America doesn’t have an official language. (I think I should, but that’s beside the point I’m shooting for.)<\/p>\n
I speak American English. I can work with German, French, and Spanish. I am by no means fluent in any of them. That being said I don’t have a problem with broadcast TV or Radio having commercials in other languages. Commercials cater to the demographics of a particular market.<\/p>\n
So If I lived in an area that has a high percentage of say, German speaking folks I’d expect to hear commercials in English and German. (In reality, I could be living in the middle of a predominantly German community in America and I’d not hear one commercial in German.)<\/p>\n
I actually live in an area with a high percentage of Spanish speaking folks and therefore expect to hear broadcast (by broadcast I mean over the air) TV and Radio commercials in English and Spanish. I’m good with that. Again it’s market demographics.<\/p>\n
However, I’m quite confused as to why in my Amazon Prime, and Hulu accounts, where there are specific markers that I prefer ENGLISH, I’m getting commercials and reviews in Spanish and English. It’s about 50\/50 lately.<\/p>\n
I’m paying for these services. Shouldn’t I have a say in what language is presented? Shouldn’t we all? If you’re paying for a service shouldn’t you have the option to have the service presented in your preferred language?<\/p>\n
The vendors paying to have their commercials aired are wasting their money throwing Spanish versions of their commercials into my home.<\/p>\n
In fact, I’m less likely to consider shopping those vendors products because I’m annoyed. Not by their product per se, but switching from an American English style of commercial to a commercial with a Latin flair is jarring.<\/p>\n
Latin TV and Commercials are dramatic and attention getting. They’re somewhat reflective of the culture and that’s to be expected. <\/p>\n
When I’m in Mexico I’m always impressed by just how exciting a floor cleaner can be. <\/p>\n
A Mr. Clean commercial in Mexico is very different from a Mr. Clean commercial in America.<\/p>\n
As an aside:<\/strong> Fabuloso is actually a nicer product and I use it all the time. Yes, I saw their commercial while in Mexico and when I saw the hotel crew using the product I thought, “That’s a nice smell and based on the bathroom and hotel floors, it works.” When I saw the product on the shelf in a grocery store stateside I bought it, and have been a happy customer since.<\/em><\/p>\n In Mexico, I’m going to do my best to speak, listen, and read Spanish, I’ll even laugh when I blow it and a kind Mexican person corrects my botched sentence in flawless English.<\/p>\n Likewise in French speaking provinces of Canada, I’m going to switch to French and pray that I”m not too offensive with my mispronunciations.<\/p>\n Most of the Mexicans & Canadians I’ve met are very patient, kind, and respectful, that I’m at least trying. Often hilarity ensues when they get what I was trying to say, and then think about how I said it. <\/p>\n That being said, when I’m home in America, paying for services, I’d like for those services to be presented in my preferred language. <\/p>\n If I’m brushing up on other languages, I’ll specifically tune in to Univison, CBC en Français, or DW auf Deutsch.<\/p>\n All I’m asking is that my wishes and choices be respected and that other folks wishes and choices be respected too.<\/p>\n Is that too much?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" America doesn’t have an official language. (I think I should, but that’s beside the point I’m shooting for.) I speak American English. I can work with German, French, and Spanish. I am by no means fluent in any of them. That being said I don’t have a problem with broadcast TV or Radio having commercials … <\/p>\n