Mexicans are nothing like Spaniards. Many Mexicans I’ve known have a special contempt for Spaniards, and I’ve never met a single Spaniard who didn’t despise Mexicans.
Yeah, living in New Mexico is a real eye-opener for these things. There is a great degree of separation within the state itself. Northern New Mexicans who have descended from the Spanish settlers don't much care for the southern New Mexicans who were mostly Mexican mestizo or native.
Goes pretty much for any Latino towards Mexico.. They all pretty much hate them all.
I was being sarcastic :) , but I didn’t know of the mutual animosity between some of their people. I would love to visit Italy and Spain some day.
I had a TA in college from Spain. He wanted to go to college in the northern US so he wouldn’t be confused with a Mexican.
A Spaniard, Sergio Garcia, won the Masters last week. Rafael Nadal is one of the most successful tennis players in the world. Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar are Hollywood power players. Cervantes wrote what is considered to be the first novel. Picasso and Dali are among the most recognized artists in history. Isabella financed the explorations that discovered the Americas. What is Mexico known for besides drugs and cheap labor?