PJ's Answer

In answer to your comment: First I will again (as I have before in other circles we have traveled in together) Thank you for your service to this country and for your husband's continued service. Now onto the answer: I find it amazing how your comment was dripping with venom yet you end with "No hard feelings". Your comment was by all appearences intended to provoke for whatever reason. "...I guess we should all be speaking Native American and of course that depends on what tribe we are from.... " I cannot be made to feel bad for something that was done to a peoples hundreds of years ago. I was not there. "a simple smile and 'Excuse me' would have been fine to get where you need to get...I'm from San Diego I know how it can be-" I'm glad that where you are from that works for you; as it generally gets you blank stares around here. But then I do not expect you to understand that. "Actually it's not the spanish or Latino that is the problem (if that socio-economic population (not 'herd') was taken away us lily white people would feel it no doubt)...." Actually it was the fact they were speaking another language in front of us in a manner that can be taken as maybe they were talking about us (obviously I do not know if they were or not but as I said in my post if you speak a different language in front of others laughing and such expect someone to think that you are making fun of them)- I do not care for anyone from another country being in our country LEGALLY, thats fine. "people either get it or don't." Oh Boy Howdy, I couldn't agree more. "Wonder if Bush would apprieciate all those comments? (being that they have Mexican in the family!)" Well personally I have yet to hear any of the Bush's speaking another language in front of mostly English speaking public in a manner such as I was talking about. "I think it's a crying shame when people lose their language because its taught that it is ugly to speak it around other people!" I never said it shouldn't be spoken period, I just feel if you are going to live here you could have the decency to speak English in public. I would not move to another country and go around in public speaking English in front of people who couldn't understand me. I just don't think that would be polite- excuse me for wanting to be treated with the same respect. "really doubt they were talking about you..people have better things to do...probably talking about what they will be doing around dinner or how thankful they are they are 'buying' the fruit and perhaps not 'picking' the fruit!! One can only wonder!" Oh I really doubt they were talking about us as well, but given the context of the evening (you did read the whole post did you not?) it might be that it could be taken as such. Ummm before you play the picking fruit card please be aware that my entire family (both sides ) were fruit tramps up until I was a small child. So no I do not think poorly of people who go around picking fruit, harvesting wheat, canning, seasonal work is something that has to be done. "I will say I'm sorry to you- I know it's your blog and I've probably stepped over the line being that was your true feeling and in your blog it's a personal issue. My husband (whose black...yikes! I'm sure that just tears some people apart to seeing that too! Drats...they were made to be taught English too!) anyway he will continue fighting for his country so everyone CAN have their opinions (I fought for my country too for some time also) It's what makes the world go around :) no hard feelings.... " As for your husband being black... why that was brought up is beyond me for that is neither any of my business nor concern as it has no relevance, in less you are referring to white people making blacks into slaves then I will point to above where I say I can not be made to feel responsible for something someone did hundreds of years ago to any one peoples. I do not feel the remaining comment needs an answer. As most was already covered in various other parts.