Spanish Tourism incentives (not)

I am going to try to post this on a Spanish Tourism website.

My sister and niece came over for 3 days.  They thought my assessment of the Spanish was exaggerated, until they tried to to put their hand luggage in the Ryan Air overhead lockers, only to be barged out of the way by 2 Spanish cursing men. My sister is aged 72, my niece 50.

Within hours of landing, they come to my garden only to witness a drunken Spanish hombre  have a fierce argument with me at my locked gate , as this hombre hated the English and was one of those that did not keep the complex locked and secure and PRIVADO, by closing the gate after him. By the Way he started the aggression and it was the 3rd time I had street aggression from him in 2 weeks.

Then they witnessed me calling 112 Emergency to get help against this crazy  El Loco hombre. Only for the police to call back twice and put the phone down on me, twice. When I called emergency again they said they could not tell the police what to do, only ask them, and it would be better to go to the Police Station.  Well Crime prevention and resolving a breach of the peace there then on the spot, I think NOT.

That was Sunday afternoon. The following day on a show around walk about, my sister, who has had 2 heart attacks last year,  is not as fast a walker anymore, and when we try to cross a clear road, another El Loco , this time behind a steering wheel appears from round the bend accelerates sounding his horn continuously for 100 metres and zooms past .  The next day they go on a bus to town with a local English woman acquaintance (75 yrs) and are jostled as they get on the bus by a Spanish girl.

Now I am used to this exhibition of Spanish culture, Spanish Manners, Spanish Rudeness.  However what with stories of a first day first time holiday maker family from England in a hire car getting stopped by police taken to the Bank ATM, to withdraw on 2 cards 450 Euros in on the spot fines for so called driving offences, these are not the sort of stories you read in the glossy magazines and brochures.

What with the litter, the dog fouling and the foul mouthed Spaniards, it displays a lack of education and consideration.  In fact you could liken Spain to a 3rd World Country and it's population.

Of course there are exceptions, They are smiles and pleasant to you when they want your money for a coffee or food etc..The educated ones are in the real world. However in the street these obnoxious members of their race  are NOT a minority, far from it. Their acts of rudeness  are significantly noticeable every day. The educated are a clear and obvious minority.Yes there is a language barrier. Listening to Spanish is not easy to understand  for most non Spaniards. However actions speaks volumes and louder than words.

IF the sun did not shine in Spain, the economy would have collapsed decades ago. It is only tourism and foreign investment  that keeps this country going. However the locals  do nothing to encourage holiday makers and investors back again.  Many are left with a bad impression of the Spanish, not of Spain, but the Spanish..

The Spanish in general would not  care, because they appear not to care about anything.

Its a Kinda Magic Magic ....Magic..............

Do you ever have a magic moment?  One of those times when you kind of  step out of yourself have a good look around and say, stop the watch, stop the time, this is nice, I don't want it to end.

I have had those moments, had one this afternoon about 2pm. I had been gardening all morning. Out here people throw away a lot of things including plants, small trees. No reason to throw them away except they are "Gandual Spanish"  Lazy Spanish.  So I pick these things up if they are any good. Even a brand new teflon frying pan.  Anyway I got this variegated leaf small tree from the skip last night, left it in water overnight, planted it this morning, meant rearranging few things.

Then I sat in the swimming pool. Only one there...bliss. No riff raff, no nobody, excellent. Then as I sat immersed in the pool 20 House Martins decided to swoop and dive bomb me. I think they had seen Torra Torra Torra and thought the pool was Pearl Harbour. They fly along the surface of the water to dip their beaks in for a flying drink. Well I was on my Jack Jones  but more like Davy Jones without the locker, and it was complete  harmony, tranquility, watching these wonderful colourful birds fly and swoop and circle all around  me as I cooled off. Magic.

To be at one in that setting, made you realise that life can be good sometimes, worth living for. No money spent, just a gratis reward. Simple Pleasure, true pleasure.