Calecia Spanglish

Americano · Posted: 31 Mar 2006 10:58 AM Post subject: Calecia Spanglish

Driving around Calexico I've noticed how much Spanglish is used. I do not mean by the people, I'm talking about business and signs. I don't drive around Calexico much I just work there, but I've notice some signs that have caught my eye and got me thinking about “Calexico's Unofficial Language.”

For Example:

Food 4 Less has a banner on the Southside wall that reads:
"Carniceria Now Open"

Across the street there's a Ma and Pa store with a sign that reads:
" Beer... Wine... Carniceria... Fruta"

Have we lived in Calexico so long that this does not stand out as peculiar?

Are there any more Spanglish signs in Calexico?

Identify them.

elchrist

Hmmm... I'll have to pay closer attention to this as I drive around town from now on. I normally catch the typos and such, but the Spanglish seems to have never come to my close attention.

I guess I have no problem with it, since "Carniceria Now Open" sounds a lot better than "Meat Market Now Open." At least to me.

I did recently notice that Sol Market's official name is El Sol Meat Market and not El Sol Carniceria or El Sol Mercado.

Anyway, if I were an outsider driving through and saw a lot of Spanglish on the signage, then that would make it more interesting as a passerby. It would be a clear sign that I was very close to Mexico. Dangerously close.

realneo · Posted: 31 Mar 2006 03:30 PM Post subject:

"BEER" is a word greatly understood in spanish and in english, just like the word "NO"

Encanto · Posted: 31 Mar 2006 04:38 PM Post subject:

tortas & beer. beer station by twin city

realneo · Posted: 01 Apr 2006 11:44 AM Post subject:

Americano

revramrod · Posted: 01 Apr 2006 06:55 PM Post subject:

Americano · Posted: 01 Apr 2006 11:41 PM Post subject:

Long time no see, revramrod.

verbal · Posted: 02 Apr 2006 01:15 PM Post subject:

Calecia.com = spanglish

I'm slow

elchrist · Posted: 03 Apr 2006 07:26 AM Post subject: