Not read all the posts here but sounds about what I was thinking
I was in MAD this morning and had to ask tower on 15L to repeat my clearance to line up three times due poor radio manner,, the 2nd repeat was that bad I just decided to stop and start again from the beginning in very clear slow english to get it through that I needed it speaking clearly.
THEN! as we are in position and hold the same controller cleared the aircraft behind us to line up on 15R behind the departing traffic!, they ignored her while they just thought WTF I guess and so I told her she just cleared someone onto 15R behind us and we are on 15L, to which her response was, you have to wait in position ill call you!
They cant answer simple questions or respond to observations! they should all be sacked as there a danger to us and everyone in the sky, a CTAF would be safer there I bet.
if the Germans and French and Swiss and even the Italians can get English down and use it why cant the Spanish controllers! there a joke.