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->'''Spain''' – I’m sorry to say this, considering Spaniards’ enormous sensitivity around it, but most Americans are going to conflate the Spanish with Mexicans. They’re going to assume Spain is poor, the people eat tacos and burritos, and they pay with worthless pesos. They’re going to assume Madrid is a suburb of Mexico City, and Barcelona is an island near Cancun. If they have fantastic memory, they might remember the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, those famous Mexican ships sailed by that Mexican explorer, Hernan Cortes.
->'''Portugal''' – Part of Puerto Rico.

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->'''Spain''' – I’m -- I'm sorry to say this, considering Spaniards’ Spaniards' enormous sensitivity around it, but most Americans are going to conflate the Spanish with Mexicans. They’re They're going to assume Spain is poor, the people eat tacos and burritos, and they pay with worthless pesos. They’re They're going to assume Madrid is a suburb of Mexico City, and Barcelona is an island near Cancun. If they have fantastic memory, they might remember the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, those famous Mexican ships sailed by that Mexican explorer, Hernan Cortes.
->'''Portugal''' -- Part of Puerto Rico.



->'''Customer:''' I want someone who isn’t Mexican to help me. You already took enough jobs, thank you very much.
->'''Employee:''' Ma’am, I’m not Mexican.

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->'''Customer:''' I want someone who isn’t isn't Mexican to help me. You already took enough jobs, thank you very much.
->'''Employee:''' Ma’am, I’m Ma'am, I'm not Mexican.



->'''Employee:''' Ma’am, I’m Portuguese.
->'''Customer:''' Oh, Mexico, Portugal, Costa Rica. It’s all the same. You come into our country and steal all of our jobs. Just because you’ve hopped the fence doesn’t give you the right to be here!
->'''Employee:''' Ma’am, Portugal is in Europe. It’s located next to Spain. We speak Portuguese there. It is impossible to hop across an ocean and into the US.

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->'''Employee:''' Ma’am, I’m Ma'am, I'm Portuguese.
->'''Customer:''' Oh, Mexico, Portugal, Costa Rica. It’s It's all the same. You come into our country and steal all of our jobs. Just because you’ve you've hopped the fence doesn’t doesn't give you the right to be here!
->'''Employee:''' Ma’am, Ma'am, Portugal is in Europe. It’s It's located next to Spain. We speak Portuguese there. It is impossible to hop across an ocean and into the US.



-->--''Website/NotAlwaysRight'', "[[https://notalwaysright.com/havana-clue-what-shes-talking-about/6321 Havana Clue What She’s Talking About]]"

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-->--''Website/NotAlwaysRight'', "[[https://notalwaysright.com/havana-clue-what-shes-talking-about/6321 Havana Clue What She’s She's Talking About]]"



->'''Customer:''' Hello. You don’t sound American. Where are you from?
->'''Officinist:''' Oh, I’m Spanish.

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->'''Customer:''' Hello. You don’t don't sound American. Where are you from?
->'''Officinist:''' Oh, I’m I'm Spanish.



->'''Officinist:''' No, ma’am, I’m Spanish.
->'''Customer:''' You’re from Puerto Rico?
->'''Officinist:''' No, I’m Spanish. I’m from Spain.

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->'''Officinist:''' No, ma’am, I’m ma'am, I'm Spanish.
->'''Customer:''' You’re You're from Puerto Rico?
->'''Officinist:''' No, I’m I'm Spanish. I’m I'm from Spain.



-->--''Not Always Right'', "[[https://notalwaysright.com/i-deign-that-spain-stays-mainly-in-the-brain/3673 I Deign That Spain Stays Mainly In The Brain]]"

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-->--''Not Always Right'', "[[https://notalwaysright.com/i-deign-that-spain-stays-mainly-in-the-brain/3673 I Deign That Spain Stays Mainly In The Brain]]"in the Brain]]"
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-->--''WebOriginal/NotAlwaysRight'', "[[https://notalwaysright.com/havana-clue-what-shes-talking-about/6321 Havana Clue What She’s Talking About]]"

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-->--''WebOriginal/NotAlwaysRight'', -->--''Website/NotAlwaysRight'', "[[https://notalwaysright.com/havana-clue-what-shes-talking-about/6321 Havana Clue What She’s Talking About]]"

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-->--''WebOriginal/NotAlwaysRight'', "[[https://notalwaysright.com/havana-clue-what-shes-talking-about/6321 Havana Clue What She’s Talking About]]"

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-->--''WebOriginal/NotAlwaysRight'', "[[https://notalwaysright.com/havana-clue-what-shes-talking-about/6321 Havana Clue What She’s Talking About]]"About]]"

->'''Officinist:''' Hello, may I help you?
->'''Customer:''' Hello. You don’t sound American. Where are you from?
->'''Officinist:''' Oh, I’m Spanish.
->'''Customer:''' Oh, from Mexico.
->'''Officinist:''' No, ma’am, I’m Spanish.
->'''Customer:''' You’re from Puerto Rico?
->'''Officinist:''' No, I’m Spanish. I’m from Spain.
->'''Customer:''' Oh, do they still have that country?
-->--''Not Always Right'', "[[https://notalwaysright.com/i-deign-that-spain-stays-mainly-in-the-brain/3673 I Deign That Spain Stays Mainly In The Brain]]"
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-->--'''Daily Candor''', ''[[http://dailycandor.com/what-americans-think-of-europeans/ What Americans think of Europeans]]''

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-->--'''Daily Candor''', ''[[http://dailycandor.com/what-americans-think-of-europeans/ What Americans think of Europeans]]''Europeans]]''

->'''Customer:''' I want someone who isn’t Mexican to help me. You already took enough jobs, thank you very much.
->'''Employee:''' Ma’am, I’m not Mexican.
->'''Customer:''' Yes, yes you are! ''(reads name tag)'' Maria is such a Mexican name!
->'''Employee:''' Ma’am, I’m Portuguese.
->'''Customer:''' Oh, Mexico, Portugal, Costa Rica. It’s all the same. You come into our country and steal all of our jobs. Just because you’ve hopped the fence doesn’t give you the right to be here!
->'''Employee:''' Ma’am, Portugal is in Europe. It’s located next to Spain. We speak Portuguese there. It is impossible to hop across an ocean and into the US.
->'''Customer:''' Go back to Castro then, communist!
-->--''WebOriginal/NotAlwaysRight'', "[[https://notalwaysright.com/havana-clue-what-shes-talking-about/6321 Havana Clue What She’s Talking About]]"
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->'''Portugal''' – Part of Puerto Rico.
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->'''Spain''' – I’m sorry to say this, considering Spaniards’ enormous sensitivity around it, but most Americans are going to conflate the Spanish with Mexicans. They’re going to assume Spain is poor, the people eat tacos and burritos, and they pay with worthless pesos. They’re going to assume Madrid is a suburb of Mexico City, and Barcelona is an island near Cancun. If they have fantastic memory, they might remember the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, those famous Mexican ships sailed by that Mexican explorer, Hernan Cortes.
-->--'''Daily Candor''', ''[[http://dailycandor.com/what-americans-think-of-europeans/ What Americans think of Europeans]]''

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