Subject: Neither can I
Author:
Posted on: 2014-06-14 18:50:00 UTC
I live in San Antonio, where more than half the population speaks Spanish, and I can’t speak Spanish either.
-
World Cup thread! by
on 2014-06-14 07:59:00 UTC
Reply
A bit late but whatever.
Come one, come all to the Official PPC FIFA World Cup thread! In the comfy digital confines of this thread, feel free to discuss the goings-on of the biggest football event happening right now. Want to shamelessly advertise your support for a particular team? Want to rave/rant about a match? Want to speculate on the final matchups? Feel free to do it here!
Right now, I'm cheering for Germany, but the Netherlands managed to impress me with their complete curbstomp win over Spain. Mostly because of this:
-
As an England fan... by
on 2014-06-18 17:29:00 UTC
Reply
Gotta say I hoped Luis Suarez was going to be out of action for longer than he was. However, given that Uruguay were on the receiving end of a 3-1 drubbing by Costa Rica of all people, I think England can get something out of the game even with the Premier League's finest actor back in the camp.
Also, some asides about other teams in the World Cup.
#1: Japan are officially sponsored by Pokemon. They showed up in a Pikachu jet. I want a Pikachu jet. You do not know how much.
#2: Bosnia finally qualified for a major competition! Well done, chaps. Good display against Argentina, too; let's just hope for more goals in the less horrendous games.
#3: When did the US become, like, a decent side? They looked solid at the back and attractive going forward. Also, bit of trivia, Clinton D. Dempsey III Junior's goal was the fifth-fastest scored in World Cup history.
#4: Belgium aren't living up to the hype, alas. The first half against Algeria was... let's be kind and say unconvincing. The talent's there but the coach appears to have gone completely mental.
Updates next week! =] -
I'm rooting for Japan by
on 2014-06-15 21:30:00 UTC
Reply
Well, mostly because I was once in a commercial with Nagatomo... I just sat around with a few other people and we just had fun (and played soccer :P)
-
Sweet. by
on 2014-06-16 03:35:00 UTC
Reply
What are your feelings on the Côte d'Ivoire - Japan game? I can't help but feel devastated for the blue samurai after those two quick goals.
-
My One Cent by
on 2014-06-14 15:29:00 UTC
Reply
To be perfectly honest, I don't know a whole lot about the world cup. I tend to root for whoever is winning at the moment, and I am liable to "switch sides" whenever the other team pulls ahead. In short, I don't often follow soccer, but when I do, I just watch it to see a good game.
On another note, I notice several people on this thread calling it "football". I'm American, and therefore a member of one of the only countries in the world who calls it "soccer", but I can't be the only one, right? I'm not that out of the ordinary. -
I call it futball, Mexican pronunciation. (nm) by
on 2014-06-14 18:10:00 UTC
Reply
-
Oh, cool! by
on 2014-06-14 18:34:00 UTC
Reply
That's awesome. :)
-
But I'm American and can't say much in Mexican (nm) by
on 2014-06-14 18:40:00 UTC
Reply
-
I'd vastly prefer you not say much in English either. (nm) by
on 2014-06-17 11:49:00 UTC
Reply
-
Not cool, Wobbles. by
on 2014-06-17 16:33:00 UTC
Reply
This comment is in no way constructive (it doesn't explain what zdimensia did wrong, and it is well after others had already explained), and it is a personal attack (just a wordier way of saying "shut up"). It is a flame, and that is against Article 3 of the Constitution. You are consistently very rude, and I am getting tired of you needing to be told that it isn't acceptable. Re-read Article 3. If you can't follow it, then you will probably want to find a new place to hang out.
-Phobos -
Dude. No. by
on 2014-06-16 00:26:00 UTC
Reply
What Ekyl said - the language is Spanish. Mexican is a nationality. It's disrespectful to use the two interchangeably like that. Please don't do that.
-
The language is called Spanish! (nm) by
on 2014-06-14 21:31:00 UTC
Reply
-
Well if what I speak isn't technically English (nm) by
on 2014-06-14 22:43:00 UTC
Reply
-
Referring to it as "Mexican" is racist. (nm) by
on 2014-06-14 22:46:00 UTC
Reply
-
Though... by
on 2014-06-15 10:41:00 UTC
Reply
There's certainly a dialect of Spanish spoken in Mexico and it's called Mexican Spanish.
-
Irrelevant and you know it. Plus inapplicable to context. (nm) by
on 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC
Reply
-
The context is speaking... by
on 2014-06-17 13:40:00 UTC
Reply
Which you are ignoring just so you can scream rascist. It would be bigoted against a nation, which contains a gamut of ancestry.
And yes, I threw away my win by not staying out of this once someone threw the "racist" card.
Stop stirring up the mob over a little thing like acknowledging natural language drift. -
Er... no? by
on 2014-06-17 15:14:00 UTC
Reply
If you're claiming that Ekyl is being bigoted by not acknowledging your mode of speech, you are incorrect. It is simply not appropriate to refer to the Spanish language as "Mexican," and it is likewise not appropriate to refer to the English language as "American." Not everyone who speaks Spanish is Mexican, and not everyone who speaks English is American. Failing to recognize that a given language does not automatically equate to a given nationality is marginalizing to other speakers of the language and therefore offensive. (Also, it makes it look like you don't know the proper name of the language.) If you want to clarify which regional variation you're talking about by saying Mexican Spanish or American English, that's fine (which is the point Des was making), but you can't leave off a word and claim you're doing the same thing. It isn't the same. Please don't insist that it is.
~Neshomeh -
Neither can I by
on 2014-06-14 18:50:00 UTC
Reply
I live in San Antonio, where more than half the population speaks Spanish, and I can’t speak Spanish either.
-
To be honest, football's never interested me much... by
on 2014-06-14 14:41:00 UTC
Reply
...but I know my duty as good citizen and will cheer for my country's team.
-
It's the wrong shaped ball :( (nm) by
on 2014-06-14 12:14:00 UTC
Reply
-
Too few vuvuzelas. (nm) by
on 2014-06-14 10:35:00 UTC
Reply
-
>Implying permanent ear damage is a good thing (nm) by
on 2014-06-14 10:38:00 UTC
Reply
-
>using greentext by
on 2014-06-14 13:46:00 UTC
Reply
>PPC
>implying you've been visiting /b/
>implying the emperor protects -
>Implying /b/ is the only board that grentexts by
on 2014-06-14 18:57:00 UTC
Reply
>mfw I'm sure the random board is just as as cancerous as they say
-
>talking about /b/ by
on 2014-06-14 19:44:00 UTC
Reply
Didn't you read the rules?
-
>Why are we talking about /b/? by
on 2014-06-14 20:41:00 UTC
Reply
I don't need any rules. Here is my proof:
∆
∆ ∆ -
Sorry? Couldn't hear you over- BZZRRRRRRRZZZZZZZZRRRRRRRR... (nm by
on 2014-06-14 11:28:00 UTC
Reply
