When reading a blog posts about World GSM congress there are complaints that the food in Fira was too expensive? There was free social food available at Parallel 97 which is around ten minute walk from Fira where you can get eaten three times three course meal by showing your ID only, so why they didnt want to go there?
And complaints where that the service in Spain is very slow. I haven't ever noticed that, being always served immediately and Police, Fire service, Ambulance, Park and street cleaning is in top level compared to other European countries. Especially with UK where there was total mismanagement when I was doing recycling in Brighton.

Sure, if you are busy talking with someone at your table, Spanish people do not bother to interrupt you. Spanish people does not have such kind of sales culture here to sell you anything at any cost and get rid from the customer as soon as possible like it was in UK. They are just tolerant persons hoping everyone are happy.

And compared to UK, when you can try to sell Big Issues which nobody wont buy, they are just happy to give you some money.