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She had, however, been slightly confused by the number of Spanish-speaking passengers around her.

Why would this set off any alarm bells?

There are PLENTY of people speaking Spanish in San Jose, California, in The United States of America.

Heck, I wouldn't be shocked if there weren't more speakers of Spanish in San Jose (of the USA)
than there are in San Jose in Costa Rica.

Oh, my cousin did a two week vacation in Costa Rica last year...loved it.

I visited San Jose in California two years ago...it was...OK...

[bok]

That's the problem with this country balkanization and it will lead to it's destruction.