Comments on: Follow Up http://american-family.org/2006/12/19/follow-up/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:57:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Raquita http://american-family.org/2006/12/19/follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-30346 Raquita Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:41:30 +0000 http://american-family.org/2006/12/19/follow-up/#comment-30346 Here Here!!! You totally rock! I ish the world was filled with more parents like those reflected in these comments. People really don't get even in the "clash of culture manners" moments that kids don't get that and it hurts - no matter what culture they are from. you rock I am here via Anti racist parents - you have been blog rolled! I look forward to reading you! Here Here!!! You totally rock! I ish the world was filled with more parents like those reflected in these comments. People really don’t get even in the “clash of culture manners” moments that kids don’t get that and it hurts – no matter what culture they are from. you rock I am here via Anti racist parents – you have been blog rolled! I look forward to reading you!

]]> By: Angela http://american-family.org/2006/12/19/follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-17051 Angela Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:31:20 +0000 http://american-family.org/2006/12/19/follow-up/#comment-17051 I liked Johnny's "clash of culture manners" comment because I'm Cuban and my people have absolutely no problem with talking about your weight (or job, or house, or how much money you make....) right in front of you. I went to visit family/friends I had not seen since in many years and just about every one would preface their salutations with "boy, have you gotten FAT" - after a good solo cry and a few drinks I was able to weather it and dish it back but still...I loved returning as no one here would be tactless enough (rarely I'm sure) to say "hi, haven't seen you in a while, why are you so fat now?" "because a black kid will fire back at them in Cantonese" - loved that...as my daughter is black and speaks Spanish so she already responds to rude inquiries with "yo no quiero hablar de eso" (I don't want to speak about this) - can't wait for a future where not much will be taken for granted. I liked Johnny’s “clash of culture manners” comment because I’m Cuban and my people have absolutely no problem with talking about your weight (or job, or house, or how much money you make….) right in front of you. I went to visit family/friends I had not seen since in many years and just about every one would preface their salutations with “boy, have you gotten FAT” – after a good solo cry and a few drinks I was able to weather it and dish it back but still…I loved returning as no one here would be tactless enough (rarely I’m sure) to say “hi, haven’t seen you in a while, why are you so fat now?”

“because a black kid will fire back at them in Cantonese” – loved that…as my daughter is black and speaks Spanish so she already responds to rude inquiries with “yo no quiero hablar de eso” (I don’t want to speak about this) – can’t wait for a future where not much will be taken for granted.

]]> By: DS-L http://american-family.org/2006/12/19/follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-17050 DS-L Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:12:25 +0000 http://american-family.org/2006/12/19/follow-up/#comment-17050 "because a black kid will fire back at them in Cantonese . . ." OH I love that! DS-L “because a black kid will fire back at them in Cantonese . . .” OH I love that!
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