I don't think there is a general rule. Most "guiris" speak little Spanish, but they have purchasing power. So are we liked or just tolerated?
I am a "guiri" - a Northern European immigrant to Spain - but I do not fit the stereotype of a sunburnt person who wears sandals with socks, a "kiss-me-quick" hat, and totally inappropriate clothing, who speaks only English (or German or French) ever more loudly to be understood.
"Guiris" have a well-deserved bad reputation, in my opinion.
I am different, I think. I speak fluent Spanish and I didn't immigrate to Spain for the sun, sand and sangria.
I moved to this country because I loved the people, the lifestyle, the relative lack of stress and the low prices for most things.
I first came to Spain aged 20 to spend my year abroad, a compulsory part of a university languages degree. I was in San Sebastian in 1970. Franco was still alive (BTW a worse war criminal than Adolf Hitler) so it wasn't looking promising.
But I was fascinated with this slightly backward country with no video shops, with chaperones, little western influence and no contraception.
When my girlfriend from uni visited me she spotted straightaway that I felt at home. We later married, by the way, had two children, travelled extensively in Spain and bought two properties in Ronda (Malaga).
After 30 years together it all unravelled. I had a nervous breakdown, was made redundant from my job as a schools adviser/inspector and got divorced. It was 2005 and I was not in a good place.
But, Spain, in particular Ronda, rescued me.
Now 20 years later, I am a Spanish resident, I am re-married, have a great house and a vibrant social life, mainly with Spanish people.
The dictator, General Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain with an iron fist for nearly four decades, has been dead for 50 years and is a disgraced figure.
Spain is one of the most advanced and sophisticated democracies in Europe and the economy is booming under the socialist government of Pedro Sanchez, a formidable and likeable, and English-speaking politician prominent on the European and world stage.
There are some areas, chiefly on the coasts and in the islands, that are over-run with foreigners. These are places we avoid.