What kind of Spanish is this?

[Bob]

I heard a recording with a native Spanish speaker.  But they said "Jo" instead of "Yo" and "grathias" instead of "gracias."  It sounded like they had a lisp for the ss sounds.

Is that Spanish from Spain?

[oxy60]

Let's get terminology correct. Everyone likes to speak in general terms.

The "Spanish" you hear on Mexican TV is Castellano, one of several official languages spoken in Spain. The royal family speaks Castellano, and the King has a slight lisp. Except for the King, most people speak very fast in contrast to a slower melodic pace in Mexico.

It is enshrined in the constitution that one should be able to do business in Castellano anywhere in Spain. In fact only Franco made that happen.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Just from Spain.

Also they're the only country that use vosotros.

I know...

[oxy60]

Just from Spain.

Also they're the only country that use vosotros.

I know...

Correct plus 1000's of other words! These are living languages, not frozen by some government agency. Just in Castellano you have words from several other origins.

Also phrases like "native speaker" are virtually meaningless. Think about English for a moment.  Would it be "waffle house" English or NBC news English or Canadian or BBC...?