John - Tour Guide in Valencia

First of all, this person and his family arrive 18 minutes late, with me and another walker, waiting the entire time.  The other walker waiting with me is kind enough to wait, otherwise, we would have left.  When the family finally arrives, they're walking very slowly and he doesn't even apologise.  He just says, "Hey.  My family's coming in another minute...they're just over there".   He clearly does not care, the entire time they're wandering around, yawning and talking with each other.  But here's the strange part:  he leaves halfway through, after I compare the bombing strategy of the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War to modern conflicts like Gaza and Ukraine and Burma, NEVER ONCE COMPARING IT TO WWII.  I'm talking about the fact that these bombings are usually targeted at residences, schools, hospitals, food supplies and fuel depots.  He was never really listening the entire time and then he has the nerve to misquote me and admonish me saying I have no business stating facts and comparing them with facts from today.  And I purposely name the perpetrators of those wars as "Netenyahu" and "Putin".  Never, ever, "Isrealis" "Jews" or "Jewish" or "Russia or Russians".  Because I'm fairly sure that is not the case.  I have many Jewish friends (one of whom is my dearest friend) who abhor the ongoing suffering of the Palestinian people.  Same with most Russians re Ukraine.  So, when "Brian" says I have no right to compare previous conflicts to today, he is very mistaken.  Every historian should.  That is what we do.  We tell stories so that we don't have to repeat the horrors of the past.  He also, disturbingly, refers to himself as, " A proud Jew".  Please see his entire text, below.  Whenever someone refers to themselves as a "Proud" anything, alarm bells go off.  I don't care if it's a "Proud American", a "Proud Spaniard", a "Proud German", a "Proud Boy", etc.  No thank you.  A person can be very proud.  That is not unusual.  But when someone announces to strangers that they are "Proud"?  That is a bit concerning.  Again, as you read his message below, note that I actually NEVER compared the conflict in Gaza to WWII.  That doesn't even make sense.  I don't even discuss WWII in my tour!  In his defense, we were in Placa del Ayuntamento, surrounded by hundreds of people so he probably heard what he wanted to hear. Seems like the type who is looking to be offended. Thank you for wasting our time without any acknowledgement and for your slander. Absolutely ridiculous.

Thank you Ilayda, it was lovely to meet you and I'm happy that you had a good time in Valencia! All the best - John

Thanks Dexter, it was nice to meet and chat with you. Regards - John

Cheers Yannick

Thank you Deborah..from a fellow globetrotter like yourself, that means a lot! Kind regards - John