MadridMan,

The new designations for membership levels needs to be reconsidered. "Spanophile" is an excellent upgrade from the previously used "member" title; however, "tourist" in place of "junior member" is a turn for the worst. A "tourist" is the loud American in Bermuda shorts with an expensive Nikon around his neck. The tourist image is one we "junior members" of MadridMan's Message Board loathe as much as our Spanish friends who are humored by these load-mouthed Americans, who can't understand why Spaniards don't eat tacos( they search for them in hardware stores). Those of us who love Spain seek to be travlers,junior members, squires, neophytes, tyros, or serfs, but not tourists.

Enojado en Los Angeles,

Shawn

[This message has been edited by Shawn (edited 08-25-2000).]