Ok, I cannot believe it is almost Christmas!
Around noon I decided to take a break from my activities and I went out of my apartment to look for some Christmas cards. To my surprise, some of the places I visited had either awful old fashion or English version ones.
Yes! English versions, in a Castellano-speaking country. This is not patriotism, it is just a little of common sense.
Besides, this is funny considering the fact that less than a month ago, a great number of Argentines were complaining against American president G. W. Bush. Not only for not agreeing with the political agenda but for speaking a language that most Argentines consider a necessary evil. Not to mention the “liberals’ that claim English the language of Imperialism.
What makes it more interesting is the fact those Argentine dealers, to be in fashion name after their own stores with hilarious, some times ridiculous names: such as “Tit’s”, “Try me”, “Sail”,”Soho”. The list would be extremely long.
Haven’t you ever entered a “drugstore: looking for some medicine, and the only thing related to medicine is the old sticker left by the previous owner of the store on the wall?
Haven’t you ever run into a person wearing a t-shirt that read: “Touch me wherever you want”?
What is wrong with these people? Don’t they wan to know what the inscription is about? Don’t they know how beautiful “castellano” is?
Now, Christmas cards in English!!??! Wake up people! It is a Holiday we take advantage of to express our feelings and emotions. To let other people know that we care about them. And in most of the cases to remind them what God did for us.
If the card is in another language, how in the world are they going to understand what is written on it?
People, let’s enjoy and make use of castellano, this incredible language, extremely rich in vocabulary and idioms.