New Board Feature: Ask the Mexican

[19Charger68]

I moved from Wyoming to New Mexico a few years ago.  Wyoming has a very low Hispanic population and people there park their cars in the driveway or in their garage.  New Mexico has a very large Hispanic population and it seems that they love to park their cars in their yards rather than in their driveways - some anglos here also do that but it seems like mostly Hispanics.  Do you have any idea where that comes from?  PS.  Nice post!

[Lowprofile]

Why do many Mexican Professional Wrestlers wear colorful Face Masks & Capes?

Because there really aren't soap-style storylines in Mexican wrestling, so the masks and capes fill in that 'flamboyant' aspect of it. The wrestling itself is more athletic and acrobatic than WWE-type stuff

Is Ricardo Montobain really mui macho? And where does Corithan leather come from?

Very macho. I'd think Corinthian leather comes from Corinthia...wherever that is.

What the hell is that stuff in Menuto soup? 

It's menudo, like the boy band. You don't really wanna know what's in it...but in case you do, it's cow stomach lining. Nasty stuff...I don't like it myself. My people eat some weird stuff (cow tongue, brains, deep fried intestines, etc). Yuck.

How come in Mariachi bands, the biggist guy always plays the smallest guitar, while the little hombre is playing the biggest one?

That's a very profound question that requires a profound philosophical answer. Due to time and space restrictions, it is not feasible for me to go into it.

Thanks for the answers bro.
I hope that sometime in the near future you could explain the Mariachi Band Guitar mystery. 

[Brock Samson]

Why do Puerto Ricans look down on Mexicans?..

[Ponch ®]

I moved from Wyoming to New Mexico a few years ago.  Wyoming has a very low Hispanic population and people there park their cars in the driveway or in their garage.  New Mexico has a very large Hispanic population and it seems that they love to park their cars in their yards rather than in their driveways - some anglos here also do that but it seems like mostly Hispanics.  Do you have any idea where that comes from?  PS.  Nice post!

Because we need the driveway for the old car that doesn't run. It's safer there than on the lawn, where we can park the cars we use daily.

[Old Moparz]

Because we need the driveway for the old car that doesn't run. It's safer there than on the lawn, where we can park the cars we use daily.

So your old Charger is in the driveway, & the new one is on the lawn? 

[Ponch ®]

Because we need the driveway for the old car that doesn't run. It's safer there than on the lawn, where we can park the cars we use daily.

So your old Charger is in the driveway, & the new one is on the lawn? 

no...my mom's house doesnt really have a front lawn, so i never parked there. My old charger, however, has been sitting in the same exact spot on the driveway for 3.5 years.. 

[Neal_J]

So what's the deal with Mexican women?   

When they're young, they're mostly tall, skinny & ultra-hot.

Butm as they age, they get shorter, fatter and uglier.  I've never seen a hispanic MILF.  Indeed, most Mexican women over 40 look like Tattoo from "Fantasy Island"

What's the deal???  Is it something in the beans?

Neal

[Vainglory, Esq.]

Why do Mexicans and Salvadorans hate each other?  Is this like a Jew-Arab/Chicken-Egg thing, or is it something concrete?

[Ponch ®]

Why do Mexicans and Salvadorans hate each other?  Is this like a Jew-Arab/Chicken-Egg thing, or is it something concrete?

MUS and MA's have never really harbored an inbred hate for Salvis, however, they make themselves hated. You see, Mexico is considered the 'giant' of Latin North and Central America. Being in such a position, whether you're an individual or a nation, always invites jealousy and resentment. In my experience, some Salvis tend to be very bitter about their country being so shitty, and they suffer from a Napoleonic complex of sorts - in other words, they act like they're the shit...and it rubs Mexicans the wrong way.

[Arthu®]

Is Ricardo Montobain really mui macho? And where does Corithan leather come from?

Very macho. I'd think Corinthian leather comes from Corinthia...wherever that is.

Yippie I know this one... Corinthian leather does not excist. At least it has nothing to do with an actual type of leahter. It was mass produced somewhere in the US and first used for Chrysler cars, they just added Corinthian to make it sound nicer...

Arthur

PS Nice thread Iceman!

[Big Lebowski]

Is it true that you guys only put 239 beans in the burrito? Because one more would make it 2-farty (get it 240..2-farty)

[mikepmcs]

 

[Red Ram]

Why do people on this board call Challengers, "Challys"? Sounds kind of girly...don't you think?

[Charger_Fan]

Why do people on this board call Challengers, "Challys"? Sounds kind of girly...don't you think?

Not if one's secure in his manhood.

[Old Moparz]

Why do people on this board call Challengers, "Challys"? Sounds kind of girly...don't you think?

Not if one's secure in his manhood.

Good point CF.   

[andy74]

damn that pic is scary! i had nightmares last night that the faggy mexicans were after me,driving with silver r/t

[Charger_Fan]

[volk68]

Dear Mojo,

Living in Colorado, we have a considerable population of people considered to be "Mexican".  While the make up of this group varies from illegals to MA's, for the sake of brevity, I will simply use the term "Mexican", even though it may or may not be specifically accurate.  My questions:

1.  Every time I talk to a Mexican about another Mexican, I always learn that they are cousins.  Is this a cultural method of identifying with one another, or is there really a phenomenal amount of in-breeding going on in the Mexican community?

2.  Mexicans in our area seem to be extremely protective of people of their own race...i.e: pick on one, pick on all.  Is this also true in Mexico, or is this a property of immigrating?

3.  I have a close friend who is from Brazil.  She immigrated to America legally a few years ago, and is often confused for being a Mexican.  I was surprised just how offended this seems to make her.  She has indicated that her disdain stems from the illegal immigration problem and the lack of cultural integration she see's from the Mexican community overall.  Is this the truth, or is there some cultural division between Mexico and South American countries?

Thank you for your time,

Volk68

[Ponch ®]

Dear Mojo,

Living in Colorado, we have a considerable population of people considered to be "Mexican".  While the make up of this group varies from illegals to MA's, for the sake of brevity, I will simply use the term "Mexican", even though it may or may not be specifically accurate.  My questions:

Excellent questions, Volk. I will try to answer them as best as I can.

1.  Every time I talk to a Mexican about another Mexican, I always learn that they are cousins.  Is this a cultural method of identifying with one another, or is there really a phenomenal amount of in-breeding going on in the Mexican community?

Nah, it's not inbreeding. I have two possible answers for this. One, is that some Mexicans use the Spanish word for cousin, "Primo", the same way we (english-speakers) use the term "brother" or "bro" to refer to someone we are good friends with or someone we like, even though there may not be actual family relation. 

The second possible explanation is that you live in Colorado - while you may think that the "mexican" population is sizeable, it really is small compared to say...Southern California or Texas. Therefore, it is entirely possible that they are actually related and really are cousins - not because of inbreeding, but because upon arriving in the US, a lot of immigrants tend to go wherever their already established relatives  are and stay with them. Once they become self sufficient, they might still choose to stay near their relatives/friends. 

2.  Mexicans in our area seem to be extremely protective of people of their own race...i.e: pick on one, pick on all.  Is this also true in Mexico, or is this a property of immigrating?

It might be a little of both. On the one hand...what ethnic/social group doesn't stick together? On the other, as I said above, Mexicans in areas such as yours really are a minority, so yes, they will tend to look out for each other. Strength in numbers, or so they say.

3.  I have a close friend who is from Brazil.  She immigrated to America legally a few years ago, and is often confused for being a Mexican.  I was surprised just how offended this seems to make her.  She has indicated that her disdain stems from the illegal immigration problem and the lack of cultural integration she see's from the Mexican community overall.  Is this the truth, or is there some cultural division between Mexico and South American countries?

Another profound question. Your friend, despite her long, PC explanation, is probably just offended that she is being lumped in with the Mexicans because she isn't one.. It's understandable, to an extent - the same way a Japanese person gets offended if you call him/her Chinese, etc.

Generally speaking, there isn't much of a cultural divide between Mexico and South America and we tend to get along with each other pretty well. However, Brazil has a different language and a different culture (Portuguese/African and a huge German/Italian influence, vs. Spanish and Indian in the rest of the continent) and that can lead to a certain 'disconnect'. The more interesting case is Argentinians. Even though they speak spanish, most of them are of Italian and English descent. The general feeling towards them in the rest of the Americas is that they are arrogant and stuck up beacuse of this. However, this is a stereotype - though like any stereotype, there is a little bit of truth to it. For example, I had an Argentinian friend who would always  say  he was "Argentinian, but my parents were European" when asked about his nationality - never Hispanic or Latino.

[Charger_Fan]

3.  I have a close friend who is from Brazil.  She immigrated to America legally a few years ago, and is often confused for being a Mexican.  I was surprised just how offended this seems to make her.  She has indicated that her disdain stems from the illegal immigration problem and the lack of cultural integration she see's from the Mexican community overall.  Is this the truth, or is there some cultural division between Mexico and South American countries?

I used to work with a guy from Guatemala, he disliked most Mexicans too.

[Ponch ®]

3.  I have a close friend who is from Brazil.  She immigrated to America legally a few years ago, and is often confused for being a Mexican.  I was surprised just how offended this seems to make her.  She has indicated that her disdain stems from the illegal immigration problem and the lack of cultural integration she see's from the Mexican community overall.  Is this the truth, or is there some cultural division between Mexico and South American countries?

I used to work with a guy from Guatemala, he disliked most Mexicans too.

see my previous post about Salvadoreans / Central Americans.

[bull]

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/116979092086490.xml&coll=7

Sharing a column called "Ask a Mexican!" at work gets an Oregon employee a laugh but also a suspension.

Friday, January 26, 2007ANGIE CHUANG

Had Robert Diefenbach of Newport not vacationed in New Mexico, he probably would never have seen the syndicated column "Ask a Mexican!"

The column is exactly what it sounds like: Readers submit questions -- some earnest, many racist or inane -- about everything from giant belt buckles to cars parked on front lawns, to the immigration debate and Latino-black relations. Gustavo Arellano, a Mexican American who writes the column for the alternative OC Weekly in Orange County, Calif., answers them with a mix of facts, sarcasm and attitude.

Diefenbach, 62, who is white, showed the satirical column to a Mexican American co-worker last fall at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport.

Next thing the cabinetmaker knew, he was being written up for racial and sexual harassment, then suspended for five days without pay.

While the dust-up illustrates the increasingly complex landscape of racial and gender issues in the workplace, it also shows how, when it comes to racial satire and stereotypes, distinguishing between offense and humor is very much in the eye of the beholder.

Henry Drummonds, a professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, said the case speaks to the tensions of competing American values. "It's free speech, free expression and the right to indulge at attempts in humor, versus the need to protect people from comments that are perceived as demeaning on the basis of sex, race and national origin."

Since the late 1980s, Drummonds said, sexual harassment policies, followed by similar rules on racial harassment, have become standard in the workplace. But because forms of verbal harassment that fall into the "hostile environment" category can be a matter of conflicting perceptions, he said, these cases are particularly complicated.

"In a sense, employers are between a rock and a hard place."

more...

[red72chrgr]

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/116979092086490.xml&coll=7

Sharing a column called "Ask a Mexican!" at work gets an Oregon employee a laugh but also a suspension.

Friday, January 26, 2007ANGIE CHUANG

Had Robert Diefenbach of Newport not vacationed in New Mexico, he probably would never have seen the syndicated column "Ask a Mexican!"

The column is exactly what it sounds like: Readers submit questions -- some earnest, many racist or inane -- about everything from giant belt buckles to cars parked on front lawns, to the immigration debate and Latino-black relations. Gustavo Arellano, a Mexican American who writes the column for the alternative OC Weekly in Orange County, Calif., answers them with a mix of facts, sarcasm and attitude.

Diefenbach, 62, who is white, showed the satirical column to a Mexican American co-worker last fall at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport.

Next thing the cabinetmaker knew, he was being written up for racial and sexual harassment, then suspended for five days without pay.

While the dust-up illustrates the increasingly complex landscape of racial and gender issues in the workplace, it also shows how, when it comes to racial satire and stereotypes, distinguishing between offense and humor is very much in the eye of the beholder.

Henry Drummonds, a professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, said the case speaks to the tensions of competing American values. "It's free speech, free expression and the right to indulge at attempts in humor, versus the need to protect people from comments that are perceived as demeaning on the basis of sex, race and national origin."

Since the late 1980s, Drummonds said, sexual harassment policies, followed by similar rules on racial harassment, have become standard in the workplace. But because forms of verbal harassment that fall into the "hostile environment" category can be a matter of conflicting perceptions, he said, these cases are particularly complicated.

"In a sense, employers are between a rock and a hard place."

more...

That's really really sad.

[bull]

Yea, the PC stormtroopers seem to be the latest all-powerful force in the US. It's getting old fast.

[Charger_Fan]

It's getting old fast.

It's beyond old, it's to the point where it's bordering on absurdity.