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Post by Jack Reed on Jan 4, 2006 21:44:28 GMT -5
in latin america dems are liked more than republicans That's not surprising. I bet that's especially true in Venezuela.
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Post by tonynatuzzi on Jan 4, 2006 21:44:56 GMT -5
Alot of Latin Americans dislike American politicians no matter what party they belong to they just hate all American politicians period because they will always see America as oppressing Latin America no matter who is in the White House.Latin Americans who hate America's guts started long before Bush ever came into power.This hatred of America goes back way longer than that.
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Post by murphee on Jan 4, 2006 21:45:42 GMT -5
I find Texas a friendly place. I've been very well treated there and I am a New Yorker/Oregonian. The United States has regional diversity but there is a national culture that ties it together also. I don't feel out of place anywhere in the US, and I've been to every state except four (North & South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana). The two most different places I've been to are Hawaii and the Arctic Circle in Alaska.
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Post by tonynatuzzi on Jan 4, 2006 21:54:35 GMT -5
Wow you have beento 46 states.I have been to alot of states myself but it pales in comparison to yours. I have been to 11 states and they are California,Florida,New York,New Jersey,Rhode Island,Nevada,Texas,Arizona,Connecticut,Hawaii,and Massachusetts.
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Post by Educate Me on Jan 4, 2006 21:56:19 GMT -5
clinton was actually quite popular in latin america
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Post by tonynatuzzi on Jan 4, 2006 22:03:55 GMT -5
Educate Me can you say that about most U.S presidents in the past though.
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Post by Batrus on Jan 5, 2006 12:58:05 GMT -5
This Batrus poster is from Argentina,if anything Argentina and the rest of Latin America is more intolerant towards Gays than North Americans are after all machismo culture still reigns in your part of the world son.So worry about your own backyard before you worry about others alright. Calm down. It was just a joke.
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Post by buddy on Jan 5, 2006 21:25:26 GMT -5
how is the mexican american war, the spanish american war, the creation of the repulic of texas, all the manifest destiny stuff taught in USA schools nowadays? Educate Me, The history courses I've taken over the years have definitely acknowledged the racism behind all of these events. They certainly weren't exactly our finest moments (esp. the ideology behind Manifest Destiny) and I fully admit this as well. I imagine in certain schools, teachers attempt to downplay the negativity associated with these events, but the courses I've taken were far more objective.
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Post by buddy on Jan 5, 2006 21:31:17 GMT -5
Yeah Western Texas is more Southwest in culture while Eastern Texas is more similar to Louisiana and other dirty South states in culture. Dirty South states? Are those states like New Jersey? From my experience, the Dirty South refers largely to the Deep South, i.e. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, eastern Texas, etc. Maybe for some, Tennessee and North Carolina would also be included. Louisiana I guess could be included as well, but the culture is so different with the strong French/Creole influence.
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Post by buddy on Jan 5, 2006 21:41:05 GMT -5
I find Texas a friendly place. I've been very well treated there and I am a New Yorker/Oregonian. The United States has regional diversity but there is a national culture that ties it together also. I don't feel out of place anywhere in the US, and I've been to every state except four (North & South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana). The two most different places I've been to are Hawaii and the Arctic Circle in Alaska. Murphee, That's interesting how well-traveled you are. My goal is to travel as much as possible, both within the U.S. and throughout the world heh. I've already made it to Europe and Central America, yet I've actually never been to many places within the U.S., including NYC, Chicago, the West Coast, or the Southwest. I've been down South many times though, and I've also traveled throughout my state of Pennsylvania. I think Texas would be interesting to visit, though I personally don't think I could see myself living there because of their ultra-conservative views. At least that's the impression I've always gotten of Texas. Perhaps cities such as Houston and Dallas are different.
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Post by tonynatuzzi on Jan 5, 2006 21:46:09 GMT -5
What countries in Europe did you go to.
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Post by buddy on Jan 5, 2006 21:56:15 GMT -5
^Just Italy in Europe, and as for Central America, Costa Rica. Then I've been to Canada too (Toronto and Niagara Falls), but then again Canada doesn't feel foreign unless you've made your way to Quebec heh. The next country I hope to get to is Spain. Mexico may also be on the agenda for a spring break trip.
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Post by tonynatuzzi on Jan 5, 2006 21:59:16 GMT -5
Buddy when you were in Italy did you see alot of Abduloid types. ;D
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Post by buddy on Jan 5, 2006 22:07:16 GMT -5
LOL no, no Abdulloids. However, Abdulloid types could be seen among the North African immigrants. Also, while there were some general clinal differences between northern and southern Italians, considerable overlap was to be seen. Basically, the northerners just had a higher amount of blondism and Alpine influence, whereas quite a few of the southerners had Greek looks.
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Post by vgambler33 on Jan 5, 2006 23:03:09 GMT -5
how is the mexican american war, the spanish american war, the creation of the repulic of texas, all the manifest destiny stuff taught in USA schools nowadays? It is taught that it was a good thing. That the U.S. Government was just protecting it's interest.
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