Quote Originally Posted by cudarunner View Post
I really couldn't care less about what she's talking about but it's 'interesting' as to WHY switch?? I can understand needing to use a word that's only an 'English' or Spanish word but to be speaking entire paragraphs back and forth doesn't make any sense to me.
Might be able to shed a little light on this one... I have family and friends from south america. they do the same thing and I asked about this before.
The answer made me feel pretty silly and embarrassed. generally people are trying to respect american conventions by speaking in english as much as possible, but when trying to convey something very clearly to someone in another language (especially if english is your second language) it's easier for both parties to understand in native language. so while it might be less noticeable to just stick with spanish, sometimes switching languages is actually a result of trying to show respect for people around them.
this is x2 for when you're speaking to someone who doesn't understand english very well...