Happiness in Slavery

[raziel1313]

I'm home late, traffic was a bitch. (The worst traffic jam in history actually happened in North Africa in 1944. Nazi Germany's Africa Corps; led by the brilliant Field Marshall Rommel, were severely low on fuel, ammo, etc. The Aussies and Brits not only routed Rommel's forces, but he was forced into a hasty retreat. Several thousand trucks and

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[lilpeat]

I talked w/a confessed Mexican who is deeply offended by the Mexican Nationals living in the U.S. and all the while talking about how much better Mexico is. We've decided that if it's so much better, they should just go home and stop telling us about it.

[raziel1313]

I agree. National pride is one thing, I have oodles of it. But I think it's a little disrespectful to live here, yet go on about how much better your country is.

It's kinda like the way they all speak spanish, even if there's english-speaking people around. My boss is from Guam, he's fluent in both english, and chomoru, the language of Guam. But he won't speak chomoru if there's people around that don't speak it, because he thinks it's disrespectful to be having a conversation that other people can't understand what he's saying.

I happen to agree with him.

[lilpeat]

Me too except when I'm in a country where I can't speak their language. I also happen to be a wee bit snotty about peoples' names and languages, too. I refuse to speak/pronounce that which I will mangle. I think that's disrespectful, too. =)

[lisa_monique]

"I will consume and not stagger."

You've got some pretty bizarre, freaky friends lemme tell ya...what kind of weirdo writes shit like that??? O_o

--And there's nothing wrong with people who work in gas-stations. Or fast-food restraunts...or any other job that you might consider to be a meager occupation.

Somebody needs to be there so I can get my coffee & Happy meals for the kiddos, or so YOU can get fuel for your vehicle, to get to the job that pays twice as much as they make...(pretend you're not in the military for a second)...when they work probably twice as hard, without getting 2-week paid "vacations" in Hawaii.

But yes, please be able to communicate with me, and don't mooch off the government, and live off my tax money. =oD

[raziel1313]

You've got some pretty bizarre, freaky friends lemme tell ya...what kind of weirdo writes shit like that??? O_o

I dunno, but whatever kind of bizarre freak it was, they sure are creative, smart, funny.....and probably breath-takingly gorgeous.

As far as all these hispanics who work in gas stations and stuff, I agree, somebody needs to do those jobs. But yanno, the problem I have with it is that they complain about being poor, and opressed, but I don't see any of them trying to do better than a gas-station attendant.

O_o

[lisa_monique]

What's with this probably stuff????

and tell me something...when was the last time you met one of these types, who had a family that could afford to send them to college? And obviously working job like that, it's hand to mouth, paycheck to paycheck...makes it hard to get anywhere. Just imagine the possibility that some of them might even be doing whatever it takes to feed their children...I can respect that. Like I said...just be able to communicate with me in my country. ;o)

Re: O_o

[raziel1313]

*Sigh* You have a point.

And did I say probably??? I meant definitely =)