Reply #19: I have always been comfortable with Hispanic people [View All]

[Nikia]

I have had many close Hispanic friends and two Hispanic boyfriends. The only time that I feel uncomfortable is if they are all speaking Spanish and not cluing me into what is going on since I am not fluent in Spanish. When I worked at my previous job, the second shift was 80% Hispanic. All the managers (non Hispanics) and such that I met acted like I might be uncomfortable or have something against working with that many Hispanics. I was taken aback by their racism but said something like "I am not uncomfortable with diversity." instead of "I am not a bigot like you" since I needed the job. I became friends with the Hispanic lab tech fairly quickly. One day, I noticed that I was the only non Hispanic in the break room. Instead of being uncomfortable, I thought that it was rather sad. Many of the Hispanics were very nice and welcoming to me, which is more than the white Germanic Wisconsinites. They were suprised that I willingly shared food with them and ate the extra hot Mexican food. My friend's family was very nice to me and offered to help me if I needed anything. I felt more comfortable with them than the white Germanic Wisconsinites. Maybe it is because I felt like an outsider too or maybe I like Mexican culture even though I'm not Mexican.