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July 22, 2008, 4:18 PM
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How does this make you more Puerto Rican, than someone who, say, immigrated to Puerto Rico?
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What...are...you...getting at..?
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Me too And... I haven't fully decided yet for sure. I've always had an infatuation with Belgium however.
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July 22, 2008, 4:43 PM
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Sounds to me like that girl had her panties in a wad
I don't think you really did anything wrong, but this is why I never speak to someone in a different language. You never know how people are going to take it :/ Some may laugh and go along with it, and others like miss drama queen here take offense to it.
At this Mexican restraunt in town, my dad started speaking Spanish to the waiter, and he became furious. He stalked away and when he did come back, he wasn't very friendly to us. So I'm not exactly sure what it is that people find so offensive, but If I were you I wouldn't do it again. At least not at that restraunt.
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July 22, 2008, 6:09 PM
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Sounds to me like that girl had her panties in a wad
I don't think you really did anything wrong, but this is why I never speak to someone in a different language. You never know how people are going to take it :/ Some may laugh and go along with it, and others like miss drama queen here take offense to it.
At this Mexican restraunt in town, my dad started speaking Spanish to the waiter, and he became furious. He stalked away and when he did come back, he wasn't very friendly to us. So I'm not exactly sure what it is that people find so offensive, but If I were you I wouldn't do it again. At least not at that restraunt.
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I have a friend who is half-cuban, and doesn't speak spanish. It annoys him when somebody speaks to him in spanish for these reasons:
1. It upsets him when people assume he does
2. Growing up some other hispanics made fun of him for not being "one of them".
3. Hes also been looked at like hes weird for not speaking spanish, kind of like when not having children was seen as an illness.
He doesn't get mad and throw a tantrum like that girl did, but it bugs him simply because he feels his half-spanish genetics has caused him nothing but trouble, note those are his words and not mine. On the flip-side I have a cousin whos half-rican speaks spanish, and fully embraces his half-hispanic side.
Theres many reasons for why it would annoy somebody, but those of course are my friend Pauls reasons.
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July 22, 2008, 10:31 PM
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Nothing really, just the phrase "Born and raised" has always bothered me for some reason. I guess when someone says say... "I'm French, born and raised" for example, they're subconsciously saying "I'm more French than people who weren't born here".
I guess the German "Blut und Boden" (Blood and Soil) ideology comes to mind.
In fact, I think if anything immigrants are the true patriots (the ones who assimilate) because they chose to take the big leap and struggle to do so, rather than someone who had the convenience of being born in whatever country.
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July 23, 2008, 12:23 AM
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Nothing really, just the phrase "Born and raised" has always bothered me for some reason. I guess when someone says say... "I'm French, born and raised" for example, they're subconsciously saying "I'm more French than people who weren't born here".
I guess the German "Blut und Boden" (Blood and Soil) ideology comes to mind.
In fact, I think if anything immigrants are the true patriots (the ones who assimilate) because they chose to take the big leap and struggle to do so, rather than someone who had the convenience of being born in whatever country.
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I see, well my dear friend thats not what I meant at all, anyone who wants to go to Puerto Rico and declare citizenship will be the first to receive an open armed greeting from me, and I'll be the first to say "Bienvenidos a Puerto Rico mi panas".
Im glad you brought that u, because I agree!
You see theres some american people(note i said some), that were born here and complain about how much the place sucks. Yet theres immigrants who claim "I love this country, and I wouldn't live anywhere else", so yes very good point!! You hit the nail on the head.
You've earned yourself a user note .
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July 23, 2008, 3:27 AM
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I see, well my dear friend thats not what I meant at all, anyone who wants to go to Puerto Rico and declare citizenship will be the first to receive an open armed greeting from me, and I'll be the first to say "Bienvenidos a Puerto Rico mi panas".
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Im glad you brought that u, because I agree! 
You see theres some american people(note i said some), that were born here and complain about how much the place sucks. Yet theres immigrants who claim "I love this country, and I wouldn't live anywhere else", so yes very good point!! You hit the nail on the head.
You've earned yourself a user note .
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I only understood the first part (Welcome to Puerto Rico) because I speak a little Français, and Español is similar 
But that's so awesome! I love immigrants who try so hard to learn the language and assimilate into their new homelands.
And I'm not really sure what a usernote is but I'm gonna give you a rep thingo because you've just been so nice!
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July 23, 2008, 4:58 AM
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I only understood the first part (Welcome to Puerto Rico) because I speak a little Français, and Español is similar
But that's so awesome! I love immigrants who try so hard to learn the language and assimilate into their new homelands.
And I'm not really sure what a usernote is but I'm gonna give you a rep thingo because you've just been so nice!
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Alrighty then ^^, for future reference, a usernote is basically something your peers will type about you, and when people check your profile they can see what other users thought about you, hence why its a "usernote".
I'm glad we agree on this =)
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