“Sometimes the expatriate lifestyle is perhaps a little insensitive, not just in Spain, and is a little condescending, a sort of a hangover from the days of the empire,” says a British former teacher elected mayor of Sant Joan grahamkeeley reports
Behaviour of UK expats in Spain is hangover from colonial era, says British mayor in Mallorca
The British geography teacher, originally from West Sussex, made history when he was elected to run Sant Joan, a municipality of 2,000 inhabitants in the centre of the Balearic island of Mallorca.Tea and a fondness for mince pies may tie Mr Thompson for ever to his own country but he has mixed feelings about being called an“Sometimes the expatriate lifestyle is perhaps a little insensitive, not just in Spain, and is a little condescending, a sort of a hangover from the days of the empire.
He was a councillor in Sant Joan for four years before being nominated as mayoral candidate for the eco-socialist Més per Mallorca party. His victory took locals by surprise and it seemed to happen largely by word of mouth.
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