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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am on the west coast right now and I meet 2 types of Spanish-speaking people - either white-looking college educated citizens of Argentina with good English, or people with darker looking skin from Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua with less developed English skills and no college education. 
I have no idea why I never meet educated people speaking good English from Mexico, for example. [/quote]

Wow, this is getting better...

1) Not every Hispanic person speaks Spanish

2) Not every Hispanic person who speaks Spanish speaks English with an accent (meaning, most Americans wouldn't even realize they speak Spanish)

3) There are many different nationalities and cultures under the umbrella term Hispanic, and the mix varies a lot by region. Over here, for example, you'll find many more Colombians and Venezuelans than Argentinians.

4) When people say "white," no one is talking Scandinavian-style white. Italians, Greeks, Polish, even those with quite dark skin, are still white, correct?

5) Leave it to some arrogant DCUM posters to know what Hispanics are or aren't, better than Hispanics themselves...

6) Net net...all those good Hispanic classmates of OP's DD would be mystified ("esta gringa esta loca"), and many quite offended too, if they knew that OP had created a thread called "My daughter is the only white girl in her grade: ask me anything"

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