Feb 25
I’m a native speaker of Spanish. My first word was in Spanish (Castilian Spanish) the main language in Spain. However in the UK people ask silly questions like, can you speak Spanish with a Spanish person? more / mas >>
Feb 19
Peruvian Style hats on sale in the street in Southampton
I have noticed many people this year wearing traditional style Peruvian hats. In Peru we call the hats ‘Chullos’, pronounced like ‘Chul-Yoes’. more / mas >>
Tags: Economy, Fashion, Shopping, Traditions
Feb 09
I was watching a program about age discrimination in the UK where people over sixty were saying that it was very difficult for them to find a job or they were forced to retire when they reach the age of 65. I tought about Peru, where it’s difficult to find some types of job when you are 35 and some job adverts even say that the age for a job is from 25-35.
Some job adverts even advertise that they require people from 18-25 for working in a bank for example, because they prefer young people to serve the customers. It is not just age that is a problem, the descendents of the white spanish find it easier to get jobs than people from native or mixed backgrounds.
Tags: Work