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[Outofdodge]

Originally Posted by TexKan

In Texas where I am from - not calling someone mexican was pretty much an insult in the 70's.

In the mid-80's I had my first ever interview for a leadership position. I did not get the job because of any particular skill deficit, but I lost it because it was my first exposure to south florida and I kept referring to *them* in what I found out later was the politically incorrect term "Cubans" instead of "Latinos".

I had grown up and come of age in the deep south and the cultural experiences were with exchange students and black people. I had heard of the Latin influence in and around Miami, but had never experienced it before. My eyes were surely opened

[TexKan]

Yeah culture is a funny thing............ I remember when I worked with a Haitian woman........... man she would tear up the black aides and such........ she was nice to me cause we were both nurses. She sure got brissley with the home girlz around here tho. I felt sorry for them cause she felt so superior....Nigerians are even worse........... they used to call her princess............LOL......... needless to say her aides didn't treat her very well and in nursing your aides can make ya or break ya........... it's a real balance act. They gotta like ya enough not to make ya chase them down all night checkin to see they are doin thier job. She had it real rough............ but that's culture...........