So we hear a lot of British accents...but if they were speaking Spanish would Spanish people hear that unique accent? D:

I was in mexico and I was brought down by the mexican police, they said that I had stolen their last chicken, but I am not too sure they were speaking mexican. What should I do? All i can say in mexican is "Where is my burrito?"

I'm going to be a freshman and I want to take a foreign language. The school I'm going to offers Latin, German, Spanish, and French. I really want to take Latin because I'm really interested in the language and culture(i don't care if it's a "dead language"). But my mom wants me to take Spanish because she thinks that if you're mexican you should be able to speak Spanish. Also none of my friends want to take Latin with me, and i don't want to be alone.
What do i do?

I am just curious, I met a kid whose whole family is mexican but they did not teach him spanish so he can be more americanized and he told me he hates when people assume he knows spanish. Is it becoming more common for 2nd/3rd generations of latino people in america to not speak spanish, or not know it fluently?

So you put the fresh produce first on your list, and the dairy products last, and the mexican food in the middle?

Did any Conservatives here see UFC fighter Cain Velasquez come out waving the Mexican flag on Saturday, even though he was born in the United States.

Is he the example that Liberals talk about when they say most Hispanics in the U.S are assimilating.

You don't see any American born UFC fighters of W.A.S.P background come out waving the flag of England.

I am learning a Mexican version of Spanish, but I prefer to stay with Spain's vocabulary and slight pronunciations (a loyalist if you will). Is one of the two answers Spain's version of "car"?

I am just curious, I met a kid whose whole family is mexican but they did not teach him spanish so he can be more americanized and he told me he hates when people assume he knows spanish. Is it becoming more common for 2nd/3rd generations of latino people in america to not speak spanish, or not know it fluently?

I'm sick of hearing "You need to learn Spanish because there are so many Spanish speaking people here." Why should the U.S. spend billions of dollars a year for foreign language studies, particularly Spanish, if the Mexicans are coming here? Just because there's an influx of illegal Mexicans jumping the border, we have to emphasize on Spanish?? I don't think the Mexican government would be so kind if many Americans moved to Mexico. They probably wouldnt stress English studies just to better comfort Americans living in their own country. Shouldn't immigrants be required to know basic English, instead of virtually requiring the American population to learn their language?
Although it is good to know Spanish, it shouldn't be the preferred language to learn? For example, many parents in the U.S. make their kids learn spansh BECAUSE of the influx of mexicans here. it's nonsense to accomodate foreigners(many illegal) so royally. I want to learn Italian, but no, Spanish will be better for my future because of this issue
you don't understand; I acknowledge that is better for my future and in some cases I will be payed more, but my point is that shouldn't be!
It shoudn't be that Spanish in particular will help me the most in my future; it shouldn't be that knowing particularly Spanish will earn me a higher paycheck, it shouldn't be that Mexican immigrants are influencing America so much!

By the way, for another person, if knowing basic English was made an actual amendment, wouldn't it be a clean slate? The politicians wouldn't be able get the advantage from the immigrants that way.
Although not all spanish speaking people are mexicans, can you tell me that if there were no illegal mexicans in the us, spanish would still be as popular in the us? no, you cant. I just think that if the mexican immigrants were finally kept at a limit, and the borders were enforced, the mexicans in the us wouldnt be able to say "there are so many of us here, so that's why you guys should learn our language instead of french, italian, chinese, etc. but whatever, i've decided to stop added on to this post because after reading the feedback, I've begun to realize that any argument in favor of the mexicans can be struck down with a counterexample just as valid, if not more valid than the original. It's just not right that so many mexicans are in our country, and even more so that we are accomodating them, despite whether or not english is hard to learn. WE live here now, and have lived here for the past centuries, so either respect where you're invading or get out please!

My family's mom last name is Miyagi and my moms fullblooded and she even thinks my friends kinda weird...What should I do to teach her a lesson ,look I already tried to speak to her in japanese and she ignored it and everyone still thinks shes japanese. please help me I want my old mexican friend back...

Will Western Union stop bleeding the Great U.S.A. by sending money to Mexico ? Will Vicente Fox share his wealth ? Will Mexico stop being poor and corrupt ? Will Mexicans stop speaking the language of the people that conquered them ? Will a border be built that is serious about security ? Will President Bush not be influenced by his Mexican born sister in law ? Will the U.S.A. grow up and have a real immigration policy ? Will the U.S. have a non Hispanic attorney general ?

Blindfolded, one can tell a Chinese person speaking English, or a French person, or a Mexican. How do you explain that ?

I need to write a report.

Spaniard: Hola. ¿Qué hora es?
American: Burrito taco salsa con queso nacho

Imbtrying to learn the Mexican national anthem. I know enough Spanish to have a small conversation With someone but it's kinda hard for me to follow with the song and with the lyrics I have. So does anyone know a way to learn it faster?

this mexican girl that speaks no english has worked at our family restaurant for a year until she quit recently in may. i speak some spanish but we mostly communicate through text message with translations from yahoo answers. a month after she quit i asked her to go out and we went out 3 times. i took her to the mall, bowling, aquarium. i kissed her on the third time we went out. one week later i took her to play tennis and we didnt go out for a month. we didn't communicate very much either after we kissed. i then asked her out to go shopping after a month and she said yes. i bought her a few things at the mall and when i dropped her off she kissed me, (she made the move) she is extremely pretty and has guys hitting on her non-stop. she is 23 and good catholic girl. she is very nice. i dont know if she likes me or she kissed me because i bought her some clothes. what to do?

I already speak English and Spanish (Mexican dialect) fluently, and I want to learn another language. I have a lot of Filipino friends, and have been told that filipinos are basically asian mexicans. So, is it a difficult language to learn?

Are there places where I could learn it?
ok, so, in no way did that answer my question. i know they are not mexican. its just a joke, since my mom is mexican, and the girl i was talking to is filipino.

Mexican girls at my school are more "hood" and "real". Black girls just talk stuff while Mexican girls can actually fight... No offense. It's just my best friend is a Mexican girl (I'm a black guy) and she always has my back! Mexican girls also have just a sexier and more intimidating "swagga".

and havent u noticed were the ones that make your houses and your fast food!!!
and 'best answer' i do okay get off my back!!!

this mexican girl that speaks no english has worked at our family restaurant for a year until she quit recently in may. i speak some spanish but we mostly communicate through text message with translations from yahoo answers. a month after she quit i asked her to go out and we went out 3 times. i took her to the mall, bowling, aquarium. i kissed her on the third time we went out. a week later i took her to play tennis and we didnt go out for a month. we didn't communicate very much either after we kissed either. then i asked her out to go shopping, bought her a few things because she is poor and after i dropped her off she kissed me, (she made the move) for about 30 seconds. i told her that i cared about her, she said thanks but i dont know what to do now. she is extremely pretty and has guys hitting on her non-stop. i am 24, she is 23 a good catholic girl. she is extremely nice. i dont know if she likes me or she kissed me because i bought her some clothes. what do ya'll think?

I am doing a paper on the "unprovoked and unjustifiable war of agression" also known was the Mexican war. I am having trouble crafting not only an acurate, however a well written thesis. If i could get some help or pointers on what would be the best thesis to write on this paper that would be a big help. Thanks.

I speak quite a bit of Spanish, but mostly Puerto Rican Spanish, and do not know a lot about Mexican culture, or differences in the various words.
I am not looking for something simple like "Hola. Como estas hoy?".

since there are so many mexicans in this country...my other choices are french, german and spanish

is there a way to do it when you don't live in a native country where english is spoken daily? I am mexican and I live here and everyday we speak spanish and spanish. just few english during my classes of my degree of english teaching as a second language but it's hard because many mexican teachers who speak english have bad pronunciation and my grammar is bad.. even they correct me.. I have my doubts if they are correct or not.. because they confuse me with their rules and etc.. all them teach me rules but they are bored.. I can't find a way to learn grammar without rules or stuff like that if there is a way of learning.. I have read for 4 years in english but nothing people say my grammar is good but here on yahoo people answered with another kind of answers like saying that my grammar is not good until I tell them that I am mexican learning english..

I thought they spoke spanish, but my friends says they speak mexican and I tolde her that she was wrong but she insisted that they spek mexican and she seeemes to get upset because i told her many times that she was wrong.

Today is the day that Mexican trucks will come roaring into our once sovereign nation. Isnt it another case of the people be damned and isnt it time for us to start another campaign of emails and letter writing and phone calls to let the govt know how upset we are? This is a huge national security issue.

I am doing a tamale project and the teacher would like us to explain how tamales effect the mexican culture. Also if you have time can you give me some tips on them because we need to talk about them but it can't exceed two minutes. THANKS!

I just want to know what is the BEST way to learn Spanish. I am Mexican but i want and need to learn spanish. What is the best way?

We're going to Mexico so I can meet her father and his side of the family. I'm a rather alto y flaco fellow, and I wasn't blessed with the dark complexion Mexicans enjoy. I speak some Spanish, but what else can I do to try not to stand out so much in her motherland? I'm already working on growing a mustache, but I don't think that will be enough. I don't have a panza, no sombrero, and authentic Mexican comida is probably going to tear me up. Suggestions?

Can anyone please tell me the names of any sites or forums from where I can download spanish and mexican films in using either torrents or directly in file form? It doesnt matter if the sites are in spanish or mexican language as I can translate them with google translation tools.
But please do tell me which langage the sites are in so that I wont have any problems in translating...Thanks in advance

There is a skit where Matt Foley (Chris Farley) the motivational speaker goes to Mexico and talks to a Mexican family, speaks Spanish, and as always is hilarious. The thing is that I can't find it on You Tube or Hulu (free stuff on Hulu). Does anyone know where I can find this? I actually want to show it in my Spanish class. B-)

I would like to write a note to a person who speaks only Mexican. Can someone do it for me please. Thank you, Here is the note.

Here is a walker for you to use and a few groceries also.

Griping about it on YA is not enough.
I agree Bruce.