Silvita wrote:
Personally, I think guys in Spain are H-O-T. Outdone by the Italians only in the smoothness factor, Spanish men are great. Many still have the chivalrous attitude inherent in the Latin man, but also true progressiveness that is really found only in Europe. In other words, not only will they pull out your chair, but they'll do the dishes, too.
And then there was the comments about American men being obsessed with the Pamela Anderson stereotype...
So I'm going to throw my 2 cents in. American men are, in my experience, a lot more fun, chivalrous, adventurous, and entertaining than Australian ones, by far. I'd pick an American man over an Australian one almost any day (allowing that this is a general thing and saving room for personal choice and discretion depending on subject
).
I think whatever you're used to, wherever you're from - everything else seems better and exotic. Australians seem exotic to Americans (I had an American friend of mine touring Portugal recently, and he emailed me to tell me I should go to Lagos as it has sunny weather, beautiful beaches, and is full of Australians - I replied that if I wanted all that, I'd stay home!), and Americans seem exotic to me (that must seem crazy to some of you).
Now, I know nothing of Spanish men so far, except to say that the accent is to die for, and the Latin men I've met so far in my life have been nothing but charming. Italian men, however, were (in my recent trip to Italy) nothing short of horrible. Sleazy, not smooth; arrogant; ugly (of character) and rude. In fact, some were just down-right creepy, grabbing hold of me in public and not letting me go, and chasing me down the street calling me names if I either walked away from them or ignored them. Italy taught me not to make eye contact with anyone, ever, and that's wholly because of their men!
But from this thread, I'll have to keep on the lookout for the eye candy whilst in Spain. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it.
-adiav.