why does Y, answers have an American flag by "en Español" at the bottom of this page and not the Mexico flag?

Question

o they not speak en Español in Mexico?

do they not speak en Español in Mexico?

then should the other countries flags have one for those other lauguages there?

Answer 1

Actually those flags bother me but for a differnt reason.

I have been working with software companies for almost 20 years on how to prepare their software for international markets and speakers.

I personally know some of the leading people in my field work for yahoo and provide advice to them across all their products.

Standard industry advice is to avoid flags (and other symbols) that may be politically loaded. That they don't correspond one to one with speakers and countries is plain, and troublesome, and reason enough to not do it. After all, we don't see the Union Jack next to all English sites do we?

Yahoo should know better.

Still, as for "en espanol", it is clearly a US flag, so is inteneded primarily for spanish speakers in the US.

There is also a Mexican YA as well in the list. If you look at the URLS they lead too, you will see they are different.

I don't necessarily agree that the flags are good - but I can imagine the long discussions that go on at very high levels in Yahoo's corporate structure, and the variety of reasons plus and minus why they would consider this.

Some of those flags below are VERY controversial political representations, such as Vietnam and Taiwan. There is a lot at risk there and frankly I am surprised they did it that way. If I were advising, I would have considered other alternatives, including dropping the icons completely

Answer 2

Because people speak Spanish in many more parts of the world than just mexico- including Spain, and the United States. That link is specifically for customers in the U.S. who would like to flex their intelligence and multilingual capabilities. The rest of us too dumb to speak a second language can continue to use the main site without being too confused.

Answer 3

Why indeed. Why are all of the signs in the big box outlets bi-lingual (English and Spanish)? ATM machines? Telephone help lines? Etc...etc.....
Learning English is a pre-requisite to citizenship - I guess the far left in this country feel it would be an inconvenience to try and learn the language after legally or illegally entering the country.
Go figure.

Answer 4

Because that is for the Spanish-speakers in the United States. For those actually in Mexico, there is another section altogether, as there is for Argentina and Spain.

Answer 5

b/c your country is being invaded for illegal spanish speaking aliens and they are so many that yahoo has decided to create an español section where they can comunicate and whit the rest of latin americans.

Answer 6

each person that talk spanish don't seem to be mexicans. and to your four-one million-one million spanish is probably the most different spoken language in america. so individuals which can be on yahoo in america and are extra informed in spanish have an alternative!!! feel external of the field!!!!

Answer 7

Because there are Americans who prefer to speak in Spanish and Spanish speaking people of other countries who would like to speak to Spanish speaking Americans.

Answer 8

I think it's a given the Mexican Y/A(w/Mexican flag) is in Spanish. You can choose the American Y/A in Spanish however.

Answer 9

not all Spanish-speakers are Mexican; not even all US Spanish-speakers are.

Clearly, Yahoo! is aiming at all Spanish-speakers in the US, not just Mexicans, Puerto Ricans or anyone else.