Teach me something. . . .

When you meet a person who appears 'latin' or 'hispanic' do NOT just assume they are Mexican. This might seem like an obvious one to some people, but you would not believe how often someone says to me 'you're Mexican, right?'

Not all Irish people like Corned Beef and Cabbage! Lord knows I don't!

FAMILY:

my dad grew up in little italy in manhatten (and so did his mother) so my mom things he knows all the connected people... and my dad just looks at her and shakes his head.

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Posted by JB1122

When you meet a person who appears 'latin' or 'hispanic' do NOT just assume they are Mexican. This might seem like an obvious one to some people, but you would not believe how often someone says to me 'you're Mexican, right?'

Not all Irish people like Corned Beef and Cabbage! Lord knows I don't!

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very true (about the mexican statement) or saying 'they're all the same - spanish'

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Posted by jgl

FAMILY:

my dad grew up in little italy in manhatten (and so did his mother) so my mom things he knows all the connected people... and my dad just looks at her and shakes his head.

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when i tell people where i live ( howard beach ) they are like 'oh wow you must be rich'

um yea thats why i work for the govt and drive a 94 ford escort, i am just daddy's little princess

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Posted by ant n tilde

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Posted by jgl

FAMILY:

my dad grew up in little italy in manhatten (and so did his mother) so my mom things he knows all the connected people... and my dad just looks at her and shakes his head.

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when i tell people where i live ( howard beach ) they are like 'oh wow you must be rich'

um yea thats why i work for the govt and drive a 94 ford escort, i am just daddy's little princess

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LOL too funny

I am 50/50 italian irish. I have that stereotypical family. Parents are HS sweethearts. My Italian grandmother didn't like my mother because she was irish but then again no woman would have been good enough for my father.
My irish family thought my mother was crazy for bringing an 'Eye-talian' around.

Nothing too exciting but I like it this way!

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Posted by Snowflake08

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Posted by JB1122

When you meet a person who appears 'latin' or 'hispanic' do NOT just assume they are Mexican. This might seem like an obvious one to some people, but you would not believe how often someone says to me 'you're Mexican, right?'

Not all Irish people like Corned Beef and Cabbage! Lord knows I don't!

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very true (about the mexican statement) or saying 'they're all the same - spanish'

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I was out to dinner with my FFILs, who are SO WHITE and our waiter was clearly latin (had an accent, etc.). My FFIL, being good natured, proceeds to say 'so where are you from, Mexico?' The waiter didn't even respond, no joke. Later on he made a remark about how he is Colombian. I was embarrassed.

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Posted by ant n tilde

This is one that shocks everyone who is Catholic.

Dec 8 is a Holy Day of Obligation, it is the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary NOT Jesus . . .

Mary was conceived in St Anne's womb with no orginal sin, so the was prepared from birth to become the mother of Jesus ( which doesnt mean she had no sin, she was just born the Original sin given to us by Adam and Eve )

so it has nothing to do with 'virginal conception'

a pet peeve of mine since the term 'immaculate conception' is used so widely

lol a little deep i know . . .

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I just learned this not that long ago. My mother was getting upset that one of us was using the term out of context!

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Posted by debismom

When people learn that Debi's Dad is a former Amishman, they think she's Amish. Amish denotes a religious affiliation. Mary MOB

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interesting - i did not know that!

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Posted by jgl

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Posted by debismom

When people learn that Debi's Dad is a former Amishman, they think she's Amish. Amish denotes a religious affiliation. Mary MOB

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interesting - i did not know that!

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i didnt either!

Suffolk County is NOT hick town/bumblefluck

We have malls
spas
7-11s
anything you can find in Nassau, you can find out here!!!!!!



I get so annoyed when people think we live on tractors and till the farm all day!

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Posted by Songstress

Not all Puerto Ricans steal silverware. We do steal a lot of those hotel condiments and hotel towels though...

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I am not puerto rican and I take all the condiments from hotels! If they are good ones I put them in my bag each night so the housekeeper will put out new ones each day

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Posted by Bride 2 Be

Not all polish people are dumb!!!!!!!!

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haha i was going to say not all blondes are dumb!!! lol

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Posted by beachbum05

Suffolk County is NOT hick town/bumblefluck

We have malls
spas
7-11s
anything you can find in Nassau, you can find out here!!!!!!



I get so annoyed when people think we live on tractors and till the farm all day!

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LOL!!! DITTO!!!!!!

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Posted by JB1122

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Posted by Snowflake08

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Posted by JB1122

When you meet a person who appears 'latin' or 'hispanic' do NOT just assume they are Mexican. This might seem like an obvious one to some people, but you would not believe how often someone says to me 'you're Mexican, right?'

Not all Irish people like Corned Beef and Cabbage! Lord knows I don't!

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very true (about the mexican statement) or saying 'they're all the same - spanish'

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I was out to dinner with my FFILs, who are SO WHITE and our waiter was clearly latin (had an accent, etc.). My FFIL, being good natured, proceeds to say 'so where are you from, Mexico?' The waiter didn't even respond, no joke. Later on he made a remark about how he is Colombian. I was embarrassed.

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FH's grandma uses totally inappropriate words for people of different ethnicities. . . not slurs or anything just words that havent been heard since hte 40s

and she does this in public bc she doesnt know there is anything wrong with it - i get SO embarassed i actually avoid doing stuff with her!!!

Not all black people are late...im very punctual. (I know all types of people that are late)

and

The Bonx is not all bad. Just like L.I. we have our good and our bad parts. I actually from a very nice area. I was buying life insurance the other day and insurance agent didnt want to come to my house because when I told him Im in the Bronx he said 'is it the projects????' Well first of all why the hell would I be buying a million dollars of life insurance if I lived in the proects...I think I would need to have other more important bills to worry about. And secondly my parents Coop is worth just as much as some peoples homes on L.I.

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Posted by debismom

When people learn that Debi's Dad is a former Amishman, they think she's Amish. Amish denotes a religious affiliation. Mary MOB

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I just read a great non-fiction memoir about an ex-Amish woman....she grew up Amish and even went back after her rumspringa, but then events in her adulthood forced her to leave the church. Anyway, it was a great book (wish I could remember the name right now) and it's a fascinating religion/culture.

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Posted by JB1122

LOL!!! DITTO!!!!!!

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Someone told me the other day that Suffolk was like a whole other world.....

?!

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Posted by anneandchris

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Posted by Songstress

Not all Puerto Ricans steal silverware. We do steal a lot of those hotel condiments and hotel towels though...

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I am not puerto rican and I take all the condiments from hotels! If they are good ones I put them in my bag each night so the housekeeper will put out new ones each day

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OMG I do the same thing.