Christine Carballo, 29, Peruvian-Argentinian, lawyer, and you can Juan Lombert, twenty seven, Dominican, graduate scholar within the biology, relationship 5 years
Christine: We had chatted about the reality that Juan are completely Dominican, produced indeed there, after which appeared right here as he are nothing. And i also was given birth to here and you can my mom’s out of Peru, and my personal dad’s regarding Argentina. We talk in a different way that have slang, otherwise our very own accent. We grew up in new Poconos, inside Pennsylvania. I was from inside the a rural setting. We decided to go to an excellent Catholic university the living. I think I happened to be really the only Hispanic in my own class.
It is a weekly otherwise bi-weekly routine. Each goes so you’re able to a beauty salon or at home, it clean their head of hair and put they regarding the rolos and you can it stay lower than a sexy drier. I wasn’t raised like that. I clean my personal locks and you may allow it to air-dry – place it when you look at the good bun, braid they. At first his mom asked myself, prior to we went, “Oh, what about hair?” I just said, “We wear it such as this.”
You will find one difference in [Latin] cultures on the isles and people towards [You.S.] mainland. This is exactly a continuous talk in Latin society. It is eg, “Oh, I became born regarding the homeland, while just weren’t.”
Juan: I’ve certain governmental differences. Dominicans, i originated in the entire Trujillo day and age. He was a good dictator. He could are located in your home and kill your. Thus i was raised for the mentality we you desire a lot more liberties. Christine has another attitude due to the way she increased right up in the us. 続きを読む