In Toronto, Canada, we have an annual rib festival every August where rib enthusiasts around the world gather and compete. Yesterday was the opening day, and I visited my local convention. Most of the people at the stands were Americans a bit different than I expected.
They were much more aloof than the average Canadian.
But this is how an interaction I had was with these 2 young southerners (caucasians) that were advertising their Alabama hot sauce went.
Alabamamers: ‘hey, wanna try some Alabama hot sauce?’
Me: ‘Sure!’
Me (after trying it): ‘mmm, yeah it’s sweet!’
Alabamers: ‘huh, yeah…’
Me: ‘you guys from Alabama?’
Alabamers: *nods*
Me: ‘Yeah, I’d really like to visit down south sometime!’
At this point, they just stared into my eyes for almost half a minute. I’d usually get the message a lot sooner but I was a bit tipsy, so I maintained the silence for a while longer. I ended up just walking away but needless to say, not too friendly.
P.S. I think it’s worth mentioning that I am a Hispanic male (23). The Alabamers were likely the same age as me.
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That sounds like an average social interaction in both the US and Canada
I think perhaps you’re overthinking this and maybe your state of mind affected your tone during the conversation. We weren’t there, we don’t know why they didn’t invite you to their homes or why you expected more from them.
You probably crushed their spirits.
Dudes have probably been working round the clock for months to make this insane “make you cry for Mama and then shit burning fire” Alabama Hot Sauce… then some Hispanic tastes it and goes… “Mmmm… sweet.”
Just sounds like an awkward conversation. Your race has nothing to do with this.
it sounds like you guys just had an awkward conversation. sometimes people don’t click. or maybe they didn’t quite hear you. happens sometimes, especially at a festival or somewhere with lots of people.
if these people are from the US, you’re not going to be the first Hispanic person they’ve ever met. 18% of Americans are Hispanic.
This almost typifies why I will never understand why people pay $3000/month to live in a shack in that pretentious city.
You being “a bit tipsy” is probably skewing your perception of how the interaction went down.
Yeah we don’t see a lot of exotic Hispanics in the USA. Canada is so lucky to be a multicultural society. In reality I’m sure if you told them the sauce they probably put their heart,soul and a lot of time into was really good the interaction would have went different.
Dude, you said the sauce was sweet! They probably took offense to that. I’m hispanic too and you’re reading into this. Perhaps it has to do with the fact you were tipsy.
Sounds like an awkward conversation with a drunk guy, race and nationality has nothing to do with it.
Canadians love building up these walls, making small differences into mountains, and treating us as if we’re aliens from Mars when in reality we’re cut from the same cloth and have far more in common than not.
You just had an awkward conversation, maybe even because you were drunk. Nationality has nothing to do with it.
Wish you weren’t so fuckin’ awkward, bud.
It had nothing to do with your race, bud. Alabama has many Hispanics. Sounds like something just got “lost in translation” or maybe you were a little more tipsy than you thought.
And it’s Alabamian, not Alabamer.
So you got drunk, claim to be able to pick out all the Americans and they all treated you poorly? Who was the common person in those interactions?
It’s not worth mentioning, the drunk part though was.