From the perspective of a guiri in Spain - living in this wonderful country

I've met a fair amount of foreigners living here
in fact all my friends are foreigners, just like me.
We all packed our bags, uprooted n decided this is where we wanna be,
somewhere new, exciting and by all means different from where we come from.

Having lived abroad for abit,
I've noticed that many foreigners actually don't respect or appreciate
the culture/food of the country where they've chosen to live in.
That shouldn't be the case at all,
If you dont even enjoy the culture, nor the food,
what the fuck are you doing here?!

Funny enough, friends who are seasoned travellers, n have lived here for abit
do not have a single respect for this country n their culture.
I would expect an experienced traveller who've seen enough of the world,
to have that least bit of understanding and perhaps delighted puzzlement
for a different way of life and actually learn to love it.
But I was wrong.

We have a fren who has been incessantly complaining about Madrid,
how cramped it is, how crowded it gets everywhere
she doesn't like the food too much..
According to her, Paella is just a mess of rice and seafood
-listen to that! JUST seafood...the Spanish must be thinking damn these guiris lol.

I love the national pride in Spain,
it is hilarious; everyone, im saying, EVERYONE is proud of their country,
they love their food, their beer, traditions, beaches, mountains..
what's not to love abt Spain??

The foreigners (known as guiris here in Spain) beg to differ...
they loud-mouthedly claim how much they love living here
bt taunt n jeer at their weird traditions,
at their dirty narrow streets and bars,
their over-friendliness and the apparently oily food.

I'd say they don't know a thing about the incredible country they live in,
about the passionate, world's friendliest and warm Spanish,
about the wide-varietied, colorful and possibly to-die-for Spanish cuisine.
It's funny how foreigners love to only hang out among themselves,
most of them rarely have a single Spanish friend, n barely speak Spanish..
They talk about how well they know the streets, the language, better than home,
but have no clue abt what's really going on, in this country I proudly call my 2nd home.

Perhaps I'm biased, defensive n opinionated,
(Alberto being Spanish, has nothing to do with this ) :)
Regardless of which country u've chosen to live in,
U've chosen to uproot n lead a new life here,
if you don't even enjoy the food, know the locals, or speak the language,
isn't life a tad bit miserable for you????

That's all I have to say about this,
let's all cheer to a great revelation,
and to this beautiful n amazing country.