All day yesterday CNN had stories about immigrants all over the world. As SB 1170, Arizona’s ridiculous immigration bill went into effect, it was interesting to see that undocumented immigrants is not a problem inherent to the US. Hearing these stories (sometimes sad, sometimes uplifting) reminded me of a post a wrote when I first [...]
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Does offensive language get lost in translation?
Negro, ven aca! That phrase is completely acceptable here in Caracas. But, can you imagine someone in the US saying, “Negro, come here!” Since early on in my travels abroad, I understood that the word “negro” had very different connotations depending on the country. Each country has its own history and for the most part, [...]
