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7 Reasons why Americans learn Spanish | ||
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| tanya b Senior Member United States Joined 4589 days ago 159 posts - 518 votes  Speaks: Russian | Message 1 of 9 30 November 2011 at 7:36am | IP Logged | |||||
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Here are 7 reasons why I think Americans are learning Spanish, region by region.
(not meant to offend anyone) California- You're a white liberal, hoping that by learning Spanish, you will never be called a racist. Texas- You're a rancher, thinking about hiring the illegals camped out on your property. The Midwest- You already think you're fluent because you know how to say "chulupa". Florida- You want to score with all those beautiful Latin babes in Miami nightclubs, unaware that half of them are transsexuals. The South- You are a missionary preparing to go to Brazil, not realizing that Brazil is not a Spanish-speaking country. New York- You have a neurotic obsession with Pablo Picasso and/or Salvador Dali, and want to study art in Spain. The Northeast- Your English teacher called you the next Hemingway, and you want to be ready for the next Spanish Civil War. 7 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| nway Senior Member United States youtube.com/user/Vic Joined 5226 days ago 574 posts - 1707 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean | Message 2 of 9 30 November 2011 at 8:39am | IP Logged | |||||
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How about Hawaii? Please be all-inclusive in your stereotypes.
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| jdmoncada Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 4845 days ago 470 posts - 741 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Finnish Studies: Russian, Japanese | Message 3 of 9 30 November 2011 at 10:30am | IP Logged | |||||
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Sadly, I think there are people who fit these stereotypes. I also think those same people would never make a real achievement in the language.
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| mrwarper Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member Spain forum_posts.asp?TID=Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5037 days ago 1493 posts - 2500 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2 Studies: German, Russian, Japanese | Message 4 of 9 30 November 2011 at 11:13am | IP Logged | |||||
Such stereotypes wouldn't exist if it weren't for them. It's good for some laughs ;) 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5073 days ago 2237 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 5 of 9 30 November 2011 at 12:12pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Hmmm, how about this one:
8) You are intellectually curious and want to be able to appreciate and understand the culture and the people of a large part of your own hemisphere. 10 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Magdalene Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 4847 days ago 119 posts - 220 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Mandarin, German, Modern Hebrew, French | Message 6 of 9 30 November 2011 at 9:53pm | IP Logged | |||||
Not sure what the punchline to this one is. "Beautiful trans women exist! Ha...ha?"
Heheh. Element of truth, I see you hiding there! 3 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| GRagazzo Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 4772 days ago 115 posts - 168 votes Speaks: Italian, English* Studies: Spanish, Swedish, French | Message 7 of 9 01 December 2011 at 2:02am | IP Logged | |||||
Yes exactly, No one would actually learn a language completely for the above named reasons. If you want to learn a language to an advanced level then number 8 is the only reason. 4 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| SamD Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 6470 days ago 823 posts - 987 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, French Studies: Portuguese, Norwegian | Message 8 of 9 08 December 2011 at 7:26pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Here's another one:
You have a language requirement to fulfill, and you heard that Spanish was easy. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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