Spaniard living in Ireland goes viral with TikTok post about 'spoiled Irish children'

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He describes the problems caused by young teens in gangs on the streets, that he described as "testosterone-deprived prepubescents'
A Spanish TikToker living in Ireland has said he is shocked by the spoiled nature of teenagers in this country, blaming their entitlement on 'how they're educated at home'.
Nacho Barrueco posts videos on Tik Tok under the username @nachobarrueco where he shares his experiences living abroad, and specifically in Ireland.
One of his latest videos posted on the platform has been picked up by Spanish media as he addresses a debate 'that seems common in all countries and generates diverse opinions...The education given to children and their behaviour in certain circumstances'.
Spanish Tiktoker Nacho Barrueco
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The content creator recently uploaded the video describing the problems caused by young teens in gangs on the streets, that he described as "testosterone-deprived prepubescents."
"I'm referring to the average Irish boy between 10 and 14-years-old," he says in the clip, which currently has more than 300,000 likes.
In the video, Barrueco also refers to an incident that occurred on St Patrick's Day while he was out with his friends.
"There were about ten of us, and honestly, we looked like Sporting de Gijon fans. We each had about 20 beers and we ran into some kids who were probably 10, 11, 12-years-old at most.
Insisting that they 'weren't older," the influencer then describes what happened when one of the children approached his group
'He says to (my) friend, 'hey, give me a beer and a cigarette.'
Barrueco and his friends reacted with surprise and laughter, telling the boy he didn't look old enough to drink.
But, far from being intimidated, the boy responded defiantly, Barrueco explained, adding the 'kid who weighed 13 kilos wanted to fight me'.
He goes onto say that what he experienced isn't an isolated case, but is rather 'a widespread type of behaviour, unfortunately, in the country among that age group.
"I was shocked, but like this kid, 80 per cent of children that age are professional challengers,' he says in the video, which has nearly 3,000 comments.
"I think in Spain, at that age, we tend to hang our heads, man, especially in situations like what happened with this boy, because you've met good people.
'But imagine if you meet some thugs, they'll slap you three times even if you're 12," he claims, adding that the problem lies in the upbringing within the family.
"It has a lot to do with how they're raised at home,' he says. 'The level of spoiled children here in Ireland seems quite high to me," he adds,
Barrueco previously raised eyebrows with other observation about the Irish he lives alongside.
A previous video expressed his shock that Irish people shower much less than people living in Spain.
Barrueco told followers he had noticed that Irish people seemed to bathe less in comparison to those in his native country.
He even went so far as to check with an Irish company about his observations.
According to the Spanish TikToker, he claims an Irish company told him that here, 'young children aren't bathed right away, they're bathed once every ten days.'
Barrueco was further shocked when his landlord allegedly complained about his own showering habits, 'scolding' him for showering too much.
"He scolds me because I'm supposed to shower too much,' he said. 'And it's not normal to shower every day here in Ireland," Barrueco continued in the video, which has amassed over 250,000 likes.
The TikToker claimed that it is not 'normal' to shower every day in Ireland, and that he was allegedly told by the Irish company that both children and adults take a full bath around every 10 days.
According to Barrueco, Spanish people are much cleaner as the weather is considerably warmer, and so they must shower more often.
"We Spaniards are too clean because it's so hot,' he added.