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[crisp444]

Originally Posted by Cane Fan

The Hispanics in Weston are overwhelmingly educated and upscale so no that would not be considered a "barrio" ... in fact I know many white Mexican professionals in Weston who would be offended and horrified if you called any of the sub divisions in Weston a "barrio"

Having been born and raised in Texas ... the word "barrio" refers to a Mexican American area or enclave with working class or poorer residents . If it were an upper middle class or wealthy neighborhood with Mexican or Mexican American residents like you find in San Diego then it would not be considered a "barrio" ... we Americans are very ignorant as to the different Hispanic nationalities , customs and cultures ... A Venezuelan friend of mine , just the other day was called a "taco muncher" by an old white guy at a Home Depot because he was speaking Spanish to his 57 year old Mom who was visiting from Caracas ... and he claims he had never even seen a taco until he had one at the Taco Bell in Weston off Indian Trace a couple of years ago ... LOL

I was joking. I'm "white Hispanic" myself and am well-aware of the difference between a real Mexican barrio and an upscale neighborhood with a lot of Hispanic professionals (Weston). I said that Weston was a barrio to make fun of people who associate high Hispanic percentage with "barrio" or undesirable.

[Cane Fan]

Originally Posted by crisp444

I was joking. I'm "white Hispanic" myself and am well-aware of the difference between a real Mexican barrio and an upscale neighborhood with a lot of Hispanic professionals (Weston). I said that Weston was a barrio to make fun of people who associate high Hispanic percentage with "barrio" or undesirable.

Ooops , sorry ... I am not Hispanic , but my girlfriend is and many of my friends from UM are Hispanic American ... great people who would take the shirts of their backs to help you ... I thought you were making a quasi -bigoted statement like some other posters here tend to do .... my bad !!