Any language is easily and quickly understood if the student takes the time to learn more about the culture of the country involved and vice-versa. That's why most teachers agree that understanding Spanish culture better by learning basic Spanish is the best way to go. Just the way the Spanish language itself is spoken, or how words are expressed speak loads more than just reading about the history of Spain.
Rocket Spanish knows that understanding Spanish culture better by learning basic Spanish is essential, that's why cultural lessons are included in the basic pack of audio-visual sessions sent to your inbox. Understanding how the Spanish language works goes a long way towards reading the psyche of the Spanish people. That will give you a better discernment of how to deal with everyday situations, like shopping, taking a meal, or the proper etiquette in greeting people.
For example, understanding Spanish culture better by learning basic Spanish becomes clearer when we associate it with a typically Spanish word: “machismo.” The English “macho” comes from this and it's all male, all the time. It connects with the language when we learn that there is a male and female present all throughout. A typical male-female set is “el nino” and “la nina.” Both “el” and “la” mean “the” but the use changes when the noun is male or female. This applies to all kinds of words, so it would do any student good to find out which words are associated with men and which ones belong to women. “La leche” (the milk) that comes from “la vaca” (the cow) is definitely female while “el toro” (the bull) is so very male.
Actually, understanding Spanish culture better by learning basic Spanish simply makes both learning the language and the sociology of Spain so much more fun.