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Originally Posted by Skippy
Funny you should mention Spain. Shortly after I joined the Navy I was in "A" school, and was asked whether I wanted to be assigned to an east coast unit or a west coast one, and whether I wanted the Spain and Guam rotation or the Puerto Rico and Okinawa rotation. I picked west coast, since I grew up on the east coast and wanted to experience something different, and the Spain and Guam deployment cycle specifically because I wanted to go to Spain. After training, I joined my east coast unit in Guam (which sucks). Then they changed the deployment rotations and my next trip was to Okinawa. 10+ years in the Navy and I still haven't been to Spain.
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… but I kind of like the music. (SOMEBODY had to say it)
I have visited Spain several times. I especially liked Malaga. Spain sure has hell burnished my Spanish, which I learned in Cartegena Col and later, reinforced by Mexican teachers. I rather enjoyed my subsequent trips to Soth America with my hybrid, strange accent and pronunciation. I'd get asked if I was German or Danish, etc. Rarely asked if I were American. I think the European Spanish accent misled people. Uh, that's got shyte-all to do with the topic. Pardon the self-indulgence.