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Ethnic diversity of U.S. troops puzzles Iraqis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^
| Apr. 9, 2003 07:10 AM
| Ron Harris
Posted on 04/14/2003 8:32:52 AM PDT by Hoppean
Edited on 05/07/2004 5:21:10 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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To: ASA Vet
Puerto Ricans have been Americans for a lot longer than one generation.How do I say: "She is the first generation born on the mainland." (English as her primary language, not Spanish)
There is a distinct Puerto Rican culture...she is the first generation to be of it.
To: Onelifetogive
...generation to be of it.Wordsmithed that so long and still got it backwards...
...generation not of it.
To: Onelifetogive
How do I say: "She is the first generation born on the mainland."Just like you did works for me. ;-)
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:00:51 AM PDT
by
ASA Vet
("Those who know, don't talk. Those who talk, don't know." (I'm in the 2nd group.))
To: Psalm 73
Amen to that - what a great country, the most ethnically diverse nation in history, but "...we're U.S., we're all U.S." God (continue to) Bless America !!We were watching the news the other day, and Sir SuziQ noticed this. We in America come in all colors! THAT'S what makes this country strong!
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:05:35 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: BunnySlippers
And the young corporal who put the flag on the falling status was born in Burma ... moved to the US when he was one week old. Galdang it, they are ruining out country, taking our jobs, stealing our tax money. If Patrick J Buchanan were President, deadbeats like him would be rowing a boat home, just as sure as I have a Pinto in my front yard.
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:05:53 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: Hoppean
Ha! Can't really blame the Iraqis. Many if not most of them probably thought we're all "white devils." :-)
I've gotten many silly race-related questions over the years here in the US! But folks at least understand I am American.
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:07:09 AM PDT
by
k2blader
("Mercy, detached from Justice, grows unmerciful." - C. S. Lewis)
To: Hoppean
"We're all very different people. We're not Watusi, we're not Spartans, we're Americans! With a capital 'A,' huh? And you know what that means? Do you? That means that our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world!"
-Bill Murray as John Winger, Stripes
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:08:05 AM PDT
by
Redcloak
(All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
To: Reeses
That guy's name was Chin, I think he was Fillipino.
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:14:03 AM PDT
by
Defiant
(Iraqtion: That swelling pride that results from raising the staff of freedom.)
To: Onelifetogive
"America!!! The REAL United Nations!!!"
You got that right. I'm of German descent, married to a women who is Jewish. We have one natural child, and one recently adopted child from China. I have my own UN right at home!!!!
That's truly America; that's why we are the greatest nation on the face of the earth!!!
To: Onelifetogive
This is a prime example of how we shouldn't set any ethnicity apart. We are Americans!
On the lighter side. Does anyone know what ethnicity has blue, purple or maroon hair? I can't quite figure them out :-}
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:22:07 AM PDT
by
tiki
To: Hoppean
Americans are the free people. Origin no longer matters except for weddings and funerals.
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:25:47 AM PDT
by
<1/1,000,000th%
(Is Algore really preparing for a recount of the war in Iraq?)
To: tiki
I believe those are the "Manga" people of Japan. You can spot them by their wild colored hair and their extremely cool boots.
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:28:46 AM PDT
by
Billy_bob_bob
("He who will not reason is a bigot;He who cannot is a fool;He who dares not is a slave." W. Drummond)
To: Redcloak
Yeah, wretched refuse. And I believe we're now 12-1.
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:28:56 AM PDT
by
lorrainer
("If you see SADDAM, you must BOMB!".....Jackie Chiles)
To: tiki
It's a group called Teenagerian. The interesting thing about this group is that as they age(mature) the hair turns back to its orginal color. As they age even further it turns gray or white.
To: ErnBatavia
Apparently they have a gender ID problem too. I read this morning that Shoshanna wasn't pegged for being a woman until the captors started removing her chemical suit.
wasnt just the Iraqi's having indentity problems.....crass anchor on that other cnn was asking how a African American women ended up with a Hebrew sounding name, what an a@@
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:31:05 AM PDT
by
boxerblues
(God bless the 101st and keep them safe)
To: Leatherneck_MT
Interesting metalurgical analogy. The impurities strengthen the metal. The world threw out their "impurities". They migrated to America, where mixed together, created a strength that existed before only in the ruling classes' worst nightmares.
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posted on
04/14/2003 11:37:50 AM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
(Stir the pot...don't let anything settle to the bottom where the lawyers can feed off of it!)
To: PigRigger
I have my own UN right at home!!!! Tonto Junior carries the bloodlines of the Japanese, Scots, English, French, and Choctaw Indians.
He's a good looking little squirt, if I do say so myself. Not to mention a (distant) heir to the thrones of England and Scotland...a young Tudor, unrighteously denied the Crown.
To: tiki
This is a prime example of how we shouldn't set any ethnicity apart. We are Americans!Just because Demoncrats has corrupted diversity doesn't make it all bad.
I love learning about different cultures. I teach my children about different cultures. My wife is a product of her Puerto Rican heritage. We are both red-blooded Americans!!! Viva la difference!!!
To: Redleg Duke
Interesting metalurgical analogy. The impurities strengthen the metal. The world threw out their "impurities". They migrated to America, where mixed together, created a strength that existed before only in the ruling classes' worst nightmares
So what's the Australians excuse? I've heard mexicans complain about being confused with arabs because they ain't got the schnozz.
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posted on
04/14/2003 12:32:32 PM PDT
by
johnb838
(Free Republic of Iraq)
To: Hoppean
bump
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posted on
04/14/2003 12:34:08 PM PDT
by
Salman
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