Your Propensity to Change - How Far Would You Go?
It is easy to dream about an exotic island. It takes a bit more to prepare a trip to this island and spend some time there. But the real challenge is to take your stuff and migrate to this little island. Knowing your propensity to change is knowing - in advance - how far you would go. - Managing the Quality of Information
Information processing is a business process that resembles a normal production process with familiar demands for managing both the quantity processed as well as the quality of the output. - Style and Your Website - Style Elements
"Style and your website - an introduction," is about the importance of style. But what makes one style unique? What are those style elements that differentiate your site from others? - Style and Your Website - An Introduction
We all know what style is; if you walk on the street you see how people are dressed, some more classic, others according to the latest fashion and others like Websites are like people, they need some dressing up. Whiteout color and form they are like a mute voice. At the moment the main internet structure is still hypertext based. It is very likely that visual aspects will dominate the web in the future which will mean that - About the Spanish Stock Market - Still the Place to Be
The Ibex 35 is outperforming other stock exchanges in Europe. To date the ibex 35 has gained 23 % over 2006. In comparison, the Dutch stock exchange (AEX) has gained only 11% this year. There is obviously a reason for this. The question is, "'what do you need to know in order to invest there?" - Sponsorship and Sports – The ING Example: Running & Formula One
Sponsoring is one of the ways to build and fortalice a brand. And sport is always a good target. ING has chosen both Running and (only recently) Formula One - an interesting choice given the fact that ING is Both Bank and Insurer - The Floodgates of Sales
The floodgates of sales are not what you will probably think that they are. Like the floodgates of eloquence, where they - the gates - are opened and the viewer is overwhelmed by a stream of words. In sales you do not need a stream of words. It is myth that only "the extraverted" are the best in closing a sale. Why would it? Do you think that you can only persuade a prospect by a stream of words, by a constant flow of one-liners? - Change and Pressures to Innovate - The Coca Cola Case
Think about "Coca Cola," and tell me what you come up with. (I'll just wait a moment ) Possible associations are with: Companies like Coca Cola and McDonald's are forced to change because of trends that affect their business in a negative way. - Resistance to Change - Credibility at Stake
People often resist to change. Some resistance is productive because after dealing with this resistance the outcome of the planned change has altered It is also possible that the announced change is perceived as only the first of a sequence of measures. "What is behind all this," people will think - How to Deal with Unnecessary and Unproductive Resistance
Understanding that people could possible resist your planned change would help to prevent the same resistance later on when the measures are implemented. - The Nobel Prize Ritual - Time to Read Again
The Nobel Ritual in selecting a new candidate (for literature) is interesting as a cultural process. But it is also a trigger to start reading again. - Strategy and Organizational Change - The Arrival of the New Airbus Model A380
The fundament of any corporate culture is based on productivity. So it is the main productivity focus of a company that influences much of the corporate culture. To see this relation, - Rituals and Identity – The Case Of October The Twelfth
A ritual is the celebration of an important event. Sometimes the importance of the event fades or the celebration changes due to some reason.Rituals are important because they forge the identity of a group. And it can also be used to rebuild the identity of a group. - Expert Status: Influence on the Reader
Would you just buy the latest novel of John Irving, knowing that he is an expert? And when would you reckon an article writer to be an expert? Authors receive their expert-status after having written a single article. - Change, Growth And The Life Cycle (2)
Each stage has a development task and a person should resolve this task before he can move forward to a next phase - Change is like that, you need to deal with the challenges of one stage, before you can more wholeheartedly to the next one - Change, Growth And The Life Cycle (1)
Once there was a couple with serious problems in their marriage. They asked the advice of a counselor in a last attempt to resolve their conflict. After some sessions, the counselor confronted the couple with the bottleneck; - Client Focus and the Impact on the Internal Organization - An Article Publishing Example
Article marketing is just like a real business; there are the employees (authors), the publishing system and the redaction (the internal organization) and there are the clients (the readers). The goal is to get satisfied clients. And there is always a problem. For example the article-parts-problem. This is a normal business problem. An organization should arrange its business between internal efficiency requirements and external (client) demands. - Personal Change Management - It Starts When You Finished Your Career
Only a limited number of careers and the people that finished these will do exactly what is in line with the expectation of the career. For example: You study medicine, follow a specialization and you finish as a surgeon. You work as a surgeon most of your life. Even if you would switch your practice to another country, your job - being a surgeon - will be much the same. - Manage the Transition to Your New Job
Consultants are often involved in a change in job assignments. Some jobs take more time then others. Some consultant have different assignments at the same time, but a new assignment always brings a introduction period with it. Not only consultants, but everyone involved in a job switch will be faced with such a transition. How should you handle such a period? - Optimism and Short Term Credits in Spain
A recent article in a Spanish newspaper revealed that short term credit in Spain reaches one billion euro this years. This announcement interested me, because the Dutch are famous for their propensity to save; they export more than they import, which is just the opposite in Spain where the imports outweigh the exports. - Change, Bears and Bulls and a Positive Mindset
The stock exchange in Madrid reached a new all-time-high.There are all kinds of markets. The investment market is characterized by animal behavior - the bear (market) and the bull (market). Emotion and investment go hand in hand. Fear and greed are two emotions that dominate the investment arena. Fear fits best with the Bear (market) greed with the bull. - Guiding Change on Your Way in Closing A Sale
A recent announcement in a Spanish newspaper stated that Spanish Women use only three out of ten pairs of shoes. Buying a new pair doesn't automatically mean that the old shoes will no longer be used. But often this is the case -- at least for many other products; A washing machine, a television (although you could buy a new and move the old one to the dormitory). Think about buying a new car and you will keep all of your old vehicles. When you are to close a sale you should manage this change. - Sales is About Now or Never
You are preparing for you next call. Or you are to visit a client in a face-to-face presentation or demonstration. What happens in this short period determines the sale. If the client of prospect does not buy from you in this private encounter he or she will never do. You have only one opportunity And it is - XING
Xhanging a brand name requires a lot of energy. OpenBC, the networking company, has taken mayor this step to change their (brand) name. From now on, they are called XING. - Networking -- How to Miss an Opportunity
In a good relationship between friends it is possible that, for instance, the two friends will not see each other for quite a while. The relation can take it. Both lives can take a different turn; one has a new job, the other a new relation and for some period both have less contact. But after a while you meet again, and the friendship is as ever before.Networking is not quite like this. Take for instance this example; two people know each other for quite some time. They have exchange links on a mutual business network -- LinkedIn or openBC -– but they haven't met lately. All of a sudden - It's Time To Say "Goodbye"
"Partir c'est morir un peu," is a French saying about a worldly theme. "Millions" of novels have been written about the subject. And we all have our own experience on the matter and this experience, the way you have learnt to say goodbye is what characterizes you. Your biography to date. - About Culture and Rules
Culture will never be a category on whatever (ezine) directory. It is just too broad a subject. And it doesn't solve anything. In fact it is only causing problems. YET, it is such an interesting topic Take this about international soccer culture and local cultures, it is not possible to hide these rules, you can just observe them by watching television. - Creativity in the Street
With so much theft and robbery in the cities, one should just be glad to return home safely and unaffected. For that reason, street artists are a joy for the eye: harmless and giving some extra color to the often grayish street life. - The Scope of Your Competence
The little incident caused by the Pope's lecture in Germany is quite a normal "competence" problem in organizations. One of a recurring issue in business is to manage the variety of specialists. No matter how your company is organized, with departments, autonomous domains, or units or a networking environment, the scope of the various specialists is often an issue. - Me Too – Heritage From Our Childhood
"Listen to children and you will learn," you will probably agree with me. Children are creative, unbiased, sincere, playful, competitive, enchanting but also demanding and okay you probably know - But there is one habit that they do not loose for the rest of their lives. And this habit could become quite an issue later on. - The Rise of E-learning - Why?
Learning is big "business" - And E-learning is a logical next move. - Learning on a Distance - Pros and Cons
Those of you who have experience with self study already know what learning on a distance is about. In the simplest form, learning on a distance is when a student studies the course material at home. For questions there are separate course meetings, electronic forums and in the last case a private chat or mail session with a tutor. One step beyond education on a distance is online learning. There are a number of advantages and disadvantages. - New Real Estate Categories – Should We Worry Yet?
The introduction of new and extended categories about Real Estate reminded me of the stock market, the period just before a decline - How To Calculate a Service Level
One of the questions you get served when your investment profile is determined is this question. "How would you define an exception? Is that an event that occurs 1 out of 50 times, 1 out of 100 , or " - UK Organ Donations - Changing From Opt In To Opt Out?
The current "opt in" system of organ donation - where individuals are asked to register their willingness to be a donor after their death - has been the subject of debate for many years. The current way is called the "altruistic approach." Altruistic in the sense that you donate for free without any incentive. The opt out is a mechanism that functions with “presumed consent,” asuming someone is willing to donate unless they register their objection by an opt out by recording the unwillingness to give organs in writing. - Opt Out Versus Opt In - Some Basics
You have probably experienced this. You are eating your dinner at six or seven and then, the phone rings. "Do you have a PC at home?" this is one question but there are millions of them, from an unlimited amount of companies. E-mailing under Opt Out was also a sort of cold-calling - Law And Feedback Loops - Lagging the Developments in Society
The process of change is often accompanied by feedback loops. A Feedback loop starts with an event. This event is acknowledged by people and according to the appreciation of the event, people may respond. This response in its turn could lead to a force to adapt and influence new events. In law there are also these feedback loops and these loops are more extended compared with other areas in society. Laws seem to behave more conservative than others rules, and probably for a good reason. - The Impact of Terrorism on Our Productivity
A recent decision of a pilot to return to base was perhaps not a precedent but marks very well the economical problems we are facing with terrorism. If we assume that there is only one "box" of money, then the (extra) amount that is spend on security will diminish the amount that will be available for other areas. And this will not only affect government but also private companies. - Infrastructure - Enabler of a Higher Productivity (2)
We know infrastructure from such basic things as gas, water and electricity. They have always been there and they are so basic that you do not know what to do when it is not there. A day without electricity during a hot summer can give a real problem. Internet is also part of infrastructural support. One important characteristic of infrastructure is that it serves a group of people in the same way. It comes with a standard. The water you tap from your home is of the same quality as the water you will find in a restaurant. But the level of an infrastructure could vary from one supplier to the other and according to the service level you have contracted it. - Racial Profiling - The Right Accelerator?
Racial profiling is of present interest because of the increasing demand for security around the world. (Racial) Profiling is practiced especially at airports at the moment, or at least that is where the critique is. - Profiling - Some Useful Examples
Profiling is an investigative activity in which someone searches for specific elements that characterizes a thing or a person, a social group or even an organization. Profiling is used in many different businesses. In the consultancy business you encounter profiling when a consultant is to do a job and learn (or teach) the basics about an organization. About some main characteristics and about the question: what makes this specific organization interesting and where would you - Performance Management, Productivity and The Decision of The Pilot
The more productive we are, the more we get paid. Seems logical, but is it true? All depends on the definition of productivity on an individual level. Take for example the decision of the pilot. A plane from North-West Airlines is heading to India. Above Germany - Infrastructure - Enabler of a Higher Productivity (1)
Infrastructure is a broad area of activities, processes, technology that supports either private (consumption) as well as industrial purposes. An example of infrastructure that links both areas is internet Another example is the infrastructure that changed the Video. - Argentina and Culture - Soccer as an indicator?
Every country is unique in a certain way. And to understand the culture of a country you must have experienced this culture. Culture is something that is so extent, that in order to opinion about it you need to be very focused. For example, by comparing one specific aspect of the culture with the culture you know best – that of you native country. - Science and Society - Scientists Lost in Space
One of the tasks of science (and scientists) is to show the true nature of things. The Pluto case shows indeed the truth nature (of scientists): They are only - Change From Science - Focus on the Stakeholders
There are two main directions of change. The first is about resistance, the energy that is spend to keep a change from influencing you, of your organization. The other is the promotion of change. This is exactly the opposite direction. In both cases you need to analyse the stakeholders for understanding why the change is resisted (in the first case) or why it is proposed (the second case). The recent Pluto statement -- about redefining the definition of a planet - - is a typical example of the second case - Science and Society - How Science Changes Our Lives
Science is a relatively isolated island in the societal landscape. As every other community, practicing scientists speak a dialect of the common language. - Personal Change And Learning To Type With More Than Two Fingers
There was a moment in time where we learned to use the qwerty-keyboard. Using one finger on the left hand, one finger on the right; and Go! But is it enough? Also in communication we could benefit from some wider style palette - Did You Ever Break A Leg?
Like in the movies -- When Polly Came -- you have to choose between taking and avoiding risk. In the first scene of this movie, we see how Philip Seymour (I forgot his name in the film -- as all other names of this film) nearly breaks his leg. Did you ever break something? - About Spain - Fiesta and Siesta
When asked, the president of Spain mentioned the word "Generosity" a the most beautiful word. His opponent Rajoy brought "Word" (palabra) itself as being the finest amongst the Spanish (Castilian) words.
|
