<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments for Barcelona Global Blog </title> <atom:link href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/comments/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/</link> <description>Blog de Barcelona Global</description> <lastbuilddate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:49:05 +0000</lastbuilddate> <sy:updateperiod> hourly </sy:updateperiod> <sy:updatefrequency> 1 </sy:updatefrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5</generator> <item> <title> Comment on Mobile World Congress 2024: año de cambios y de “nuevos récords” by Centro medico Barcelona </title> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/barcelona-city-of-talent/mobile-world-congress-2024-ano-de-cambios-y-de-nuevos-records/comment-page-1/#comment-5411</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Centro medico Barcelona]]></dc:creator> <pubdate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:49:05 +0000</pubdate> <guid ispermalink="false">https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/?p=14011#comment-5411</guid> <description><![CDATA[Es genial!!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Es genial!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on 10 Reasons why global talent choose Barcelona, by Carine Lebecque by @BarcelonaGlobal </title> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/international-talent-monitor/10-reasons-why-global-talent-choose-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-1581</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[@BarcelonaGlobal]]></dc:creator> <pubdate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:13:24 +0000</pubdate> <guid ispermalink="false">https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/?p=8585#comment-1581</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/international-talent-monitor/10-reasons-why-global-talent-choose-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-1555">Bence Kodaj</a>. Thank you for pointing this out - you're right.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/international-talent-monitor/10-reasons-why-global-talent-choose-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-1555">Bence Kodaj</a>.</p> <p>Thank you for pointing this out – you’re right.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on 10 Reasons why global talent choose Barcelona, by Carine Lebecque by Bence Kodaj </title> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/international-talent-monitor/10-reasons-why-global-talent-choose-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-1555</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bence Kodaj]]></dc:creator> <pubdate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:51:52 +0000</pubdate> <guid ispermalink="false">https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/?p=8585#comment-1555</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Ms Carine Lebecque, Please allow me to correct a mistake in your article: you write that Barcelona is "Very well communicated, a city of easy access and mobility." Well, actually, "bien comunicado" in Spanish __cannot__ be translated to English as "well communicated" - the correct translation is something like "easily accessible" (see https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/bien%20comunicado). If you look up the verb "communicate" in an English dictionary (e.g., see https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communicate), you will find that it __can__ be used to mean "connect", but only as an __intransitive__ verb: e.g., "The rooms communicate" is OK, but "The rooms are communicated" is not. Best regards, Bence Kodaj]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Ms Carine Lebecque,</p> <p>Please allow me to correct a mistake in your article: you write that Barcelona is «Very well communicated, a city of easy access and mobility.» Well, actually, «bien comunicado» in Spanish __cannot__ be translated to English as «well communicated» – the correct translation is something like «easily accessible» (see <a href="https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/bien%20comunicado" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/bien%20comunicado</a>).</p> <p>If you look up the verb «communicate» in an English dictionary (e.g., see <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communicate" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communicate</a>), you will find that it __can__ be used to mean «connect», but only as an __intransitive__ verb: e.g., «The rooms communicate» is OK, but «The rooms are communicated» is not.</p> <p>Best regards,<br /> Bence Kodaj</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on How to be loved by locals in Barcelona (and what they hate about you) by Adina </title> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/how-to-be-loved-by-locals-in-barcelona-and-what-they-hate-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1000</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adina]]></dc:creator> <pubdate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:54:09 +0000</pubdate> <guid ispermalink="false">https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/?p=8376#comment-1000</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/how-to-be-loved-by-locals-in-barcelona-and-what-they-hate-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-976">@BarcelonaGlobal</a>. Yep, I understood that much as well. Along those lines, however, one could argue that it's not worth it to learn a few words of German while living in Berlin or some Dutch while living in Amsterdam because most people already speak English, so just learn English instead. Prioritizing one language over the other is inevitable and ultimately up to the individual, but not learning a few words in Catalan leads to a missed opportunity to integrate locally and be loved by locals, which was the title of this article.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/how-to-be-loved-by-locals-in-barcelona-and-what-they-hate-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-976">@BarcelonaGlobal</a>.</p> <p>Yep, I understood that much as well. Along those lines, however, one could argue that it’s not worth it to learn a few words of German while living in Berlin or some Dutch while living in Amsterdam because most people already speak English, so just learn English instead. Prioritizing one language over the other is inevitable and ultimately up to the individual, but not learning a few words in Catalan leads to a missed opportunity to integrate locally and be loved by locals, which was the title of this article.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on How to be loved by locals in Barcelona (and what they hate about you) by @BarcelonaGlobal </title> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/how-to-be-loved-by-locals-in-barcelona-and-what-they-hate-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-976</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[@BarcelonaGlobal]]></dc:creator> <pubdate>Sun, 28 Mar 2021 21:54:58 +0000</pubdate> <guid ispermalink="false">https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/?p=8376#comment-976</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/how-to-be-loved-by-locals-in-barcelona-and-what-they-hate-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-972">Adina Levin</a>. HI Adina - that is true - but learning two languages at once is not exactly easy, so I guess what they're saying is that if you are only here for a short time, prioritize Spanish.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/how-to-be-loved-by-locals-in-barcelona-and-what-they-hate-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-972">Adina Levin</a>.</p> <p>HI Adina – that is true – but learning two languages at once is not exactly easy, so I guess what they’re saying is that if you are only here for a short time, prioritize Spanish.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on How to be loved by locals in Barcelona (and what they hate about you) by Adina Levin </title> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/how-to-be-loved-by-locals-in-barcelona-and-what-they-hate-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-972</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adina Levin]]></dc:creator> <pubdate>Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:20:02 +0000</pubdate> <guid ispermalink="false">https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/?p=8376#comment-972</guid> <description><![CDATA[“A few words in Catalan won’t do any harm but are not really required unless you plan to stay here for a long time.” Hmm, I’d argue that ‘quatre coses’—learning a few words in Catalan opens up so many doors as a foreigner. It’s worth it to learn both Catalan and Spanish no matter how long you plan to live here. Making the effort to learn, I believe, is the key to making local friends, be it in Barcelona, Munich or anywhere.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“A few words in Catalan won’t do any harm but are not really required unless you plan to stay here for a long time.” Hmm, I’d argue that ‘quatre coses’—learning a few words in Catalan opens up so many doors as a foreigner. It’s worth it to learn both Catalan and Spanish no matter how long you plan to live here. Making the effort to learn, I believe, is the key to making local friends, be it in Barcelona, Munich or anywhere.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on IRB Barcelona, polo de innovación científica by Salvador Aznar-Benitah: el investigador que prevé ganarle al cáncer y al envejecimiento desde Barcelona | Barcelona Global Blog </title> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/barcelona-city-of-talent/irb-barcelona-polo-de-innovacion-cientifica/comment-page-1/#comment-798</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salvador Aznar-Benitah: el investigador que prevé ganarle al cáncer y al envejecimiento desde Barcelona | Barcelona Global Blog]]></dc:creator> <pubdate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:10:28 +0000</pubdate> <guid ispermalink="false">https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/?p=4724#comment-798</guid> <description><![CDATA[[…] Aznar-Benitah, de origen canadiense, es jefe del laboratorio Células Madre y Cáncer del IRB Barcelona y cofundador y asesor científico de ONA Therapeutics, una spin-off del IRB Barcelona e ICREA […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[…] Aznar-Benitah, de origen canadiense, es jefe del laboratorio Células Madre y Cáncer del IRB Barcelona y cofundador y asesor científico de ONA Therapeutics, una spin-off del IRB Barcelona e ICREA […]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on Living in Barcelona: First impressions of the city in Covid times by @BarcelonaGlobal </title> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/expat-life-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-756</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[@BarcelonaGlobal]]></dc:creator> <pubdate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:23:44 +0000</pubdate> <guid ispermalink="false">https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/?p=7814#comment-756</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/expat-life-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-737">Amita Kent</a>. Thanks, Amita - good to know my comments are not totally off! Interesting comment about the restaurants. My first impression is also that there is a lot of the same type of restaurants and not as much diversity as I'd expected, but this may be due to COVID.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/expat-life-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-737">Amita Kent</a>.</p> <p>Thanks, Amita – good to know my comments are not totally off! Interesting comment about the restaurants. My first impression is also that there is a lot of the same type of restaurants and not as much diversity as I’d expected, but this may be due to COVID.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on Living in Barcelona: First impressions of the city in Covid times by @BarcelonaGlobal </title> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/expat-life-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-755</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[@BarcelonaGlobal]]></dc:creator> <pubdate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:21:37 +0000</pubdate> <guid ispermalink="false">https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/?p=7814#comment-755</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/expat-life-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-738">Angeliki</a>. Thanks for your comment Angeliki - yes, not being able to speak the language is definitely a challenge and it's a lot more difficult to make friends and network during COVID. As for Catalans, I've heard this, but to be honest, have not really experienced that so far. Good luck and hope to see you at a Barcelona Global or other event soon.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/expat-life-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-738">Angeliki</a>.</p> <p>Thanks for your comment Angeliki – yes, not being able to speak the language is definitely a challenge and it’s a lot more difficult to make friends and network during COVID. As for Catalans, I’ve heard this, but to be honest, have not really experienced that so far. Good luck and hope to see you at a Barcelona Global or other event soon.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on Living in Barcelona: First impressions of the city in Covid times by @BarcelonaGlobal </title> <link>https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/expat-life-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-754</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[@BarcelonaGlobal]]></dc:creator> <pubdate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:19:38 +0000</pubdate> <guid ispermalink="false">https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/?p=7814#comment-754</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/expat-life-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-742">Carlien Doevendans</a>. Thanks for the comment Carlien. We learn to be positive as expats!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.barcelonaglobal.org/blog/en/living-in-barcelona/expat-life-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-742">Carlien Doevendans</a>.</p> <p>Thanks for the comment Carlien. We learn to be positive as expats!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>