sábado, 10 de enero de 2015

9. IS SPAIN A NOISY COUNTRY ? (Tree compositions - BACHILLERATO 1)



Spain can be considered a very noisy country if you compare it to other European countries.

In Sweden, for example, you must stop all the noises which could disturb the neighbourhood at 9.00pm, and everybody respects that rule. However, in Spain you might have a party at home, and music can be on until 3 or 4 in the morning. In the streets, and in public places such as restaurants and cafes, there is also much more noise in Spain.

In my opinion, being a noisy country is good, because I love music and noise but, sometimes, I just want to be silent and calm. Nevertheless, there will always be noise, such as your mother cooking, the neighbour's lawnmower, or somebody's TV, which is on.
                                    By A.S 
 





If someone asks you if Spain is a noisy country, the answer will be, most of the times, “yes”. This is because of our stereotype of noisy, lazy and fun loving people.

On the one hand, it is true that Spaniards are really noisy; the problem is that we don’t realize and when people say it to us, we don’t believe them. It is because we are used to the noise as it is something natural in our lifestyle, so we consider it something normal. Spanish people aren’t conscious that they are noisy until they go to another country (like Great Britain or Canada) and they see how they speak in public places.

On the other hand, not all Spaniards are noisy. There are people who don’t like speaking so loud or making noise, and they speak in a low tone of voice. However, I don´t think that Spanish people are as other foreigners believe. We like parties and we can be noisy, but when we have to, we are hardworking people. There are also other foreigners who are like us, so we are not one of the worst countries.

In conclusion, Spanish people are noisy of you compare them to other foreigners, but they aren’t conscious of it.
                                                                                              
                                                                                                   By S.E.V






Spain is obviously a noisy country and I don’t really know why. Spain is known for its loud parties and the way we speak loud.

When I went to London with my high school everybody was quiet and focused on their business; on the other hand some of the Spanish students were all the time speaking very loud and being a little impolite.

I think it is because of politeness since British people are more polite and silent. However, I’m not really sure if that’s the real reason since when we went to France, maybe we were a bit more mature, so we behaved correctly.

In the French school nobody talked in the corridor, so when they came to our school one of the French students told me that in their school it would be impossible to see someone speaking as loud as we usually do, and if somebody does it, he is frowned upon.

In my opinion, we are louder and noisier than the rest of the people, because we want to be like that. Nobody tells us to shout, so I guess each one has to be careful and talk lower. 

                                                       Anonymous


                                                                                                                      



All around Europe, or even all around the world, you will hear Spain is one of the noisiest countries. Well, it is true that when you travel abroad you realise that nobody talks loud or at the same time, as we do in Spain. But it is also a fact that they don't talk to each other as much as we do here. Everyone is in his own world.

In my opinion, Spain is a noisy country and we should change this because it is unhealthy, but we definitely should not stop being as friendly as we are. Maybe we should just realise how loud we talk. I think that this is the problem. We don’t realise how much noise we are making since we are used to it.

Another reason that makes us such noisy people is that we like interrupting people while they are talking. So we all start talking louder to be heard. Adults should teach children to respect people's turn of talking.

                                                                                      By P.R.








Imagine you go into a café in Spain. The first thing you can see is a lot of people talking in a loud voice, noise everywhere. Sitting at your table, you can hear the conversation of the people next to you and, even though you don’t want to listen to, you end up finding out about your neighbour’s life. Now, imagine you enter another café, but this time in France or Germany. The main difference is the silence. People talk in a quiet voice, without having to speak loudly to communicate to each other.

Noise is one the most typical features of the Spanish character. We have to talk in a strident tone, both when we are angry and when we are happy, whereas people in most European countries are quieter than us, a fact that provides them good manners. Spanish people can be considered rude by foreigners just for speaking loudly.

I think noise is like a tradition here in Spain, a thing that you get from your parents and that your children will get from you. That happens since silence is something not much appreciated, although we should value it more. The person who you are talking to will understand you even if you don’t cry your speech.

                       By M.S.



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