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I was in Madrid back in 98. The city and the people were great. My wife (who was born there) and I went out to get a bite to eat one night. When she left to go to the ladies room three little sawed off runts said something about Americans. I wasn't quite sure what they said, but the tequila in me decided to find out. Seems the little euroweenies aren't so brave when they have a pi$$ed off 6'3 240 lb. ugly american in their face.

That being said, I heartily recommend Madrid. Aznar has been behind us from the start and the city and people are great.

Seems the little euroweenies aren't so brave when they have a pi$$ed off 6'3 240 lb. ugly american in their face.

Yep. When I was 19 (seems so long ago!) and in Paris, there was a smart-mouthed typical Frenchmen (booze on his breath, foul smelling turkish cigarette in his hand) well in his 30's mouthing off about America. Not as laid back as I am today, I offered to take him outside and experience firsthand why America beat the Nazi's and the French buckled under so quickly.

To prove my point, he gulped, and turned back to his dinner. My waitress told me later that Americans were always her nicest customers and tipped very well. Of course, she also didn't mind speaking English to them and smiled all the time. Not all French are Le Idiots, but there are enough of them to almost spoil the rest for me.