Family Trip to Bilbao

this is a home video of a family vacation to Bilbao. to save any confusion, i'm aware that many Basques desire to be independent of Spain, and have the utmost respect for that desire. No reference to "spain" or "spanish," nor any signs nor flags shows in the video are meant as a political statement, it's simply a geographical reference to our location in a home video of a family vacation.

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Entertainment

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• basque
• henry dittman
• surfing
• travel

[henrydittman]

hey, friends and folks!!!

yes, i know the first song is nasty. but the opening scene i talk about my hotel room smelling like sex. it's a joke.... :)

[Gastonicus]

@henrydittman

Henry,about 80% of Basques would appreciate if you could remove the Spain/Spanish reference. We are a nation that mostly longs to be independent from backward -economically a drag- Spain. The reason you saw Spanish flags was because they are enforced to be displayed by law...not very democratic isn't it?Spain is a bad joke where having just an opinion can have you blackened or land you in jail.Calling most Basques Spanish is like saying to an Northern Irishman he's British.Cheers!

[henrydittman]

@Gastonicus point well taken. i can't re-edit the video at this point, but i respect your point of view and was only showing flags, signs and using references to nationality as a geographical reference during a home video of a family vacation, not making a political statement.  that said? i'm aware and respectful of your and others' point of view and appreciate your response to my video!

[Gastonicus]

@nextstep333

Well, sort of true...However I would not use the label Catholics but rather separatist. The catholic/protestant divide is anachronistic by now. By the way I'm a Proddie but as an Irish Citizen I’m pro-independence (if peaceful & democratically decided). NI has come a long way...congratulations to both sides. I hope the few rouge elements left will follow suit eventually. Spain has a lot to learn from UK about democracy...

[nextstep333]

@Gastonicus Yes but how can two countries the dispute, when France and Spain have The Basque Country partitioned?

[nextstep333]

@Gastonicus A Minor Correction with the Northern Irishman, North Irishman do like to be called British. It is the Catholics in North Ireland that like to be called Irishmen.

[zeragito]

@Gastonicus lol you are just too much into politics, you're almost as bad as me:-) I am actually not British but I agree with you about the Gibraltar thing. If there is any universal principle to all this, then it is self-determination, auto-determinación or autodeterminazioa as you say;-)

[Gastonicus]

@zeragito

I agree there are two sides to every story. However up north you have agreed to civilisation (despite a few rogue elements) which showed Paisley & McGuinness together. This is not so in the basque were represion is becoming like NI dark ages or 'troubles'. The UK gov. never banned SF as they knew this would only add fuel to the fire.Shows British are a league above over the Spanish. By the way hope you keep Gibraltar as they decided thru referendum to be UK.That's true democracy

[zeragito]

@Gastonicus Actually a slight majority of Northern Irishmen, are avidly British;) There's two sides to any story and it is really not fair to impose your views on an unsuspecting tourist who has nothing to do with any of it and was just showing...

well, whatever's there.

[zeragito]

OMG the 1st song's lyrics and then your mother skippin around on the video....eeew....

[ggoie56]

hey! u´re really lucky on having such a crazy familly!!! jejejeje y enjoyed the video and have to say thank you understanding our point of view and not to criticize it without being here like sadly most of people does.

and don´t worry about the flag... even we don´t like to see it WE AAALL KNOW why is there, so... yep... you know.... nothing to do with

anyway i hope u enjoyed your trip to euskadi and wish more people like you three come and visit our coutry even you again! jejejeje

take care