[csvset]

They speak Norte Americano Spanish.

When I was in the Navy, I worked with a "Texican". We had a port call in Spain. When he spoke to some local ladies; they busted out laughing.

He was quite embarrassed, he said the women said his "Spanish" was "savage" and they referred to him as an "Indian".

[Young Rhino]

he said the women said his "Spanish" was "savage" and they referred to him as an "Indian".

The Spaniards are as snobbish as the Limeys when it comes to "their" language and race.

1. Language. The majority of the world does not speak Spanish as if they suffer from a speech impediment (that ridiculous theta sound).

2. Race. Spaniards who pride themselves as pure blood Europeans look down their noses at anyone with mixed ancestry from Latin America. Somehow the Moors' conquest of Spain seems to be forgotten...even by those curly-haired Spaniards.

[BluH2o]

... he said the women said his "Spanish" was "savage" and they referred to him as an "Indian".

I've traveled Spain fairly extensively and came away with one impression ... the Spaniards are the least linguistic in terms of other languages in all of Europe. Perhaps because they're on a peninsula, and somewhat isolated, not sure, but most Europeans in other countries are multi-lingual.

[BlueAngel]

You know, there have been Brits who say Americans don't speak English. They say that they can't understand what they are saying.

[bereanway]

Wow, those Spanish women sound like more fun than a barrel of monkeys. To try and speak someone's language and be termed "savage". Maybe this condescension isn't limited to the royals.