Is an Apple TV box much use to an English speaker in spain?

Hi,
I am a Brit (one of many thousands) who lives in Spain, with a UK credit card registered to my Spanish address. I do not speak Spanish.
My son lives in the States and is a huge fan of the Apple TV. It does seem a great idea and so I am looking to buy one so that I can purchase or rent films to watch on my TV.
But now I am wondering if there is any point in buying one because from what I am reading around the Apple site and others, it will not be possible to purchase or rent films from iTunes in the English language. (It also appears that Netflix is not available here.)
Having read all the various comments about this subject I can't see that it will be much use to me. Am I right in that assumption? Should I forget it?

Thanks for replying, but my point is that I am a Brit who, speaks English, but I live in Spain. I am one of many thousands of Brits who live in Spain.
Because I live in Spain, I cannot download English language films from the UK nor the US iTunes Store. This is apparently because I live in Spain.
If I connect to iTunes I am sent to the Spanish iTunes Store. Apparently it is because:
1) I have a Spanish IP address
2) And although I have a UK credit card, it is registered to my Spanish address, so anyway I can only buy/rent films from the Spanish store. In Spanish.
So Apple insist that I use the Spanish iTunes. Which is in Spanish. I cannot download films from the US or UK.
Though I'd love to be told that all the above is wrong, from what I have read on various forums it isn't wrong. So I cannot see the point in buying an Apple TV box.

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