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Old 02-21-2009, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by bachata View Post
YouTube - Viva la diferencia - Alvarez Guedes

In this video Alvarez Guedes talks about the difference between the American and the Hispanic people, so when we move to the US we have to start thinking and living the way they do, this process is called the American melting pot.
I’m Caribeņo I doubts to start walking so fast like the Americans do, some time in the evenings I stay looking the people passing by my side going to pick up their cars in the parking deck.
UNBELEABLE!!!!!! Looks like a car competition in Daytona on the way out.

JJ.

I think the difference is that the Hispanics are the first group to move into the USA, and not assimilate. Even into the 2nd 3rd generation, they tend to not meld into the population. If you look at the Irish, Italian, Polish, even Russian etc after the 2nd 3rd generation. they have moved out of the barrios(enclaves), and melted into the general population. In most countries, if you have government business, you will do it in the language of the country. You cannot take your drivers license test in Germany in English. In the US take it in Spanish, fill out your IRS forms in Spanish, Kyrol etc. No wonder they don't assimilate!

Europe the US/Canada are all now experiencing this problem with the current groups of immigrants into both areas and example would be the Muslims wanting Sharia law to be used for them instead of the Law of the land. In other words we want to live where we want to but we should still be able to follow the laws and customs of where we came from even if they are against the law of the country we are living in.

Last edited by bienamor; 02-21-2009 at 10:26 AM..