Sentence Structure and Affection

I am fascinated with the Hispanic culture. Something as simple as the roll of the tongue makes me excited to speak Spanish. The language is difficult, though. For example, in English, the adjectives come before the noun whether it describes the amount, size, color, etc. In Spanish, when you are describing the amount of something, the adjective precedes it and when the adjective describes the color and size of the noun, it comes after it. Thus rule makes it hard sometimes to form sentences in its correct order.

Another aspect of Spanish that I love is the level of intimacy and affection. When Hispanics greet each other, they usually do so with hugs or kisses on the cheek. With North Americans, the normal greeting includes a "Hello", a hand shake, and if it's an extremely informal greeting, then we hug. According to Ms. Zambrano, Hispanics find it necessary to say "hello" and "goodbye" to everyone they know if they are in a personal setting such as a party. Someone who doesn't do this is considered impolite.