something that was so annoying…
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BloodyHeartz07 — 18 years ago(February 01, 2008 11:25 AM)
My parents speak fluent arabic & I understand them, but I don't know how to speak it. So I respond in english as well. also I think it was because it would help the viewer determine what she was saying
"we are just friends" shows that carlos is trying to hide their relationship because his mom doesn't like her. can't get that if you don't speak spanish
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disintegration12 — 17 years ago(April 28, 2008 03:53 AM)
my friend is mexican and i find it funny because her mom always speaks to her in spanish and she ALWAYS, and i mean always anwsers back in english. i don't think i've ever heard her speak spanish or have any motivation to. so it happens more than you think.
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acldmburn — 17 years ago(June 13, 2008 08:19 PM)
But do you respond in english because U can't respond in spanish fluently? Do the parents not raise the kids on spanish or something??
Another thing that really pisses me off is when Nicole accidently bumps into that mexican girl in the hallway and that girl calls her a "stupid bitch". In my opinion that girl completely over reacted. And handled it the wrong way. And when Nicole goes with Carlos to the girls birthday party at his house. Nicole comes back from the bath finds him talking to some other girl and when that girl see's Nicole face to face she gets this really annoyed looked on her face what's with that?? Now, am I being judgemental or do hispanic girls always have such a bad beep attitude?? -
chillaxer — 17 years ago(June 28, 2008 04:17 PM)
I am vietnamese and my parents speak and yell at me in their crazy vietnamese language and I answer back in English. Its because i can understand vietnamese very well but it takes me FOREVER to speak in vietnamese. I struggle too much! its weird
and as for acldmburneveryone is judgementaland i have to admit, it does seem like a lot hispanic girls do have horrible attitudes. I know its bad to just think like that and judge but i can't help it! -
Shinsei-NEN — 12 years ago(March 05, 2014 06:25 PM)
It's Hollywood, just watch
Save The Last Dance (2001)
and you will see the same scenario with a different couple.
That is also the attitude some girls have with persons they don't like.
I know in person two women that, they don't like each other, one of them,
usually acts in that way, especially, when she's irritated by something.
In USA, most people with parents from Spanish-speaking countries
and who know some level of the language, usually speak with a broken Spanish
or their accent is especial, English speakers don't realise that.
Till this day, I've only watched two movies pointed this out, somehow.
One is
Illegal Tender (2007)
, main Character, Wilson, is from New York,
he has Puerto Rican parents and he knows Spanish, at some point,
he goes to Puerto Rico and he meets Choco, a Puerto Rican, at that scene,
all the conversation is in Spanish.
Choco tells to Wilson: "What's with your Spanish? Why do you speak like that?"
Wilson replies: "I'm Boricua, pai, of course" (pai must be an abbreviation of paisano,
a word that can mean peasant, compatriot or homeboy, in that case,
he'd mean compatriot, but with his friendly approach, it's like he's saying homie).
Then Choco says: "I'm just asking, because, you know, the Boricuas from New York,
speak that bad Spanish with balls" (testicles).
He's referring to the way he pronounces the words and, yeah, he has a special accent.
Rick Gonzalez, the actor interpreting Wilson, is from New York,
one of his parents was from Dominican Republic and the other one from Puerto Rico.
In the film, where Jennifer Lopez interpreted Selena, his father says to Selena
her Spanish is perfect, but she speaks it a little funny and he says,
it's necessary to speak English perfectly in USA and speak Spanish perfectly in Mexico,
if not, people will overreact and that is true, in USA as in Latin America,
if you don't speak the language well,
some
people can have some kind of reaction.
Now, if somebody's migrating to a different country with a different language,
it's obvious they should let their kids can firstly learn the local language,
now if parents want, they can teach them their native language,
in the same way, some parents will send their kids to learn a second language,
in their own country. By the way, The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy,
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djdearcos — 17 years ago(July 04, 2008 10:32 PM)
My parents were born in California with Spanish as their first language, though they have spoken very good English my entire life. They insisted that their kids speak only English. They did not want us to experience the same discrimination they had had while growing up. In retrospect they regretted their decision, as we are not fluent in a second language. That is not their fault, however. As intelligent people, we are free to learn Spanish, or any other language, if we choose.
With respect to crazy/beautiful (which I happily ownKirsten's performance is heartbreakingly wonderful.) Carlos speaking English was very much-on-the-mark. Think about it folks, how many "teenagers" are really interested in communicating with their parents anyway. Frankly, Carlos' mother is lucky that he didn't just grunt, like most adolescents do. Really though,have you ever witnessed a LESS LIKABLE character than Carlos' mother? Qu tan vieja bruja! She was the least realistic character in the movie. I have never met a Hispanic mother as rude, joyless or dictatorial as her character. (Father? Yes, Mother? No.) Evidently the actress was trying for "strict", but overshot it by a mile. Nicole's Step Mother was not very likable either, but at least she had reasonable cause, based on her experiences with Nicole. The youthful passion was very truthful and believable. Wonderful movie! -
Sweet_Petite — 17 years ago(October 05, 2008 12:57 PM)
It didn't really bug me that much that Carlos would answer him mom in english while she spoke spanish, but that's probably because I'm guilty of that as well. =/
I'm Filipino, but I was born and raised in America. While my parents speak very good english and speak english often, every once in awhile they'll speak to me in tagalog, and I'll always reply in english. I understand the language well, but my pronouciation is very bad so I just reply in english.
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angelgaby14 — 17 years ago(October 05, 2008 02:32 PM)
probably because jay cant speak spanish. that is annoying though, i never do that with my parents. wellthat probably cuz they dont speak english so they wouldnt understand me. but that is very annoying to me
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pinkprin_xoxo — 17 years ago(October 05, 2008 07:49 PM)
It didn't bother me that muchI seen in the trivia that Jay doesn't speak fluent spanish. So then I figured ok that's why they did that. I admit I'm guilty of it as well.
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Howlin Wolf — 15 years ago(August 31, 2010 04:45 AM)
He spoke to her in Spanish a little bit; he spoke to her in English when he wanted Nicole to have some idea of what was going on, as well Plus, I'm led to believe that Jay Hernandez doesn't speak much Spanish in real life anyway, so it would have been easier, all around.
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v_anzaldua — 12 years ago(April 27, 2013 02:18 AM)
Something to keep in mind: a person's ability to speak a certain language depends on what generation he/she is from. First-generation Americans (those who emigrate here from another country) are the ones who speak their foreign tongues very fluently. By the third generation, however, the use of that language diminishes as the first-generation immigrants' grandchildren are fully immersed in American culture and practices. By the fourth and later generations, the use of the original language disappears, if not completely. I'm a third-generation Mexican-American and though I understand Spanish, I don't speak it very well and hardly ever use it. I've caught flack from some of my own people for that.
Think about your own family history (or study up on it if you haven't). Ask your grandparents or great-grandparents (if they're still around) about where they came from and the language they spoke when they first came here. Of course, they very likely didn't speak any English, but do YOU speak the language they arrived with? If your answer is "no," then it's because you were born and raised as an American and grew up knowing English. Well, it was the same with me. I'm no different.