Rather than near the border of France, the Basque Country is ON the border, I mean, there are Basques with Spanish nationality and Basques with French nationality. Most Basques in Boise come from the Biscay area, but the Basques of California are mostly from the French side.
my girlfriend was born and raised in the Basque Country, I have lived there for a few months out of the past few years and when he said "Kalimotxo" all the memories came flooding back. Such a great and unique culture.
Travel tip for Valencia Spain.. If you have the afternoon take the bus to el Palmer about 30-45 minutes south. A couple of GREAT original paella restaurants with amazing Jamon iberico.
@@JonConti Yeah, we Basques like paella, and we like pizza but that doesn't make pizza a Basque thing! I'm sure those guys cook a nice paella though. As for kalimotxo, I'd say it's a Basque-American thing 50/50 (that's the right proportion)
I know that Bakersfield California has a sizable number of Basque the same people but most of them are from the French part of the Basque Country The United States has an uncanny way of creating a big bubble that’s English language speaking Although there is no national language which requires English like in France requiring in French, The American culture almost instinctively edges out other language speakers and this was done purposely until about the 1990s well enough Spanish speakers came to overwhelm the culture and establish it has a secondary language I feel for anybody living in Idaho who wants to learn the Basque language and use it on a regular basis although there’s 15,000 Basque people you’re gonna have trouble finding a language community that will envelop you like the English speakers around you I know I have an immigrant father and snuggles and I was really not able to learn the language because they couldn’t teach it to me It doesn’t matter what it is
"JAINKO BAT DAGO!!!" "MESEDEZ IKUS ZUEK!!!". HEMENDZEN DUT, EZ DUZUE DENBORA GALDUKO. JOAN U TUNE-ra eta IZENA TESTUA... KRYON JAINKOAK ASKO MAITE GAITU!!!
I can't wait for them to get rid of that paella and start making sukalki, I'm Basque-American from California, bilingual in English and Western Basque. Gnarly video though!
Hi there ! Great video ! Thank you for sharing it ! I was just wondering what made you put this video out here ! I am from Bilbao but I have been living in the UK since 1988. Take care ! _______________________________________________________________________________ Kaixo ! Bideo bikaina! Eskerrik asko partekatzeagatik! Bideo hau hemen jartzeak zerk bultzatu zintuen galdezka nengoen! Ni bilbotarra naiz baina Erresuma Batuan bizi naiz 1988az geroztik. Zaindu!
Valencia-Basque country is more like 8-10 hours away though haha not 4. That's to Madrid. Paella is also the least Basque dish you can cook xD it's very stereotypical. In Spain people rarely eat paella.
Paella is -100% basque. Its Valencian typical dish. Tapas ≠ Pintxos. We only have pintxos. Jajajaja paella...... Un buen txuleton con pimientos de Gernika ostia
@@JonConti hi there, we don't refuse to talk in Spanish if you don't know Euzkera but when we are among our people we will speak in Euzkera to keep the language going for even more generations. A language is what makes you part of a community among other things so why not keep it going?
@@janiregarciapinaga1544 what you said is true! My grandfather for example if he knew you can speak Euzkera then he will talk you in that language. However, if you don't know any Euzkera, he was quite happy to talk to you in Spanish; if I remember correctly lots of his friends only spoke Spanish but didn't stop them having very strong friendships. If you don't use it we will loose it so we are trying to keep it going for further generations, so we don't loose a huge part of what make us Euzkal Herriko Jendea ( people of the Basque Country). Your response sounds a bit harsh, but maybe it got lost in translation, what you said sounds more like if it was an order, "We know we have to speak Spanish!". Take care and stay safe. _________________________________________________________________________Zuk esan duzuna egia da! Nire aitonak, adibidez, Euzkeran hitz egin dezakezu jakingo balu, hizkuntza horretan hitz egingo du. Hala ere, Euzkerarik ezagutzen ez baduzu, nahiko pozik zegoen zurekin gaztelaniaz hitz egitean; ondo gogoratzen badut bere lagun askok gaztelaniaz bakarrik hitz egiten zuten baina ez zieten oso adiskidetasun sendoa izatea eragotzi. Erabiltzen ez baduzu galduko dugu, beraz, belaunaldi gehiagorako mantentzen saiatzen ari gara, beraz ez dugu Euzkal Herriko egiten gaituen zati handi bat galtzen. Zure erantzuna zorrotz samarra dirudi, baina agian itzulpenean galdu egin da, zuk esan zenuena gehiago dirudi, "Badakigu gaztelaniaz hitz egin behar dugula!". Zure errepikapenaren kasua espero dut. Zaindu eta seguru egon
