Things Non-Spanish-Speaking Latinos Are Sick of Hearing

"I spent a year in Honduras with an Indigenous tribe. Guess that makes me more Mexican than you."
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[@rafaelmelo2576]

There is around 200 million latinos who don't speak spanish, this latinos are called brazillians.

[@facusoi]

+Rafael Melo Vocês não falam mas podem comprender.

[@cub1ko]

Yo también te entiendo :)

[@facusoi]

Ricardo González Por escrito el español y el portugués se entienden, pero oralmente es mucho más fácil que alguien que habla portugués entienda a alguien que habla español, que al revés.

[@Wasoney]

There are latinos that have for example parents from Chile, and are born there, but then they move to a non spanish country like Germany and they never learn spanish like my uncle, so not all latinos who dont speak spanish are from Brazil

[@rafaelmelo2576]

I know it, I was just pointing a fact that most people don't think much

[@soupedkid13]

0:40 the delivery guy, he's dominican, trust me, he's dominican

[@soupedkid13]

+soupedkid13 1:19, I fucking called it

[@blackrose5862]

ikr i was like Dominican lol

[@DarkHeavenZ]

+soupedkid13 man, eso se nota a leguas… confundir a un Colombiano, Venezolano, Chileno, Argentino, Cubano, Dominicano o Puertorriqueño siendo hispano es casi un pecado. los demás países no tienen una marca tan fuerte como esos para diferenciarlos, espero que nadie se moleste por eso.

[@lilyl6001]

my people

[@GTrini]

His accent was A1 dominican for sure

[@cidevant002]

Awww, I feel bad for the mailman, he was so excited xD

[@urbanfalcon756]

I would if he had the mental capacity to realise the man wasn't talking back.

[@MrKevin-wu8re]

@@urbanfalcon756 💀

[@DJBennyBlanco007]

It's A Skit.... He Was "Acting"....

[@cidevant002]

@@DJBennyBlanco007 ... and his acting caused an emotion. Do you not know what is the point of acting.

[@i_lookdumber_in_person1291]

Lmfao "i spent a year in Honduras... guess that makes me more Mexican than you."

[@Cruxador]

I'm glad he put his cup down for that one.

[@franciscomichel7903]

No todo latinos somos mexicanos

[@Infernalcx]

francisco michel avia un punto donde ustedes si fueron parte de mexico 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@joeyv8808]

Yes it does

[@Infernalcx]

@jojofromtx gracias 🙏🏼

[@AnaCdeDeus]

A: "Hi, I'm from Brazil". B: "Si, que Bueno. Hola, yo hablo español" A: "good for you, 'cause I don't"

[@abipereiraof]

Ana Carolina de Deus amei hahahaha

[@WatihLOL]

Entonces como supiste la respuesta XD

[@fabioplayism]

Ana Carolina de Deus bem isso mesmo 😂😂😂😂

[@foxiflakes8245]

Que bem eu falo português eu sou dos Estados Unidos mas meus primos são do Brasil a vezes eu falo com eles no português

[@philippholschervanderhilto7477]

Ana Carolina de Deus KKKKKKK BOA

[@random_duck1]

Brazilians are latins too but we don't speak spanish, we speak portuguese, so people speak with us in spanish and I am like "I can't understand you" and they think I am joking.

[@pauladelapuente3198]

+Nathália Madeira como me dá nos nervos quando fazem isso.

[@marshallalexander8228]

+Nathália Madeira Latino term has been deformed because of 'Murica

[@random_duck1]

***** didn't you got] to school?

[@random_duck1]

***** hey are you really dumb, portuguese came from the language LATIM, just like spanish and italian.

[@hoperestrepo487]

i don´t speak portuguese i just speak spanish and little bit of english but if a listen some music in portuguese i can understand a little actually a song by as meninas bonxi bom bom XD i understand some things of the song :D

[@giulianaherrera7775]

“I don’t speak Spanish but I still understand emotion” 😭😂

[@arteks2001]

Que feo debe ser sentirse así.

[@iamtriston666]

Hey that's how I've been getting by with my family.

[@stevenserna910]

Of course there is one way to stop feeling awkward and connect with your heritage, learn Spanish. You don't have to be fluent, or speak perfectly grammatically correct Castiza, but you do need to make the effort, and continue to make the effort. Don't quit. You will find that most Spanish speaking people will appreciate you for the effort. Yes some will poke fun, but not the majority.

[@DJAlisterCrane]

This was nuts! It also reminds me of a time when I was in South Florida. A guy got upset with me for not speaking Spanish because he assumed I was Dominican. I then explained to him that I was just black, a descendant of slaves, and from the Midwest. Then he tells me that I shouldn't be ashamed to be Dominican and I shouldn't lie about my heritage. I walked away thinking how weird that conversation was and that I somehow "look Dominican". Definite new sub!

[@monstervain]

Most Dominicans are black though lol

[@DJAlisterCrane]

I know that now but back then & being from the Midwest I was just totally caught off guard

[@bighiesmalzzskates9531]

😂😂😂😂😂 dominicans are mostly black, not black are mostly dominican. He got his shit twisted 😂😂😂😂

[@thewordsmith5440]

DJAlisterCrane haha

[@delsinrowe2014]

Bro Florida!!! Me and my family are Hispanics of Mexican descent and no matter how many times my parents speak English there, Floridians always talk to us in Spanish. Which sucks because neither me nor my brother can speak it.

[@usus9us]

Como me cagan la gente asi con su nopalote en la frente y no pueden hablar en Español...

[@cristinasolano6487]

Si verdad? O hijos de latinos que nacieron en USA, y hacen que no saben nada de espanol. Ridiculos...

[@elingeniero2000]

usus9us perhaps you should learn the language they will have a lot more respect for broken spainsh then no hablo espanol just a tip

[@cesarsanchezdiaz3999]

No es su culpa... es culpa de padres. Aca en los estados unidos algunas personas desinforman y le dicen que no es bueno hablarle a los niños en mas de una lengua (es mentira) a lo mejor por eso no lo hacen. Yo hago lo mismo con el ingles. El otro dia vino una gringa a venderme algo y le dije "no hablo nada ingles". Pero luego me pregunto algo y por instinto le respondi prefectamente xD creo se dio cuenta que solo queria que se fuera xD.

[@MidnightDracula]

Swear to God, that's exactly how my mom says it haha

[@elingeniero2000]

César Sánchez Díaz LOL tienes toda la razon me causo mucha risa tu comentario

[@cristamarie8005]

This is so true. I was born in Guatemala but was adopted so I never grew up speaking Spanish. It's really frustrating when people judge me because I don't speak Spanish but look like I should.

[@antisocialmaniac666]

Adopted from Guatemala as well. You’re still latino/latina even if you don’t speak it. Don’t pay attention to the haters. Much respect!!! 🇬🇹

[@wizhard94]

@@antisocialmaniac666 no, if you can't speak it, no lo eres

[@RealityHurts923]

@@wizhard94If you are being discriminated because of it, then yes you are whether you speak the language or not. I mean, if you don’t speak and actual native language then you are just white European then since Spanish is a white European language.

[@lfidarraga]

Latino is not a race, it's a culture. If she was adopted by people who are not Latino, there's no way she is Latino.

[@christophermichael5764]

i'm not even Mexican and I wanted to fight as soon as he said "la cucaracha"

[@cesargabriel5716]

Why?

[@jaimeebg]

@@cesargabriel5716 Because it feels like saying hokey pokey is the most famous song from the states.

[@cassandrasantiago30]

I don't understand why everyone bashes on people with Spanish decent for not speaking the language. most Caucasians in America can't speak French, or German, or Polish. and that's where their ancestors come from.

[@mty5]

America is a continent not a country. This is why we ask them to speak spanish so there minds open more

[@cassandrasantiago30]

+mty5 America is a country. just like France, Germany. North America is a continent.

[@mty5]

You just contradict yourself. There a reason its called the Americas. North america, South America. And it's north america is half of a continent

[@waldod.8794]

+mty5 She's referring to the United States, smartass.

[@waldod.8794]

+mty5 She's referring to the United States, smartass.

[@beymariah2188]

His pronunciation of "El Salvador" at 0:06 killed me

[@evanricheson1630]

I hate how people have to add a lisp to the s

[@btannen777]

Funny because many Salvadorians pronounce El Salvador, "El Halbador".

[@roninjolin7687]

lol!

[@angelbabe133]

I remember passing this one girl and she just starting speaking to me in really fluent Spanish and when I told her I didn't speak Spanish she just looked so let down because she didn't know any English.

[@alexgalvan5032]

When ppl still talk to you in Spanish even after u tell Em u don't

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Alex Galvan Tf, learn spanish

[@alexgalvan5032]

Iván Schulz-Corona just because someone looks like they speak Spanish or any other language doesent mean they do tf

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Alex Galvan No, but you're a Hispanic descendent, your last name is Galvan por Dios

[@alexgalvan5032]

Iván Schulz-Corona Bro did you not watch this video

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Alex Galvan Yes there may be excuses, but you can still learn Spanish now, I know German...

[@danblaster8530]

im latino and dont speak spanish and i hate when i tell other latinos i dont speak spanish and they look at me like i just said i like to kick puppies for fun.

[@riohtx7012]

DAN Blaster fr

[@Nameless-qt8zu]

DAN Blaster ikrrr and then they go like “that’s crazy brooo, you look Mexican asf”

[@David_R922]

You're not Latino. Just say you're an American and nobody will expect you to speak a language other than English.

[@stephc2664]

Bruh same and then they call me la gringa but like its not my fault my parents didnt teach me spanish

[@withien7554]

@@stephc2664 well hun, there is an expiration date on blaming your parents.

[@JasmineWorships95]

I had a very interesting conversation with a woman on this topic. She urged me not to forget my language like so many in my generation have because with that language comes a lot of cultural awareness and understanding. When that is gone and all you have is English, you lose that connection to your people. It saddens me when 2nd and 3rd generation Latino's forget where they come from and kind of turn back on part of their life.We should all be aware and sympathetic to the plight of our people no matter where we live or where we come from.

[@aloha2302]

Sad part is how 1st generation people with white backgrounds keep getting clumped into the chicano/Latino bubble. Sure I grew up in a Latin country therefore I am Latina but I do not come from an indigenous background. I share almost nothing with what is referred to as the Mexican culture here. That is not my culture :/

[@JasmineWorships95]

***** Ok I am confused. Do you have two white parents not from Mexico but were born and raised there, or do you come from a Mexican family but came to the US at a young age?

[@aloha2302]

Jasmine Duran​ I am from Mexico. So are my parents and 2 of my 4 grandparents. The other two grandparents (maternal grandpa and paternal grandma) and all my great grandparents were born in European countries and moved to Mexico later. My point is I'm not the only one in this case and people forget mexico has had significant waves of immigrants in the past and some of those later generations come here being from Mexico but having no indigenous roots. The "culture" people say is (example) Mexican culture is only one tiny portion and it's been distorted to mean Mexican American culture. It's not the culture I grew up with

[@aloha2302]

Oh in case it was unclear. I moved to the United states when I was 9.

[@smushead]

***** adapt to the new culture and forget about the old ways? Riiiiight lol.

[@13ss13ss13ss]

"Como Alejandro Fernandez? ese es el Romeo Santos de México" lol!!

[@TexasMex422]

Ya quisiera romeo santos llegarle a los talones a uno de los Fernandez.

[@foulvale3537]

I bet the guy from FedEx is a Dominican.

[@rofersolozabal7697]

Diablo loco!!!! Keloke

[@giovannafreitas8324]

You guys almost never talk about Brazil

[@theflama]

+Giovanna Freitas Oh we love Brazil! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ7QaH95ep56jMU

[@balamsosa7176]

I thoughts brazilians didn't like to be called "latinos"

[@giovannafreitas8324]

+Balam Sosa I don't know about the others, but I feel and I am latina, so...whats the point to bother?

[@balamsosa7176]

+Giovanna Freitas Well, in the past I've seen many comments from brazilians saying they are not latinos. And a friend of mine who lived In Brazil told me brazilians don't feel like they belong to the Latin American culture. Anyway, whatever. So cool of you for feeling Latina.

[@giovannafreitas8324]

+Gcounty404 We live in Latin America, so... yes we are latinos AND americans too

[@burningmatch09]

Try being brazilian. Lucky I ALSO speak spanish, you wouldn't believe the amount of people who don't know we speak portuguese.

[@dhruvs8139]

I'm happy that I'm Indian because there are nineteen official languages spoken around the country that I can pretty easily learn, (except for South Indian languages which will take more effort) I speak English as my first language, Marathi, Hindi, A little Russian, a tiny bit of Spanish, and I'm learning French in school.

[@burningmatch09]

That's way beyond the point, but I speak English, Spanish, French, Italian, a little Russian, a little Japanese and Portuguese, of course.

[@jsphat81]

+burningmatch09 Doesn't help that many Brazilians physically look like Dominicans and Puerto Ricans.

[@burningmatch09]

jsphat81 Oh, you'd be disappointed by my looks. I'm not tan or incredibly fit, quite honestly.

[@jsphat81]

***** yeah, that's usually the stereotype with Brazilians. For the guys, they expect to see a dark skinned or mixed raced guy who's cut up like Dee-Jay from Street Fighter and knows some sick Capoeira, Soccer and Samba.

[@candee5146]

I feel bad not speaking Spanish fluently. Majority of Latinos who don't know or speak minimal Spanish get judged so much. Just makes me sick to be judged and belittled. Sometimes, it isn't our fault. I love my culture, I love the Spanish language. I just feel bad that I was speech and hearing impaired when I was smaller. And my speech therapist forced my mom to teach me English first, because they assumed I would have a difficult time speaking English. After that, I was just very stubborn not wanting to speak Spanish with my parents...and I regret it deeply. Because now, it almost feels like I don't belong anywhere with anybody. But it's okay...I forgive whoever hate me, shame me, and belittle me for not learning Spanish. Because, estoy aprendiendo mucho Español ahorita, no tanto como yo me gustaría. Ojalá vos puede entender mi commentario.

[@martillodelajusticia7211]

Se entendió. Mucho ánimo!

[@wizhard94]

They are not latinos, they are gringos o sencillamente hispanos convertidos en gringos. Un latino o más bien hispano sabe hablar español y ha vivido nuestra cultura así como nuestras dificultades

[@gaelatriano5996]

​@@wizhard94y usted eres un arse

[@brunos1864]

A Brazilian friend was hired as an engineer by a North American construction company. When he started on the first day, they gave him a whole team who didn't speak a single word in English. He tried to explain to his boss that he was Brazilian and in Brazil they speak Portuguese, not Spanish. His boss just answered: "Portuguese, Spanish, to me, you all speak Latin."

[@marimartins7984]

Bruno E.D.S. His boss is an asshole

[@ivanq6492]

😮🤦🏽‍♂️

[@SmashASMRtist]

"I spent a year with an indigenous tribe in Honduras... guess that makes me more Mexican than you" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 HAHAHA DEAD

[@javierperalta7648]

that's right though

[@delacruz9844]

he's right tho, as someone born in latinamerican country I'm more willing to call a white guy that spent a year in my country actually learning the nuances of life there, the customs, values, etc a latino than some random american with a spanish lastname

[@SmashASMRtist]

@@delacruz9844 I’m Guatemalan I know what you mean, but every country is different sooooo

[@beaco4960]

@@delacruz9844 same like they don't know the language, nor the culture or experience of living in South America but call themselves latino stfu

[@laurispinni4890]

@@delacruz9844 same

[@smokinbull123]

Lmfao this was hilarious. New sub for this! Only thing wrong with it is that this Alejandro is not Mexican, he's American. He's American who has some ancestry in Mexico I assume and clearly Europe too. He's only Mexican if he was born there.

[@theflama]

smokinbull123 Oh hay, glad you liked it. Welcome to the Flamilia :)

[@AveFenix700]

+smokinbull123 If he was born in United States he is U.S. American not American. The term American is used for all inhabitants of this continent.

[@creestals]

+smokinbull123 If he has Mexican ancestry then he is Mexican. His nationality is American. You can be both. By your logic, everyone born in America, who is the child of a Mexican immigrant, isn't actually Mexican. That just doesn't make sense.

[@AveFenix700]

+Crystal Sida Wrong, Wrong, United States IS NOT America, America is a CONTINENT, If he was born in United States and has Mexican Ancestry then he is U.S. American like the others born in United States. But U.S. Americans always classify people by their ethnicity and stupidly think that they are the only Americans. Americans are all the inhabitants that live in the whole continent America. They are U.S. Americans

[@s2sHoXXs2]

+Koji Kabuto north america is a continent and south america is another continent. America isnt a continent, its shortened for United States of America. As in the states that make up America.

[@Enkiadu007]

Omg this video is so on point....

[@theflama]

Enkiadu007 Thanks!

[@bernardobiritiki]

Its even worse from me im from Portugal

[@cloudywithachanceofrainbow5661]

+Enkiadu007 Please till me what's the point?

[@cloudywithachanceofrainbow5661]

+Enkiadu007 because i found it so lame

[@morefilling]

You aren’t intelligent enough to understand... go watch Pokémon videos. Adults talking here

[@xngel_7]

See for me, I was never taught Spanish as a child. My grandparents didn't teach my father Spanish because they didn't want him to be teased by the kids in his school, therefore I never learned it. My nana and grandpa always spoke it around me though, so I can understand if spoken to very slowly lol. I've always wanted to learn! I'm trying! Spanish touches my heart very deeply so I need to reach learn it

[@juls1126]

So Americans consider Spanish as a non white language or something just because it's spoken in Mexico? Do they know Spanish came from Europe actually and it's still spoken here?

[@joshruba98]

Julia Saiz yes they know we're it comes from. Still it it thought of in some places as differences in culture. in Texas spanish is usually associated with Mexicans or mexican Americans because of their high numbers here and lack of Spaniards. in my town Hispanics are the majority here but just barely.

[@mikelopez4450]

We are not the same race

[@thewrenchmaster122]

Not all Americans think it’s a non white language. Just the dumb ones that don’t know shit think that.

[@lucasm4299]

Are you trying to make Spanish more white just because of Spain??. Gtfo.

[@lucasm4299]

@@thewrenchmaster122 Spanish is both a white and nonwhite language. We don’t identify as Spaniards. We have our own Spanish. Stop.

[@christopherjames7195]

People who expect other people of latin american/hispanic descent to speak spanish fluently just based on their ethnicity are just being plain ignorant and inconsiderate of other’ life circumstances. Ethnicity doesn’t determine what language you speak. For example, my roommate is ethnically Mexican but his family has been living in the States for several generations and as a result of that he doesn’t speak spanish. Is it his fault? No, because no one taught or spoke spanish to him as a child when were more capable of learning language. I myself am a second generation Mexican american and I speak Spanish fluently, more than many of my so-called spanish speaking friends. However, because I am english dominant I feel that when I speak to my future children I will mostly do so in English and not Spanish. Because of this, my children will probably not speak Spanish to the same degree that I do and their children to the same degree that they do.

[@MrOTSLYPI]

Completely agree with you !!!! All Black people don't speak African .... There's always a few "Super Patriotic People" that assume because you're of Latin / Hispanic descent you MUST speak Spanish. Be thankful you speak it but don't go around insulting or telling them that it's shameful for them not to speak Spanish. If they don't know, help them ! Don't ridicule them :)

[@elingeniero2000]

***** you really should speak to them in spanish they will pick english up on their own it will only benefit them in the long run. and yes french don't get upset when a frenchmen's son does not speak french but polish people do. Its a cultural thing

[@christopherjames7195]

***** I agree that his analogy isn’t coherent but I think what he meant to say is that race and/or ethnicity alone do not what language(s) someone speak. Like in the way we wouldn’t expect an african-american to speak an african language we shouldn’t expect a japanese-american to speak japanese or a person of latin american origin to speak spanish.

[@yoquese97]

***** since when latino is an ethnicity? Only for you americans, either you are white, black or mixed race latino like myself, I'm latino, specifically from Colombia, latinos (latinoamericanos) are the people that speak a romantic language, Spanish , French, Portuguese ... As a first language. Latinos aren't an ethnicity for god sake, we are just a group of countries that have something in common, we were Spanish/portuguese colonies and because of that we speak the same language, from mexico to Chile, the only country apart is Brazil but Portuguese and Spanish are almost identical, the range of similarity is 89%. And talking about this situation we don't get mad because a "Latino" doesn't speak Spanish, we just can't understand the thing of considerating yourself from a group when you don't really have something in common...., because the skin color is not what makes a Latino, what makes a Latino is his/here mother language and his/here country of origin.....

[@yoquese97]

***** I didn't make myself clear, I said the race thing because for example in the american airports they ask you to put your race and normally it says black, white, other races that I don't remember in this moment, or Latino, and Latino isn't a race, we are like a group, for example like the European union..

[@carlossidarraga]

A non-Spanish Speaking person cannot be called Latino, as it comes from "Latin America" meaning, that you are only latino if you are born there and speak spanish or portuguese, otherwise, you are just an american with a hispanic name and roots. In conclusion, these people are not latinos, they are united states citizens with latin ameircan roots.

[@SmoochBoosh]

I'm afro latina and don't speak much spanish, always getting the "you're not REALLY latina"

[@lpawowp]

I get the "can you teach me Spanish, I always wanted to learn."

[@kiahdale3858]

same oml i have a very limited spanish vocabulary and i want to learn more but spanish is hard af to learn

[@MrToxicB1izzard]

You're not.

[@LloydSkyLion]

were you born in a latinamerican country? no? then, no youre not latino.

[@kiahdale3858]

LloydSkyLion that means the guy in the video isn't either

[@Aryanxindigo]

The Cheetos part had me laughing so hard. Im somewhat conversationally fluent in Spanish, but I'm not fully bilingual.

[@christophersalinas2722]

I feel that last part.

[@arteks2001]

Being latino is about the culture, and language is part of the culture. Nobody will consider you German if you don't speak German, that simple.

[@YourBuddyDidi]

I know it's not really their fault but what's up with their parents? It's not just about keeping the culture and stuff like that.. teach your kid more languages and he/she will have tons of more open doors later on.. jobs but also a certain awareness of cultural differences which is only positive and enriching for a person. It's a shame.

[@jayjaymanu]

i'm also raised bi-lingual but i've heard that some parents are afraid that their children won't understand the loca language well in school

[@thehopeofeden597]

diemcim It's judgment like that that makes people feel even worse about it. Don't blame their parents. Some people have parents that don't want their children to have to go through the pain and emotional embarrassment that comes with not conforming into a culture that they immigrated to. So they don't want their children to have accents or anything that they'll perceive might hold them back in American otherwise English speaking culture. It might not necessarily be effective, but it's not a shame, it's pragmatism.

[@migueljesusguevaracolonper4904]

diemcim Mijo es Cubano/venezolano pues de me y Boriqua pues ello Madre y El dos de nosotros hablar español y Mijo y Mija nunca hablas español ellos entiendé eso pà punto ahora yo nesecito aceptar eso tardes o tiempron ellos seré hablar hasta entoncé me mantaner fuerzando eso en ellos y mi Padres nunc hablar español con nosotros solo Ingles infacto el español mi hablas yo apriendar por mi mismo ninguno ayudanáme asi que de mis español sonars estupido tu sé porque

[@symonelopez-mondy8946]

diemcim my dad excuse was he failed Spanish in school 😂

[@ohsnapitzabanana]

My parents tried teaching me both at the same time but I got too confused so they stuck with English in fear of me getting bullied since I already lived in a very white area

[@apieceofcrap8794]

it's even worse when other Hispanics expect you to like soccer, tacos and Spanish music because you're mexican. I'm not a sports fan but I prefer basketball, I prefer a BLT burger over a taco, and I don't like Spanish music, I'm into to rock and some metal

[@charleszee5999]

OMG Bro! You and I both!! I don't like soccer and I'm not really a sports kinda guy, I like fitness and prefer to play casual basketball. I eat all kinds of food in America, not just tacos. I like rock music and so many other varieties of music. I don't limit myself just because of my cultural background. Currently, I am learning to be better at speaking Korean cuz I love that culture and it has been at least 10 years for me. Since I was 16 in highschool, I knew I was very different. I'll be 26 yrs old this December. I met a Korean girl in highschool and still now I love East Asian girls (Korean girls) primarily over Latinas, I would still date Latinas tho. I just went thru different experiences, they are not bad. Other Mexicans frowned upon me saying "You are NOT a true Mexican!!!". I am Mexican-American but I would rather call myself American. Cheers bro and just be you!

[@lirvabbeydawn]

Honey There´s rock and metal in spanish

[@annetavila8645]

Charles Zee Interesting, I have a different point of it, im Mexican-American but never considered myself American, Im just waiting until im 21 so I can renounce my American Citzenship. ( Meanwhile working for my Mexican Citizenship, so I can be Mexican only) I HATE it when someone calls me American, But I do love the Danish culture, I would date a Dane, and have over a latino/hispanic. I will blast, Danish music or in spanish but never in English. I speak in Danish to my family , they understand the basics due to I was speaking it since I was 9. My closest friends are Danish. I HATE speaking English, ( but i have to, I only speak it in school or when its necessary ) I never liked the American culture. I love speaking Spanish and Danish. My kids are going to learn, Spanish and Danish over English. Im a Mexican American , love my Mexican side, consider myself Mexican, not American but would prefer the Danish. Love tacos, can't stand "American" food but would go for a couple of flæskesteg or smørrebrød any day. Love my banda music, can't stand Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, but would prefer Rasmus Seebach and Bjørnskov any day 😊🤞🏽

[@ninjawithgunz1060]

Are your sure you’re Hispanic?

[@TheWarmMe]

Yo soy mexicana y resido en Alemania. TODAS las veces que digo que soy mexicana y que hablo español la gente se emociona y me ve con cara linda. Se interesan completamente. El idioma está muy de moda por acá, muchísimos estudiantes toman clase de español y quieren irse a Latinoamérica para estudiar. Conozco varios mexicanos que tienen hijos acá y TODOS les hablan a sus niños en español. Da orgullo hablarlo. En cambio tengo primas (jóvenes) que se fueron a los Estados Unidos como a los 20 años y tuvieron a sus hijos allá. NINGUNA les habla en español a sus hijos. Creo que tiene mucho que ver con el contexto. Supongo que ser latino en Estados Unidos es una "vergüenza" y la gente quiere evitar que lo "descubran" y hablar en español se evita por completo. Tengo un tío que no le habló a mi prima en español en Estados Unidos porque "no quería que tuviera acento en inglés". Así mi prima cada que va a México recuerda a su papá como un ignorante porque no le dio la oportunidad y hasta la fecha sólo sabe decir "hola" y "buenas noches". Acá en Alemania es TODO lo contrario, mientras más se dé cuenta la gente que hablas español eres cool e interesante. Así las cosas.

[@lorenzolopez7740]

+TheWarmMe Estoy totalmente de acuerdo con tigo, yo soy nacido en Suecia y mi mama desde el principio me hablo en español a mi siempre que me preguntan de donde soy digo que soy de El Salvador, y como tu dices a los suecos les gusta mucho el español. Yo estoy orgulloso de mis raizes y cuando sea mi turno de tener hijos los criare totalmente en español ya que el sueco viene automatico y el ingles en la escuela.

[@turritopsisrockola]

+Lorenzo Lopez Me parece excelente amigo, saludos desde El Salvador. Espero que hayas venido acá por lo menos alguna vez a visitar tu origen y disfrutar de su gente y su comida.

[@lorenzolopez7740]

claro yo he vivido en El Salvador 14 años antes de regresar a Suecia :)

[@turritopsisrockola]

Lorenzo Lopez excelente, varios amigos conocen Suecia porque tienen familia allá, pero mis familiares se fueron a Australia.

[@EvilSchizoGenius]

Me pasa lo mismo, mi esposa y yo vivimos en República Checa pero somos mexicanos. Además de que la gente admira el español (me lo han dicho checos, austriacos, estonios, alemanes, etcétera), es fascinante oír a los checo-mexicanos hablar con fluidez y perfecto acento en español y checo.

[@StarlynRdz]

THUMPS UP IF YOU KNOW DELIVERY GUY IS DOMINICANO :D

[@theflama]

Starlyn Rdz Haha! You should check out our 5 Signs You Might Be Dominican kzbin.info/www/bejne/an_XYXavndKtjZo

[@arqjuan86]

Albert Mora and are you trying to be offensive saying that Dominicans come from Africa?

[@melissa-vc2lu]

Even though Spanish was my first language, the majority of my childhood was majorly focused on learning English in school to the point where i would just converse with my mom in English and she would respond to me in Spanish. This was never really a problem until our family and relatives saw how little of Spanish I could speak correctly. They began teasing me and making fun of the way I spoke it, and this lead to the social disconnection I have with my parents, since their English-speaking skills were just as good as my Spanish-speaking skills. Thankfully, I've made a giant effort to advance my Spanish by taking classes in the summer as well as encouraging my mom to take some classes and helping her study English. If anyone is experiencing something similar, just know that it's never too late to learn!! xx

[@angelsis2222]

I love this!!!! THIS WAS SO RELATABLE THANKS FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO. MADE MY DAY

[@shalimarr2974]

Learning Spanish can be difficult for the reason of cultural assimilation: assimilating into White American culture in order to avoid racism. Growing up, my Spanish-speaking parents both made an effort to make sure we didn't learn Spanish. My parents had grown up poor and Mexican in the 70's, and had faced racism while trying to transition to a White working world (my mom especially bc of her accented English). So, wanting the best for us, they sent us to White schools, hoping we could learn perfect English and assimilate into White culture. This is exactly what happened. My sister and I, both light-skinned, assimilated properly, and both forgot our Mexican-American identity. It wasn't until I went to college that I found the need to reconnect with my Mexican-American background. Fortunately, my college was 75% Latino and, spending so much time with other proud Spanish-speaking Latinos made me proud of my background and made me want to learn Spanish. Which I did! However, it wasn't until I started working at a restaurant with many Spanish-speaking coworkers and customers, that I was able to fall back on my high-school Spanish and finally learn. Basically, it can be a difficult course for a non-Spanish speaking Latino to even BEGIN to learn Spanish.

[@wizhard94]

América is a continent, not a country, todos los hispanos nacidos en América somos americanos

[@snowangelnc]

That's terrible that they thought that speaking fluent English required a person to be totally ignorant of other languages. I've met lots of people that speak perfect English, as well as a second language that they use with close family members. What matters to other people is that you can communicate with them clearly. As long as you can do it in one language they are not going to care, let alone be bothered by the fact that you are so well-educated that you have access to a second language. The ugly stigma against English speakers is that they are completely incapable of learning how to speak any other language. Denying a child the opportunity to grow up with a second language because it's assumed that they have to be monolingual if they're going to speak English well supports that idea, sad to say.

[@toneriggz]

I was born and raised in America but I speak a bit of Spanish only because my mother's English is horrible. So there was a need to speak it. I've got relatives who are Latino, born in America but they don't have the need to speak Spanish because either their parents speak English or don't know Spanish themselves. If that need isn't present, then you're not going to speak Spanish. I'm pretty sure the same is true of any other language. I think it's arrogant on the part of Spanish speakers to look down on a Latino who doesn't speak Spanish. And even if you know how to speak Spanish, if you don't speak it at a certain level, these Spanish speaking Latinos will look down on you. But they get quiet when it's time to speak in English and they only know 4 words. Most people are going to learn the language that they need to learn to move around in their world. Ironically enough, whether it's Spanish or English, you're still fighting over some oppressor's language.

[@yoquese97]

I don't know if you know the term bilingual, but there are a lot of Latinos that are born in america and speak Spanish as a regular latino, just with some accent, and also a lot of regular Latinos that speak English like normal Americans, of course with Hispanic accent, like myself, I'm born and raised Colombian but I study in USA...

[@toneriggz]

I basically described myself as being bilingual, so I'd like to think that I know what the term means. But that's not my point. You're studying in the US, so there is a need for you to learn English because English is the dominant language in this country and if you're going to study here and work here, it's in your best interest to know the dominant language. There are Latinos born in America who don't really need to know Spanish because it's not that important to their everyday lives. And if you factor in their parents not knowing or not speaking Spanish to them, there's less of a chance that they'll grow up speaking Spanish. Knowing how to speak English is enough for them. In general, knowing as many languages as possible is a plus but for a lot of people, it's not a pressing need so they don't bother with it.

[@Leocomander]

1. Most Latinos are perfectly bilingual (US Latinos) 2.You failed don't go around saying that Spanish is useless cause you can't speak it. 3. If I'd have to give up a language I would give up english. 4 .english is a ridicoulously easy language I learned it from Sponge bob and speak it with a very minimal accent. 5. If I can be perfectly bilingual and teach myself English why can't you do that with Spanish there is no excuse.

[@toneriggz]

Leocomander 1. No, a lot of Latinos are not bilingual. That's the purpose of this video, to highlight those who don't speak the language. 2. I said that for a lot of people, particularly in America, they really don't need to speak Spanish. Speaking another language is always a plus, mind you, but it's not always necessary, especially in America. 3. Ok. 4. Ok. 5. I know enough Spanish to communicate with my close, Spanish speaking relatives. I don't really need nor desire to master that particular language.

[@lalalaa848]

Melissa Bellais if you don't mind me asking how did you learn all those languages. I'm interested in learning another language and was wondering how you did it. Also do you know how to write it/the grammar portions as well. Thanks.

[@alexandra3673]

People in the comments are like "oh you should still learn Spanish" or "it's sad to know that there are so many Latinos that can't speak Spanish :/" like did. you. not. get. the. point.

[@Neverseenstars]

USCAN14 not everyone finds it useful in their life. and some of us have english speaking parents and grandparents so its not a road block.

[@oliviaandrade8350]

Alexandra Gulden Some people from Latin descent don’t WANT to learn Spanish or don’t think they would benefit by doing so. No one should be shamed for not learning a language. I think people should mind their own fucking business

[@luv03]

I always feel so ashamed and embarrassed cause I can’t speak Spanish & I feel as if most of the Latino community loves poking fun at hispanics who can’t. It’s not my fault my Mexican father was adopted by white people and doesn’t know his culture very well.

[@ranondo92]

@USCAN14 you don't need spanish to learn about ourselves.

[@jamesmanzano5231]

Olivia I’m not ashamed (and no one can shame me for it) for not learning Spanish, but I am ashamed of being Mexican. I’ve realized there are differences in cultures that make it a society that people want to immigrate to. Many rich white people go to the resort towns of Mexico to party, but gangs are even making those dangerous now. I’m glad in prison that Whites and Hispanics have somewhat of an alliance against blacks, but if there would be no blacks, I realize it would be Whites against Hispanics. That is why I moved from Texas to Tennessee. More people are racist against blacks than Hispanics.

[@bluepunk559]

People like that girl is the reason I don't speak Spanish. I've been told by many people "why don't you speak Spanish" "are you ashamed of your culture" "are your parents to good to teach you Spanish". Some of them said "your brown yet you don't speak Spanish? News flash! Spanish is a European language aka white not brown. I speak English because I was born in the U.S and i am a 5th generation American of Mexican ancestry, not Latino and not Hispanic. But I am learning a REAL Mexican language which is Nahuatl and blessed to live in a community with many Indigenous Mexicans. The stories they tell of other Mexicans making fun of them for not knowing Spanish.

[@natazoe777]

video del 2015 pero no está mal aclarar: si no naciste en latam, no sos latino, corta. y no por tener un nombre del tipo JUAN o que tus padres hayan nacido en guatemala tampoco te hace latino. es último es tener ASCENDENCIA pero no te hace latino. that's it

[@ritster21]

This is actually called the Generational Gap. As more generations of immigrants are born, their ability to learn Spanish diminishes. Example: Gloria and Exodia move to US to have kids and make a new life. They are the 1st generation of that family to live in the US. They speak Spanish, and they may or may not learn some English. Their kids are born and they are known as the 2nd generation. They speak both English and Spanish. However as time passes, because they generally only speak Spanish to 2 people, their parents, and because English is so dominant on TV, school, friends, etc, English greatly becomes the kids' dominant language. Spanish takes a backseat. Then when they go and visit their Spanish speaking only cousins, you can clearly see the difference in their vocabulary. Even 6 year old Spanish speaking only kids will great outperform even bilingual adults. I would know. Then the 2nd generation kids have kids of their own. Because the 2nd generation kids are so dominant and comfortable with English more so than Spanish, they will only speak English to the 3rd gen kids. Hence they learn little Spanish. Eventually by 4th gen, Spanish is all but gone.

[@annetavila8645]

I met a 5th generation Mexican-American like 2 months ago and his SPANISH was amazing! I was surprised...

[@BlueJayKing]

I hate that my Spanish sucks.

[@leolopezdigital]

+Lauregui You can improve, because you are inteligent. Good luck.

[@devinpink8683]

it's most likely way better than mines

[@VozBox]

+Boss At Home Siga intentandolo y mejorara. Saludos.

[@SenseOfElation13]

+Boss At Home I hate that my English sucks lol

[@devinpink8683]

Are you bad at pronunciation because your spelling and sentence structure is good

[@laloptk100]

Por definició, si alguien no habla español o alguna lengua derivada del latín, entonces no es latino. Según Wikipedia latino es: "aquél o aquello que es natural de los pueblos que hablan lenguas derivadas del latín", así que no hay tal cosa como latinos que no hablan español (u otra lengua derivada del latin), no sean mensos FLAMA.

[@douba_plusa]

En los Estados Unidos ellos son latino si son de America Latina

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Aliyah A Porque cambiaron el término, en efecto les dicen así porque son ignorantes

[@douba_plusa]

Iván Schulz-Corona Probablemente :L

[@mariocarolo2107]

Brazilians are latinos and they dont speak spanish

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Mario Carolo He's not saying otherwise tho

[@tamara.mw.]

I just don't understand why you would call yourself latino when you were born in the U.S?? Having latin american HERITAGE and being latino are two different things. I'm latin american and my heritage is german.. I wasn't born in germany, i don't speak german, therefore i'm simply NOT german

[@MidnightDracula]

Even though they're sick of hearing it, it's still sad to know that so many latino/Hispanics don't know their native language ..

[@Redleg615]

***** most Irish don't know Gaelic.

[@Pookieluvie]

Zachary Seaton And how many of those people truly celebrate their respective cultural traditions? Not a lot. I thank my ancestors for adhering to our Latin American background through the spoken language. Spanish is a binding agent that helps tie my people to their origins and allows them to participate in keeping the culture alive. Second generation families of Latin Americans are the faction of people with the greatest devotion of any culture because of this reason.

[@w4wxp]

***** Not always true. I'm American partly descended from Gitanos and I still celebrate St Sarah Day, Love Flamenco, Am a musician etc even though I speak very little Calo-Spanish.

[@thejazzmusician]

Spanish isn't a native language any where outside of Spain

[@latinoprophet]

I was adopted from guatemala and i live in the US soo... However my dad is white american and my mom is Guatemalan. She speaks both. I understand it but living in a really white town ect i use more English. I can speak a bit of spanish but i forgot most of it. I can understand tho when relatives talk to me on my moms side (everyones still bilingual)

[@morriganrose7303]

people in the comments so mad.

[@valkiron11]

"French?!" She's Dominican, so she took that very personal lol

[@laurispinni4890]

That must be pretty annoying, I feel like people in the USA completely ignores the fact that bloodline isn’t the same as nationality, when they know someone’s heritage, it’s like your whole personality is based on the stereotypes from the country your family comes from. Being born in a Latin American country but raced in USA is not being Latino, nor having Latino parents, and the other way around, if a North American had a kid in South America who’s raised as Latino and then goes to the north, this person would have some cultural shocks bc they could be white, blonde, blue eyed and speak some English, but this person identifies with the Latin culture so it cannot be called “American”.

[@latinoprophet]

damn this makes me so upset. like okay theres nothing really wrong if you were born Latin and grew up in the us without learning ur native language but like my mom speaks spanish and my older siblings due but i just never picked it up. like i know common phrases because my mom speaks both so sometimes shed say like dinner is ready or let the dogs out in spanish and i know what they mean but like damn i wish i could speak it its such a nice language.

[@SEbdeViaje]

Adam Jehu damn learn it

[@em-gl1oc]

Me too, man. Me too

[@colt-one]

"...without learning your native language." WTF? The language you learn first/best IS your native language. The only way not to have a native language is to not understand ANY language.

[@goldenblood846]

Spanish and English isn't are Native Language, those language come from Europe, that's if ur people are really from here.

[@A_friendwithoutbenefits]

Then stop being lazy and learn it.

[@puddingmaster2]

It has always bothered me that people think that someone has to speak a certain language because of their ethnicity. There are several reasons why someone who is Latin or Hispanic may not speak Spanish. Their parents may not speak it, so how would they learn it themselves. I would only assume that a Latin or Hispanic person would speak Spanish if their parents speak Spanish because then the person was brought up with that language. Otherwise, why would someone learn a language that they don't need to use? Just because you're a certain ethnicity doesn't mean that a specific language is wired in or that you need to know that language. I'm of Mexican decent, and my family speaks Spanish at home, so I know Spanish, but I have friends who are also of Mexican decent, but their families don't speak Spanish. I don't tell those friends that they SHOULD know Spanish, or that they aren't "as Mexican" as I am because they don't speak Spanish.

[@swiggles4342]

That is precisely what it means, you're wrong, anyone from a certain ethnicity must speak that language, otherwise, how can you even call yourself part of their ethnicity if you can't even communicate with them, the answer is simple, you are not Hispanic...

[@Maria-oh1nq]

Embarassing

[@Maria-oh1nq]

Youre not mexican youre an american

[@wizhard94]

Cringe. Un hispano o latino debe hablar español o un idioma latino para considerarse como tal. De otro modo sólo es un extranjero.

[@valuecalc]

The pressure is phenomenal.

[@forgotmylighter4468]

When people say "What else would make you a Latino if you don't speak the language???" The culture... lmao I celebrate almost every holiday with my cousins who are, by your standards, full on Latinos/Latinas but I only know how to speak the basic amount to allow me to understand and say a few things. It wasn't a necessity for me since they all spoke English anyways and were kind enough to do so around me (never asked them to). I still have all the same experiences they all had with OUR families and I'm still considered a Latino because of it. What else was I suppose to go by if not Latino? Cacausian? That would be lying on multiple accounts. Maybe you should re-define what being Latino is to you because you are clearly mistaken and misunderstanding it. Language is really nothing but a verbal communications boundary to me.

[@niniqole]

amix, "latino" is someone who speak a romance language... Being latino has nothing to do with the culture, tas loca de viaje

[@vanessavillanuevacollao7925]

@tomás the culture passes through the language, if you can not read Borges, Garcia Marquez, Vargas LLosa in Spanish then it is very difficult that you can get the subtle things that a native speaker can caught. Translations are doing a great job but the original has always a different meaning. I think many people has just to make peace with themselves, reconcile with their US citizenship and be cool with that, being an american from Latino origin.

[@Cloverfr]

Precisely what makes someone latino is the language, that is where the name comes from. Non less, you may be descendent from parents from let's say, Venezuela, and it's totally okay to embrace the culture from that country, no one should take away that from you. Latino is not a "culture", every country has their own culture, is a tool, being the language that allow us all to communicate and share some aspects, but let me tell you, the culture within Latin countries can be strongly different, as an example Bolivia and Argentina, and this as neighbors countries. Different food, different speach, different expressions, different values, etc. Some countries can be very protective of this. When someone says Latino culture in this kind of context, it makes me think they think we all share the same culture, but we don't.

[@djguapo]

"Nos esta vigilando big brother." "Big Brother! I love that TV show!" I lost it

[@giggles2302]

If you live in the States, there is absolutely no shame in not knowing Spanish. No one has to know Spanish, but they do have to know English. It's a HUGE misconception to think that if a person wasn't taught to speak Spanish, then that automatically means they're trying to be White. They're not trying to be anything, they're just naturally being themselves. I didn't speak Spanish until I became an adult. I never used it at home, even though my dad is from Jalisco and my parents spoke mostly Spanish with one another. My dad spoke English with us, not Spanish, and that's a GOOD thing. His English got better, which is what's really necessary in this country. And it's a HUGE LIE to say that if someone doesn't know Spanish, they'll never find a job. Oh really?? So, every single employed person in the United States knows Spanish? Most of them don't, so that lie fails. For those who don't speak Spanish, at least this person "gets you." You're not trying to be anything, you're just being you. If you WANT to learn another language, that's great! But you don't HAVE to. You have NOTHING to prove - not to other (Spanish speaking) Hispanics who have a corncob up their asses about you not speaking Spanish (it's no skin off their asses, so they're just being ridiculous), and certainly not to anyone else. You be you and be proud of you! :)

[@espearite3]

Thank you!!

[@ludvigsilva1]

But knowing languages is cool, and it definitely broadens opportunities for better positioned jobs, it makes you to understand and assimilate cultures. I'm Mexican, born and raised in Mexico, I've never lived in an English speaking country and I've noticed my English is sometimes better than many "native" speakers LOL. I also speak German and low German. As your dad did an effort to improve his English, you should had done the same with your Spanish. But you live in the US, the least interested country in understanding cultures out there, no surprise why a huge amount of Americans are so ignorant.

[@zenaidamoreno1824]

👏🏼preach

[@riohtx7012]

fr

[@mikelopez4450]

We are not the same race

[@nancyy6312]

Umm this is a very touchy subject. Sometimes first generation parents don't want to teach their kids Spanish cause they are either afraid that they will get an accent and people will "bully" them or simply just didn't care. For me I grew up in a English speaking day care ever since i was at least 4 weeks old because my mother wanted to work. So i can admit that i lost my Spanish tongue (rolling your Rs). But my parents always spoke it at home so i do understand it. Also i lived in a rural southern town, a very small Hispanic population at the time when i was young. During my teen years i wanted to teach myself so i did. I don't shame other "Spanish speaking " ppl just because they don't for whatever reason. I mean there are some Asian who don't speak their native language but its a OK for them (im guessin) And if they don't want to speak then that's them... i mean its not hurting you, you're still breathing right? OK...

[@annetavila8645]

I understand, Growing up was insane for me. My mom is Mexican/ Arab and my Dad is Mexican/Chinese. They can't speak Arabic nor Chinese but know their indigenous language from Mexico; Mixteco and Mazahua. I grew up hearing my parents talking in their indigenous langauge to my grandparents. I don't speak, read or write because they were never passed down to me even though i heard them on the daily basis. I didn't know Spanish until I was 7. My mom told me that I rejected the language at a young age but now I am fluent (not perfect like from Mexico, but I can read, write and speak it) When I started learning Spanish, I didn't learn Mexican Spanish, I learned Colombian Spanish because my mom closest friends are Colombian and my closest friends are Colombian and Venezuelan. So when I speak Spanish, people hardly understand me for my slang . I grew up watching Colombian novelas instead of Mexican and watching Turkish novelas with my mom. But with all this going on instead of getting a "Mexican" accent , I have a Cuban accent. People downgrade me when I tell them that I'm Mexican but sound Cuban. Sorry but it isn't my fault. Meanwhile, I was exposed to the Italian language because my mom's sister married an Italian guy (uncle). They use to live with us until I was 11. my uncle would speak in Italian all the time when talking to his parents and grandparents. It got confusing, but at the same time at age 9 I feel in love with the Danish Culture. So i self taught myself Danish. Now i'm fluent, I respond to my parents in Danish, instead of Spanish. They picked it up (some of it) while I was learning it. I'm Mexican, Arab and Chinese. I speak 3 languages Spanish, English and Danish. (understand a bit of Swedish and Norwegian) Learning Italian. But don't know Chinese or Arabic nor the Indigenous language which I heard from a daily basis. You are correct when It isn't passed down.But I love all my cultures and wouldn't trade them for anything ♥

[@rofersolozabal7697]

Pues amigas, eso se llama racismo. Y si lo condenas de una lado (Rusia, Europa...) pero el que tienes en casa lo aceptas, te amilana y hace que cambies radicalmente, es muy pero que muy grave. Que os muráis de ganas de ir al lugar más racista del planeta, y aceptéis todo lo que os puteen, y ladres a los otros, es de un borreguismo y de una gravedad extremas producto de la agresiva estrategia anglosajona.

[@brandonreyes1920]

agreed!

[@AmazingJMS]

Entonces... no son latinos.

[@iwearleatherjackets1]

I think it's a shame when fellow Hispanic people don't speak Spanish, but I'm not going to force them learn it. It's a free country, they can speak whatever the Hell they want.

[@firearm9730]

Leo the Weirdo A lot of people have reasons to not knowing the language. For example; I'm latina but my dad left me when I was a baby so I never had the chance to learn the language. So I think it's kind of ignorant that people are saying that people ain't latinos because they don't speak spanish. I sometimes cry because I don't know the language, and it doesn't make me feel better when I read all the comments here, telling me that I'm not latina because I did not have the privilege to learn spanish when I was younger!

[@iwearleatherjackets1]

Firearm You're still perfectly Latina to me, but I do think it's a shame that you can't speak the great language that Spanish is. Oh, well. You can try learning it on your own. Try Duolingo.

[@iwearleatherjackets1]

Bardo cinemático Someone's ignorant.

[@iwearleatherjackets1]

Bardo cinemático Latin/Latino: a member of any of the Latin peoples, *OR* those who chiefly speak Romance languages. Emphasis on the "or."

[@danicoleb5394]

+Leo the Weirdo Majority of the time, it's not by choice, if your parents don't teach you the language then you just don't know it. And if you have no interest in learning it or your culture than the cycle of not knowing Spanish continues. My father never taught me and my siblings Spanish because my mother was a Black American who didn't know it and because he used English to get around. When his parents died he didn't feel the need to use Spanish and thus never taught me. Luckily, I'm heavily interested in my Cuban culture that I'm learning more about it and made it my life's goal to learn the language, but most of the time not knowing the language isn't by choice so I wouldn't shamed Latinos for not knowing it.

[@yocorro90]

Some of these comments are so ignorant. The point of the video is that people assume someone speaks Spanish just because of their name, and that is NOT okay. Only people with Hispanic names have to deal with that nonsense. My last name is Gonzalez, but I was born in Indiana and raised in Georgia. My grandparents came here from Mexico, but I didn't grown up around them, so I didn't learn Spanish. It would be pretty cool to know Spanish, but I'm no different than any other American who doesn't know the language of their ancestors. One of the commenter said that it's sad that 2nd and 3rd generation Hispanics forget their language. I didn't forget... I never learned. Why would I? I was born and raised in America. English is our language, so I don't think I owe anyone an apology for only speaking English. It is so annoying to have people constantly ask if I speak Spanish. I am a teacher, and one day, the ESOL teacher literally came to my door in the middle of my class with a little girl who speaks absolutely no English and said, "She's going to be in your class now. You speak Spanish, right?" That is not okay. I love my grandparents, and I love learning about my ancestors and their culture, but it isn't my culture.

[@fordictionclass]

+Caitlin Gonzalez I remember one time in high school, one of my teachers was on the phone with a student's parents because they got in trouble. She called me up to her desk, handed me the phone, and was like, "here, translate this," and I had to awkwardly say, "...I don't... speak Spanish." She rolled her eyes, sighed, and shouted to the entire class, "does anyone know Spanish?" Meanwhile, I was still standing in front of the class.

[@TejanoBarrera]

You are totally right. I work at a grocery store, and people come up to me and just assume I speak Spanish. When I tell them I don't speak it they either give me a frustrated look, or ask me why I don't, or they start talking to me in English. and it's damn good English too, why didn't they just speak to me in English to begin with.

[@EvilSchizoGenius]

Learn it, it will not hurt and you will benefit from it (and any other language).

[@gardan4452]

Okay okay i'll try explain this, sorry for my english. 1.- Everyone is free to learn or not a language. 2.- nobody should be ashamed about of their blood ties. Who is pure blood today? 3.- people who speaks spanish shouldn't be angry cuz they don't want to learn spanish, is ok is their life. Maybe i forgot something u can put in the comments And i would appreciate if anyone can help me with my writing.

[@wellnessconnect3368]

Heriberto Pérez Si es la verdad. and to help you well pues no escribe “is ok”, escribe “it is ok” o “it’s ok”

[@waldobaez4751]

the mail guy is sooooooo dominican

[@narutoironman]

What people fail to realize is that its not the persons fault its their parents and even then many of them feel forced to assimilate into "american" culture and didn't want their children learning English so they can be more accepted. You are Latino if you consider yourself Latino and thats what matters, its amazing to be bilingual and yes its sad some don't know the language but belittling their ethnicity isn't helping anyone

[@faustuskrauss6457]

when I was younger, I didn’t know any Spanish, because I was born and raised in the US. English was my first language. I got lectured by just about every Latino that I should learn Spanish. I’m older now, and I speak Spanish fluently. Now I asked those very same people in Spanish why they don’t know English after they tell me they’ve been living in the US for 40-50 years!

[@martillodelajusticia7211]

Son del sur-oeste?

[@jesseduran6906]

Maybe it's because they use their children to translate and don't bother learning English. Which, they are supposed to learn English and stop harassing the ones who don't know Spanish.

[@mnmgfdhjiuyzxcasdqwere7786]

If you're part Polynesian, then you still get mistaken for being Hispanic. I have found Latin cultures to be incredibly rude, loud, and very nosy in regard to your ethnicity. They think only Middle and South Americans have brown skin. Now try explaining you are not Hispanic to them when they don't speak English. These short, stumpy mfs have tongues that run faster than their brains.

[@norbonius]

So painfully true. It doesn't happen nearly as much since I moved further away from San Antonio, but it really sucked so hard (especially since I work in a kitchen environment.) It'll still happen every time I come in contact with people that do speak Spanish. "You don't speak Spanish?!? Whaaat?"

[@greeneking77]

+norbonius Why didn't you just move the Northside?

[@norbonius]

Cost WAAY too much at the time. I'm a cook, and while I love what I do, it wasn't getting me a place that's not Section 8.

[@balamsosa7176]

- Tu tiene' cara de buena gente - Morí de risa xD

[@lorenzolopez7740]

Yo soy nacido en Suecia y hablo,escribo y leo perfecto español y cuando tenga hijos les hablare en español al 100% ya que el sueco y el ingles lo aprenderan automaticamente.

[@brucebrewer8894]

He's a "white man" for not speaking Spanish, a white man's language. Hilarious.

[@sierrarose8727]

thats like getting mad at mexicans for not speaking Nahuatl or Peruvians for not speaking Quechua. or argentines for not speaking italian...xd

[@hiphipjorge5755]

@@sierrarose8727 I mean those are just stereotypes at the end of the day, about Mexicans basically being Aztecs and Argentines basically being Italians. Spanish DNA is more common in Mexico than Nahua DNA because the Aztecs were only in one region of Mexico whereas the Spanish were in most of the country alongside many native groups (that mostly hated the Aztecs). Spanish dna is also more common in Argentina than Italian because the Italians migrated en masse alongside the Spanish but the Spanish had been there for far longer, so their DNA remains more common in a typical person.

[@oneiione]

I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MORE RELATABLE VIDEO IN MY LIFE

[@annisette13]

LMAO!!! Omg this video is so perfect. This is how I feel on a regular basis.

[@dhanhyaa]

I can totally relate to this as a person of South Indian descent who doesn't converse well in Tamil.

[@Roxygroupie]

I am a third generation my parents and grandparents were born in the USA before me. I consider myself an American with Mexican descent. I don't speak or read Spanish, in fact most of my extended family doesn't speak Spanish. It's not my native language. But that not to say I don't identify with some of the things my culture has to offer. The haters telling us that we need to I feel are wrong. I get along just fine without knowing Spanish. With the children being born in this country will know Spanish but more then likely will know English too.

[@alyssaisscreaming2125]

🙏🙏 (thank you!!)

[@rofersolozabal7697]

Vamos a ver, Rebeca (sí, con un C). Te das cuenta de que reclamas que tienes libertad de pensamiento y que nadie tiene por qué decirte nada. Pues dos generaciones antes que tú, tus abuel@s, no tuvieron la misma "suerte". Pues amigas (a ti también, Alisa), eso se llama racismo. Y si lo condenas de una lado (Rusia, Europa...) pero el que tienes en casa lo aceptas, te amilana y hace que cambies radicalmente, es muy pero que muy grave. Que vuestr@s antepasad@s se mueran de ganas de ir al lugar más racista del planeta, y hayan aceptado todo lo que les han puteado (solamente basta con leer el racismo en la historia de EEUU), y ladren a los otros, es de un borreguismo y de una gravedad extremas producto de la agresiva estrategia angloajona.

[@personalglow]

THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!!

[@lorenzobrancatisano]

The only problem I have with certain non Spanish speaking Latinos (Those from the Spanish speaking countries, and not Brazil for example) is that they will get annoyed when not included with other latinos that speak Spanish or they will use being Latino in their favor only when it will help them. Now, the reason I say some is that I do not judge at all the ones that were adopted into non speaking house holds, or where the parents refused to speak Spanish to them (for any reason including medical). The ones that I have more of a problem are the ones that decided to not learn the language, and by saying that I mean by avoiding to speak it all together. I was a no sabo kid. In 8th or 9th grade I decided I wanted to actually learn, so I decided to start speaking it around my siblings more. Yes, they would make fun of me for not saying some things right, but I learned from that. In High School I took French for all four years, but at home I would be online looking up Spanish grammar, I watched movies in Spanish, I listened to more music in Spanish and even followed hispanic KZbinrs. I was way more confident in speaking Spanish because I understood the grammar that much better and I actually decided to pay attention rather than take a Spanish class where most of the students wouldn't care and mostly get C's. I am fluent in Spanish now. So yes, it is possible to still speak Spanish if you are a no sabo kid, all you have to do is try, and if you don't try, then you should not use the excuse of not knowing later on and come up with excuses. Just say "I don't like speaking Spanish" it's that simple. For my friends that don't speak Spanish, I talk to them in English. This is also the reason I usually only speak English to Latinos when I first meet them. If I hear them speak Spanish, then I start speaking in both, even my white friends that know some Spanish, I will also talk to them in both. I also have nieces that are no sabo kids and one that doesn't speak Spanish at all. When they get upset because they don't understand the jokes or feel excluded from the Spanish conversations we have in the family, I no longer feel for them. Their parents spoke Spanish around them constantly when kids as did I. I even tried to get them to only speak Spanish to me. I stopped when they would no longer wanted to talk to me because I only spoke Spanish back and one of them even said that they did not want to speak Spanish because it as an ugly language. So like I said, unless there is a valid reason, I usually don't feel sorry for them.

[@zeddie2767]

Fr, my parents never taught me Spanish, but I learnt and became fluent in the language in less than 1 year, Spanish is the most similar language to English, any native English speaker can learn it 😂

[@elocinaqui24]

curly haired "que pena" girl is my spirit animal

[@TejanoBarrera]

Spirit animal, are you kidding me, really. She was being a total bitch and racist.

[@lucasm4299]

@@TejanoBarrera How is that even racist?? Wtf

[@TejanoBarrera]

@@lucasm4299 idk, this was four years ago. Maybe not racist, but definitely a bitch. The point is don’t make fun of non-Spanish speaking Latinos.

[@Gu1t4rT34ch3r]

I know a good amount of Spanish but I can feel when they look at me and say "Tu Habla Espanol" and start speaking fast as fuck in Spanish and I can get some words but I'm lost as fuck in what they're saying lol

[@corynicolas3175]

Me encanta el entusiasmo tuyo. Jajaja.

[@blackwhite7284]

i was born in Brazil, but came to the State when i was 6 now i only speak English.

[@lizpas03]

I understand Spanish now, and can read a decent amount of it, but as a kid I didn't and I hated when people would go "you're Mexican and you don't speak Spanish you must be ashamed of your race" or I would get "ooh are you trying to be a white girl?" got on my damn nerves. also at school if there was just me and some Mexican who didn't speak English, teacher would ask me to translate, and I would tell them I didn't speak Spanish they'd get upset because I wasn't being co-operative, they would call one of my parents to tell them to which my parents would tell them that I didn't speak or read Spanish, after a while I guess teacher go the memo I didn't know Spanish so don't ask me to translate, I also got asked "how come you don't speak Spanish your dad's from Mexico, your isn't but she speaks Spanish" but to those who asked me this in Spanish I couldn't explain to them that my dad wanted to learn English as quickly and well as possible, so that at work he could talk with his bosses about which machines were working what parts were needed etc. also if he had to go to a job interview he could explain his work experience, show that he was bilingual and negotiate pay instead of always having to start at minimum wage. he might not of went pass the 7th grade in Mexico but he is smart enough to know the benefit of learning English FYI: this was back in the late 80s early 90s in small town USA like less the 3,000 people. also many Mexicans on Mexico will tell you that if your born In USA your not Mexican your American

[@Ancient_Chronicler]

You should not judge people who can't speak Spanish because many of the people who are from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, and other Spanish speaking countries who can speak Spanish; Spanish is not their native language either even though Spanish is the official language of these countries many of these people need to realize that in reality Spanish is not their native language either if they really wanted to speak their native languages they would be speaking languages that belong to the Uto-Aztecan, Oto-Manguean, Misumalpan, Arawakan, Mayan, Quechumaran Language families; Languges such as Nahautl, Yaqui, Zapotec, Miskito, Taino, Quechua, Aymara etc. Many People other people in these countries are of African decent so their native languages would be Niger-Congo languages such as Wolof, Mende, Yoruba, Akan, Fang, BaKongo, Mossi etc. Spanish is not a native language to North or South America; Spanish is a European language belonging to the Indo-European Language family.

[@leolopezdigital]

But they speak english, a lot of hypocrisy. Remember english was the language used by the people who destroyed a lot of indian tribes.

[@yayciencia]

+Bardo cinemático So was Spanish. No seas tonto! We all speak Spanish because we lost our native language due to conquest and destruction.

[@leolopezdigital]

yayciencia. I know that, but people always point out spanish and don't say anything about english. That isn't fair. If both are killers, then you must confront both. Otherwise that's hipocresy.

[@yayciencia]

+Bardo cinemático, that doesn't make sense for this conversation, though. We're talking about what language is "most Latino", and English isn't ever brought up as a mandatory language you have to speak to be Latino. It doesn't make sense to call out English here because there aren't any "speak English!" people in this debate. If we were talking about what it means to be American, then not mentioning that English is also a foreign language historically WOULD be hypocritical there.

[@leolopezdigital]

Sorry, the video is in english, so your point isn't valid, and as matter of fact we are writting in english. One more hipocresy. The rethoric is pretty clear: Latinos in USA must speak english, Latinos out of USA must learn english so they can please americans (the dominant culture), spanish culture is wrong becouse they killed indians (but don't worry english isn't wrong, its fine) and then some latinos say "we are indians, we shouldn't speak spanish" (almost any of them speak an indian language) so at the end they just speak english. What a surprise, this is an excuse, as simple as that. But don't worry if they want to stay with the mainstream population is their problem, meanwhile I'll keep learning several languages, because I know, that's a winner's path. Good bye.

[@nobodynobody783]

Funny video...I really liked it.

[@evelyngonzalezponce2674]

Omg I love these videos 😂 "Do you still pronounce it guacamole or?" "Guacamole" lol

[@betopachecolevicoy6867]

If you dont speak a latin derived language you are not really latino. You are a latino descendant. This is something every one in the world agree on, except for Americans.

[@Alfydejesusp]

the dominican know his people lmafo

[@ElmoDiFocaTV]

Ya tu sabe manin

[@vaniamoscoso1785]

Amo tanto estos videos, en serio, son muy bacanes xD

[@ROA1988]

The UPS Driver...my new BFF, LOL!

[@lelechim]

That girl was being so mean, as if the guy's inability to speak Spanish somehow makes him "not Latino". He still comes from a Mexican family, and most likely has both Mesoamerican and Iberian ancestry. My family speaks a few different languages: Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, and English. Actually, none of my surviving relatives speak Spanish (my grandma died a few years ago), but I learned it myself in school and with the help of TV and music, and probably speak it better than most of my family :P However, we all understand Spanish, and have been watching Spanish-language TV since before I was born. As for Italian and Portuguese, I don't speak them because my parents always spoke to me in English, and usually speak to each other in English as well, but I understand both just fine most of the time. They have been speaking these languages much more since my grandfather moved into my house a few years ago, since his English is not very good. If someone told me I'm "not Italian" or "not Brazilian" because I don't speak Italian or Portuguese, I'd laugh at them. Other people have no right to try to erase anyone's identity.

[@13tuyuti]

It's one thing to be of a culture you don't know the language of but claiming to be Italian AND Brazilian without speaking either language is something that would only occur to an American.

[@lelechim]

@@13tuyuti Stop erasing my heritage. I can't change it.

[@13tuyuti]

@@lelechim I'm not touching your heritage. It's just that you are not your heritage.

[@stephaniemontez8131]

I'm already dead by the way that first guy said El Salvador 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheAylin104]

It's better to speak English fluently without an accent and know little to no Spanish, than speak Fluent Spanish and have an accent in English if you were born and raised in an English speaking country. Otherwise, people tend to think of those with accents as less intelligent and usually don't get high paying jobs

[@clairbear011]

that's true but I know a lot of kids that can speak both English and Spanish fluently without an accent

[@TheAylin104]

clairbear011 and that IS great! I just feel that there is a lot of discrimination against people with hispanic origin that do not speak fluent Spanish. If they know both fluently that is great for them! But in more cases than not, especially if Spanish is spoken primarily at home, the kid would have an accent in english which will most likely hurt their possibilities of earning a respectable career if they live in an english speaking country.

[@lfbaez]

I speak both English and Spanish with out an accent on either language not everyone has an accent

[@TheAylin104]

Luis Baez I didn't say everyone had an accent. I said the possibilities are higher.

[@brandonlivega]

You know there's more on a curriculum that speaking english with no accent right? Depending on the job, it may priorize other languages before a perfect english. At least worldwide.

[@moisesfigueroa1852]

Cool this is the first time I hear someone mentioning my country Honduras in a KZbin show. Awesome

[@henriqueruru]

A: Where are you from? Me: Brazil A: hOlA, Yo hABlo EsPAñOl Me: 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@devonoknabo2582]

Lol

[@devonoknabo2582]

(con acento americono)

[@henriqueruru]

Yeah! Next time I'll say: "good for you, 'cause I don't" lol 😂.

[@xior1761]

@@devonoknabo2582 si, como un gringo. 😂😂

[@GuidoLeopardi]

This happens to me when they realize that my name and lsat name is italian... I DON'T SPEAK ITALIAN, I JUST SPEAK SPANISH!

[@lucasm4299]

Argentina?

[@GuidoLeopardi]

Venezuela

[@arturoalvarezdelatorre9366]

@@GuidoLeopardi F

[@arturoalvarezdelatorre9366]

@@lucasm4299 hay apellidos italianos en toda latinoamérica solo que la mayoría están en argentina xd

[@Ayoutubeaccount3]

Dayummmm I can relate to this, growing up I couldnt handle learning two languages and I still couldnt speak any language at 4, so I learned English and stopped Spanish, pero me dije que cuando un año ha pasado voy a ser fluido, it just sucks though as no one here in England speaks Spanish, there are no latin americans and rarely one or two Spanish

[@Nahmee]

Yay Chris again! :D

[@1007tommy]

The dominican mail guy made my day!!

[@gracielareyna5879]

my dad never taught me spanish and i hate it when people are like "but. youre mexican.." like. that doesnt mean i speak spanish 😂😂 and my family treat me like i choose when to be white

[@waldod.8794]

+Grace Reyna Same here. My Puerto Rican family are the worst about it because whenever the topic comes up, they always start talking about me and my upbringing, in Spanish, right in front of me. I always think to myself, "geez, if you have such a big problem with us speaking English, then you shouldn't have raised us here in the first place!"

[@juanitoarcoiris2882]

@@waldod.8794 They wanted the best for you. You can't compare the opportunities of being raised in USA or Canada to being raised in any LatAm country.

[@NeoZero44]

Este canal está chido xD

[@GilAlmonte]

I call all my non-Spanish speaking Latino friends, "coconuts!" Brown in the outside, white in the inside.

[@tomasini1898]

Lol

[@kenyaali7866]

I am Anglo-Indian, and I get this all the true and get called a fake Hindu lol

[@franciscoleyva4413]

You know spanish was invented by white people too, right?

[@GilAlmonte]

Francisco Leyva didn't mean it as the color of their skins... Try to see beyond that. I meant they have been "Americanized" to a point where they speak little to no Spanish.

[@Jediskills14]

I like that lol