Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Don’t understand your neighbors south of the border? Then why not “Ask a Mexican!”

Metafilter last month posted about “Ask a Mexican!,” a column from the Orange County Weekly where Gustavo Arellano replies to questions on all things Mexican such as “Do Mexicans make better soldiers and Marines?” or “Why does some Mexican music sound just like polka?”

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1 comment:

Eli Blake said...

Actually this is a great idea. More news outlets should do it.

Do Mexicans make better soldiers and marines?

--Ask the French.

Why does some Mexican music sound just like polka?

--Uh, because maybe some Mexican music IS polka? My daughters have been studying Mexican dance for the last three years, and they have danced polka as part of it. Mexico is like the U.S.-- people came there from all over the world, and they brought their traditions with them.