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How fluent are Puerto Ricans in English? |
Travel Info I've heard many people on tv say that English would be a major issue for Puerto Rican statehood since hardly anyone there speaks it well, but I read that English is taught in schools from an early age until high school graduation, so I would assume that most Puerto Ricans would be fairly decent at it, right? What is the truth here? How easy is it for English-speaking people to work and live in the area? Travel Tips I wonder how many Americans speaks Spanish or any other foreign languages...Not many, I think. Most people from PR speaks better English than most Americans, I often have realized this. Greetings from Germany PS: I am fluent in 9 foreign languages... Others Many people in Puerto Rico speak English very well. Most people in Puerto Rico do not speak English. All their documents are written in Spanish and unless you go to an American school you are educated in Spanish. The universities teach all their classes in Spanish. If you are in a tourist area then you will find people that speak English otherwise it can be a problem. ` I understand PR very well, which is why I know that English is not the first language there. I agree with your add, I dont see any prejudice in this question at all. It is a valid question as PR's official language is said to be both Spanish and English, that simply is not true, it really is Spanish. But you will find on the island most Native Puerto Ricans have a basic understanding of English but they don't often get to "practice" it. But they can hold pretty decent conversations, with maybe some grammar and spanglish isues. Now I have found on Vieques an island off of PR the English is not quite as good except at the hotels. Most folks that you will come in contact with are bi-lingual. Well english is taught since Kindergarden in Puerto rico..so Puerto Rican can Read and Write English..as Good as any High School Senior in US... Speaking English is another Story....Most of the People in Puerto Rico will be afraid to use it but they can handle Tourist and if they travel..they can speak if they Really Need to. I agree with Torsten B and Shinnings because I'm from P. R. I really don't know is Mmuscs understand the reality of the Puerto Ricans. English is well know by a great number, I believe the majority, of Puerto Ricans but we are timid to speak it. I have more than 100 English speaking channels in my TV, I read books in English and believe me I prefer by far YA in English. I know many peoples in my country that can teach English in any University of the states, including my father. The reason to be a state is not an idiom issue, is a moral one. |
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