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Anonymous wrote:Why Spanish speaking?

My kids are in a Spanish immersion program and visiting Belize last year gave them such a confidence boost (they enjoyed being our translators!)

Vieques is a great idea. I was thinking of Cuelebra. Maybe a couple days in San Juan and then there.

Are you kidding me? Belize is English speaking. Sure there are some Spanish speakers there, but that’s true here too.

The official language of Belize is English, however over 60% of the
population speaks Spanish.

Yes, mainly Salvadoran immigrants just like here. It’s a former British colony, part of the Commonwealth, and squarely an English speaking country. Running around speaking Spanish to migrants there would be majorly cringe.

It's Guatemalans there, because that's who they share their border with, and it's a big issue for them. But yes it's pretty cringe.

I live in Belize, on Ambergris Caye, where at least 50% of the residents are Spanish native speakers. They all regularly speak Spanish to each other and people who can speak Spanish speak it to them. My husband breaks out his incredibly bad Spanish pretty often because we own a business and he has to deal with a variety of people who don’t speak English. I met several people who speak no English at all and have public-facing jobs (mostly running burrito stands and the like).

I don’t think it would necessarily be my choice to do tons of practicing of Spanish, but it’s definitely not unacceptable to speak Spanish to the Spanish speakers. Perfectly acceptable. And Belize might be a nice compromise so that Spanish can be practiced yet you can still get around easily in English when necessary.

Anonymous wrote:Neither El Salvador nor Guatemala are safe OP. There are military officers with machine guns at supermarkets in Guatemala

Read the news about El Salvador. Crime is way down. We saw people doing things we would never do in DC - like leaving their purse at the table at a restaurant and walking away! To be clear Salvadorans were doing that! And anyone in tourism you talk to for a minute will boast about how safe it is now, how Bukele has cleaned things up, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why Spanish speaking?

My kids are in a Spanish immersion program and visiting Belize last year gave them such a confidence boost (they enjoyed being our translators!)

Vieques is a great idea. I was thinking of Cuelebra. Maybe a couple days in San Juan and then there.

Are you kidding me? Belize is English speaking. Sure there are some Spanish speakers there, but that’s true here too.

The official language of Belize is English, however over 60% of the
population speaks Spanish.

Yes, mainly Salvadoran immigrants just like here. It’s a former British colony, part of the Commonwealth, and squarely an English speaking country. Running around speaking Spanish to migrants there would be majorly cringe.

I don't know about you, but even my young kids aren't sprinting up and down hotel lobbies accosting people with their language skills (what people do you know that spend all this time running around on vacations?). What can I tell you? They spoke a lot of Spanish on this trip. There was more than one time when it was very helpful. They had fun. They want to go someplace where they'll need it more. You can continue to be aggrieved but you've now received all the attention you'll get! (You get what you get, and you don't get upset.)

Guatemala is amazing. Stay in Antigua and if you have time also somewhere on Lake Atitlan

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why Spanish speaking?

My kids are in a Spanish immersion program and visiting Belize last year gave them such a confidence boost (they enjoyed being our translators!)

Vieques is a great idea. I was thinking of Cuelebra. Maybe a couple days in San Juan and then there.

Are you kidding me? Belize is English speaking. Sure there are some Spanish speakers there, but that’s true here too.

The official language of Belize is English, however over 60% of the
population speaks Spanish.

Yes, mainly Salvadoran immigrants just like here. It’s a former British colony, part of the Commonwealth, and squarely an English speaking country. Running around speaking Spanish to migrants there would be majorly cringe.

It's Guatemalans there, because that's who they share their border with, and it's a big issue for them. But yes it's pretty cringe.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why Spanish speaking?

My kids are in a Spanish immersion program and visiting Belize last year gave them such a confidence boost (they enjoyed being our translators!)

Vieques is a great idea. I was thinking of Cuelebra. Maybe a couple days in San Juan and then there.

Are you kidding me? Belize is English speaking. Sure there are some Spanish speakers there, but that’s true here too.

The official language of Belize is English, however over 60% of the
population speaks Spanish.

Yes, mainly Salvadoran immigrants just like here. It’s a former British colony, part of the Commonwealth, and squarely an English speaking country. Running around speaking Spanish to migrants there would be majorly cringe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Belize

"Approximately 52.9% of Belizeans self-identify as Mestizo, Latino or Hispanic. Spanish is spoken as a native tongue by about 52.9% of the population"

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why Spanish speaking?

My kids are in a Spanish immersion program and visiting Belize last year gave them such a confidence boost (they enjoyed being our translators!)

Vieques is a great idea. I was thinking of Cuelebra. Maybe a couple days in San Juan and then there.

Are you kidding me? Belize is English speaking. Sure there are some Spanish speakers there, but that’s true here too.

The official language of Belize is English, however over 60% of the
population speaks Spanish.

Yes, mainly Salvadoran immigrants just like here. It’s a former British colony, part of the Commonwealth, and squarely an English speaking country. Running around speaking Spanish to migrants there would be majorly cringe.