to be fair I am embarrassed by most of our compatriots in Spain

Wearing their football colours, 3/4 length shorts, belly out and loutish behaviour. They seem to feel they can let themselves go once they get there and I rarely see other nationalities do the same. Some have the cheek to complain about the Germans but at least they have some decorum

I hear what you say but it's not for me. A country's first priority is to its own.

Foreign investment is important but from what I've seen there has been a loss of perspective.

I have no doubt that the blame lies with governance much as it has done with our own approach.

We've just come back from Turkey and they're not a patch on the Russians!

Having lived there for 8yrs (2001-09) i don't agree with too much of this.
Sure some don't integrate, but as with us and the circle of friends we made, many of us chose to use Spanish cafes, Tapas bars and the local stores along with participating in the many festivals each year (along with fund-raising for local charities). While we were there, and over a beer , 3 of us decided to hire a 5-a-side pitch on a Monday night. What started as 5 or 6 ex-pats kicking a ball (badly!) for an hour once a week ended up being an 11 a-side 6 team league (3 Brit teams, 2 Spanish, 1 Argentinian).

Changing the culture? I don't remember seeing that.

Whoring our living spaces? The Spanish are just as bad (greedy) if not worse in my experience.

I honestly feel sorry for the young Spaniards but they should really be looking at their elders/Govt for answers as that's where many of the problems arose in the first place.