Why is the Spanish language in Spain different from that in Mexico?
If I were to ask for a plátano in Spain they would give me a banana ''fruit'', however, If I asked for a plátano in Mexico they would give me a banana tree.
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As far as the variation of English dialects and accents, I can tell you that the same problem exists in the English speaking world. I spent my career as an airline pilot, and went to many English speaking areas. From personal experience, I know that in some areas I could not understand the English speakers at all, and at times thought they were speaking some other language. Even within countries, the variarions can be severe. A Luisiana Cajun accent is berely understndable to a New York Bronx resident. This is probably why "fluency" is such an elusive term. I'm "fluent" in English, but if you put me in a rural Scottish village, I would not be able to communicate very well at all. Language is a never ending quest for communication.
Other than slang, probably the biggest class of vocabulary differences you'll come across is in the use of suffixes. A lápiz is a pencil or crayon everywhere, but a lapicero is a pencil holder in some areas, a mechanical pencil in others, and a ball-point pen in still others. There are also a fair number of blatant differences, such as a computer being an ordenador in Spain but a computadora in Latin America, but they are probably no more common than the British-American differences. Of course, every area also has its quirky words. For example, a Chinese restaurant in Chile or Peru is called a chifa, but you won't run across that word in many other places.
Let's see,
El español de España es diferente al español de países como México. El acento de los españoles es diferente y vocalizamos de otra manera. Los españoles de España cuando oímos a hablar a un mexicano o un americano latino, somos capaces de detectar que son de otros países.
Por otro lado, el inglés tienes muchas diferencias tanto en entonación como en palabras y construcciones.
Some examples:
British English: biscuit, flat, film, words ending in -our (humour, flavour), word ending in -ize (apologize), ...
American English: cookie, apartment, movie, word ending in -or (humor, flavor), words ending in ise (apologise), ...
Anyway, in Spain:
- Plátano - it's a fruit from Canary Islands (Spain)
- Banana - fruit from foreign countries.
I think languages are just very fluid, especially compared to fields like mathematics. Sometimes the answer is really -- ¨just because¨
Language, especially spoken, can so readily change, that regional variances are bound to creep in. Partly because of cultural differences, partly because of practices or physical objects that either to or don´t exist in a given area (or originally didn´t in a given area) and also the influence from other languages, especially neighboring ones. It also changes over time generations, sometimes simply due to fashion or convenience (thus, slang).
Always an interesting topic.
...and, you may know, even within a country, language differs due to different dialects. It's a linguistic phenomenon 
I actually thankful for your responds guys. I do really appreciated it and I gained a lot of knowledge from your own ideas.
In my country, The Philippines, we have invaded by Spain for over 300 years and way back before Spanish is our national language. In Fact, in one of the province of the country, "Zamboanga" they speak "Chabakano", It is their language which is blended with Spanish language and almost the same as in Spain.
And most words in my country have spanish touch like
filipino in spanish in english kutsara--- kuchara---- spoon konunikasyon---- comunicación- communication
Language is a never ending quest for communication. and I guess your right
In Spain we have a plural pronoun of "You" which is Vosotros In Mexico we have a plural pronoun of "You" which is Ustedes, both are the same you's but they have the same words spoken in different countries in Latin America.
Yeah, Machri and Rac are right, you must be aware that virtually every Spanish speaking country has several different dialectal variations, you may drive for just 2 hours and start hearing a different accent and slang, so it is the same reason English doesn't sound the same in London, Vancouver or Sydney.
