KarmaMod:

They are pretending

Spanish is the first thing they teach their children. no matter where they were born.

Not all Mexicans speak spanish. You can google it if you think I'm bluffing.

KarmaMod:

They are pretending

Spanish is the first thing they teach their children. no matter where they were born.

i'll have to agree. my school was packed with spanish kids and most of them spoke spanish. however, the dominican americans i noticed, rarely speak spanish cuz they think that they are black.

KarmaMod:

Kai motunrayo. I am SURE Ive lived here longer than you. *shakes finger*

I know I know its something to be ashamed of


Ive been living here since I was 5. . . .you?

KarmaMod:

They are pretending

Spanish is the first thing they teach their children. no matter where they were born.

Soo true. . . . .the Isrealis and Europeans too

naija_diva:

i'll have to agree. my school was packed with spanish kids and most of them spoke spanish. however, the dominican americans i noticed, rarely speak spanish because they think that they are black.

LOL!!

HCH3COO:

Not all Mexicans speak spanish. You can google it if you think I'm bluffing.

are we talking about mexicans or hispanics in general? if mexicans, then true, not all of them speak spanish. i had a mexican friend back in elementary school who didn't speak spanish. i used to get on her about why she doesn't speak spanish, LOL, anyways she just didn't. i guess she was native american or whatever.

lol diva, Dominicans pretty much ARE black but they do speak spanish

motunrao, 17 years here.

Here in England Nigerian Parents do not speak their native language to thier children. They only speak english. Whereas Turkish Greek Chinese Indian Polish and all other ethnic minorities speak their language to their children from childhood. The fault is from the parents

manmustwac:

Here in England Nigerian Parents do not speak their native language to their children. They only speak english. Whereas Turkish Greek Chinese Indian Polish and all other ethnic minorities speak their language to their children from childhood. The fault is from the parents

I dont know what Nigerians you're talking about but when I was in England last month, everywhere I went I heard Yoruba.

KarmaMod:

lol diva, Dominicans pretty much ARE black but they do speak spanish

motunrao, 17 years here. 7 years Naija (birth and secondary school)

i know but when u talk to them, they try to stay away from their spanish roots and claim black. even though they are "black" that's all they are, not spanish.

Oka i think it is sort of shameful that i can't speak Igbo. I see little chinese and mexican five year olds running around speaking their native tongue. But me when i was young i was speaking english and understanding Igbo. That is why i take lessons from some of yal and at home to learn my language. At first i didn't see the importance of learning but now i know it is VERY important. And when i learn, Im damn sure teaching my american born naija friends so they can speak it too. And im making 100% sure that my kids will learn Igbo because i don't want the Igbo culture to die in the states.

onyinye2:

Oka i think it is sort of shameful that i can't speak Igbo. I see little chinese and mexican five year olds running around speaking their native tongue. But me when i was young i was speaking english and understanding Igbo. That is why i take lessons from some of yal and at home to learn my language. At first i didn't see the importance of learning but now i know it is VERY important. And when i learn, I'm damn sure teaching my american born naija friends so they can speak it too. And im making 100% sure that my kids will learn Igbo because i don't want the Igbo culture to die in the states.

aww

KarmaMod:

I don't know what Nigerians you're talking about but when I was in England last month, everywhere I went I heard Yoruba.

well yoruba parents make sure that their children speak their language. i know some yorubas (i know, story, story) who spoke yoruba only because they got the "u know what" beaten out of them. so you can say that they were forced.

onyinye2:

Oka i think it is sort of shameful that i can't speak Igbo. I see little chinese and mexican five year olds running around speaking their native tongue. But me when i was young i was speaking english and understanding Igbo. That is why i take lessons from some of yal and at home to learn my language. At first i didn't see the importance of learning but now i know it is VERY important. And when i learn, I'm damn sure teaching my american born naija friends so they can speak it too. And im making 100% sure that my kids will learn Igbo because i don't want the Igbo culture to die in the states.

It's ok, baby.

We're both learning igbo together na.

@post
None of my cousins born here, nor my siblings can speak yoruba. Not because they're not being taught, but becuz. . hmmm, I really don't know.

But they understand it well, just can't speak it. sad!

KarmaMod:

I don't know what Nigerians you're talking about but when I was in England last month, everywhere I went I heard Yoruba.

Same here. . . I thought New York was bad
They are speak so loud too. . . , even amongst all the conversations on the bus you will always hear that Nigerian man/lady speaking soo embarrassingly loud

naija_diva:

well yoruba parents make sure that their children speak their language.

not really. my little punk ass nephew here couldn't speak yoruba to save his life.

onyinye2:

Oka i think it is sort of shameful that i can't speak Igbo. I see little chinese and mexican five year olds running around speaking their native tongue. But me when i was young i was speaking english and understanding Igbo. That is why i take lessons from some of yal and at home to learn my language. At first i didn't see the importance of learning but now i know it is VERY important. And when i learn, I'm damn sure teaching my american born naija friends so they can speak it too. And im making 100% sure that my kids will learn Igbo because i don't want the Igbo culture to die in the states.

same thing i want to do. it's mostly american born igbos that don't speak their language, everyone else seems to speak though.

i see a theme here.  lots of american born igbos don't speak ibo?

motun_rayo:

Same here. . . I thought New York was bad
They are speak so loud too. . . , even amongst all the conversations on the bus you will always hear that Nigerian man/lady speaking soo embarrassingly loud

ROTFLMAO!!

Nigerians for you. When my mom talks on the phone, she makes sure she screams, or else the person on the other line can't hear her. I'm like, you're on the phone. She'll still keep screaming

Nigerians in the UK are the Mexicans of the States

HCH3COO:

not really. my little punk ass nephew here couldn't speak yoruba to save his life.

aww man, you're wrong.

KarmaMod:

Nigerians in the UK are the Mexicans of the States

LOL

Ruby_Pearl:

ROTFLMAO!!

Nigerians for you. When my mom talks on the phone, she makes sure she screams, or else the person on the other line can't hear her.   I'm like, you're on the phone. She'll still keep screaming  

I think its in the  Naija water. . . . . .

naija_diva:

aww man, you're wrong.

HCH3COO:

"my little punk ass nephew"?

naija_diva:

"my little punk ass nephew"?

oh. i was just talking jive.

HCH3COO:

oh. i was just talking jive.

i know, i'm just messing with you.

naija_diva:

i know, i'm just messing with you.

hey man! don't do that.

motun_rayo:

Same here. . . I thought New York was bad
They are speak so loud too. . . , even amongst all the conversations on the bus you will always hear that Nigerian man/lady speaking soo embarrassingly loud

vietnamese people are loud too. with all their dumai dumai.

Kinda Disagree on that one. . . . No one is louder then a NIGERIAN lol

HCH3COO:

oh.  i was just talking jive.

Look at water boy using my line

onyinye2:

Look at water boy using my line

shut up there.

motun_rayo:

Kinda Disagree on that one. . . . No one is louder then a NIGERIAN lol

what do you know

motun_rayo:

Kinda Disagree on that one. . . . No one is louder then a NIGERIAN lol

Heheh! I agree with that but in a good way.  

@Topic,
If I were to speak my Mother tongue, I am suppose to know to speak in mandarin, Hakkha, Hokkien, Cantonese, Malay, Kadazan and Murut but so far I can only speak Malay, Hakkha and a little Mandarin. Does that make me a shameful being?

HCH3COO:

shut up there.

Mba.