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Antonio, I have a curiosity to know the image
the modern Spain projects externally
The truth is that you surround yourself with
intellectuals with a certain status, but in the US
how are we perceived? Because here they
have put themselves in a political stand that is very
norm breaking -gay marriage, for example-
which has put the focus on us.
How are we seen externally? What image
are we projecting?
-The image is only getting better.
What happens is, I wouln't analyze it..
..If you are speaking about an external view
is one thing, but if you are talking
about the US in specific that is another thing.
The US is a very endogamic.
It may be because of its large size
it generates a lot of its own information.
One of the surprises I had 20 years ago,
when I first arrived,
was that they knew very little about Europe
The news that were reported
through the info channels were minimal.
I was then very used to the Spanish news,
for example, where news were reported
about Latin America, the US, France and Germany
and you go to England and its the same thing
but in the US it was, practically
everything, about themselves.
This has changed. It has changed a lot
since September 11th
because the people began to ask many questions.
But Spain's image, in general,
in the 20 years I have been around the world
has really gotten much, much better.