Just the fact that I would know. I would love that self-satisfied smug feeling. ROTFLOL
Good point. I grew up in the Southwest, so I understand basic Spanish conversation, even though I've lost track of verb tenses over the years. I mostly get "God bless you!'s" as a march through the Wal-mart with my 8 kids :-).
On the other hand, when my mother and I were in Amsterdam a few years ago, Europeans made sure they made their rude remarks about Americans in English.