Everyday after school I take the PACE bus home, I have been taking the PACE bus home since freshman year and have always noticed that there are just as many advertisements in Spanish and in English. I always love to try and figure out what the advertisements are for and what they say. I also started to wonder when Spanish became such a predominant language in America. According to the CIA World Factbook, 82% of the population speaks English as their first language, while 10% of the population speaks Spanish as their first language. Not only was I seeing Spanish on the PACE bus, when I traveled to Texas in the airport Spanish was everywhere. It was everywhere from the bathroom asking people to wash their hands, or "llava los manos", to the safety manual on the plane.
I also thought about the fact that we live in near a large city so of course there is going to be a more diverse population where we live. I have tried to find a specific date of when an influx of Spanish in advertising occurred but have been unsuccessful in finding one. So, I was wondering if it was only me who has begun to notice more Spanish or has it always been this way? Are there any places that you have seen Spanish that has surprised you?
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