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Southeast Asia to be exact. The Philippines was under Spanish rule for more than 300 years hence had a strong influence on the development of the local language. But funny thing is, they didn't establish the proper educational institutions and it was the Americans who "educated" the masses. So unlike other countries who went under colonial rule, only the old elite were fluent in Spanish and only remnants of Spanish entered the language, albeit in a slightly "bastardized" way (e.g. colloquial greeting is kamusta which is close to como estas...we also curse in Spanish!; as an amusing aside, my Italian friends were disappointed when we found out that the word p*ta has French etymology---instead of Italian or Spanish). Moreover, speaking in english has always been synonymous to being educated (which I don't really believe in!)
Haha sorry, off-topic..
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12-08-2007, 03:44 AM
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