How Your Family Treats You When You're Learning Spanish

[@pascualvalle7120]

The one where they call everything “Mexican music” is sooo accurate 😂😂

[@jailynjackson7867]

Facts

Facts!!!!

[@pascualvalle7120]

@@asafespacewkierra4798 right! If only you knew the difference...

[@MsEliteForever]

@@pascualvalle7120 What's the difference? Here in Texas the music sounds carnival.

[@quinzellw7111]

I’ve been learning Spanish on my own for almost a year. I can relate to everything in this video. My family be like “boy you know you black right?” But they always want me to translate 😂😂😂

[@jaminwaite3867]

Imagine their faces when they realize a bunch of Latinos are black 😂😂🙇🏾‍♀️🙇🏾‍♀️

LOL I feel your pain bro!

[@LostlikeNemo82]

@@jaminwaite3867 more black latinos than black Americans 😂😂

[@RingsOfSolace]

@@jaminwaite3867 it really is just like the US that associates skin color with language and I feel like we need to better educate our fellow citizens on this matter, honestly.

[@auzimi3723]

@@RingsOfSolace Yea, people need to stop learning things off the street and need to start paying attention in school. 99% of people in the U.S don't know the difference between race and ethnicity.

[@dshae2293]

It was absolutely discouraging when someone told me "you're trying to hard. You're not Spanish" when I tried to speak Spanish at work. Whats so discouraging is that I am actually part Hispanic and I take pride in learning more about that side of me but ppl are so negative.

[@issasecretsecret7814]

i swear Americans are so weird when it comes a to learning a different language. They act like if you are not from that certain country then yiu have no business speaking that language 🙄

[@vsolana1]

Same girl, same here ☹️

[@LostlikeNemo82]

👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾 four thumbs down for them!!

[@elmalleable]

Lo siento

[@elmalleable]

Give them a tiny bit of sarcasm. "thanks for the encouragement". Theyll fall in line. Just avoid those stubborn ones

[@Macarone328]

"I just hope this is a phase cuz he need to know that he black" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Much love Capt!

GRACIAS mío!

[@SVerolina]

Lmao yes and the “cut that Mexican music off” is a classic. Anything Spanish is automatically considered Mexican.

[@Macarone328]

@@SVerolina Riiight, it doesn't make sense. Lol 🤣

@@SVerolina you know it!!

[@keyanahood2612]

@@SVerolina RIghtttt

[@teya8597]

“I don’t know whats your obsession with Spanish” but then they need me to come translate 😭

Crazy right!

[@jomanda6876]

Haha, saaame! 😆

[@sarahbadwah2005]

Since I started learning Spanish I’ve been so obsessed with the culture

It sucked me in years ago and I just keep going deeper and deeper.

[@yadaiyah-tamemahyoung4399]

I've even claimed being panamanian 🇵🇦

[@kilo7006]

Same!

[@Hehe-tg3xk]

@@yadaiyah-tamemahyoung4399 😭😭 me but as Dominican lmaoo

[@ashleydayrit]

Girl same omg I wanna marry a latino so I can become even more engraved in the culture😂

[@Therealspruiells]

This exactly how I feel as a black man learning for about a year , everything you’ve stated is true. I needed this🙏

[@helenamax7868]

When he said "stop trying to be Mexican" ...I felt that. We're not trying to be anything we're not. We just want to learn another language and culture. Thank you👏🏻

[@terrellwiley7133]

"Who you yelling at? I will come cha cha my way to your room right now boy" that part took me out lmaooo 😭

That's my childhood summed up in a couple sentences lol

[@EddieMasseyIII]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mabii444]

I swear 💀💀

[@SMChristian]

Same exact thing happened to me. Then you have the family members who see your progress and say they want to learn but never start. Good video man

TRUUUEEEE! They always ask me to teach them, but never wanna get taught lol

[@keyanahood2612]

@ Righttt

[@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi]

Or they “used to be fluent…”☠️💀☠️ 4:09

[@dianark6411]

Being black is not a nationality, so if you´re black, it doesnt mean you have to speak english only, you can learn as many languages as you can. I´m dominican, and obviously I speak spanish, I´m also black, but I decided to learn english and now I started learning french.

[@Abstract.Noir414]

Kudos!!! I know over 200 spanish words when I see them but it's hard to put sentences together my Spanish is severely broken

[@Raymighty06]

This is so true! Learning Spanish came natural to me tbh. When I started learning Spanish my family joked a lot about me wanting to be Mexican. Then I started ordering my food in Spanish and they got used to it. I moved to Florida and they came to visit me at work. Majority of my clients were Spanish and my fam was in awe to see me communicate with people in Spanish as if it was my native tongue! Never let anyone deter you from your goals! Soy un afroamericano que puede hablar escribir y leer español. No soy correcto 100% del tiempo pero me sigo aprendiendo todos los días.

[@bigtaskat-hand4742]

Wait! I'm learning spanish right now and I think that I can translate what you said! You said " I'm African American and I can speak,write, and read spanish. I'm not correct all of the time, but I'm improving everyday". Was I correct?

[@Raymighty06]

@@bigtaskat-hand4742 NICE!!! To give you more insight. when I used the phrase “ me sigo aprendiendo todos los días” the direct translation would be “I continue learning everyday”. Pero si quieres usar el verbo de mejorar, esa frase es “me mejoro todos los días”. Como te dije que no tienes que estar 100% correcto porque no soy y ya sabia eso. Para comunicar tienes que practicar y hablar tan mucho como es posible

Amén!!!! Tú lo dijiste manín!

[@Raymighty06]

@ me disfruto los vídeos que subiste y te continúas tu viaje de la educación por toda la gente aquí porque te diré aprendemos de ti. de un hermano a el otro 🙏🏾

[@Nick-gi6hj]

Orale

[@ajs6one9]

Man the number of times family has either said “you wanna learn Spanish because you wanna be Mexican” or “oh you trying to get you a little Mexican girlfriend huh, not into black girls”. And you can tell them over and over I like the music and I wanna learn something new. It took a while and lots of schooling but they accepted it.

You speak only the truth my friend!

[@turquoise998]

2:07💀had me deaddddd “I will come cha cha to your room right now boy”😂

Lol

[@machoc5574]

I’m Mexican and I gotta say that don’t worry where you are from, don’t worry if you are black or white, gay, trans, hetero, etc. You can learn whatever you want and go wherever you want. It’s stupid just think that you have to survive in the place you where born. ✨LIVE YOUR LIFE✨

[@mystical_cupcake]

Love this message 💗

[@cristinas4398]

I never thought about this much, but now seeing your video makes me realize that a lot of that did happen to me with my parents and friends. Parents started with telling me Im wasting my time, then my Dad caught me watching novelas in my room with a notepad (writing vocabulary I didn't know yet) and he was not happy. A friend told me, "Learn from me, dont commit the same mistakes as me. I went thru this whole phase youre going thru, I thought I wanted to be Mexican too, but trust me, you're NOT Mexican and this is just a phase, you should just be who you are." Well, 16+ years later, I never expected this but now Ive been married for 12 years to my husband who's from Mexico and speaks only Spanish (he's had a chronic illness so we've focused on survival instead of being free to focus on him learning English with me). 95% of my daily life is in Spanish. I think in my head in Spanish, thinking out how Im going to say such and such to so and so, and then realize "Oops, wait, I don't need to be planning in Spanish to be talking to my dad today." 😅 Fun video, thanks!

[@Ash-oh6nh]

Lmaooooo the first few seconds is pure facts. Black families, honestly. My family is black.

[@ruxz-ujdkr]

LMAO 🤣 where's the lie?

[@kevyonphillips-ellis8675]

My family is also black and my mom actually wanted me to learn another language

Yeah I'm not really sure how it is for non black people, but on both sides of my family I got this treatment lol.

@@kevyonphillips-ellis8675 That's what's up!!

[@setyourheartablaze___]

@@kevyonphillips-ellis8675 My family is happy that I'm interested in other languages and not drugs 😂

[@vintage_hart6392]

My family racist so I already know what's going in my granma head. My mom at first was like "Why are you learning Spanish? Are Mexicans talking shit to u at work?" Then my brother made fun of me. Even I had doubts continuing Spanish bcuz I just had bad experiences with certain Spanish speakers but I try to keep an open mind and understand that not all of them act in a certain way. I had to remind myself why Im learning this and it's cuz I have a goal of learning different languges. It's almost a year now and sometimes I catch my aunt even jamming Spanish music and my mom asking me why I "stopped" when i take a mentalbreaks. Im filipino btw.

[@sewbee5222]

Do what you want. Learn what you want to learn. Life is too short to be trying to please other people! Get and love your life!!

[@Drskopf]

Keep going don't give up...

[@Abstract.Noir414]

Which spanish music? Kerp in mind spanish music to some means 🇪🇸

[@NighthawkX02]

When I wanted to learn English my mom's denial got to toxic levels when she started saying that I wouldn't use it, or that I would forget it. Until she finally convinced my dad to stop paying for the courses and get me out of there. Luckily for me, I had the basics already, and I had the internet to learn on my own. I also learned how to teach myself a variety of skills, and now I am learning other languages as well.

Love it! Keep winning!

[@ruxz-ujdkr]

When I tell you this is soooo true!! I love it. I'm still in the first phase. One thing that annoys me is anytime they hear someone speaking Spanish they say "WHAT ARE THE SAYING SINCE YOU KNOW SPANISH?" like mf I don't know!!!

Don't let it stop you sis! You got this. They'll come around for sure.

[@Khapresha]

😂🤣😭

[@juancamacho9270]

lool that's me learning english, they always want me to translate songs, but man, they sing so fast!

[@tonyelpadrinow.7948]

🤣🤣

[@okthen4912]

how you doing now? hope you've made it

[@bless_a_qt]

When I play reggaetón in the car, my sisters like it but after like three songs they get tired of it cause it all sounds the same 😂😂🤦🏾‍♀️

TRUUUUUEEEE!

[@osnapitzanime7326]

I'm Mexican and I can relate🤣🤣

[@myavaughn85]

Omg same with me I try to play a few songs then after that I will change the station😂 she is more accepting of it than my mom tho, my mom thinks I’m trynna be sum I’m not when I just want to grow as a person and step out of my comfort zone. ¡Me encanta español!😌🥺

[@RedTrooper22]

@@osnapitzanime7326 x2

[@rebekahmontesdeoca565]

That's very true

[@tasque3470]

" I just hope this is a phrase because he need to know he's black" that got me dying lol

[@Ajthewon]

I felt this 😭because (I have a couple light patches on my face I don’t know why . I just do) My nephew dead ass looked me in the eye and told me “the reason why you have the light patches is because you keep thinking that you’re different races so your skin is getting confuse”. All I wanted is be a polyglot and learn about different cultures 🥺 I’m black and I know I am (and proud of it) I just want to be a multilingual black person is that so hard to understand 😭😭🤷🏽‍♀️

[@kevyonphillips-ellis8675]

😂😂😂

LOL Your nephew is hilarious! But yeah, same here. I have no problem at all being blakc, but I just venture out and explore other cultures and I love Spanish. Keep it up!

[@simplyuniquecoaching]

Sending virtual hugs your way. Don't let anyone stop you from your goal.

[@Ajthewon]

@@simplyuniquecoaching thank you for your support I’m sending it back as well x2 and just want to say that I definitely don’t let them get in my way I just chose to educate them more as time go on.

[@comawhitejohnny]

Just keep blastin through! Trust me your future self is going to thank you for it. So many new opportunities and situations are going to be available to you because of it!

[@kikikareema5912]

"Kiki you are not Puerto Rican. You black". Random jibberish with "taco" and "sombrero" thrown in there. Then it's the rolls eyes "You like that culture stuff" Sarcastically "You are so cultured". It's all good though.

[@randorguerrero6023]

😉

Keep shining chica! No dejes que nadie te paren.

[@TiffanyKorin]

Oh God, I can relate!! Sometimes my mom finds a regatón song on the radio and say, “there’s your music, Tiffany. What are they saying?” Another thing she does is she’ll call me and ask how to say something. My whole family thinks I’m also a hit on Christmas. “Oooh, she can speak that Spanish.” 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

[@sugarshelbs]

Lol mannnn when they treat it like a talent show or something 😂

Truuuuuuue!

[@RedTrooper22]

I think they just feel proud of you ☺️, it happens to me with English Btw, I'm mexican and I can't understand reggaeton lyrics because of the accent, can you? 😅😂

[@TiffanyKorin]

@@RedTrooper22 I think you’re right, 😂 and I can understand a little, but not enough to understand what the song is about. 😂

[@emanueldelacruz1101]

@@RedTrooper22 You can say that you don't understand the slang used in reguetón pero decir que no entiende nada es una exageración

[@Super2timez]

“Cut that out, you know i don’t speak that ” my mom 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@luhhnelly]

I’m more in the acceptance category👍🏾!! When I told my family I was learning Spanish (Its been 4months now) they were happy I was being diverse and would care that I blast Spanish music EVERYDAY!!!😭😭😭 Even my grandma supports me by texting me only in Spanish.

[@luhhnelly]

Wouldn’t care*

[@osnapitzanime7326]

Aww that's the sweetest! Especially your grandma 🇲🇽🇺🇸

[@christaiki]

I'm the only teacher that speaks some Spanish, other than the Spanish teacher. Made fun of me when I was learning, now we have students that don't speak any English now they need me to speak to the student and his parents.

[@morenaquehablaespanol5119]

Blessings to you!

Ask for that pay raise lol. Great work friend!!! Keep it up.

[@NorthWesTrav253]

Yooooo... here’s my experience Mi y mi esposa fuimos to el restaurante con las primas. Soon as we started speaking Spanish we could feel the hate. The “I have Spanish in me, pero no habla.” The staff were vibing with me and my wife but gave my cousins the 🥶 shoulder. All that being said. We still haven’t given up and now COVID gave us the time to practicar juntos.

[@callous21]

It's funny because growing up I was really into japanese because of anime, but around 18 I switched to Spanish because I realized it would be way more practical, I use it in my job as a pharmacy tech, my family never really ragged on me about it, they always saw it as useful growing up in california and now living Texas

[@Jasmine-ph4fs]

It’s strange how some people in the United States will get so annoyed hearing a different language or finding out you want to learn a different language. I plan to try to become more consistent with learning languages and plan to teach my daughter and nephew Spanish. I feel self conscious when trying to learn Spanish around family. They get confused and unsure why I would even want to learn it. Thankful for the Internet at least I can find others who can relate or find people to learn with.

[@laurawall7278]

I totally agree with your comment! Why does our society tech our children to be so Closed minded? We should begin 2nd language education at kindergarten. Why not open their minds to other cultures and possibilities?

[@comawhitejohnny]

Thats right! we'll always be around here! lol

[@Critique808]

Don't know why they think that. I took Spanish in high school because foreign language was required.

[@Lyfe_on_My_Terms]

“Who you yellin at” lmaoo

[@yourfirstsecondlanguage4782]

I definitely hadn't had anyone 'reject' my learning Spanish, but there's definitely been doubting that I could actually do it (albeit expressed in a round about vague British way)

[@jaminwaite3867]

My mom always jokes about the time Bush Jr. said, “I don’t speak Mexican.” 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🇲🇽🇲🇽

Yeah, Back in the day my family would always call latinos either Mexican or Spanish. It's funny how people interchange them lol.

[@dwil5526]

He was the President, but apparently the only degree he obtained was the degree of ignorance.

[@WhatsGoodWitU]

@ when I was in Trinidad there was a guy that worked for my uncle that everyone nicknamed Spanish. Dude spoke no Spanish, he just looked Latin American so everyone called him Spanish.

[@NoaNoir]

That's weird, his brother's wife is Mexican. When did he say that?

[@thecloverpatch631]

My mom always thought it was stupid for me to learn Spanish because "everyone around here speaks English". Good thing I stuck with it, because lo and behold, there are people who speak Spanish as well.

[@kylanwilson4229]

Especially being black and having gone through this when I started learning spanish 11 years ago this video was spot on LOL but not just family a lot of peers too

[@lexij5034]

“Cut that out you know I don’t speak that!” 😂😂

[@Nico-nr9ug]

It's the "IDK now you need me" for me!😂😂

[@juanitareed559]

My family is just the opposite they are happy that I’m learning Spanish. When I go to their house and watch Telemundo my dad ask “Are you learning anything?” Or he will ask “what are they saying?” And I try my best to explain what I know. 😁😁

[@godschildjcreigns2976]

Sameeeeee.💯😍👍🏾

[@Ajay-ju4sb]

This is so true I used to be so ashamed of there behavior it was so annoying they used to say to people “she thinks she puertorriqueño or turn that mess off when I listen to Spanish music but now I understand it was just a lack of understanding and it’s been ten years since then and they actually tell people and are proud that I speak Spanish !!

[@TimXMan1000]

My family and friends say *your just learning so you can flirt with Spanish girls* 😂 doesn’t acknowledge the fact that I just like the language I want to interact with a different culture. Viajar algún día y leer memes en español

[@daxlagoslanguageguy0072]

Happened to me the same way not the Spanish part cuz my family is Hispanic and I speak Spanish myself but I was learning Italian, Portuguese and French my friends made fun of me but I learned to live with it and I laugh I even joke about it myself so I make myself laugh. Your videos are awesome

[@kelviannaepperson3677]

My mom doesn't like my Spanish music whenever I listen to it in the car or whenever she's around. I have a few cousins who speak Spanish though and I'm encouraged to keep learning. And I can help the kids with translations when they are learning Spanish

Yeah my older bro broke my cds back in the day! I was so mad. KEep up the good work sis!

[@braulindisla-elburrodelaba5361]

Muy bien

[@jasonfountain_official]

LOL! Come on man you know you go on that Columbia trip just as quick as I would! Just buy me the plane ticket and pay for everything!

[@WhatsGoodWitU]

Vivo muy lejos de mi familia ahora así que cuando empecé a estudiar español no me pudieron molestar pero cuando estuve aprendiendo chino mis amigos siempre me dijeron "que haces, intentas ser asiático?"

[@zelvarfell1974]

X2 jajaja es muy frustrante

[@senoritacanela5980]

Hahahahaha that voicemail just took me out! 😂😂😂😂

My mom always calls with her fake Spanish lol

[@Tiff0324]

I get treated like this to, they just be mad because they wish they had the patience and persistence to do the same. This was funny 😄

[@josepinal9653]

Lol I had a similar experience to this when I was learning Arabic

[@mrskelly-bd7td]

Here in California there a lot of folks of Mexican ancestry that do not speak Spanish. My grandparents generation didn't teach their children Spanish in hopes they wouldn't be discriminated against. My grandparents tell stories of being disciplined in school for speaking or translating Spanish. Learning Spanish is still on my bucket list. Speaking a second language can give you an advantage in a job over someone who only speaks one language. Enjoyed the video!

[@symonealemania9884]

When i was first getting into spanish it was most definitely the first few stages with my family as well as people i went to middle school and high school with. There were times I felt discouraged because it felt like you were not "black enough" or that you were" trying too hard to be hispanic" when in actuality I wanted to go beyond textbook spanish and actually experience the different cultures and how different spanish speakers live outside of what is shown in media. After a while when they see you know so much and can order things and communicate in spanish , then you are "cultured" and finally they start listening to some of the music you listen to and try the foods from other spanish speaking countries that you like to try.

[@KMDoc]

5:37 "The NEXT example. The NEXT EXAMPLE!" (I love how you walk with passion in this moment because that is how heavy I feel inside too)

[@tonylupie123]

Me : Learning Spanish for 3 years still taking spanish lessons. My Family: Why are you taking lessons? Don't you already know spanish??

[@catlady715]

obviously none of them have tried to learn a language or they would realize it's a journey

[@eeee8479]

And some people still haven’t mastered the language they grew up with.

[@jssmedialangs]

I'll be honest. I don't think I'm at the necessity part... And I think my family accepts it... but it still feels very tense when I speak it around them. And not Spanish, but Japanese too. So most of the time when I'm doing exchanges I just go to another room. I've accepted that certain members of my family are simply just intolerant of other people. That's not gonna stop be from pursuing fluency though. This was hilarious! 😆😆 Funny how people be cracking on you till they need you. 😂

You're going hard girl! I love watching your progress. Keep doing you. You're opening up a world of so many more opportunities!

[@rhiannaa.s7029]

"Oh... Y'all just talked so much crap throughout the years I just learned to cut y'all off aha!" Never related more 😂😂

[@SVerolina]

Lmfao the “he need to know that he black” took me out ! This is my second time viewing the video and it still has me weak.

[@Thomas-yu7dh]

This happened to me alot when I started taking spanish seriously. Most of my trouble came at school. My story is a bit weird in that biologically I am mixed. My grandfather on my mom’s side was dominican, but I only met him when I was a baby after that, not at all. I found out more about him while in high school when I started taking it seriously so I had even more motivation. People in my Pre Ap Spanish 3 class always made fun of me 😂😂 especially some of the mexicans(prolly just jealous but it’s all love) I was the best student in both Spanish 3 and AP Spanish 4 and always got called a tryhard (but they were asking me for help on their homework🤦🏽‍♂️) As far as at home, definitely had some of the same things. He sido escuchando a reggaetón y bachata desde 2016 y todavía recuerdo esos momentos cuándo estaba en el baño y bajaba el volumen porque ya sabía que me estaban escuchando 😂 y ahora cuándo vamos de vacaciones soy el traductor... Diablo 😂😂

[@dwil5526]

I love this channel, everyone is so inspiring. Makes me want to do more. I love reading the comments with how committed everyone is. 🥰🥰

[@PatrícioBB]

As someone with an English black Caribbean mom and English white Canadian dad, this is relatable. But if everyone thinks I'm Latino anyway, I might as well play the part. 😂

[@Souske1Aizen]

I was introduced to the culture when I was younger. I fell in love with how the had the close family thing. I moved with the family for 2 years, I became family. My comprehension of the language went threw the roof

[@lillyflwr5387]

Family members asking what something means hit the hardest 😂💀

[@marilynvdbroeck]

My family does this too. Idk why they love trying to discourage me in anything I try to do, not even just learning Spanish. I'm not black still I can relate. It gets me down but I am learning to ignore them. Like you said, I'm not learning for them, I'm learning for me. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@AdrianeRavon]

I definitely experienced at least two of these 😂😂 My friends/family always asking me to translate words lol

[@byDsign]

But my country azz cousin was glad I was able to help this Mexican guy buy stuff in his corner store! Ha!

For real though!

[@jaws2003]

I got indifference from my immediate family. Now my aunt's would say "You just leaning Spanish for women ". I would say not only. Lol.

Not only LOL

[@kaikye7]

literally my life story bro😭 when i started learning papiamentu(Portuguese/spanish creole language) , the language of curaçao where my dad is from. But my moms side is black american and the journey was rough for sure but now it’s all love and they encourage me. Thanks for doing this video bro, this one really hit home fr. been watching your content for a while now, keep it up hermano🙌🏼🙌🏼 saludos de nueva york

[@autobotdiva9268]

dont stop because my mother tongue is khoe khoe and they like well mama dead so who you gonna talk to now? how about UMMMMM 300,000 people in Namibia with lessons???

[@leoremon7385]

I actually started learning Spanish because my parents would speak it around me as a kid as a type of code, and it would frustrate me that I couldn’t understand them. It’s mainly my extended family that acts some type of way about us speaking Spanish, but we just talk about them (or pretend to talk about them) in Spanish immediately afterward. 🤣🤣🤣

[@angelinaanderson2000]

Este video es tan cierto. Mi primo me pregunto porque todo está en español en mi página de Facebook. Y la gente en mi trabajo salen de la habitación cuando estoy en mi almuerzo y respirar duro aveces para hacerme incómodo y saber que no les gusta . Me encuentro esos muy chistosos. Gracias a ti por compartirlo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@angelinaanderson2000]

Veo este video otra y otra vez! Es tan gracioso 😂

[@testingsomething5280]

The title was already so relatable that I liked before seeing the video.

[@laurawall7278]

Me too!!!

[@shelmie5]

All of that is so true! I get nervous now listening to music in Spanish or Netflix shows because I’m afraid of ridicule. It’s been holding back my progress, so thanks for this video! I’m black to, ‘see picture’ lol and my family doesn’t get it 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@mannyw_]

That intro is EXACTLY what I’ve been scared of since beginning to learn lol

[@iamchristiancraig]

I got this from my family and I'm actually half Panamanian! They be like "You're BLACK"😑😑😑

[@jasonfountain_official]

Jajajajaja nueva tía 😂

[@janetmgil3162]

Sí! Thank you for your channel and videos. I learned Spanish as a teenager bc my best friend is Colombian and i used to hang out at her house where her grandmother didn't speak English. When i started learning Spanish I got some push back from my family also. They would say stuff like, You are not our child, I think someone switched babies with us at the hospital (like a baby knows the parents' language at birth!) They also thought my Colombian music was strange. Then......years later they were proud of me. One of my cousins, my favorite cousin worked 6 hours away in a hospital in Georgia, She called me on 2 different occasions bc she had patients who spoke only Spanish and she wanted me to tell them what the doctor was saying. it was unreal! Thanks again for your channel! You are lo mejor!

[@ameenahsf]

Dang that's messed up. Maybe its regional too tho? Since spanish is pretty regularly spoken in my area no ones had an issue with me learning Spanish. Now I when I tried to learn French my family was exactly like this tho! 😂. My dads side is Black, Cuban/ Creole. I told my dad that I was going to learn french and that man said "why on earth would you do that?! Ain't no one speaking french round here! You better learn that spanish. That's what you need to learn!" I was hard headed but he was right 😂😂😂❤

[@e.e8661]

My classmates said I don’t deserve to learn Spanish, 😔 but the more they say I don’t deserve to learn Spanish the more I want to learn Spanish and be fluent 🗣

[@milesmcgeoghegan2727]

This is great! So fun to watch your acting talent! I'm learning Spanish and, yeah, I've got a lot to learn!

[@sun.sh.in.e]

I just came over from your KZbin story and THIS IS SO FUNNY. I thought I was alone with having such a close minded/negative family. Thanks for making this! I needed it!

[@KrissysWRLD]

my family when I said i wanted to learn korean

[@gavilanthegringo]

Best video yet Ricky. ¡Tu eres la neta!

[@justineedwardson127]

So funny how true this is.. the stages people go through while your learning. However I am so grateful for the ones that are supportive. Estoy orgulloso de ti bro keep it up!!

[@dkpqzm]

Thank you so much for this video. I have never experienced so much negativity and almost discrimination from other people. I'm trying to broaden my mind and keep learning new things, but people hate on me.

[@dshae2293]

I feel you on this...

Don't let the hate weigh you down though! You got this!! Do something good for yourself.

[@TFCM15]

It happened to me, my family used to make fun of me when started learning English.

[@BlackBulls9]

my family is “read this read that” 😂😂

[@WithLovebyRuth]

They keep laughing at me until this past Thanksgiving I prayed over dinner in Spanish, lol they knew I wasn't playing! Think I earned their respect 🙌 haha 😄

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 that's so dope. Do they speak Spanish?

[@James-oi7mz]

I never had a problem with the family. I did have a strange experience at the school I workrd at. I was talking in spanish to a grandparent of a student. Co workers said I shouldn't Speak spanish because no one could understand. That didn't stop me.Excelente video.

[@RingsOfSolace]

So my dad's side is Puerto Rican. They've been like "oh shit, that's so awesome!" My mom's side however, had no idea that I didn't already know Spanish. Don't know how or why that works like that. Got into a political argument with my southern cousin and she told me I should "go back to wherever my dad's family is from", and I said "lol, the US, dipshit" and she's since blocked me on every platform ever.

[@samaiyalaadam6041]

Thanks for sharing. 👍These sensrios were so relatable. Although the language that I acquired was Arabic .Also, being African-American I experienced similar reactions from some of those around me.😁 One of the important takeaways I got from this video is that language acquisition is not just a linguistic endeavor but a cultural one as well.💡 Inseparable. Again, thanks for sharing.

So true! It's a whole experience. I believe it's easier to get fluent when you dive all the way in.

[@jolisajanell3337]

Been following you a while. You are so inspiring!!! Can't wait until I am on your level 😊

[@JTNYLI]

"Cut that out ...you know I don't speak that"

[@sirinem9825]

French with Arab origins trying to learn Spanish here 😂🙋🏽‍♀️ Duolingo es mi mejor amigo

[@kelseybee123]

I remember I went to Costa Rica for ONE SEMESTER, and when I came back, my family was asking me to translate EVERYTHING. lol, I'm glad they weren't close-minded, but I barely knew most of what they were asking me about and it was so embarrassing. 🤣 I've gotten better since then though.

[@CMKR99]

New Subbie here!! I’m absolutely loving the content , keep up the good work!! I inspired to be like you very soon!

[@suburbanman4935]

The Mexican part lol they swear everyone that speaks Spanish is mexican 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’ve had this discussion so many times there’s so many Hispanic countries. Not everything Spanish related is Mexican

[@Takublastinsubs]

I cant believe he is 100% american ...

[@ChevyMetal454]

😂😂😂😂 definitely. Super accurate 😂😂

[@easyawesomemagic5703]

My entire family has learned French as a second language, but I’m learning Spanish. There are so many reasons I chose it, but sometimes I wish I could practice speaking with them.

[@easyawesomemagic5703]

That phone call with “mijo” was hilarious.

[@asiatic_black]

Where I'm from they say you know how to speak that mexican shyt

[@LayonieJae]

Jajaja love this video!❤️ I don’t have any family members questioning me like this but I am obsessed with the culture now, I watch everything in Spanish on Netflix but I am noway near as fluent as you! So glad I found your channel! x

Thanks so much for supporting the channel. You're heading down the right path so keep it up! Tú puedes!

[@josiahforgotagain]

i’m so grateful because my dads supportive of it. he’ll make them offhand comments like “you remember you black, right?” as jokes, but other than that, he’s been pushing me to learn even more languages after spanish 😭. i probably will, though, i wanna learn french, italian, and russian if my brain can fit all that. i’m a teen, so this is the best time to learn languages and retain them

[@laurawall7278]

Love this! ❤️