Originally posted by Bajahowodd
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I have lived in other places in Mexico besides Baja and have traveled throughout the whole country and much of the rest of Latin America including
Cuba. I have taught ESL in San Diego to people mostly from Tijuana. I have been to many of their homes in TJ (during better times). We have shared
fiestas, comidas, musica y bailles. You will be amazed at the respect you will get if you know their culture and attempt to learn and speak their
language.
My love of the latino culture extends beyond Mexico. And believe me, I have been the victim of crimes of opportunity, the mordida and bureaucratic
blunders and plunders. In friendship, it is very difficult to find a more gracious host than the Mexican when a family invites you to share what they
have, no matter how little that may be. My heart remains with the people, wherever I am.
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Perhaps I'm in left field on this. The Latino culture is certainly an amalgam of European and indigenous people. I have no idea how much the
indigenous culture is responsible for the qualities we embrace. However, with respect to the European influence, I think that by and large, the
prevailing contribution to the Latino culture is from people who did not have to suffer the ravages of two world wars or the scourge of the N-zis.
This makes me wonder if, in the absence of those events, the Southern Europeans, at least, would more resemble the culture of Latin America.
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, but the Skeet in this post is the one that makes me go>>>>>
