wouldn't be too sure JIm, about them not hating us.
And I wouldn't be too sure Keith that its merely Islam.

i remember talking one day to Dutch guy who had been living in the south of Spain for years.

He said,' I suppose you realise they hate our guts. All us north Europeans. Not as much as the Americans, THey loathe the Americans, they think they're really decadent'
i said, i suppose that's the Moorish influence...
He said, Who the hell knows, but its definitely the Andalusian point of view....'

years later my Dad emigrated in his retirement to Spain, and i got to know the Costa Blanca part pretty well. To subsidise my infrequent visits I used to gig the bars in Calpe or on the strip in Benidorm. One bar owner told me the council have to have a secret squad of white washers out every morning in Benidorm to paint over some of the anti-English graffitti.

we are not universally loved - neither is our culture universally respected.