All I can add, Fay, is that the term covers a lot of ground. "Hispanic" includes both Mexicans and Peruvians, but the cultures are very different. Kind of like how "European" includes both Spaniards and Finns.
Just tryin' a little spicy talk.
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Fred Pete - Dec 10, 2008 6:47:30 am PST #3926 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Emily - Dec 10, 2008 6:55:00 am PST #3927 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I don't know much about this site, but it has a pretty clear explanation which seems to jibe with my limited understanding of the issue:
Edited because the board stole my jibe and transformed it into a jib. No way did I type "seems to jib"!
Hil R. - Dec 10, 2008 6:55:23 am PST #3928 of 10000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I've seen it used for pretty much anyone who comes to the US from Spanish-speaking countries (other than Spain), and their descendants, and for people from the Southwest whose families have been in the US for generations and are a mix of Native American and the Spanish settlers. (And people in the second group I know tend to get irritated when people ask them questions like "When did your family come to the US?" -- the answer is, "My family didn't come to the US, the US came to us.")
d - Dec 10, 2008 7:00:01 am PST #3929 of 10000
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
Babyfras!!! Congratulations, Sparky (and DH).
Emily - Dec 10, 2008 7:01:23 am PST #3930 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
We don't have any Dutch or, uh, Netherlandish Buffistas, do we? (I have some vague idea that Dutch is offensive to some people, but maybe I'm making that up.) I'll be at the Amsterdam airport for 8 hours on Christmas. Yay!
vw bug - Dec 10, 2008 7:02:24 am PST #3931 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
Oh, that didn't get worked out, Emily? That sucks.
Emily - Dec 10, 2008 7:04:13 am PST #3932 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Well, it used to be 12. Plus this ends up giving me an extra day in Egypt, so I'm not complaining -- from what I hear, it's not like being stuck in LaGuardia for 8 hours (which must be some circle of hell).
Emily - Dec 10, 2008 7:04:59 am PST #3933 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Oh, and there's a spa! Of course, it might not be open on Christmas itself.
vw bug - Dec 10, 2008 7:05:09 am PST #3934 of 10000
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Oh, ok. That is slightly better.
Emily - Dec 10, 2008 7:06:03 am PST #3935 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
And there's a Silence Center! Which seems to be their version of a chapel, but I don't mind. My mother often goes to airport chapels to grade during layovers.
In principle, all services are in English.
Hee. Oh goodness -- I could even get a hotel room for a couple of hours or -- get this! -- just a shower! Bless you, Dutch airport logic.