American Spanish Speakers Not Wanting to Teach Language?
From the American Spanish Speakers I've met who are already fluent in English as well too, none of them are really too adamant about teaching Spanish to other Americans wanting to learn it. They find it annoying to teach Spanish to them. And this one girl I met in particular, she told me herself she thought it was annoying to have to teach people Spanish who want to learn. Has anyone else experienced this? If they are a foreign Spanish speaker, then they seem they would love to teach their language, but not if they are American and are fluent in English already.
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What you say may be true about the people around you. It sounds like a unfriendly personality trait. Not all American Spanish speakers are like that. I have met a lot of friendly Spanish speakers in the stores I have worked in. They have helped me with many questions about Spanish. This is probably not a good place to post such a generalized statement. All the Spanish speakers here on this site are extremely helpful.
If someone has a skill that they don't want to share, that is up to them. It is their own personal choice. The person sitting next to them with the same skill could be the opposite. It depends on what kind of people you want to be around. Maybe you will meet more friendly and helpful people. This site is a good place to start. 
Probably the people you have met are all young, and too young at that.
I was thinking about this.
It's actually very difficult to teach your own language, as generally, you've learnt as a baby, and have little , or no , idea of the grammar.
And students ask ''why'' all the time.
It may be better to try to find somebody who teaches a bit, even if it costs something , because if the person is teaching on a regular basis they will be much better at explaining. If they are paid they will be nicer, and more patient, in general.
Anyway, as many other people say, it's better to make friends first, then ask for help..
I am sure that you'll find nice people really willing to help you out with Spanish, you just didn't have good luck. =)
I have experienced this a great deal . I have learned from the wonderful people on this site that it is most likely just the area that I reside. It sounds like you are in a similar barrio. There are those that will help , just hard to find. Everyone here (this site) goes above the call of duty to help each other. Now that's a community.
I have encountered this a bit, but in all honesty, you do not want people who do not want to help teaching you. I was blessed enough to become friends with a Latino family who has gone above and beyond to help me learn Spanish. So my advice would be to just be open minded, and become friends with the people before you ask them to help you learn. Don't just befriend people so that you can glean from their knowledge. It is also important to note that sometimes Spanish speakers are looked down upon in the States, so they may be trying to distance themselves, in a sense, from the language (which I personally think is totally sad!). You may also want to look and see if your community has an Spanish clubs or anything. I live in a rural(ish) community and there is one here that meets weekly for dinner at restaurants and only speak Spanish, so you may be able to find something similar.
I think a lot of people who are that way are inexperienced themselves. I have met a lot of people who react in similar ways with other subjects (such as computers, construction, etc.). I agree with the other answers here and SD is very friendly. We offer what we can in what we know, and it is valuable, no matter how small it may seem.
