Feed MRSS-S tintin_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:04:31 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-02-11/welcome-to-the-calenton-no-nation-speaks-and-thinks-in-a-single-language.html Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:04:31 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-02-11/welcome-to-the-calenton-no-nation-speaks-and-thinks-in-a-single-language.html Guillermo Altares Lucendo Beyond the xenophobia, as was made clear by Bad Bunny’s performance at the Super Bowl, the existence of different languages ​​does not weaken countries, but enriches them Beyond the xenophobia, as was made clear by Bad Bunny’s performance at the Super Bowl, the existence of different languages ​​does not weaken countries, but enriches them Bad Bunny Super Bowl Donald Trump MAGA Tintín - (EFE) Bad Bunny vistió un conjunto diseñado por Zara durante el espectáculo del Super Bowl The dancers and extras who carried the flags of the different countries of the Americas during Bad Bunny's halftime show. The dancers and extras who carried the flags of the different countries of the Americas during Bad Bunny's halftime show. <p>“Buenas tardes, California. Mi nombre es Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio…” The Puerto Rican singer <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-09/bad-bunny-triumphs-at-super-bowl-with-a-defense-of-america-beyond-the-united-states.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-09/bad-bunny-triumphs-at-super-bowl-with-a-defense-of-america-beyond-the-united-states.html">Bad Bunny’s performance</a> last Sunday during the Super Bowl halftime show, a display of Hispanic pride and a reaffirmation of the Americas beyond borders and the Monroe Doctrine, has provoked enormous irritation in President Donald Trump and the entire MAGA movement for his use of Spanish and Boricua, the dialect of Puerto Rico. The ultraconservative Fox News network spoke of “culture clash” and “language barriers” for not singing in English. Until Trump’s second presidency, the U.S. did not have English as an official language. In real life, beyond the xenophobia, as is the case in almost every country in the world, the existence of different languages ​​enriches countries, it does not weaken them.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-02-11/welcome-to-the-calenton-no-nation-speaks-and-thinks-in-a-single-language.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>