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Signs at Spanish beaches warn English-speaking tourists to stay away (www.independent.co.uk)

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The threat of rock falls, water contamination and jellyfish have been used to deter visitors from Mallorcan beaches

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where else is Spanish a "native" language other than Spain? It's spoken across South America and some of Asia, but that's due to colonialism the same as how English spread. The natives of South America didn't speak Spanish before they turned up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Lots in the US speak it as their first language. I have not seen it broken down or country. There are 485 million people that speak Spanish as their native language. English comes in third at 380 million.