it offends me when people say “Mexican restaurants”

Instead of saying Spanish restaurant or Latino restaurant

Because why do Americans just assume that the only Latino residing people are Mexican?

That just irks me

It also irks me when people don’t understand culture and lump People together

People assume all Asians are Chinese

Or all Latinos are Mexican.

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aboveaverageaveragejoe · 51-55, M

Because when we go to Mexican restaurants we expect fajitas and enchilladas which are of Mexican origin and certainly not Spanish, plus you're not going to find paella at a Mexican restaurant. Not in Texas anyway. You're not likely to find fajitas at the El Salvatorian restaurant close by but at the Cuban place either.

Maybe you're the confused one. Nobody assumes all Asians are Chinese. Nobody i know anyway. Maybe you need more educated friends.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@aboveaverageaveragejoe you seem really offended for some reason..

That’s funny

Not funny ha ha

Funny weird

aboveaverageaveragejoe · 51-55, M

@DeluxedEdition it will take more than you to offend me. :)

ChiefJustWalks · 26-30

@DeluxedEdition i think he's offended because you categorized all latinos as "spanish" which is the equivalent of callings all asians Chinese. Not sticking up for him but yeah I would just like you to be aware too since that's what this post is about 🙏

aboveaverageaveragejoe · 51-55, M

@ChiefJustWalks I'm neither Mexican, Latino, Spanish nor Asian so i really don't give a fuck. I'm just telling you Mexican restaurants don't serve paella generally, which is why you don't call them Spanish restaurants. It's not rocket science.

ChiefJustWalks · 26-30

@aboveaverageaveragejoe cool 🤷 I don't really give a fuck but thanks

WaryWitchWandering · 36-40, F

@aboveaverageaveragejoe I know a lot of older people that take all ethnicities and kinda group em without knowing or caring to know

My father in law is a racist (and he thinks Italians rule the world)… my husband isn’t at all, and his mother is dating a younger black man (his parents are divorced)

Some people are just plain ignorant in general, they don’t care to learn or know more. They make judgment off of their tiny little world they placed around them

aboveaverageaveragejoe · 51-55, M

@WaryWitchWandering yeah well you wouldn't call a Korean restaurant Japanese just because they're both in area or because they serve rice lol. I eat cuisine from many counties

Of course one thing that we've not talked about is TexMex which is a different beast.

A lot of older people are racist and i can understand why, but times chance and so much attitudes. The current generation cannot be held responsible for what their great grandparents did.