He lives far away, but Jose Jimenez is convinced that Catalonia’s independence referendum “won’t result in anything,” one of many Spaniards in the sprawling southern Andalusia region following the separatist crisis with concern. Spaniards in the poorer Andalusia migrated massively to Catalonia in the 1950s, 60s and 70s in search of a better life. And the economic consequences of Catalonia splitting from Spain is a chief concern. ‘Don’t know what they want’On the streets, feelings about the Catalan bid to hold a referendum vary from indifference, contempt to defiance… and even derision. Mayors too have a say in the matter, given they know some of their Catalan counterparts well.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 24, 2017 15:33 UTC