Posted on 07/20/2005 8:28:43 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
No, thanks, as to the lurking suggestion and where.
Good catch there on CJ who more and more looks like a spewer of taqiyya
bump to read thread later.
Muhammedan "martyrs" are actually just psychopathic killers who are always "martyred" while killing or pillaging in wars of conquest (Jihad). That is hardly the case with Christian martyrs. You sure you ain't a Muhammedan, CJ? Your loony tune act is getting very old here.
There is a good reason some "lump illegals in with all American citizens of Hispanic descent". Were it not for the past amnesties, a very large portion of those "legal" would still be "illegal".
Well, all the hispanics I know are at least 4th generation, and my family has been here for 6. I'm sure a sizeable portion DOES apply, though I don't know how many. It still doesn't make it right to lump us all in together. I don't KNOW any illegals, nor do I know anyone in Mexico. All of my connections and my life and culture are here in the U.S. I can't change the past anymore than the grandson of a secessionist can change the past. I'll bet you that most grandsons of mid-1800s secessionists probably doesn't see HIMSELF as a secessionist but as a true UNITED States citizen.
I never worry ~ just wanted to be accurate.
(It wasn't the first time I've messed up on a poster's gender.) :)
Whatever that means. ;)
Point is, right or wrong, it's a reason for the broad brush. A connotation compounded by vehement resistance to assimilation in the Latino culture.
True, but not in my peer group--in the Johnny-come-lately peer group. The other question, is that there are differing lines among various people between assimilation and just simple culture and tradition. For instance, last night within minutes of each other, I posted on this thread that I was fully assimilated, then I posted on another thread that I knew how to make homemade flour tortillas. Does that make my family not-so-assimilated? I'm not sure, but I suspect 100% assimilation would make for a boring food court at the mall. My family's more like 99.9% "assimilated" I guess.
On the other hand, for some reason, today's environment as to what's "normal" isn't like the old days (not that I fully agree with this). But the best analogy I can give is how annoyed I get with my 65 yr old mom when she calls me and says, "It looks like they're going to be wearing pants with wider legs this year." or, "It looks like plaids are back in this year."
Frankly, I have to remind her that if you go into any clothing store, you'll find pants with wide AND narrow legs, and I've been able to find plaids for the last 10 years." Things don't seem to go "out" anymore, or at least the rules of whether florals are "in" or "out" aren't as tight and strict as they used to be. But, in my mom's day, if you wore plaid in 1955, you might not wear it at all in 1957. Styles were VERY defined with little variance. Both Lucy AND Ethel would have had on the same style skirt, while just last night, I saw a girl in a skirt that really flared out in an "A" and her friend had on a skirt that was stick straight. I know, you're probably a guy and bored to tears by my analogy by now, and I'm not making apologies for refusal to assimilate--I hate seeing things in English AND Spanish and I detest when someone flies a Mexican flag, but what I'm trying to say is that there really isn't a defined line of assimilation, is there?
If that's a hint for my momma's tortilla recipe, I'm not giving it away. ;-)
Knew I should have thrown a "please" in there........
It is said that saints chase after crosses with much more ardor than wordlings do chasing after pleasures.
it means sort like OK in Brasil or can mean "what's up?"
Thanks ~ I've never been to Brazil ~ did work with many Americans of Portuguese descent in my early truck driving days and learned a little Portuguese vulgarity.
shashota (sic) is always good
Whatever you say.
What is it? I tried a search and "like" search and got an expired link to a Snoop Dog page - lol!
BTW - I imagine with experience you've grown accustom as I have to Brasilian coffees. Recently, with the advice of fellow FReepers, I've learned how to purchase the beans and roast them myself. My favorite blends are of course the Colombian and Brasilian beans. Let me know if you're interested in trying it yourself. 10-30 minutes every three or four days is all it takes and the coffee is amazaing. Make that the best coffee I've ever tasted...
affectionate term for woman's private part....not sure how it's spelled...but that's how it's pronounced
actually it might be xoxota
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