Just interested to know how many of you living here actually speak any Castilian or Catalan.  Are you learning, did you learn before moving here or are you determined that 'they' will learn English first?

I'm asking out of genuine interest because I learned some Castilian before we moved here but then switched to Catalan when I realised that everyone in our village used it as their first language. Some inhabitants speak some English, but our experience is that it is impossible to conduct any sort of serious business with the adjuntament or policia unless you speak one or the other. I haven't forgotten my Castilian and will return to it when I am more fluent in Catalan.  In the mean time, I really cannot imagine actually 'living' here and enjoying the wonderful way of life if I didn't understand what is going on.

Over to you......