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I think you got off topic just to make your point. I grew up in the bay area and have known people from every color of the rainbow, but the only group large eno
by Androsynth 15y ago
I think you got off topic just to make your point. I grew up in the bay area and have known people from every color of the rainbow, but the only group large enough to use their own language outside of familial situations are latin-americans.
This is why a lot of native-english-speaking Californians speak at least a cursory amount of spanish, but nothing else. (unless they specifically took courses in high school or college, but thats a small amount of people)
Interestingly enough, you will sometimes see latin-american movie titles in spanish (eg El Norte, Y tu madre tambien). I'm sure it doesn't happen as often as in Europe, but it still relates to the original point.
- carguy1983 15y agoIf you grew up in the bay then you should know that Asians and have plenty of opportunities amongst friends and around town to use languages other than English. Then again, if you're white... you may not have been around during those times.
- Androsynth 15y agoThere are pockets of asian communities, but spanish is ubiquitous. But you may be right about me not being there. Latin-americans may be more willing to speak spanish around non-spanish speakers. The numbers just work out that way.
- carguy1983 15y agoMy personal theory on this is that spanish speakers have been in California longer than English speakers (thereby having feelings of relative native status), while various Asian language speakers feel the obligation to include non-speakers in their discussions when said non-speakers are around because asians and anglos have been in the bay for roughly the same amount of time (since the gold rush). Although ... Asian language speakers never feel the need for linguistic inclusion when hispanics are around. Not sure about the dynamics on that one. Might just be good ol' fashioned racism.