Puerto Rican subcultures (schools, living, professionals)
U.S. TerritoriesPuerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, etc.
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Oh for sure, I heard the same things from Dominicans, that going to New York was taking the easy way out. I just wish there wasn't so much division, it would help bring everybody up and instead of keeping them down.
Oh for sure, I heard the same things from Dominicans, that going to New York was taking the easy way out. I just wish there wasn't so much division, it would help bring everybody up and instead of keeping them down.
Oh for sure, I heard the same things from Dominicans, that going to New York was taking the easy way out. I just wish there wasn't so much division, it would help bring everybody up and instead of keeping them down.
To be honest, I'm sick and tired of islanders making some kind of massive distinction between themselves and Puerto Ricans on the mainland. Seriously? They are you, so deal with it.
Well let's see...for the most part, a huge number of the Fake-o-Ricans that are/were born on the mainland are ghetto and trashy. I, as someone born and raised in the island's countryside, refuse to get along with that type of trash. I have nothing in common with them (they weren't born in the island, for starters), and I'm certainly much classy than them. I don't have dozens of items with the PR flag plastered on them, I certainly don't listen to reggaeton (I despise that "music"), and I certainly don't live in the ghetto (I live in a suburban area, actually).
Those Fake-o-Ricas are not me, nor they represent me!
Well let's see...for the most part, a huge number of the Fake-o-Ricans that are/were born on the mainland are ghetto and trashy. I, as someone born and raised in the island's countryside, refuse to get along with that type of trash. I have nothing in common with them (they weren't born in the island, for starters), and I'm certainly much classy than them. I don't have dozens of items with the PR flag plastered on them, I certainly don't listen to reggaeton (I despise that "music"), and I certainly don't live in the ghetto (I live in a suburban area, actually).
Those Fake-o-Ricas are not me, nor they represent me!
I'm from Carolina originally, and a lot of the Nuyoricans I came across in high school when I moved here (moved to PA in late elementary school) were shocked and surprised that I was from Puerto Rico. I had eliminated my Spanish accent by then and talked "white" and dressed "white". To them I was just another ******, I couldn't possibly ever be Puerto Rican . Whatever, they were 3rd or 4th generation American while I'm 6th generation Puerto Rican. I NEVER had this problem back home. My old neighborhood was about 90% or more colored, and no one ever gave me problems because of my race. That's what I love about us islanders. You're either from there, or you're not. No one cares if you're black, brown, or white. My family knows German immigrants that gave birth to their kids in PR, and they are way more Puerto Rican than these pretenders in the States will ever be
The island isn't without a huge community of "cafres", I understand if people come across folks they don't want to associate with, but it's not like it's exclusive to Ricans in the US
Well let's see...for the most part, a huge number of the Fake-o-Ricans that are/were born on the mainland are ghetto and trashy. I, as someone born and raised in the island's countryside, refuse to get along with that type of trash. I have nothing in common with them (they weren't born in the island, for starters), and I'm certainly much classy than them. I don't have dozens of items with the PR flag plastered on them, I certainly don't listen to reggaeton (I despise that "music"), and I certainly don't live in the ghetto (I live in a suburban area, actually).
Those Fake-o-Ricas are not me, nor they represent me!
This pretty much sums up why so many islanders despise "Plastic Boricuas"/"Fake-o-Ricans". They give Puerto Rico a bad image.
Well let's see...for the most part, a huge number of the Fake-o-Ricans that are/were born on the mainland are ghetto and trashy. I, as someone born and raised in the island's countryside, refuse to get along with that type of trash. I have nothing in common with them (they weren't born in the island, for starters), and I'm certainly much classy than them. I don't have dozens of items with the PR flag plastered on them, I certainly don't listen to reggaeton (I despise that "music"), and I certainly don't live in the ghetto (I live in a suburban area, actually).
Those Fake-o-Ricas are not me, nor they represent me!
I understand your point, I hate reggaeton too, But reggaeton is from the island, Just saying...
Plus it's bad enough that if you're Hispanic, you're automatically assumed to be a Mexican, and we know how poor an image Mexicans have in the US
While this is true for most of the USA, I say there are many areas of this country where Hispanic doesn't automatically equals Mexicans. The NYC area and in south and central Florida are good examples of this. In central Florida Hispanic might actually mean Puerto Rican for obvious reasons.
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. Whatever, they were 3rd or 4th generation American while I'm 6th generation Puerto Rican. I NEVER had this problem back home. My old neighborhood was about 90% or more colored, and no one ever gave me problems because of my race. That's what I love about us islanders. You're either from there, or you're not. No one cares if you're black, brown, or white. My family knows German immigrants that gave birth to their kids in PR, and they are way more Puerto Rican than these pretenders in the States will ever be
