frito
Feb 22, 2010, 6:46 AM
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Re: [Hound Dog] San Cristobal Pictures
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Well, gee, I think the average viewer looking at that couple's photos would think that San Cristobal is a very beautiful, interesting place. I sent that to a number of family and friends and got favorable comments from some very surprised people. One lady who is only familiar with border cities was absolutely stunned by them, had a lot of questions, changed her perspective about Mexico. That's important to me, as I've been working in Tyler, TX for about 15 months now. Ever since I told a few coworkers that I planned to retire in Mexico I've found out just how racist this area of the country is. Both black and white people here feel very threatened by Mexicans, as the state's demographics are tilting towards an eventual Hispanic majority. Anything to change their views is a good thing in my opinion. I think colonial cities like San Miguel, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, and others would shock people who believe Mexicans are all dirt poor and uncultured or violent drug lords. And it must bother people who come up here from Mexico who are very proud of their country to constantly confront such ignorance. Sorry for the rant, just really irritated with the attitude I've been getting lately. You'd think I'd announced that I had decided to live in a horse stall on a pig farm from some of the comments.
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