Both Spain and Portugal along with most of southern Europe have the mediterranean climate with cool wet winters and humid summers on the coast with hot and dry ones inland.
The hospitalty, the great great wine, weather, beaches, latino-corrupto mentality, smugglers tradition and fantastic food and relaxed attitude, both of which take in the best of many Mediterranean...
As upset about the global economy crysis, as outraged about the war and as unhappy with our local government as any other country out there. So... doing fine.