The Spanish have a nickname for Brits who flock to the country - and it's not particularly complimentary.
Brits who have been on Spain holidays may have heard the term 'guiri' floating about in the air.
Pronounced ‘guee-ree’, the term is typically aimed at or used to describe not just British tourists, but any who tick certain boxes.
Those boxes typically include holidaymakers who enjoy letting their hair down and picking up a glass or two of alcohol.
Given that five million more Brits visit Spain each year than any other country - and that their actions have even inspired debates in regional parliaments - it is no surprise the phrase may be more regularly directed at those adorned in Union flag clothing.
Depending on the origin story of the word you plump for, how offensive it is varies.
By some reckonings, a 'guiri' is derived from a term describing the Basque word of 'giri', which means ‘blonde’ or ‘fair-skinned'.
Some argue it goes back further than that and is a Hindi word used by the Indian diaspora to describe white people.
Today, in the context of Spain, guiri typically refers to a white person who is paler than most Spaniards.
It is also used to encompass some of the qualities of such people, which is where the link to the other origin story comes in.
According to the Real Academia Dictionary, the word dates back to the Carlist Wars of the mid 19th century when Basque speakers called their enemies 'guiristino' - after the regent Queen María Cristina.
Leah Pattem, a journalist who spends a lot of time in Spain, argues that the term is offensive.
"A guiri is also categorised as naïve and/or ignorant, trapped in their own culture due to refusal or inability to integrate," she wrote.
"They will dress wrong, be sunburnt and generally look hot and bothered.
"Most Spaniards will argue that the word guiri is not offensive, but it undeniably makes sweeping assumptions about a person based on either their appearance, their nationality, or their behaviour."
Some holiday hotspots in Spain are currently making moves to cut down on the number of 'guiri' who visit.
Lanzarote's leaders are hoping to declare the island "saturated" and is aiming for a tourist decline to "guarantee the future of generations to come."
Part of the new strategy will be to become less dependent on Brits who currently account for more than half of holiday numbers.
Lanzarote, which has just over 151,000 inhabitants, received 2.5 million tourists until November 2022 - 17 times its population.
Now, the Island Council has advanced the idea of declaring itself a "tourist-saturated area" and claims that the idea enjoys "a broad social consensus".
