Shame

"'Always,' he said in English, and laughed.'So they don't kill me.' he looked at her across the table.
'You know English well.'
'Yes,' he said. 'Pretty well, sometimes. But I must not let anybody know. It would be very bad, a torero who speaks English.'
'Why?' asked Brett.
'It would be bad. People would not like it. Not yet.'
'Why not?'
'They would not like it. Bull-fighters are not like that.'
'What are bull-fighters like?'
He laughed and tipped his hat down over his eyes and changed the angle of his cigar and the expression of his face.
'Like at that table,'..." (p. 190)

This is another example of the Spanish dislike of American culture. It isn't exactly that they dislike Americans, because many ideas from the US have spread to Spain. In this case, it is a sense of pride. A torero must represent the Spanish culture. If he can speak English, he may as well adopt the ignorant American culture. To many, this would be shameful, because it is believed that the Americans cannot understand the Spanish culture and when they try to act as much, only bring shame upon themselves. It is kind of sad that such stereotypes prevent the spread of ideas throughout cultures. However, with breakers of stereotypes such as Pedro, there is still hope for dispersal of knowledge.