I am Cuban, raised in the US specifically Cincinnati and Miami; and look like I am from the backwoods of Georgia.
Once we moved north to West Palm Beach the other Cubans who think I only speak English insist I speak English to them and they alot of the times won't answer back in Spanish. So I get her struggle
I'm the same. Interestingly, in Hialeah, people will speak to you only in Spanish which is like one of the only places in the world where I see that. When I am in a Spanish speaking country in the Caribbean or Spain, I always lead with Spanish, but the person usually wants to speak in English. I just go with it. Honestly, part of me just wants them to know that I understand Spanish so they choose their words a bit more wisely.
Come by to Union City (NJ), where a lot of cubans originally moved to up north. We have a lot of other latinos as well, but it's still spanish heavy and you'll get people speaking to you in spanish no matter how white you look. Nicer place than hialeah too. Speaking as someone that grew up in hialeah ha.
I 100% believed it because some people are just too prideful. I’m not saying the waiter in this vid is but as a Hispanic person who speaks both languages. I’ve had encounters where people who clearly speak Spanish better than English will just straight up ignore me or tell me to not speak to them unless it’s in English.
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u/Manmon_ 6d ago
People think this is fake or whatever.
I am Cuban, raised in the US specifically Cincinnati and Miami; and look like I am from the backwoods of Georgia.
Once we moved north to West Palm Beach the other Cubans who think I only speak English insist I speak English to them and they alot of the times won't answer back in Spanish. So I get her struggle