by Gustavo Arellano
Dear Mexican: I live in up-state nyc (that’s any a portion of the condition north regarding the city, for your needs West Coasters), although we’ve got a fairly little Mexican population, we many Puerto Ricans, especially in the city I live. Here’s my matter: many instances I’ve overheard my personal PR company accuse each other of being “lazy Mexicans” as a good-humored insult. I’m wanting to know if about West Coast, in which I count on there are considerably Mexicans than Puerto Ricans, should anyone ever accuse both to be “lazy Puerto Ricans?” I’ve questioned my personal PR buddies this concern, nonetheless envision it’s insane. I’m of Irish heritage, and that I was actually surprised one day to discover that every one of the Polish humor I spent my youth with were Irish laughs in The united kingdomt. I’m curious if maybe it is a similar thing here. Essentially, we read my friends as being Latino, and don’t have a problem with that until anybody phone calls all of them a Mexican. Similar to anybody saying I’m Irish, but accusing me personally to be Protestant whenever I’m Catholic. –Son of Erin
Dear Mick: Ah, another chance to trot