Most Latinos don’t stick together and Brazilians do”. We’ve argued about this Lissette thinks it’s great that Latin people are, in her words, “ Proud, they won’t bow to the white man. Brazil was the one place where I felt that I could be mugged in broad daylight and where locals and authorities wouldn’t even budge to help you. I can count on one hand the number of people who would respond with a smile or who weren’t brusque in their manner. I would ask someone a question and they would respond but would do it addressing Lissette (maybe because she’s brown?). But when I, as an individual, have some Brazilian woman intentionally hitting me with her luggage cart (twice) at the airport, I start taking it personally. We can all look at other countries and disagree with their policies or politics. I know Brazilians are upset about the Visa fees imposed on any Brazilian citizen wanting to visit the USA. My best theory is that it’s political, specifically anti-American sentiment due in part to the whole Visa situation. Is it because Lissette and I are a mixed raced couple? (I don’t think so because Brazilians are pretty mixed anyway). Is it because I’m Caucasian, and that they confuse me as being an American? (I’m Canadian). I’ve thought about it a lot, wondering what it could have been.
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