Comments on: Are there other Mexican’s out there that do not speak or understand spanish at all? http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html Spanish in Latin America and Spanish in Spain - learn it all Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:15:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: weechi http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html/comment-page-1#comment-2915 weechi Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:39:27 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html#comment-2915 uh.... you AREN'T mexican!! you said you were born in the US right? i even let this slide for people who still really identify with their families mexican culture or heritage, but you admit that you don't. mexican is a nationality, NOT a race. you are hispanic. i see no reason for you to speak spanish, and i don't know why people treat you this way. perhaps they think you are mexican. simply tell them you are american, and you're family has been here for generations. i think mexicans have a hard time beleiveing you don't speak spanish because it is such a "one race" country. most people are hispanic, and speak spanish. so when you look just like them, they get confused. when i moved to mexico, i would often run up to a red headed person and start going off in english, and they would just stare at me. there are many mexicans with an irish hertiage, and many more who are mostly spaniard, with little native indian blood...and these people look very "white." so...everybody makes mistakes based on appearences. i don't think it's such a big deal. just explain you aren't mexican, and you don't speak spanish. uh…. you AREN’T mexican!! you said you were born in the US right? i even let this slide for people who still really identify with their families mexican culture or heritage, but you admit that you don’t. mexican is a nationality, NOT a race. you are hispanic.

i see no reason for you to speak spanish, and i don’t know why people treat you this way. perhaps they think you are mexican. simply tell them you are american, and you’re family has been here for generations.

i think mexicans have a hard time beleiveing you don’t speak spanish because it is such a "one race" country. most people are hispanic, and speak spanish. so when you look just like them, they get confused.

when i moved to mexico, i would often run up to a red headed person and start going off in english, and they would just stare at me. there are many mexicans with an irish hertiage, and many more who are mostly spaniard, with little native indian blood…and these people look very "white." so…everybody makes mistakes based on appearences. i don’t think it’s such a big deal. just explain you aren’t mexican, and you don’t speak spanish.

]]> By: Grendel http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html/comment-page-1#comment-2916 Grendel Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:39:27 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html#comment-2916 Being white is a matter of culture. Being white is a matter of culture.

]]> By: Ethan Montemayor http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html/comment-page-1#comment-2917 Ethan Montemayor Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:39:27 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html#comment-2917 I'm Hispanic and I treat every with respect as I would want to be treated. You are not Mexican, you are American, of Mexican and Filipino background. I'm American, I'm proud of my Hispanic/Mexican heritage. EDIT: though when I talk to a Hispanic that only speaks in English, in Spanish, w/o me not knowing that I don't know that they don't speak the language, I get the dirty look. I’m Hispanic and I treat every with respect as I would want to be treated. You are not Mexican, you are American, of Mexican and Filipino background. I’m American, I’m proud of my Hispanic/Mexican heritage.

EDIT: though when I talk to a Hispanic that only speaks in English, in Spanish, w/o me not knowing that I don’t know that they don’t speak the language, I get the dirty look.

]]> By: Erudite Joy http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html/comment-page-1#comment-2918 Erudite Joy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:39:27 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html#comment-2918 I hope you get several answers, S, because I'm curious to know how others feel about this issue as well! I hope you get several answers, S, because I’m curious to know how others feel about this issue as well!

]]> By: Kaleb http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html/comment-page-1#comment-2919 Kaleb Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:39:27 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html#comment-2919 el stupidos el stupidos

]]> By: amaya7 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html/comment-page-1#comment-2920 amaya7 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:39:27 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/are-there-other-mexicans-out-there-that-do-not-speak-or-understand-spanish-at-all.html#comment-2920 I know plenty of hispanics that do not speak spanish.....language does not make you any more or less hispanic. I do speak spanish.....but that doesn't make me more hispanic than you. I know plenty of hispanics that do not speak spanish…..language does not make you any more or less hispanic. I do speak spanish…..but that doesn’t make me more hispanic than you.

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