tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907316646135470468.post5533868099136904357..comments2022-11-22T03:12:32.594-08:00Comments on Grizzled Old Traveler: Spanglish for AfricansSean McLachlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09778503397743759469noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907316646135470468.post-12066474821795915692008-04-28T04:59:00.000-07:002008-04-28T04:59:00.000-07:00Turns out "suburbio" sounds low class in Spain sin...Turns out "suburbio" sounds low class in Spain since the poorer people traditionally lived on the edge of cities, the exact opposite of North America, where "inner city" is synonymous with "poor". There are rich suburbs in Spain now, as more people get cars and want to have bigger houses than are available in the cities.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Torrejon is a nice place, whatever you want to call it. :-)Sean McLachlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778503397743759469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907316646135470468.post-38900031222063939592008-04-18T00:02:00.000-07:002008-04-18T00:02:00.000-07:00At the end I could read this blog.... and I found ...At the end I could read this blog.... and I found out that Torrejon is a suburb... well, I suppose this is one of the difficulties among languages...the double meaning of words. For me, as a Spaniard, suburb has a negative meaning even though you can translate it as "afueras" as well as "suburbio"... but I prefer to call my town "ciudad"....jajajaja...<BR/>I like your blog, anyway!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com