Why does a Mexican, Honduran, et al, in America say he/she is "Hispanic", when there is no such country & never has been?
2006-07-07 03:54:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
who would admit to being trash
2006-07-07 03:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I taught English as a 2d Language for a 365 days in Poland and a variety of of the Poles I met appeared to be ashamed of their heritage. I loved it there. i tried to describe that in u.s. we do not have heritage like they did (there turned right into a cathedral on the city that changed into 800 years previous, really a lot 500 years older than my u . s . a .), yet they did not understand.
2016-11-01 09:09:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hispanic is the mixture of Spaniards and indigenous tribes sometimes african blood as well. They didnt make up the term, I think the US government did. I am pretty sure they are not ashamed. They have no reason to be.
2006-07-07 04:39:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
idiot........1diot................ hispanic stands for the south american countries.. u are such a fascist i wonder why they didnt bury u with hitler. the reason they usually do not elaborate is because people like u with small brains have generalized them into illegal aliens.. the fact is all americans are immigrants except for native indians... think before u ask ok!!!!!!
2006-07-07 03:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by miru 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I beleive it is more because they are tired of people saying they are cuban when they are from guatemala or honduras, so it is easier to say they are Hispanic since it is more indicative of what ethnicity they are and requires less explanation. That just my observation
2006-07-07 04:00:14 · answer #5 · answered by Dreamweaver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, most are proud to tell you where they're from. Show a little interest and they'll talk your ear off. Personally, I think it's neat to hear about their homeland and their background.
2006-07-07 03:57:54 · answer #6 · answered by Kats 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are all Latino. Have you ever spoken to a Spanish person? Most are proud to be from their country.
2006-07-07 03:56:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am MEXICAN and SOOO proud. I love my heritage. I love how we are such passinate people. I mean our dancing is hot or salsa is spicy and you can not say you do not enjoy our tacos!
2006-07-07 04:58:49 · answer #8 · answered by Mrs.SoFine 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is alot of prejudice in those countries from each other, and it makes perfect sense that they would be conditioned to hide their origin in foreign lands!
2006-07-07 03:58:15 · answer #9 · answered by Americans1st 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'll say what nationality i am but sometimes people are like, "are u illegal? whoooooo! go back to mexico we dont want u here!!!" and all that.
2006-07-07 05:35:54 · answer #10 · answered by dyboy34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lets go to the videotape!
ok, wiki:
2006-07-07 04:10:08 · answer #11 · answered by yars232c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋