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Spanish Culture/Questions Answered by Expert Jared Romey
| Subject | Date Asked |
| the Spanish | 5/31/2009 |
| Q: I've been actually looking on the web some texts, materials, reviews about Spanish people, smth like ... A: Lana, I don't know any books that specifically discuss what the Spanish people are like. I would ... | |
| thanxx | 4/22/2009 |
| Q: how does Mexican Spanish and Puertorican Spanish differ? A: It has been a long time since I've been around Mexican Spanish, so I can only speak generally. ... | |
| hey!!from your puerorican sister | 4/22/2009 |
| Q: well I'm a boricua myself except i grew up around Mexicans from my moms side so i cant communicate ... A: Dennise, I'd love to write a book about Cuban lingo, but it will probably have to wait a few years, ... | |
| Living in Puerto Rico | 12/29/2008 |
| Q: My husband is from Puerto Rico and I am an American from North Carolina, and we live in southeast ... A: Andrea, This is definitely an in-depth question that you should continue to research and discuss ... | |
| Boricua Language | 5/20/2008 |
| Q: Is castilion language the same as Boricua language? ANSWER: Castille was a region of Spain while ... A: There really is not a lot of information available about Puerto Rican Spanish. Obviously I can ... | |
| Teenage Life in Spain | 5/20/2008 |
| Q: I am doing a project for Spanish class where we find out everything about the youth culture of our ... A: That is still an extremely broad topic. I honestly don't know exactly where you should look, but I ... | |
| Boricua Language | 5/18/2008 |
| Q: Is castilion language the same as Boricua language? A: Castille was a region of Spain while Boricua refers to anyone from Puerto Rico. Officially both ... | |
| my homwork | 4/2/2008 |
| Q: My homework says an answer to a question in spanish and i have to write the question...how do I form ... A: Steve, I'll try to answer this without actually doing your homework for you. It would be similar ... | |
| moving to puerto rico | 3/3/2008 |
| Q: iam very openminded and have a positive personalty i don't know any one in Puerto Rico but i want ... A: Generally speaking you should not have any problems meeting people here. Most everyone will be ... | |
| living in puerto rico | 1/30/2008 |
| Q: I just wanted to know how people treated you in Puerto Rico while you stayed there. where they ... A: I think that any new culture or place that you visit presents challenges, but that if you go with an ... | |
| about culture shock | 10/3/2007 |
| Q: my name is Seong Cheon, and I am a reporter for magazine called Jayplay. I have been writing an ... A: As you probably found in your research, culture shock is a complex topic. I will answer briefly ... | |
| cultures | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: what are some of the spanish cultures/ A: Although your question is extremely broad, I can give you some hints as to how you can research in ... | |
| symbol | 7/8/2007 |
| Q: My husband and I would like the proper term for the symbol that sometimes is over the letter "N" in ... A: Fontanez, I believe that this is called a "tilde" in either English or Spanish. In both languages ... | |
| Puerto Rican Terms of Endearment | 4/30/2007 |
| Q: How might a man address his girlfriend or wife? I'm looking for the Spanish/ Puerto Rican ... A: You actually answered your own question!! Papi, and also Mami, are often used as terms of ... | |
| learning spanish | 10/18/2006 |
| Q: hi im learning spanish for the first time this year and if you could give me ways to get all the ... A: Unfortunately there's no quick, easy way! It is mostly just practice, studying and memorizing. ... | |
| This girl | 8/1/2006 |
| Q: I meet this girl in Costa Rica and we exchanged phone numbers and email addresses. My spanish isn't ... A: The translation is: Hi! Now I do understand everything! Well, I was born in Cuba, I've only been ... | |
| about speaking boricua | 6/23/2006 |
| Q: about your book "speaking boricua", is this book for learning or something else, other wise i wont ... A: Jamie, If you have not seen the book Speaking Boricua, it is a collection of about 1500 words and ... | |
| what was the best and easiest way to learn spanish | 6/19/2006 |
| Q: i find hispanic culture so intriging! i took spanish all through middle and high school, and had ... A: Lakisha, I would say how to improve your spanish depends on how rusty you are, how much time you ... | |
| semana santa | 5/26/2006 |
| Q: Romey, I have done some reasurch on Spain and holy week, do you know if holy week is also celebrated ... A: Emma, I'm definitely not the best person to answer this, but I would say that Holy Week (in ... | |
| spanish | 5/5/2006 |
| Q: the most valuable products in the spainish colonies were? spanish injustice against native ... A: For the first question, I believe that gold and silver were among the most important exports from ... | |
| request of proclamation from dignitary | 4/21/2006 |
| Q: This will most likely be one of your more unusual requests..... The US is currently in the process ... A: Sue, IŽd say this is not really something I know a lot about, but having said that, let me throw ... | |
Jared Romey
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Expertise
I can answer questions on living abroad for the first time, on studying a language for the first time, and general questions on the Spanish language. I can also answer questions on Puerto Rican slang and life in Puerto Rico. Basic Spanish translation questions would also not be a problem.
Experience
I am a non-native Spanish speaker that learned the language as an adult, so I have extensive experience studying and learning Spanish (I am now fluent). I have also studied German and Portuguese to lesser degrees, so I am qualified to discuss "How to Learn a Language."
I have lived in Chile, Argentina and Puerto Rico since 1997.
Publications
1. "Speaking Boricua", a book published on Puerto Rican slang, 2004.
2. "Speaking Phrases Boricua", published in 2005, Puerto Rican sayings and idioms (refranes in spanish).
3. "Speaking Argento", November 2009, about Argentine spanish slang.
4. "Speaking Chileno", July 2010, about Chilean spanish slang.
Education/Credentials
-Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science
-MBA in International Business
-extensive Spanish study (hundreds of class hours) on everything from grammar and history to phonetics
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