JJ wrote
Its interesting to think about,around here some refer to me as the inglesa andaluza,but not meant in an offensive way at all,in fact I quite like it!!
That was the point I was trying to make, you are always an outsider,but welcome,coming to Spain as a child helps a helluva lot,
It is not just a Spanish thing,I had the same in Germany, Holland and Belgium,when I lived there even though I spoke the language,