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Originally Posted by BENZ-LGB
Well, but those Chinese paved the way (or laid the tracks, in a manner of speaking) for the Chinese of today!
Sicilians, and Jews and Irish and Germans and everyone who is not a WASP has suffered the slings and arrows of unjust racism (to borrow a phrase from that waspy WASP, Bill Shakespeare).
You integrate into the system and move on and up.
That is why I am angry at some of the most recent Hispanic arrivals. They still wish to maintain their past identity and not integrate into American life. They want the English speaking world to cater to them (i.e., ballots printed in Spanish).
¿Coño, carajo, que mierda es esa?
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Sorry BENZ-LGB,
I speak good conversational German and Dutch, and a bit of French, but the only word I understood from that was mierda.
English is the language of the US, but I have two first cousins whose mom is from Seville. They speak perfect English and Spanish. Both of their law practices are thriving because of this ability. Their primary client base is Hispanic seeking claims against workers compensation and other workplace issues.
The Spanish culture is so big now that I know it would help me to be at least conversational. At least then I would know if they are talking about me.
