Are they terrified of gringos?
2006-09-16 06:41:32 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
To not have to bother to talk to us, to get away with something, and almost certainly just to annoy us.
2006-09-16 06:49:30 · answer #1 · answered by # one 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not just Mexicans. I know so many others that can speak and understand english and pretend they can't. If they could see the stupit expression on their faces when they pretend maybe they would smarten up. Really. Study their face closely when they begin with " I don't speak any english."
2006-09-16 14:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by X-Woman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always pretend I can't speak English if some random guy starts talking to me. I've pretended I was deaf before, too, and just ignored them, but they just keep repeating themselves adnaseum, usually. It's better to pretend you don't speak English than to tell some wack-a-doo you don't want to talk to him.
2006-09-16 13:47:20 · answer #3 · answered by Nicki Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For at least some of them, the same reason that I sometimes don't speak to people in Spanish even though I can. Fear of the unknown, intimidation, fear that you'll get yourself into a situation (linguistically) that you can't handle. Some of them just want to keep separate, but those people probably aren't worth your while trying to talk to anyway.
2006-09-16 13:46:02 · answer #4 · answered by Gary B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have friend from Quebec and he has only been speking English for 2 years, he was 22 when he came over to the Uk.
2006-09-16 13:45:13 · answer #5 · answered by The High Flying Freedom Frie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the if they pretend they don't understand then we'll leave them alone. Then they can go back to doing nothing.
2006-09-16 13:58:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they want to know what we know,and some arent comfortable with speaking english, because some white ppl make fun of them. I think they do it because they can and they feel superior speaking a foreign language,and talking about ppl when we whites don't know what they are saying.
2006-09-16 13:44:34 · answer #7 · answered by Dragonflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
alot of people who speak foreign languages pretend that they cannot speak english and i think they do it so that if you are bad-mouthing a part or person of the country they would know.
2006-09-16 13:46:22 · answer #8 · answered by katz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So they wont have to deal with americans as often i would guess. they are hoping an american will get annoyed because they cant understand and dont want to sit and explain all day.
2006-09-16 13:43:14 · answer #9 · answered by hatin_u_always 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even better question ...why do some americans never show the interest to learn any other language besides theirs? ...I mean, it is not exactly like the opportunities aren't there for them.
2006-09-16 14:39:52 · answer #10 · answered by p.g 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋