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Tags: latin america, Mexico, population, radio
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If you listen to a group of native Spanish-speakers, you might think their fast-paced conversation means easy communication with one another. But within the Spanish-speaking population, there’s a very clear divide — a linguistic “us” and “them.”
“On a Sunday afternoon at St. Odilia Catholic Church in Shoreview, a group of Latin Americans chat with me after Mass. They’ve come to the United States from six different countries.
Each person here speaks Spanish. but immediately the differences are evident. Jorge Rodriguez from Mexico says those differences are actually quite comical.
“It’s really entertaining,” says Rodriguez. “It’s unbelievable that even among ourselves, we need translators!”"
Source: More information in English / Mas informacíon en Ingles
Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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