I had a garage sale last weekend. Many of those lucky men and women who came to purchase possessions I now deem worthless spoke Spanish as their first language. That is fine. That does not irk me. Spanish is as good a language as any. What bothers me is when people assume I have no idea what they are talking about when they speak said language.
Now, it's true, I don't speak Spanish. In high school, I opted to take French instead of Spanish. It just seemed so much more practical since I live in Southern California. In college, I decided to stick with that trend of practicality and take Biblical Hebrew. I know. My range of knowledge is pretty much the epitome of useful in the real world.
But really, when you combine knowledge of other languages, common sense, and tone, Spanish isn't too difficult to figure out.
Let's look at a couple of real life examples from this weekend, shall we?
Example One:
"How much?"
"Five dollars."
What was said to his wife: "Este es un buen precio y un muy buen negocio!"
What was said to me: "Too much. Three dollars?"
No.
Example Two:
What was said to his friend while staring at me: "Ella es caliente!"
What was said to me: Nothing.
No está bien on so many levels.
Add some sass to your class,
Jenna
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