Suggestions About Dealing With Anti-American Sentiment on the Camino

[Douglass Norvell]

Good advice. Will do.

And a bonny day to you!

Douglass G. O'Norvell, Ph.D.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffrey Crawley <jeffrey.crawleyaFABERMAUNSELL.COM>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: Suggestions About Dealing With Anti-American Sentiment on the
Camino


> On a serious point, I was in Granada last week and, while the Spanish were
> being very polite, there was a definite coolness towards Americans down
> there - there are a lot of American students studying in town too. Many
> windows sport NO A LA GUERRA signs - even some government buildings and
post
> offices have allowed their employees to do this.  A very popular 'wanted
> poster' is in circulation demanding the arrest of Bush and Aznar as war
> criminals.
>
> The best advice? Be like Basil Fawlty and don't mention the war. Or adopt
an
> Irish accent - nobody seems to mind them.
>
> Take care out there, collateral damage can take place far from the battle
> field.
>
> best wishes
>
> Jeffrey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglass Norvell [mailto:norvellaNAUVOO.NET]
> Sent: 28 March 2003 15:01
> To: GOCAMINO
> Subject: Suggestions About Dealing With Anti-American Sentiment on the
> Camino
>
>
> Response to Concerns that Americans Walking the Camino a Santiago de
> Compostela will Encounter Anti-American Sentiment .