Aloha
"Buenas", (short for buenas dias, buenas tardes, buenas noches, it can be used anytime unlike the three mentioned.)
My family and I have been here for about 7 months but it seems we are still having a hard time fitting in.
First a little background. My wife is from San Antonio, Texas. She is Mexican. I am from Miami, Florida. I am Dominican (From the Dominican Republic not the island of Dominica, both are called "Dominican" very different, very offended if confused).
We feel we are being rejected by strangers solely on the basis of our skin color. Hispanics are a very diverse culture and we come in many, many colors. We also share alot of the same values as island people.
My wife and I do not have the "Hollywashed"(brainwashed by Hollywood) attitude that some people from the mainland have, you know the "It's about me mentality" but we are still looked at in many cases as "basura de la calle" (trash from the street).
Growing up a minority in Florida as a white hispanic was hard enough, especially when someone was talking about me in my own language as if I was ignorant. The only thing satisfying about that is seeing the look on their face when I let them know I understood what they said.
OK a little too much into it. I was wondering if there was anything we could do to help fit in. We have some local friends, one of whom is a teacher at Kamehameha. I ask them for pointers but they just say not to worry about them and that they are ignorant. Are they right? Working for the military apparently doesn't help either. There is definitely some bad blood there. Nobody likes being considered an "outsider" so any local advice I can get would help.
Aloha
"Quidense" (Take care all of you)
Chris Collado
"Buenas", (short for buenas dias, buenas tardes, buenas noches, it can be used anytime unlike the three mentioned.)
My family and I have been here for about 7 months but it seems we are still having a hard time fitting in.
First a little background. My wife is from San Antonio, Texas. She is Mexican. I am from Miami, Florida. I am Dominican (From the Dominican Republic not the island of Dominica, both are called "Dominican" very different, very offended if confused).
We feel we are being rejected by strangers solely on the basis of our skin color. Hispanics are a very diverse culture and we come in many, many colors. We also share alot of the same values as island people.
My wife and I do not have the "Hollywashed"(brainwashed by Hollywood) attitude that some people from the mainland have, you know the "It's about me mentality" but we are still looked at in many cases as "basura de la calle" (trash from the street).
Growing up a minority in Florida as a white hispanic was hard enough, especially when someone was talking about me in my own language as if I was ignorant. The only thing satisfying about that is seeing the look on their face when I let them know I understood what they said.
OK a little too much into it. I was wondering if there was anything we could do to help fit in. We have some local friends, one of whom is a teacher at Kamehameha. I ask them for pointers but they just say not to worry about them and that they are ignorant. Are they right? Working for the military apparently doesn't help either. There is definitely some bad blood there. Nobody likes being considered an "outsider" so any local advice I can get would help.
Aloha
"Quidense" (Take care all of you)
Chris Collado
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