[Jorge]

There are 2nd & 3rd generation Mexicans here in San Diego who don’t or won’t speak Eglish, you wouldn’t find this very cute. It is a novelty in your state but not here in San Diego, ground zero for this problem.

I lived in South Florida for many years so a Spanish speaking population is no novelty for me.

I actually enjoyed hearing the language. And I am now enjoying learning to speak it myself.

[I still care]

There’s a difference. I come from an Italian family, they always spoke Italian in the home among the older folks. And the young people learned the language because we took pleasure in a great heritage.

But there was always the awareness, that this was America, and while Italian was an absolutely beautiful language, it tied us to the past and was something that we had moved beyond.

We were in America, and proud to speak English and participate in the heritage of our new country.

Everyone learned English except for Great Grandma, and she lost out on so much.