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alittlelark

(18,890 posts)
Thu May 28, 2020, 10:13 PM May 2020

As a white female that went thru school as a minority in the US

I kinda get it. Here in NM Hispanics outnumber 'whites'. My worldview is much more Hispanic/ Native American than others like me any in the other 49 states.

NM is a wonderful amalgam of AMERICA.



I don't know what else to say.


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As a white female that went thru school as a minority in the US (Original Post) alittlelark May 2020 OP
Not sure what ur saying already? jmg257 May 2020 #1
Me neither. alittlelark May 2020 #3
Ah gotcha...me too!, jmg257 May 2020 #7
I have been to your state on business and I enjoyed both stays! In my future I lunasun May 2020 #2
Find a neighborhood without methheads alittlelark May 2020 #6
Also a New Mexican. The diversity and appreciation ALBliberal May 2020 #4
That's why I love living in NM! lunatica May 2020 #5
I have 2 Hispanic 'friends' that are Hitler lovers alittlelark May 2020 #8
Maybe you need to get better friends. lunatica May 2020 #9
I understand. roamer65 May 2020 #10

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
2. I have been to your state on business and I enjoyed both stays! In my future I
Thu May 28, 2020, 10:20 PM
May 2020

could see retiring to ABQ just for the fine weather but also for all the peoples that make everything better there.

ALBliberal

(2,339 posts)
4. Also a New Mexican. The diversity and appreciation
Thu May 28, 2020, 10:27 PM
May 2020

for other religions and cultures is my favorite thing about living here. I’ve enjoyed raising my kids here such a contrast to my own Texas upbringing.

alittlelark

(18,890 posts)
8. I have 2 Hispanic 'friends' that are Hitler lovers
Thu May 28, 2020, 10:41 PM
May 2020

.......... Dead Serious. They are all into some serious shit from WW2,



I need to go to 'sleep' if that is what others think.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
9. Maybe you need to get better friends.
Fri May 29, 2020, 12:29 AM
May 2020

I’ve lived in three countries and in 5 states in this country. In the North, the South, the Midwest, and the West.

There are lots of people of every stripe everywhere.

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