chifleta
26-04-2012, 19:04
I know most of you have probably see this video before, but I thought i'd post it for any newbies to learn a lesson or two (things you need to get used to living in Tenerife/Spain) :tiphat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXWZ3uAEKsw
Me and OH went to the Registro Civil this morning, we're getting married next year, after being engaged for 20 years :laugh: so we thought we better start organising paperwork ASAP, as those of us that live here know that these things take time. Mind you, I can't believe I was actually shocked that the office was only open from 10am till 1pm, I shouldn't be surprised any more should I?¿
Anyhoo, whilst stood in the queue, I started chatting with a nice lady from mainland Spain, she had a hilarious story of why she was there. She was there to register her marriage, which in itself isn't very unusual, apart from the fact that she was in the middle of getting a divorce, but apparently her marriage had never been registered by the Cura (vicar) where she got married (which apparently years ago, this was part of his job). So to get divorced she had to prove that she was married, and like she said to the lawyer "if i'm not registered as married, then i'm not married, so why pay for a divorce?¿" ... of course, it doesn't work like that LOL so there she was, wasting her day off stood in the queue along with the rest of us.
Oh, funnily, i'd forgotten to ask "quien es el ultimo" (who is the last person), but as this lady had arrived just after us, I knew at least that I was before her in the queue :spin: ... something for you newbies to remember, the locals don't queue like us Brits... they arrive, say "quien es el ultimo" and whoever says "yo" just stand behind them when the doors open for you to grab your number/ticket to wait in "line" .... but in the meantime you just hang around wherever you want, remembering to keep an eye on who is the person immediately before you when you finally have to queue.... it's great fun :nono:
In the end, we were in and out within 30 mins, armed with instructions for OH (Canarian) and for me (Brit), also we popped next door in the Juzgados and were directed to a "tecnico" so that I could leave my birth certificate for translation etc, so that was handy, saved me a journey to a notary. Next stop, phone call to the Consulate to see if I have to go up there :dontknow:
It took me 14 years, but i've got the pateince of a saint now...... ok I'm lying :neener:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXWZ3uAEKsw
Me and OH went to the Registro Civil this morning, we're getting married next year, after being engaged for 20 years :laugh: so we thought we better start organising paperwork ASAP, as those of us that live here know that these things take time. Mind you, I can't believe I was actually shocked that the office was only open from 10am till 1pm, I shouldn't be surprised any more should I?¿
Anyhoo, whilst stood in the queue, I started chatting with a nice lady from mainland Spain, she had a hilarious story of why she was there. She was there to register her marriage, which in itself isn't very unusual, apart from the fact that she was in the middle of getting a divorce, but apparently her marriage had never been registered by the Cura (vicar) where she got married (which apparently years ago, this was part of his job). So to get divorced she had to prove that she was married, and like she said to the lawyer "if i'm not registered as married, then i'm not married, so why pay for a divorce?¿" ... of course, it doesn't work like that LOL so there she was, wasting her day off stood in the queue along with the rest of us.
Oh, funnily, i'd forgotten to ask "quien es el ultimo" (who is the last person), but as this lady had arrived just after us, I knew at least that I was before her in the queue :spin: ... something for you newbies to remember, the locals don't queue like us Brits... they arrive, say "quien es el ultimo" and whoever says "yo" just stand behind them when the doors open for you to grab your number/ticket to wait in "line" .... but in the meantime you just hang around wherever you want, remembering to keep an eye on who is the person immediately before you when you finally have to queue.... it's great fun :nono:
In the end, we were in and out within 30 mins, armed with instructions for OH (Canarian) and for me (Brit), also we popped next door in the Juzgados and were directed to a "tecnico" so that I could leave my birth certificate for translation etc, so that was handy, saved me a journey to a notary. Next stop, phone call to the Consulate to see if I have to go up there :dontknow:
It took me 14 years, but i've got the pateince of a saint now...... ok I'm lying :neener: