There is nothing is Spain which is quite as much fun as a good old political row. It is now a few weeks since the Spanish King Juan Carlos told the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to “shut up”, but the issue is still rolling along. Most people in Spain think that it was perfectly within the rights of the King to be as direct as he was with Chavez, but not everyone is in agreement.

In this months edition of the magazine we are having a look at this little political incident. Our Spanish editor Susana analyses how the second person tú was used instead of the more polite and formal usted.

Anyway, here is a nice video of the whole confrontation (with English subtitles). You can make your own minds up!

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