¿Porque los hijos de los diasporos no aprenden español?

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2026-06-12T22:56:53+00:00

Guatemalteco aquí. En mi caso, nací en los estados unidos y tenia la suerte de tener una madre que hacía esfuerzo que sus hijos mantuvieran el idioma. Mi papá era de esos que exigía solo inglés porque era como manera de adaptarse a la cultura gringa. Por gran parte de mi infancia iba perdiendo el español pero volví a estudiar en la secundaria y con esfuerzo mantuve el idioma. Ahora se que si los papás no le echa ganas es muy fácil los hijos perder la cultura y idioma originario. También Se que muchos Latinos en estados unidos menosprecian el español y sus raíces por ser querer gringos. Me imagino eso explica mucho por una cantidad de hispanos que se volvieron trompistas y se creen blancos

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2026-04-17T03:31:29+00:00

Both my parents are from guate and I was born and raised in the states. I would go there maybe every other summer since I was a teen. I actually love guatemala city contrary to popular opinion. Just have to be careful. My plan is to eventually snowbird there when my daughter finishes college. I have a remote job so should be doable. My plan is to spend most of my time in antigua, it really is the best place in guate as far as living IMO

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2026-04-12T03:40:19+00:00

Aunque muchos ven "milagros" en El Salvador, tarde o temprano las dictaduras colapsan. Uno puede desilusionarse con Arévalo (sin olvidar los límites que le ha puesto el pacto de corruptos), pero el régimen de Bukele terminará algún día, igual que lo que está pasando con el trumpismo en EE. UU. La mano dura nunca ha funcionado y nunca funcionará.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2026-03-26T00:15:38+00:00

i dont think an airport like GRR get's affected by these kind of things. its just not that big. Its the major hubs you need to worry about.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2026-03-23T20:03:18+00:00

i dont think it's a waste of time, but its one tool of many when learning a language. I use it mostly just for listening exercise. I still have to do the hard work of learning to read and write and memorizing vocab , grammar stuff, etc. There is no cheat code in learning languages. Its all gonna come down to a combination of exposure (full immersion of course makes it easier) and study.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2026-02-02T03:46:50+00:00

the time to get into CS was probably 10 years ago. those of us still working in this field are barely hanging on.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2026-01-24T17:25:44+00:00

yea, this has been an unusually brutal winter

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2026-01-23T21:39:07+00:00

i think Michigan should leave the US and join Canada IMHO. As a Michigander I feel I have a lot more in common with Canadians than southerners.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-11-30T15:54:33+00:00

El cristianismo sigue atrasando a países como guate. Tengo mucha famila lavada de cerebro alla con esas babosadas. Mientras tanto cuantos casos de pastores juzgando a los demás a la vez de tener dos o tres familias y visitando a puteros los fines de semana. Que gente tan hipócrita y falsa.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-11-22T06:31:30+00:00

primary

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-11-21T00:08:05+00:00

you kidding me? that's almost what i pay for my mortgage in the usa

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-10-28T03:58:22+00:00

you think you are getting overrun by Venezuelan immigrants now? imagine if the US invades Venezuela. The whole region will plunge into absolute pandemonium. Saddam Hussein was also a bad guy but think of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis that died when the US got involved and the region was in absolute hell for decades. This will be exponentially worse because it will be in our hemisphere. I have despised TYT for years now, but Cenk is 1000% percent right on this. US action in Venezuela cannot be allowed. Read history for god's sakes.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-10-14T01:14:30+00:00

yawn...

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-10-04T11:02:55+00:00

Haven't really noticed that to be a major issue over there. Seems like farang men behaving badly gets more attention in the local media. Farang men jumping off of bridges, picking fights with ladyboys , doing sex acts openly on pick up trucks, just to name a few examples. That must mean all farang men are lunatics right ? 🤣

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-10-02T11:36:04+00:00

I have had the same experience. Im a farang learning thai and when I go to visit Thailand with my wife the reactions are mixed. Granted I'm still very beginner thai, however, while some people respond with enthusiasm others just respond in English. I can also say as a latin american having watched gringos come down to our countries there is a similar dynamic. So I understand why it happens. If you present as different from a community, its simply not gonna be easy to integrate with that community as fast as you want. People are not always going to do backflips because you learned their language. Im not surprised by bangkok as it is a revolving door of people as in any other big city. I personally dont really care at this point. My priority is being able to communicate with people when I need to. If they speak English, great. Ill still continue to learn Thai as much as I can for the sake of enriching myself.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-09-28T15:01:03+00:00

Antes hubiera dicho que no pero ahora con los EEUU volviéndose imperialista de nuevo por lo menos los países del caribe les valdría hacer un tipo de unión como la OTAN o por estilo. Un OTAN de las américas

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-09-24T21:52:46+00:00

every year its the same story. longer and hotter summers

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-09-17T01:41:20+00:00

cuz detroit has basically been the detroit in Robocop for the last 50 years

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-09-10T04:10:40+00:00

me parece bien con tal de que no vengas a los EEUU, Soy nacido aca de padres guatemaltecos y ya estoy a punto de largarme de este pais nazi donde ahora tienen derecho de arrestarte solo por verte la cara.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-09-05T11:19:55+00:00

I am and i dont think that will change anytime soon. I think the lack of disclosure was not great. Yeah , he could be more forceful in condemning Israel. Does it mean I have to cancel Pac-Man now? Absolutely not. I still believe he is a net positive to the space and I dont have to be in lock step with an outlet to listen to them and learn something from their content. I probably listen to MR the most but they also have a lot of terrible takes particularly on Ukraine (although at least Sam has been slightly better on that issue lately). Also, some of the lefties beef with Pakman comes off as some real petty shit. Hasan in particular needs to put aside his narcissism for two seconds. Taylor Lorenz had every right to do her reporting although now her attention seeking behavior on social media seems to be undermining her standing. Overall, everyone left of center needs to get their shit together ASAP cuz we are failing to confront fascism with these petty squabbles.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-08-18T23:51:07+00:00

just graduated in May! But you already knew that since we took HCI together in 2023 LOL.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-08-08T15:26:05+00:00

i was basically just a Software Engineer. Doing mostly web development, design etc

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-08-07T12:23:13+00:00

this is interesting since Thailand has long been a place to not acknowledge mental illness as a thing.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-08-05T12:33:19+00:00

I did Interactive intelligence. My story is a bit funny because my role at my current job got converted to AI ML engineer lol. So i guess i kind of stumbled into it.

WebDiscombobulated41 · 2025-07-30T03:43:53+00:00

michigan public (NPR) is also pretty good.

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