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A mexican kid stole your DS and ran for the border. Let's learn Spanish!
- Thread starter ZealousD
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Zatan Klan
Member
Racistas hasta la chingada............y rateros para acabar.
rollingstart
Banned
this cant be real
IPGlider said:Oh, maybe, but here, in Spain, a lot of people refer to the language as "castellano" and not as "español". And I'm one of them.
Even the vast amount of differences between the Spanish spoken in America and the Castellano spoken in Europe are enough to differentiate both branches of the language.
And the Mexican flag is not meant to offend you as a Spaniard. Because the game is marketed to an American audience, it's more appropriate to add an image of something that Americans can identify easily with Spanish. I could bet that the European cover would have a Spanish flag.
DJ Crimson
Banned
We need this to be ported to all consoles/handhelds comprende.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I agree with you. I mean no offense to Mexicans, but the flag everybody should associate the Spanish language with is the Spanish flag and no other one.IPGlider said:
Do not generalize. In South America we call the our language Castilliano. Maybe in Mexico people call it Spanish, but in every country I have been from South America we refer to it as Castilliano.Crateman said:
radioheadrule83
Banned
I'm nearly crying with laughter! :lol
Not just at the intro but all the posts and observations here.. :lol
Not just at the intro but all the posts and observations here.. :lol
UpperCaseN
Member
LaneDS said:
:lol
this game is pure gold
Attack You
Member
ICallItFutile said:
Yes! I couldn't breathe after the cop cars came. And, it still just kept getting better and BETTER. :lol
godhandiscen said:
Something tells me you don't live in the United States.
Pretty much all of the Spanish we hear comes from South America, predominantly from Mexicans (but Cubans and Puerto Ricans are also very common). Spanish is the #1 foreign language for any American to learn because of Mexico and it's many emigrants.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
edit:
im not even gonna touch that subject.:lol :lol
Mexico isn't South America.ZealousD said:
ChazAshley said:
im not even gonna touch that subject.:lol :lol
The Faceless Master
Member
ooh, right... i totally didn't think about thatGraphics Horse said:She married his father's brother.
also, this GIF is gonna be a HUGE new GAF MEME...
LOOK OUT PHOENIX WRIGHT
*saves gif*
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
I can't wait for the inevitable version for the Japanese language.
Your shoes get stolen by a Sexy Ninja, you have to go to Japan to get your shoes back. Then as your plane flies by the Ninja, you open the window and slap her.
Your shoes get stolen by a Sexy Ninja, you have to go to Japan to get your shoes back. Then as your plane flies by the Ninja, you open the window and slap her.
The Faceless Master
Member
well, it's in stock at amazon.com, i used the GAF Amazon search box and it's the first link when you search for "spanish for everyone"Batgirl said:
The Faceless Master
Member
nope. that was the 3rd or 4th thing i thought.Hot Chili said:Don't know, maybe I'm speculating too much, but am I the only one who thought about this?
Anyway, one of the best intros ever. Ever.
MickeyKnox
Member
That was fucking amazing.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Are people really arguing the whole Español/Castellano thing? Really? Even in Spain, people who would speak Galician, Catalan or any of the other Spanish languages at home learn Castilian at school. It's the official language, so it makes sense that it is associated with the country.
Also, having the Mexican flag on the cover instead of the Spanish one is to do with marketing. You have to play to your audience and the audience to this game is from the US: an audience that associates speaking Spanish with Mexico, not Spain. It is annoying (like how English is sometimes associated with the US flag instead of the Union Jack) but nothing to get into a twist over.
And don't any of you start on the whole ustedes/vosotros and which is correct thing. People will learn whatever dialect is dominant in their region. Thus the Japanese will learn American English while continental Europeans learn British English. Just be glad they aren't teaching the familiar "vos" (as used in parts of Central America, Argentina and Columbia) with its complicated and archaic grammatical forms.
Also, having the Mexican flag on the cover instead of the Spanish one is to do with marketing. You have to play to your audience and the audience to this game is from the US: an audience that associates speaking Spanish with Mexico, not Spain. It is annoying (like how English is sometimes associated with the US flag instead of the Union Jack) but nothing to get into a twist over.
And don't any of you start on the whole ustedes/vosotros and which is correct thing. People will learn whatever dialect is dominant in their region. Thus the Japanese will learn American English while continental Europeans learn British English. Just be glad they aren't teaching the familiar "vos" (as used in parts of Central America, Argentina and Columbia) with its complicated and archaic grammatical forms.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
IPGlider said:
take a look at the US. then take a look at the spanish speaking countries the US is close to.
godhandiscen said:
in guatemala we call is espanol.
i believe in north/central america they say espanol..
Guybrush Threepwood
Banned
That reminds me so much of an intro to some obscure late 80's/early 90's adventure game.
That would be the best game ever.
Wait, is this game a point-and-click adventure game?
That would be the best game ever.
Wait, is this game a point-and-click adventure game?
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
Quite true. As a son of Spaniards raised in the US I learned Castilian as a kid where everyone else was speaking some other strange variant.vicious_killer_squirrel said:
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
"I simply cannot refuse a request from his charming boy"
>_> <_<
Where were all the Spanish chicks when I was younger?!
Seriously though, I really can't believe this got past NOA. Now I wonder what "Let's Learn Ebonics" would be like?
>_> <_<
Where were all the Spanish chicks when I was younger?!
Seriously though, I really can't believe this got past NOA. Now I wonder what "Let's Learn Ebonics" would be like?
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Most Spaniards would still pronounce that as "Si señor". They would, however, pronounce soft c's with the theta sound, so Barcelona comes out as "Barthelona"Cyan said:
godhandiscen said:
I like how you said "no offense to Mexicans" and went on to post something offensive anyway. And no, I'm not Mexican. I just think that's some elitist bullshit right there. In the western hempisphere, the term "are you Spanish?" does not refer to somone from Spain. Not only that, but the numerous spanish-speaking Latin American countries at least the people I've met from such countries), who vastly outnumber Spain, have an easier time comprehending each others' Spanish than that of far-off Spain. Also, a Mexican flag is more synonymous with Spanish, especially in this part of the world.
But back to the game.. it's hilarious but I was almost sure it was a homebrew game until I saw official Activision cover art posted. :lol
AKingNamedPaul
I am Homie
This is beyond great.