[slfnflctd]

> I regularly have to ask people to repeat themselves or slow down

I don't know how true it is, but there is a perception that Spanish is often spoken very rapidly by native speakers. I'm sure this is more true of some languages than others, but I noticed it very early on when I attended a bilingual elementary school for a couple years.

[peterfirefly]

That's mostly because it is syllable timed instead of stress timed. And because a lot of people are not as good at Spanish as they think they are, of course.

[jacobolus]

The speed of spoken Spanish varies significantly from one place to another.