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I should be in bed but this post reminded me of an incident that happened to me when I was 17. I worked at SeaWorld but in the Game Center where I basically ran the games there and convinced people passing by to play. So, I had this man come up to ask me some question about the park and I explained that I did not speak Spanish very well but could get someone who did, I said most of this in Spanish. The man then continued to talk to me in perfect English.
Me= Me
Man=Spanish language crudsader
Man: You know that's very bad that you don't speak Spanish. You're Mexican you should speak Spanish.
Me: *Was very tempted to pull the "I'm Asian" thing because I often get mistaken for being Asian for some very odd reason but I was in a good mood* Actually, I'm not Mexican but I understand a great deal of Spanish, I just can't speak it very well. *This then leads to a small arguement where I explain that I am Mexican-American but not Mexican because I wasn't born in Mexico.*
Man: *In a small huff because I don't let him call me Mexican, it's a personal preference of mine.* You still should learn the language of your people. It's good to know more than one language. *This same speech goes on for a good five minutes until he brings up his final argument. What if you fall in love with a man that only speaks Spanish? You won't be able to talk to him correctly.
Me: *Trying not to laugh at the question.* Well, if he only spoke Spanish and seeing that I can't speak Spanish I don't think I would talk to him let alone be capable of falling in love with him.
This man then stops talking and just stares at me until my crush at the time, a white boy, calls for me to go on break. I wonder if I should have told him that, in that point in my life, I wasn't interested in dating Hispanic guys anyway and pretty much only dated white and Asian guys?
Me= Me
Man=Spanish language crudsader
Man: You know that's very bad that you don't speak Spanish. You're Mexican you should speak Spanish.
Me: *Was very tempted to pull the "I'm Asian" thing because I often get mistaken for being Asian for some very odd reason but I was in a good mood* Actually, I'm not Mexican but I understand a great deal of Spanish, I just can't speak it very well. *This then leads to a small arguement where I explain that I am Mexican-American but not Mexican because I wasn't born in Mexico.*
Man: *In a small huff because I don't let him call me Mexican, it's a personal preference of mine.* You still should learn the language of your people. It's good to know more than one language. *This same speech goes on for a good five minutes until he brings up his final argument. What if you fall in love with a man that only speaks Spanish? You won't be able to talk to him correctly.
Me: *Trying not to laugh at the question.* Well, if he only spoke Spanish and seeing that I can't speak Spanish I don't think I would talk to him let alone be capable of falling in love with him.
This man then stops talking and just stares at me until my crush at the time, a white boy, calls for me to go on break. I wonder if I should have told him that, in that point in my life, I wasn't interested in dating Hispanic guys anyway and pretty much only dated white and Asian guys?