-- Posted by fantazia at 5:20 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Do hispanics in the mainland/US speak to all people in spanish? What if the person they're speaking too is hawaiian or somoan? -- Posted by Mister Perfect at 5:20 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 They speak Hispanic. -- Posted by atomic infamy at 5:21 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Quote: from Mister Perfect at 5:20 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 They speak Hispanic. Uh, no we don't. -- Posted by EnticingMind at 5:21 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 I speak spanish only when I'm really pissed or when I can't think of the word in english. But not all hispanics speak spanish to everyone. -- Posted by bsanchez at 5:23 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 ha ha that is so funny to hear..lol no we speak english to everyone and spanish to people we kno speak spanish too...lol thats funny -- Posted by carracer at 5:23 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 From family experience, I haven't noticed that. My family is from ecuador but they will still speak in english.... -- Posted by kristina16 at 5:23 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 omg lol. Dumb stereotype. I'm Mexican [Hispanic according to the law] and only speak Spanish to SOME people like my mom and familia plus people from my church and this guy [only a FEW guys who look white can pull that off omg] But I dont speak it ALL the time, especially if I dont HAVE to. -- Posted by kidd rune at 5:24 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Around here - a lot of the Hispanic population ONLY speaks Spanish. In my school - the only foreign language class is Spanish, and you have to take 2 years of it. French was common before, but I didn't even have a chance to take it! Many Hispanics are born in a Spanish environment - and never learn English. You can get around in some places around here not knowing any English - and knowing only English will confuse you in many places too. -- Posted by guitar freak at 5:24 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 stupid topic. -- Posted by kidd rune at 5:25 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Quote: from EnticingMind at 8:21 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 I speak spanish only when I'm really pissed or when I can't think of the word in english. But not all hispanics speak spanish to everyone. Of course. Many Hispanics, especially Puerto Ricans, yell in Spanish only. It's very insulting when you don't know what they're saying. It's funny that they use "Gringo" as an insult too -- Posted by gdeeaz at 5:25 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 i live in los angeles and there are some hispanics who only speak spanish but most of the hispanics i know only speak spanish to other people who speak spanish. -- Posted by carracer at 5:27 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Quote: from kidd rune at 5:24 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Around here - a lot of the Hispanic population ONLY speaks Spanish. In my school - the only foreign language class is Spanish, and you have to take 2 years of it. French was common before, but I didn't even have a chance to take it! Many Hispanics are born in a Spanish environment - and never learn English. You can get around in some places around here not knowing any English - and knowing only English will confuse you in many places too. " Many Hispanics are born in a Spanish environment - and never learn English. You can get around in some places around here not knowing any English - and knowing only English will confuse you in many places too." lol So not true. It might be true in florida, but in most other places its not. There are a lot of hispanic people within my vicinity and all of them speak english. -- Posted by xobrinygirlxo at 5:28 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 now i lvoe spanish ppl and all but most do know english and will try to speak it even if it's broken english such as spanglish -- Posted by fantazia at 5:29 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 I visited the US/mainland once and so many hispanics were talking to me in their language and i was like...wtf man i'm hawaiian/filipino. -- Posted by kidd rune at 5:39 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 It might be true in florida, but in most other places its not. There are a lot of hispanic people within my vicinity and all of them speak english. It is true here. But, then again, they either come from New York or their original country/island. They even speak of places, in New York, that only have Spanish speakers. -- Posted by jakelong at 6:20 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 I am hispanic and latino. I usually speak to everyone in English. I do greet other Hispanics in Spanish. Its a usual thing more in states with a lot of hispanics. I guess a lot of hispanics thought you were hispanic! It wasn't meant to offend thy just made a mistake.I  So anyway just smile and tell them what you are. When they realize they usually say sorry or smile to apologize and just move on. I am part filipino too btw! -- Posted by carracer at 7:06 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Quote: from kidd rune at 5:39 pm on Nov. 16, 2008   It might be true in florida, but in most other places its not.   There are a lot of hispanic people within my vicinity and all of them speak english. It is true here. But, then again, they either come from New York or their original country/island. They even speak of places, in New York, that only have Spanish speakers. Sure. But thats the same of almost any ethnic group in NY. There is china town, little italy, etc etc etc. There are a bunch of places in and around the city that are almost exclusive to certain groups. Mostly because they are/were immigrants and are adjusting. -- Posted by kidd rune at 12:23 pm on Nov. 17, 2008 Sure. But thats the same of almost any ethnic group in NY. There is china town, little italy, etc etc etc. There are a bunch of places in and around the city that are almost exclusive to certain groups. Mostly because they are/were immigrants and are adjusting. A good way to adjust is to ignore the common culture of the area along with the language! -- Posted by jakelong at 8:09 pm on Nov. 17, 2008 Immigrants in the US always create little areas for themselves with their own language and culture until they can adapt. By the second or third gen the kids and grandkids usually move on and join the rest of the population. -- Posted by kidd rune at 12:56 pm on Nov. 18, 2008 until they can adapt They don't always adapt. If they become the majority of the population in that area, they don't need to adapt as they are the dominant culture. By the second or third gen the kids and grandkids usually move on and join the rest of the population. Not necessarily. The new Hispanic influence around here has taken the very few Hispanics that "Adpated" as you claim who were born here - and awakened their Latin American side. They changed to their old culture - one alien to the USA. -- Posted by fantazia at 9:13 pm on Nov. 18, 2008 Pish Posh, I was sitting at the library and there are a lot of hispanics that were taking English classes....they are trying to change! You WN's only see one sided views. -- Posted by jakelong at 9:17 pm on Nov. 18, 2008 They only see what they want to believe. Pretty typical.   -- Posted by Catacomb at 12:35 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 oh man -- Posted by kidd rune at 12:51 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 Quote: from fantazia at 12:13 am on Nov. 19, 2008 Pish Posh, I was sitting at the library and there are a lot of hispanics that were taking English classes....they are trying to change! You WN's only see one sided views. Good for you - I see people coming to my school to get their children enrolled - not knowing any English at all. They don't TRY to learn it either. You CAN'T relate your area to mine - what's teh Hispanic population percentage? How many are coming a year? More questions need to be asked. Spanish is about as common, if not more common, around here than English. Learning Spanish can be more useful than English.