[Black Agnes]

What would I call a Black Cuban? From what I've heard, not part of Castro's regime. Would that be correct? (I've heard that for all his rhetoric about how racist the US is, that his own regime is quite the 'color' regimented one). I guess my main gripe is that people assume since 'Hispanics' all speak Spanish that they're all 'uni-ethnic'. IMHO, Brazilians and Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are VERY different groups, and even their 'Spanish' isn't congruent. This would be akin to likening Italians and Greeks just because they're Meditarranean in origin. There are many dialects of Spanish. I wonder how long before (If?) there is enough of a linguistic separation between the island nations, and the central and south american nations versions of 'Spanish' that they're considered different? I've also heard (from Puerto Ricans and Cubans) that 'Columbian Spanish' is the 'best' or most rigorously 'correct' of all the new world dialects.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"What would I call a Black Cuban? From what I've heard, not part of Castro's regime. Would that be correct?"

Yes you would be.

Your entire poost is basically correct with the exception of Brazil, they speak Portugese.

"I've also heard (from Puerto Ricans and Cubans) that 'Columbian Spanish' is the 'best' or most rigorously 'correct' of all the new world dialects."

I don't know, I can't understand a word they're saying most of the time.

:-)

Luis