Video: Japanese Boxer Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda Speaks Fluent Spanish

Spanish isn't necessarily the hardest language to learn. Plus living in Mexico would help a ton. I speak to The Chinos from up the block in Spanish cuz it's easier to understand them compared to when they talk in English. Gotta make sure they get my order right you know what I mean.

he sound like canela......

Of course they do: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_immigration_to_Mexico As they have all kinds of Asians there, Filipinos , Korean , Chinese. Come on now, what is known as Mexico now and some was the melting pot long before the US came along. But to your point, there are many more Latinos in the US speaking Spanish. I mean shiat a Mexican from cancun is just a short boat ride away from Florida where he can speak the language he knows while he shoots the shiat with the local Cuban torta stall brotheren. I mean hey , the pilgrims arrived not knowing the local language . Did they bother to learn it? I give props to Tomoki though, as proud as the Japanese people are and rightfully so, I would have thought that his dad would have made him change his nick name by now. Gotta love it when people use strawman's talking points... Never go full retard.

Do you wear blue contacts and bleach your skin?:biggthump LOL at this moron.

That's not the same thing cause America is a different kind of country. Mexicans who come to America don't necessarily have to learn to speak english to make a living. You can go somewhere in East La and live among your own people and speak spanish only for the rest of your life. There are so many different communties in America that allow you to continue to live whatever lifestyle you want whether you're Mexican, Korean Dominican..etc. That's why you have so many people in America who don't speak english. Tomoki is japanese and I'm pretty sure Mexico don't have large Japansese communties where he can stay and continue to live his life as a japanese in Mexico so he's basically being forced to learn the language. That's how you become fluent and this is how it is for most countries around the world. Once again it's not hard to learn a new language if you live among native speakers in whatever country you decide to move to. Of course they do: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_immigration_to_Mexico As they have all kinds of Asians there, Filipinos , Korean , Chinese. Come on now, what is known as Mexico now and some was the melting pot long before the US came along. But to your point, there are many more Latinos in the US speaking Spanish. I mean shiat a Mexican from cancun is just a short boat ride away from Florida where he can speak the language he knows while he shoots the shiat with the local Cuban torta stall brotheren. I mean hey , the pilgrims arrived not knowing the local language . Did they bother to learn it? I give props to Tomoki though, as proud as the Japanese people are and rightfully so, I would have thought that his dad would have made him change his nick name by now.

That is clearly not the same thing. You don't learn that much in school. You don't have to be smart to pick up a language if you live among native speakers. If you move to a particular country and stay there for a few years you will easily be fluent. If it's true that he's been in Mexico since he was 15 I have no idea why people are so amazed. He's supposed to speak spanish fluently. People are impressed because there are a lot of Mexicans who come here tend to not Speak English even after living here for years, they even have Spanish only tests at DMV. Look at Robert Garcia father he doesn't speak English and he has been living in the united states for over 40 years.

Marimar is caucasian

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No, but you seemed embarrassed to be in your own skin. Are your parents immigrants? Do they speak fluent English? Bro you do know there are white Mexicans right? and many of the hispanic or latino people in America are listed as Caucasian. Oscar, Robert Guerrero, Mauricio Herrera, Danny Garcia, Canelo, Angulo these guys are considered WHITE.

Americans can only be Caucasian?:thinking: No, but you seemed embarrassed to be in your own skin. Are your parents immigrants? Do they speak fluent English?

OK? I guess that is cool, Nicholas Walters is Jamaican and he speaks Spanish As Well Man Walters is a huge Feather he is going to knock Donaire out if they fight lol

Maybe Mexicans that come to the US should do the same...but of course they have this sense of entitlement which is quite disgusting.....and this is coming from a Mexican-American. You even see it with Canelo, the guy has been here for years and chooses not to learn the language, yet boxers like GGG and Kovalev make an effort to learn it and respond to interviews in English. Even Cotto and Pac speak English. Hell this Japanese guy speaks fluent Spanish after briefly living in MXexico This is one of the reasons I am rooting against Canelo and rooting for Lara. Lara is a great example of how an immigrant should conduct himself. Canelo embodies the arrogance and sense of entitlement the majority of Mexicans that come to the US demonstrate. Kinda HARSH but I totally get what you are saying, even learning just a little English wouldn't hurt if you live in the US and is making MILLIONS $$$ in the US. I think Angel Garcia said something like this during the build up of Danny Garcia vs Lucas Matthysse

OK? I guess that is cool, Nicholas Walters is Jamaican and he speaks Spanish As Well

how come mexican boxers cant speak english? do take pride in not being able to speak a language of a country where they make their money in? i mean these dudes cross over and cant wait to get to murica yet they cant speak the language? GTFO.

Maybe Mexicans that come to the US should do the same...but of course they have this sense of entitlement which is quite disgusting.....and this is coming from a Mexican-American. You even see it with Canelo, the guy has been here for years and chooses not to learn the language, yet boxers like GGG and Kovalev make an effort to learn it and respond to interviews in English. Even Cotto and Pac speak English. Hell this Japanese guy speaks fluent Spanish after briefly living in MXexico This is one of the reasons I am rooting against Canelo and rooting for Lara. Lara is a great example of how an immigrant should conduct himself. Canelo embodies the arrogance and sense of entitlement the majority of Mexicans that come to the US demonstrate. Let me explain… Pacquiao speaks english because the Philippines is either the 2nd or 3rd country with the most english speakers in the world. Plus he is a congressmen and did you know the Philippines Constitution is not written in Tagalog or Filipino..no, it's written in English. Thus a necessity for him to learn the language in order to be effective as a government official in his own country. Cotto is from PR, they retain their beautiful culture but are part of the US. GGG and Kovalev are good examples at what you were trying to get to but Lara? He has been here since 2007 and has yet to master the language. Lara is an actual citizen of the USA while Canelo simply fights here, two completely different things. Even then Canelo can speak english enough to structure kindergarten sentences. Also, you need to realise that Mexicans come to the US for a better life like most other immigrants. Difference is most Mexicans have little to no education back home, so if they struggle to read,write and properly speak their own language, what makes you believe they will master a new one? You being Mexican American should have given you this insight hermano… Think about it.. most of our parents come from Pueblos and come to the US for us to become something greater than them.. for us to achieve greatness. Most of our parents have little to no scholastic background..unlike immigrants that achieve the American Dream after being successful enough in their own country to actually pursue success in the US legitimately, most of ours come in the complete opposite manner. SO perhaps it's not their arrogance that hinders their progress in mastering the English language, but their lack of education on all levels. You're amazed by a guy being bilingual. Personally I'm more impressed by how Mexico actually accepted him and according to Kameda himself, provided a warm home. How he left his brothers in Japan at a young age to move to a country he hardly knew anything about and soak up the culture as well as learn the language. That's why I'm impressed :) .

Maybe Mexicans that come to the US should do the same...but of course they have this sense of entitlement which is quite disgusting.....and this is coming from a Mexican-American. You even see it with Canelo, the guy has been here for years and chooses not to learn the language, yet boxers like GGG and Kovalev make an effort to learn it and respond to interviews in English. Even Cotto and Pac speak English. Hell this Japanese guy speaks fluent Spanish after briefly living in MXexico This is one of the reasons I am rooting against Canelo and rooting for Lara. Lara is a great example of how an immigrant should conduct himself. Canelo embodies the arrogance and sense of entitlement the majority of Mexicans that come to the US demonstrate. Do you wear blue contacts and bleach your skin?:biggthump

Maybe Mexicans that come to the US should do the same...but of course they have this sense of entitlement which is quite disgusting.....and this is coming from a Mexican-American. You even see it with Canelo, the guy has been here for years and chooses not to learn the language, yet boxers like GGG and Kovalev make an effort to learn it and respond to interviews in English. Even Cotto and Pac speak English. Hell this Japanese guy speaks fluent Spanish after briefly living in MXexico This is one of the reasons I am rooting against Canelo and rooting for Lara. Lara is a great example of how an immigrant should conduct himself. Canelo embodies the arrogance and sense of entitlement the majority of Mexicans that come to the US demonstrate. whoa.. shots fired. I'm going for Lara myself, but how does his English sound compared to Canelo´s?

You're amazed by a guy being bilingual.

Could be of Peruvian descent. Peru's former president is Japanese.

Taking spanish in high school teaches you very little. Best way to learn a language is to be immersed in it and have to speak it as a necessity. I can't imagine there are alot of Japanese people in mexico that he could talk to. He speaks the language well. The way he says his "r" gives it away that he isn't a native speaker, but he speaks spanish better than Rios, Danny Garcia, and Arreola. Japanese don't pronounce R that is why, but he sounds like Canelo same tone of voice too lol