MedinaNYC previously said:

Right, it is easy for a person to forget a language when there are not obligated to use it every day or use it very little, although I do use it every day. I would like to see more Puerto Ricans make a conscience effort to speak Spanish more and educate their children about the language as well. To that point I think Dominicans do a great job, atleast here in NYC.

Glimmertwin previously said:


This just made me ask myself, and sorry to go off tangent here for a second, but did the Haitians always speak Creole? If not, what did they speak ? Was it always so similar to French?

MIRABUENO previously said:


How was Creole formed?
In a way, Creole resulted from African slaves' efforts to speak the French that they heard when they arrived in the colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). Slaves came from all over West Africa and spoke many different languages. On any one plantation, several African languages were spoken. Also at that time, most of the French people in Saint-Domingue spoke French dialects and everyday spoken French. That type of French, called Popular (common people's) French, differed a lot from the French spoken by the ruling classes in France called Standard French. The slaves, seldom able to communicate with fellow slaves in a common African tongue, tried to learn Popular French. Slaves who arrived later, especially field slaves who had little contact with French speakers, tried to learn the approximative variety of Popular French the other slaves spoke rather than Popular French itself. Over time, this approximative form of French became more and more different from the French varieties and came to be recognized as a language in its own right--Creole. It is also interesting that it was picked up by the whites and became the language used by all those born in the colony.
More than 90% of the vocabulary of Creole is of French origin, yet French people can't understand Creole. This is because the grammars of the two languages are very different. Also, Creole has kept the original meaning of Popular French words whereas in France these words were replaced by words from Standard French

Blutarsky previously said:

Your explanation of Creole is very limited and one dimensional and reflects your lack of knowledge of the world .. ....Come back with a better definition of the origin of Creole after you do some research

S1CAR1O previously said:

wow that video is so true, ive always also wondered why puertoricans more then any other hispanic race ive known are always extremly proud and always looking for an exuse to wave their flag around but considering everything that the video mentioned i would too.

and even with all the wrong the US has done upon this island their people are still willing to live under american rule then be their own independent people ive never understood that.
idk i would rather see puerto rico be their own independent country some time in the future, even if most of the people living there want otherwise.

S1CAR1O previously said:

wow that video is so true, ive always also wondered why puertoricans more then any other hispanic race ive known are always extremly proud and always looking for an exuse to wave their flag around but considering everything that the video mentioned i would too.

and even with all the wrong the US has done upon this island their people are still willing to live under american rule then be their own independent people ive never understood that.
idk i would rather see puerto rico be their own independent country some time in the future, even if most of the people living there want otherwise.

mandouafrika previously said:



I think Puertoricans are afraid of their economic conditions and crime worsening by large if they become an independent country. I don't know how true the welfare numbers are for Puerto Rico but their fears are probably justified. However, if Puerto Ricans want to kept their identity and culture in tact for the future...I think independence is the only way. I see Puerto Rico becoming a state in the future just like Hawaii and Alaska did.