GabachaYucateca

I'm trying to figure out where this lady lives that she feels so gosh darn special about the fact that she's in an interacial relationship.

And I'm also curious as to why I can have reasonable, polite discussions about race with 17 year old gang bangers and this supposedly grown woman can't see past her rabid, paranoid ravings.

Fer Christ's sake, guys...Guatemalans are shorter than Mexicans!

So I'm asking this question for a client. This may potentially be a lawyer horror story!

I've oly got sparse info, but wanted to see what you all thought before I meet with this kid. His dad filed for mom and him. I imagine it was a K3 and K2...the kid had his EAD and was applying to adjust his status. The lawyer gave him incorrect info about his AOS interview and he missed his appointment.

Is his only option to refile and pay the fees again?

Also, for a friend: I know that my hubby will be able to go for naturalization in three years because he entered on a fiance visa. Does this also hold true for those who were brought here by a child? Hubby's frien's son filed for him and he wonders if it's five years or three waiting to apply for naturalization.

I've apparently got a G-pass..if ya wanna be black for a spell, you can borrow it.

Did one of the kids you work with give it to you? I was an honorary Asian last year!

Technically he's the first African-American president, if you want to be nit-picky.

Yep, they sure did! This is why they humor me when I try to get them to stop saying n*** and replace it with "fellow black man," which is a bit of a mouthful.

And the oddest thing about all of these kids, most of whom were either born in Cape Verde or there parents were, is that they don't identify themselves as African or of African descent. They do identify as black, despite the fact that most have Creole roots.

Race talk will quickly become tedious, especially since it seems to raise a lot of stereotypes.

Amen.

So stop feeding it... both of you...

Why? I think it's a fascinating topic!!!

This just in:

the little boy PM'd me :rofl:ing about my age. OMFG I love it when people prove my point. Ciao!

Say hi to Palin for me --- I have handkerchiefs to spare.

Old hag, you have quite a mouth. The problem is you can dish out insults but can't receive them! Didn't your mommy and daddy tell you that it is rude to tell people you don't know to "STFU"? It wasn't very nice of you to say those things. You must be jealous of my youth and good looks?

now that even got me to report you.

So let me get this straight...Len can call me "the little boy" and tell me to "STFU" but if I call her an old hag I am crossing the line?

Por dios, chamaco...tranquilizate. Is that a little nicer for you?

Just heard that some of the buzzwords for the future are: youth and diversity. Looks like mami's gonna have a job for a while longer!

I've apparently got a G-pass..if ya wanna be black for a spell, you can borrow it.

I parked at my apartment, which is across the street from the polling place. So I'd have to up it to 6 minutes because I had to walk a bit more.

No line. In fact, nobody in there.

Much different than the atmosphere where I work, in the 'hood. It was like a party all day! People shouting at each other across the room, me running through the polling area to chase a child who belonged to someone else, and a bunch of my clients standing outside the center as they often do, one of whom kept screaming, "Vote for Obama and there'll be no drama!"

When we got married my hubby put my name on his account and I got my own credit card with my name on it but when I went to apply for my OWN credit card they told me that it didn't count, wasn't enough, Plop!

I wonder if you were an "authorized user" on the account instead of a "joint account holder?" I've read that if you're a joint holder, then you get your own credit score.

True. As an authorized user, I don't believe you are responsible for repaying, whereas as a joint holder you are, so therefore no credit score for just being an authorized user.

Thanks, I was wondering about that distinction. This is something I will inquire about...although based on hubby's state of mind, may be a moot point.

Thanks for all the recommendations from reputable banks! I was kind of afraid of going with some weird company I'd never heard of.

He actually is a joint holder on my credit card (has his own with his name on it), but the silly boy never uses it. I'm guessing that just being linked to the account isn't enough...he actually has to use it!

That's terribly scary...glad you're okay and everyone else was. I just don't get robbing a bank...it just seems so easy to get caught.

But your story creeped me out for another reason. One of my favorite clients came in with the typical 'hood uniform (baggy sweats and black hoodie) to visit and chat as he does every day. He was asking me where there was the closest bank of America and I was googling locations for him. We were also trying to convince him not to go out jumping people and robbing them during the convo. Some where in there he pulled a black bandana over his face, and then I said something along the lines of, "WEll, I'd take you to the bank in my car if my husband didn't have it, but now I'm afraid you're going to rob it."

Why people share these things is beyond me.

I've always found it bizarre that my husband won't share a toothbrush with me and in fact gets his panties in a wad when I accidentally use his. I mean, he and his sister, he and I, and his sister and I have shared lollipops for Christ's sake.

Known each other since 1999. Lived together from 2000 to 2006. Visited three times after I moved back to the States.

My husband has finally been getting credit card offers. However, the first one he applied for was denied because of his lack of credit history.

I called Sovereign to ask if they have a secured line of credit, but they don't. Any other reputable banks that offer them? If I remember correctly, we'll have to put down some money up front which I'm not looking forward to the way the economy is going.

I got my first credit card when I was 17 with no credit history and it's been so long, I have no idea how I ended up getting approved.

So terribly, terribly sorry.

A lot of the stuff is fairly intuitive, however there were a couple of VERY specific questions on the test...I can't even remember what they were now. Although the main DMV in Pawtucket has definitely improved their service in the past year, if you can go to another one, it'd be better.

Plus, the guys who do the road test in Pawtucket are kind of jerks and in other places they are much nicer and more relaxed. My husband ended up taking his test in Westerly because of a SNAFU with my car and having to reschedule. Westerly was the only place that had an appointment available.

The guy in Pawtucket was really rude since my husband is obviously not a native English speaker whereas the guy in Westerly was nice and made an effirt to speak clearly.

Thanks for the reply, UNO! I have found some lovely Portuguese speakers on here who have been willing to translate a line or two for me in the past, but I was hoping to flush out those with Cape Verdean SOs.

Is anybody a Cape Verdean Creole speaker or filing for someone from Cape Verde? If so, I have like two lines that I need translated for a sympathy card for the parents of one of my clients. If not, I can find someone to help me who speaks/writes Portuguese.

Everyone around here (mostly first generation kids) write how it sounds phonetically, so that's way too informal for a card.

Thanks!

Slightly Bonkers: just judging from the personality that jumps from your posts, it's only a matter of time before you start finding people that really click with you. You sound like a hell of a lot of fun.

Best of luck, and I'm sure you know it'll be fine (and hopefully great) soon, you just want some empathy and support!

I was also going to make a "join a club" joke, but I think previous posters have it covered.

Nice reminder to just CHILL a little bit.

However, if I were to do number 1 around here, it's likely that I would be stopped by the police and possibly taken in for being insane or under the influence of drugs!

You know what's funny that even though latinos are so discriminated here in the States, many of them are racists themselves. I know a lot of them who are not very accepting of black people even if they're from the same country. How do you like them apples? Pretty messed up huh?

Diana

OMG Diana, that is so true. Just go to Miami - the infighting within the Spanish-speaking community is terrible. Caribbean islanders like PR, DR, Cuba hate South Americans, hate each other, hate Central Americans...South Americans hate various people from other SA countries...trying to get an Argentine and a Chilean to agree is like trying to tell the Pope to become Jewish - will never happen. Mexicans don't like Central Americans because many from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras get a free pass because of their refugee status. And then, don't even think of asking an Argentine if they're Latino - because they see themselves as white/european (which they are). And then naturally, everyone just wants to kick the ####### out of the Cubans because they can just come on in if they have a wet-foot/dry-foot and they get to partake of the public trough. It just astounds me to no end.

That's just like that here.The Puerto Ricans hate the Dominicans and vice versa.The Mexicans and Central Americans seem to get along okay.The South Americans think the Puerto Ricans are lazy.The Argentines think they're European.And everybody thinks the Carribean islanders speak terrible Spanish.Can't we all just get along ?

And the Puerto Ricans think that the Mexicans and Guatemalans are country rubes. The Cape Verdeans look down on every one from other African countries. The Latinos think that the Cape Verdeans are loud and violent.

And everyone lives in the same flippin neighborhood.

BTW, I got called the N-word again yesterday. I wish they'd stop that.

Most people aren't aware that ugly folks have this magic thing called a "fist". It is highly useful for when being made fun of, to make that person's face magically uglier than theirs.

Damn, I bet you're ugly (i am kidding)

Yep, it's amazing what kids can fit in there. Even more amazing when they take whatever it is out and show it to me.

Edit: that sounded slightly pervy...I hope you know what I mean.

It's cool, we're all entitled to get a little freaky every now and then!

Just not where minors are concerned! Actually, yesterday I told a kid to "keep it in your pants." He just stared at me...I was like, "No, the BB gun, the BB gun!"

But what about if you actually live in the 'hood and everybody dresses like that?

We like to see plain white tees around where I work, because that means everbody is feeling peaceful.

It's just urban style...depends on the context...I think it's funny when suburban kids with $ try to rock that. Plus a lot of kids I know dress simply just because they don't have very many clothes and it's not as obvious when the clothing is simple (ie no logos or pictures) that they're wearing the same thing every day.

The baggy pants, I really can't come up with any reasoning for it (although many people I know wear baggy pants so it's not clear what they're concealing)...I'm just so used to it now...but so silly when they're so baggy they start to fall down.

That makes sense.

Yep, it's amazing what kids can fit in there. Even more amazing when they take whatever it is out and show it to me.

Edit: that sounded slightly pervy...I hope you know what I mean.

We like to see plain white tees around where I work, because that means everbody is feeling peaceful.

Oh yeah, when you see colors, run.

They're very protective and respectful of me, so even if the red is on display, I have no problem with telling them to keep their attitude in check. I've got lots of them now saying please and thank you.

But what about if you actually live in the 'hood and everybody dresses like that?

We like to see plain white tees around where I work, because that means everbody is feeling peaceful.

It's just urban style...depends on the context...I think it's funny when suburban kids with $$ try to rock that. Plus a lot of kids I know dress simply just because they don't have very many clothes and it's not as obvious when the clothing is simple (ie no logos or pictures) that they're wearing the same thing every day.

The baggy pants, I really can't come up with any reasoning for it (although many people I know wear baggy pants so it's not clear what they're concealing)...I'm just so used to it now...but so silly when they're so baggy they start to fall down.