I have seen how many Hispanics, mostly from Mexico and from Central America, were would come to the United states for a better opportunity, would come too have a better future and help those they loved in their home country. I noticed that they were generally are more passionate and firm in their way of life then the Americans that I know. The ones I knew were very hard workers, and would rarely be home because of it.
The essay spoke of the Spaniards and how their culture was when they first came to the Americas. It basically saying that the anglos would come here and till their own land, use their horses to work and were in a humble state. The Spaniards would never till their own land, they would pay Native Americans to do it. They also would only use their horses to ride, never to work because they liked the height and the feel of superiority. These circumstances could be because when the Anglos first came to America from their home lands, they were here for freedom and personal rights, and were ready to work hard on that land. It seems to me that the Spaniards first came here for conquest, for Gold and for glory. They worked hard but the different mind set made things a lot different.
In general in my experience I have seen it kind of backwards from this article, speaking of today and our age. I am only referring too the Americans and the Mexican/Central American populations. But there are still things in this article that I have seen and not thought of before. Such as there being no way to apologize in Spanish. I always thought that was weird but I now understand why it is that way.
This has changed my view of the Hispanic Culture and Anglo culture. Now I will have to observe this for myself and see if i agree with the reading.
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