Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 14 hours agoHow come in most school in the USA (at least mine) they teach Spain Spanish instead of Mexico Spanish? Would not Mexico Spanish be an obvious choice to teach?message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up199
arrow-up199message-squareHow come in most school in the USA (at least mine) they teach Spain Spanish instead of Mexico Spanish? Would not Mexico Spanish be an obvious choice to teach?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 14 hours agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareaminolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-211 hours agothe short answer is colonization. the US school system admires the Castilian language more because they have a shared history with the Spanish empire of using European languages to commit cultural genocide against the indigenous peoples of America
the short answer is colonization. the US school system admires the Castilian language more because they have a shared history with the Spanish empire of using European languages to commit cultural genocide against the indigenous peoples of America