How did the Romans affect Spanish culture?
How did the Romans effect Spanish culture? Please answer in Spanish and English.
3 Answers
The Romans, or Italy, came down the pennsula and conquered (did I spell that right?) what would become Spain. Italy and Spain are sisters. Spain is our Mother (American, Latin America, and Canada). Without Spain, we'd all be speaking german or russian. The rest you can find on any good wiki type site or your local library. 
The information provided below is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used in any actual homework assignments. Any similarities between people and events described below and actual people and events is purely coincidental, and everyone, by reading the slop that follows, implicitly agrees not to sue me. In fact, by reading it, everyone implictly agrees -- more or less -- to give me 250 US dollars in small unmarked bills in a plain brown paper bag. I'll meet you in the park by the water fountain for the payoff -- come alone! I'll be driving a red Ferrari. Well, actually, I'll be driving a really rusty, baby-blue 1970 Ford Pinto that blows thick clouds of dark smoke out the tail pipe and that can barely go from 0 to 45 in 12 minutes, but, honestly, many people often mistake it for a red Ferrari. And, of course, by "many people" I am referring specifically to a man named Jake and by "often" I am referring to the one time Jake was so drunk he couldn't stand up or remember who he was, but that is all beside the point. All that really matters, as I'm sure everyone will agree, is that it is possible -- under certain circumstances -- for my Pinto to be confused with a Ferrari.
Now for the history lesson...
Well, it was basically all due to a Roman guy named Cicero (pronounced /bob/ in Latin). In 1972, he invented the razor, which a Spaniard named Don Juan stole and brought back to Spain. (I don't think many people -- including Jake, even when he's sober -- really understand the historical significance of Don Juan. Not many history books even mention Cicero's razor). At any rate, the razor quickly became popular in Spain -- especially in the metropolitan areas. Before the introduction of the razor, Spaniards (prior to 1972), spent most of their time chasing angry bulls in the streets and throwing overripe tomatoes at each other. Now, after the introduction of the razor, Spaniards spend most of their time shaving, and this fact led directly to the invention of the piñata. And, of course, as everyone already knows, the piñata was invented by a extremely clean-shaven Spaniard named Juan Carlos Rodriguez III (pronounced /bob/ in Spanish). Now, Juan had also graduated summa cum laude from MIT in the US, and many people mistakenly think that is where he got the technical expertise required to invent a device as amazing as the piñata. But, people who think that simply have not studied history like me. Trust me, it was the razor all the way. Of course, it is obvious what impact the piñata has had on Spanish culture.
But, honestly, I can't do all your homework for you. You will have to research on your own to discover how, in March of 1981, an English man named Robert (pronounced /bob/ in English) stole $8 from Cicero (as it turns out, Cicero lives in a pretty rough part of Rome). Robert, who was just hungry and not really a bad person, used the money to buy a dead fish and 2 potatoes. And, thus, fish-n-chips were born. Robert moved back to England and opened a restaurant, which became so popular that Robert began franchising it. I mean, come on, who hasn't heard of McDonald's? Of course, Robert's franchise is not called McDonald's, but that's beside the point because McDonald's is a great place to eat. At any rate, England has not been the same since that significant cultural event. In fact, that event -- and I am sure most of the people in England would agree with me here -- pretty much defines English culture as a whole.
And now you can see how the Spanish and English cultures were radically influenced by Rome (and three guys named Bob).
You know, JohnJuan, I can't believe your answer was chosen as "best answer." I mean, not anywhere did you refer to Cicero's razor, piñata's, fish-n-chips, OR McDonalds. Even worse -- and I find this particularly troubling -- you failed to mention my red Ferrari.
