Vista De Nada

[Amy Short]

From: "Joseph McCollum" <prez234 at JUNO.COM>



> Are there any Spanish experts out there??  In the film "Multiplicity,"
> Michael Keaton plays a construction worker.  One of the housing
> developments is "Vista De Nada," which is "View of Nothing" (no comment
> is made of this in the film; there's just a sign in the background)
> Would this be a flattering name for a housing development or an
> unflattering one??  It occurs to me as well that the response to
> "Gracias" is "De Nada."

I'm no expert in Spanish, but a somewhat experienced language user among
native Spanish-speaking populations. In no way, shape nor form would  "Vista
de Nada" be a flattering name for anything.

Amy Short