Today we have a special Ask El Gabacho featuring a question asked live, right before el Gabacho presented his Hispanic Cultural Awareness training to the High Country Human Resource Association (HCHRA) in Steamboat Springs, CO, by one of the meeting facility's maintenance staff (not affiliated with the HCHRA).
"What's the difference between a Mexican and a Hispanic?"
Gabacho responds:
This sounds like the beginning of a very bad joke. Is it? [It was.] The punchline notwithstanding, the difference is this: a Mexican is a person that was born in Mexico. Hispanic is a term created by the US government in the 70's to categorize people whose native language is Spanish. A Mexican could be considered Hispanic, but not all that are considered Hispanic are Mexican. For example, a Guatemalan could be considered Hispanic, but they are not Mexican. Hope that helps everyone.
To see the string of comments that followed this presentation, please go to: http://steamboatpilot.com/news/2008/jun/29/experts_give_tips_helping_spanishspeaking_workers/
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