This is something i don't understand. Here in Texas, when you are out at a store or similar public place, there are Hispanic parents who let their children run wild as if they are at a park or playground. Chasing each other thru the aisles, screaming, pulling things off shelves and discarding them when they're done, etc. The thing is, the parents seem to either ignore it all together, or appear to be amused by the kids antics. It looks as if it is a day outing and they take their kids there to play with the nice merchandise.
I must add that most of these families seem to be NIC (new in country)so maybe that has something to do with it. Is Mexican culture that different from ours as far as parenting (and being considerate) goes?
I was at the doctors office Thursday and in comes a hispanic woman with 3 kids. They run wild for the entire time they are in there, and the mother sits there like her kids are invisible.
Anyone care to comment?

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I have never been to Mexico and don't care to go, so I cannot say, but have observed some of the same. Kids will be kids, as far as being more firm in public, thats a good one, I have no idea if its a cultural thing.

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Hmmm...

Let me see, the wife and I went to dinner at a new place close by called Spectators, a francise (sp?) I think. (I highly recommend their Cajin chicken pasta dish, excellent!) While I didn't hear a word of Spanish, I did hear and see many kids being obnoxious as can be. Now I didn't check IDs, but there really aren't a whole lot of Hispanics living in this area North of the Twin Cities.

So is it a "cultural thing?" Dunno, but I'd lean more towards a "generational thing" thing myself, as I don't think that kind of behaviour would have been tolerated when we were kids.

Here in NC I've noticed that its mostly white people who just let their kids run wild...everywhere, restaurants, etc. I figure they'll stop if I throw my spoon at them but I haven't tried it yet. I think it has to do with the parents and not what race they are.

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I suppose that I should have simplified it to "disporportionate number of shitty parenting occurences by race". That is what I am seeing.

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I have been to Mexico several times as my wife is Mexican - thus her entire family is there.
Mexicans are more family oriented than we are...and are proud of who they are and what they do.

You have to remember, many Hispanics you see in America are the worst of Mexicans in general.

Evidently.

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It is true. I have met many many true Mexicans - their family culture is one of reverence for the family elders, indeed the oldest family member is treasured every bit as much as it's newest. Not forgotten and abandoned in a nursery home like here.
Frankly we could learn from Mexican culture, I will be as bold to say what you are seeing is how our culture is affecting theirs - not the other way around.

thats common in the asian culture as well, and here to fore amongst europeans here, but..times have changed to an extent..wonder why?

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No individual can plan his own existence in their view.

So the state planners must arrogate to themselves the right to manipulate any sector of the economic system if the good of “society” or the “general welfare” is paramount.

Ipso- if the rights of the individual get in the way, the rights of the individual must be sublimated.

The Road to Serfdom
FA Hayek (interpretation)


Mortgage Backed Security survivor

well - this will sound like a broken record - but nevertheless true - unfortunately, in general, we place material possessions and the ability to get them and mor eof them - above pretty much everyhting else - including each other.