Spanish and Culture
Posted by Monte M on September 22, 2021, 11:20 am
Hola visitantes. Mientras esté aquí, es una oportunidad maravillosa para aprender español. Howdy folks, While enjoying our little spot in the sun, more great fun is to learn to speak a little Spanish.
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Posted by Cruz G on September 22, 2021, 3:49 pm, in reply to "Spanish and Culture"
Perfect, Monte, I love it. They get in and produce a constitution that says only white males can vote because they are equal to the unit l. The rest, women are a big fat 0 and persons of color are only valued at 5/8ths, or so, of l. Therefore, being less, they can't vote and are relegated to the bottom of everything. Will we ever see the top, lol? In that instance, we began with erroneous attitudes and values that persist to this day. They have erupted and revived a South vs North mentality that, being unleashed by one miscreant, just won't die and have vividly divided, what could have been, a good nation. The moral of this story is that you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Women and minorities are still valued as being less and it hasn't changed that much in 200 plus years. Should we go back and try a new? I say this because local volunteerism, of one small resident LM group, has been destroyed by unmeaning actions that mirror not respecting the local and present culture, as in Monte's cartoon. We have not only invaded but are imposing our values and attitudes as we see fit or serve our misguided purposes. The moral of this story is that you can take a silk purse and make a sow's ear. Is this creative or destructive? Can't and shouldn't we do better? That is the question. Just saying, Cruz PS: I don't leave myself out of this equation. After all, I come from that. Thanks, Monte, for the opportunity, lol. | -------------------Not everything Expats do is destuctive.
Posted by Cruz G on September 22, 2021, 4:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Spanish and Culture"
So the picture is not all black, greys and colors intermingle in the fabric to make it beautiful. But think or ask before you act. Cruz | -------------------A world thing
Posted by Rob on October 5, 2021, 12:58 am, in reply to "Not everything Expats do is destuctive."
Having lived in many countries during my lifetime, from Asia to Europe, I will say it's not uncommon. Its a world thing. | -------------------Re: A world thing
Posted by Clayt on October 5, 2021, 4:15 pm, in reply to "A world thing"
Thanks for your words Cruz. Enlightening. Its a tough one, til it aint. Like walking talking dressing yourself and wiping your own ass. We grow stage by stage. A ten year old is sure dancing in public is impossible. A teen will never learn to kiss. What is a real healthy sharing of words in a debate? How to not panic? Accept loss death theft? How to give blindly and believe all have the seed the grain the warping woof and will, the sleeping wink of self that is child and is still always learning learning learning. There is no wrong. The only enemy is Time.
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