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Stitchawl · 06-25-2009, 09:35 PM

All I know is, I'm in the US for the first time in five years, and I sure don't hear very much English being spoken! I'd guess that more than 75% of the conversations I heard today in the shops, malls, and restaurants are in Cuban Spanish! Very interesting! I know that it's because of my location, but it also means that residents here really need to be at least bilingual if they want to get along with the neighbors! No need to even travel abroad for these folks!

Stitchawl

06-25-2009, 09:35 PM	#65
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	All I know is, I'm in the US for the first time in five years, and I sure don't hear very much English being spoken! I'd guess that more than 75% of the conversations I heard today in the shops, malls, and restaurants are in Cuban Spanish! Very interesting! I know that it's because of my location, but it also means that residents here really need to be at least bilingual if they want to get along with the neighbors! No need to even travel abroad for these folks! Stitchawl