We don't want amnesty!

[VINYLONE]

Absolutely makes sense. To function cognitively we build patterns that we apply to similar circumstances in future events, also called stereotypes. So if we see 10 brown people and find out they are all mexican, it is simply logical that the 11th one we see we will immediately jump to the conclusion they are mexican as well. Is this necessarily a terrible thing? Do people assume all white people they see in america are americans, when they could be germans or english or even spaniards? Or are people really supposed to walk up to every single person they ever see to verify their actual race and lineage before jumping to evil conclusions?

When referring to white folk nationality rarely is mentioned...it's usually "that white dude" which covers American, German, English, etc. To say otherwise is intellectually dishonest. I mean, if you used Hispanic you'd cover all nationalities. See.

Nah, it's definitely not a bad thing but culturally there's a hell of a difference...especially when it comes to Mexican folks and other central or South american people.

For instance, here in LA, there's quite a large population of Persian, Russian and Armenian folks. At times they are hard to tell apart but culturally they are wholly different.

 

[VINYLONE]

i guess its hard for me to see the other side since im a straight up white dude born and raised here for a bunch of generations.

maybe if i was living in another country it would bother/concern me if no one knew things about my culture/lifestyle/heritage.

I completely see your viewpoint, duder. Completely.

Personally speaking, I absolutely love learning about folks and their respective cultures and being here in LA, you get numerous chances. Furthermore, people are usually very proud and love to talk about where they are from. It's almost like a transplant moving some other part of the country to LA. You run into them all the time. And for the most part, they love where they came from but they just needed a change of scenery.

 

[fishonjazz]

I completely see your viewpoint, duder. Completely.

Personally speaking, I absolutely love learning about folks and their respective cultures and being here in LA, you get numerous chances. Furthermore, people are usually very proud and love to talk about where they are from. It's almost like a transplant moving some other part of the country to LA. You run into them all the time. And for the most part, they love where they came from but they just needed a change of scenery.

its funny cause with the world cup going on i have actually learned where alot of my co workers are from due to thier love of soccer. even ones whose country is not participating. (one of my co workers is from peru apparently and he hates chileans so yesterday he was rooting for austrailian just cause he hates chile.... i thought he would root for them cause they are from the same area. he said chile vs peru is like lakers verse jazz for him lol)

 

[VINYLONE]

its funny cause with the world cup going on i have actually learned where alot of my co workers are from due to thier love of soccer. even ones whose country is not participating. (one of my co workers is from peru apparently and he hates chileans so yesterday he was rooting for austrailian just cause he hates chile.... i thought he would root for them cause they are from the same area. he said chile vs peru is like lakers verse jazz for him lol)

My Dad is Peruvian! Yup, there is beef between Peru and Chile just like there's beef between Mexico and El Salvadorean. Most of it I don't understand because I was born here and those beefs have a long history.

Anyway, my Dad was/ is so upset that Peru never makes it to the WC. He always talks about corruption and other soccer minutiae that I don't know about. Anyway, he loves his ****ing soccer!

 

[fishonjazz]

I guess that is one of the benefits of going on a mission.

One of my brothers went to uruguay and the other went to argentina and it was interesting hearing second hand about the people and culture of those countries. (I know they like to drink some tea/coffee like stuff called matte through a weird spoon straw combo thing)

One thing is certain for most all non US cointries and that is a love of soccer. Mu brothers would say how it was important to know the favorite team of the locals.

Also apparently they eat lots of bread and drink tons of milk in those countries and alot of homes dont even have floors (just dirt ground for floors) but its seems like they are happy and kind people despite having so little.

That was the impression i got from reading thier letters and stuff anyway

 

[UGLI baby]

Uruguay bout to get their soccer on.


£¥£

 

[♪alt13]

If you look at the plummeting Total Fertility rate in Mexico and the rest of Latin America you will see that very soon this issue will largely dissipate on its own. We very well may be encouraging immigration 15-20 years from now to help pay for our aging population.


Not that I'm for an ever expanding population, but there are many interests that require it.

 

[TroutBum]

I guess that is one of the benefits of going on a mission.

One of my brothers went to uruguay and the other went to argentina and it was interesting hearing second hand about the people and culture of those countries. (I know they like to drink some tea/coffee like stuff called matte through a weird spoon straw combo thing)

One thing is certain for most all non US cointries and that is a love of soccer. Mu brothers would say how it was important to know the favorite team of the locals.

Also apparently they eat lots of bread and drink tons of milk in those countries and alot of homes dont even have floors (just dirt ground for floors) but its seems like they are happy and kind people despite having so little.

That was the impression i got from reading thier letters and stuff anyway

I had three older brothers that served missions, all in Argentina. That Matte stuff is like drinking a bucket of warm piss, after it has been filtered through a barrel of cow ****.

 

[fishonjazz]

I had three older brothers that served missions, all in Argentina. That Matte stuff is like drinking a bucket of warm piss, after it has been filtered through a barrel of cow ****.

i dont reckon i'd like that

 

[♪alt13]

i dont reckon i'd like that

Remember some people say that about beer. Green Eggs and Ham, Man.

 

[Deleted member 365]

I had three older brothers that served missions, all in Argentina. That Matte stuff is like drinking a bucket of warm piss, after it has been filtered through a barrel of cow ****.

You did it wrong.

Add some sugar and/or eat it with the sweetish (wafer like) crackers you can get at any Latin market.

It was never my favorite. I had some that tasted exactly as you described. But sugar can make even pee taste good.

 

[TroutBum]

You did it wrong.

Add some sugar and/or eat it with the sweetish (wafer like) crackers you can get at any Latin market.

It was never my favorite. I had some that tasted exactly as you described. But sugar can make even pee taste good.

I don't know what cow **** tastes like, but after drinking matte I think I have a pretty good idea. I'm not being dramatic either, it really does taste like it was filtered through a smelly pile of crap of an animal that has been eating hay and/or weeds.

I don't care how much sugar you put in it, it's still going to taste like ****.