Last night I was again annoyed at how Charla and Mirna revert to such stunted speech when communicating with the cab drivers, etc. Charla is the worst. It reminds me of the way American Indians talk in old western movies. I did not know until just now upon searching Charla and Mirna on Wikipedia that that is all part of their strategy. They really speak several languages but pretend not to and also act generally pathetic to create pity and get help. All this time I thought they really were that pathetic.
I wonder if that is the way their relatives speak. It does sound like how a first generation English speaker might sound. That’s the only reasonable explanation I can think of.
Did you catch the gays boys talking about killing the cab driver? He spoke English.