On Apr 25, 2010, at 12:13 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: --- In Fair > > [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: >> >> However, since I know quite a few hoteliers here in >> Sitges, they share the view of Israeli guests you >> mention above. I have heard quite a number of remarks >> comparing them to Gypsies, which in Spain is an insult >> of the highest order. > > Before anyone gets on their high horse and considers > this remark anti-Semitic, I should point out that many > of these hotel and B&B owners *are* Jewish. They welcome > Jews from other parts of the world, but experience has > led them to say that they are "fully booked" when > Israelis call or write asking for a reservation. > Go figure, eh.
Well it's not very nice, whatever the reason, and over here would be--if the hotel were big enough and worth the trouble--excellent grounds for a lawsuit. Sal
