Ayuntamiento de pueblo

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by chileno

I said what I said (popeye anyone?) because there shouldn't be a difference between an small town city hall with that of a big city. Unfortunately in real life there is...

How shall I put it...

Aquí la diferencia es que si vas al ayuntamiento de un pueblo no tendrás que hacer cola durante hora y media y pasar por un arco detector de metales.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by pjt33

Aquí la diferencia es que si vas al ayuntamiento de un pueblo no tendrás que hacer cola durante hora y media y pasar por un arco detector de metales.

Not only that, but in a small town, most likely the mayor will treat people differently...

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by chileno

Not only that, but in a small town, most likely the mayor will treat people differently...

In a small town you might meet the mayor occasionally. I have seen the mayor of Valencia a couple of times, but only from a distance when she watches big events from a balcony.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by pjt33

In a small town you might meet the mayor occasionally. I have seen the mayor of Valencia a couple of times, but only from a distance when she watches big events from a balcony.

Smaller town.

[katerina]

Thank you for all contributions.The text has no more information .I suppoose you are right it;s just a small town's Mayor's House.
Thank you

[poli]

Yes it is the building where the mayor works, but figuratively it may also
mean the local government.
Much like in English, we say city hall. It means the building where local
government is conducted, but it figuratively means the local government itself.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

city hall
town hall
village hall ?????
Is the last one correct?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

city hall
town hall
village hall ?????
Is the last one correct?

Well, a 'village hall' is a multi-purpose building in a village for meetings and parties. There would be no local government office there. So it's not really correct. If it has some kind of office in it, then it has to be a Town Hall.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I may be very late about this, but "de pueblo" often has a pejorative meaning to express contempt and underline the "inferiority" of a small town when compared to a big city. The big city is supposed to handle much money, better educated leaders, more access to technology and development, while a small town is usually associated to being poor, underdeveloped, uneducated, etc.

So "ayuntamiento de pueblo" may well refer to the characteristic resource-lacking governmental institutions in a small town.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

I may be very late about this, but "de pueblo" often has a pejorative meaning to express contempt and underline the "inferiority" of a small town when compared to a big city. The big city is supposed to handle much money, better educated leaders, more access to technology and development, while a small town is usually associated to being poor, underdeveloped, uneducated, etc.

So "ayuntamiento de pueblo" may well refer to the characteristic resource-lacking governmental institutions in a small town.