Thread: Went to Yuma, AZ for the first time this week

fedupinwaukegan,

You are doing the fight there like I've never seen. Keep up the good work.

MW,

I have the names @ home. Will try and post the names this evening or tommorrow. One town was even mentioned this AM when Wiliam was on the radio.

Trouble

Originally Posted by getemout

Well I can tell you that it is alot farther north than Yuma. I live near Mesa Az, and if you drive through most of that city you would swear you were in Mexico. Honestly, most of Az is like that. It is very scary what this once great state has become.

I lived in Mesa and you are telling the truth.

Originally Posted by jean

McCain is a large part of the problem in Arizona. He was once a highly respected man who has dug his own grave in my opinion.

Would someone please throw the dirt on quick before he crawls back out!!

Marineinspector, have you driven down main and mesa lately? Come on on man, they are taking over this valley!

There are towns in Texas that voted for Spanish Only Language and passed. The council meetings and all business is discussed in Spanish Only.

Which towns would those be?

I'd like to know too.

At the gift shop at the Indian casino in Yuma they display Mexican flags. No American flags at all. The lady I was with saw it and jumped for joy. "Oh look, the Mexican are taking over. We are taking over." Those were her exact words. This is the same lady who had never had Thai food.

Food and music are what brings cultures together. They are forms of international languages. When a person from one culture isn't interested in the food or music of another's culture it makes me sad for that person who will never experience the finer things in life.

It's what makes America so wonderful and is a perfect example of what I think people mean when they talk about integration. The sharing of these things helps people understand each other better and makes it easier to live together. It forms a common bond. Many of the people who are coming over don't know nor do they care about anything else it seems. They are eager to show you what they have to offer but seem like they are just tolerating you when you show them what is dear to you.

I think that's why I probably won't accept the job in Yuma. There is nothing there BUT Mexican things. I can't go through life without a gyro or some Thai tea or nan bread. It reminds me of where I went to high school in this poor mountain town. It was a tiny place that offered nothing but food covered in gravy. I didn't even know what cilantro was until I moved to Texas. I think that's what sort of people are crossing the border. Uneducated, uncultured, hillibillish, superstisious people who don't know anything but moving one hole to the opposite end of a field. They urinate behind their houses in Mexico, so what harm is it to urinate behind mine and who cares what baklavah is anyway?

Oh, dear. I have never tasted Thai food, or Greek or Arabic and I am 65 years old and lived in TExas all my life and had never used cilantro until about 5 years ago --- and I like gravy.

While that is true, I was just joking.

But I would not want to live in Yuma - nothing to do with the food or music.

Yes, Texas is becoming a cesspool. About 2 years ago, our grandson was staying with us in Central TExas and we were to take him to Dallas to his Dad when he got off work. We got lost in Dallas and ended up in a Mexican area. My grandson was only about 4, but realized it was a very different place than any he had seen. Finally, he said, 'Grumpy, this is NOT the way to my house'.

As for Mesa, I didn't see it as all that much Mexican. For a lot of the time we were there, it was almost deserted. Then the snow birds came back. It was a really strange thing. Within a couple of weeks, there were traffic jams, lines at restaurants and grocery stores - just people everywhere.


Yes, Main is a tough part of Mesa, though. I once left my purse in a shopping cart at Food City (I bought chorizo there). When I realized what I had done, I thought I had probably better kiss it good bye - but no. Someone had turned it in and I had about $50 in it that was still there -

I am not an adventurous eater - but was so thrilled to find a wonderful veggie market and organic groceries, I didn't want to eat out much.

There was a small town in south Texas that voted Spanish as it official language. I can't think of the name - I don't know if there are more or not.

I know the town you're talking about. They voted it and then a rash of angry people wrote and called and they changed it back. I understand they have just celebrated their first town fourth of July.

I think people should eat what they want. All I'm saying is that in a large American town it should be available. I know Yuma isn't THAT big but...Also, I just wanted to make a point that I thought it was a shame that the lady had never had other types of food like that. I had made a point in another post a few weeks ago that I didn't like it when all you can find is one sort of restaurant. Well, that is Yuma.

There are the Mexicans and then there are everyone else and everyone else seemed mighty quiet on what they thought about the enthusiasm of how Mexican everything is there.

And you too, Trixie! Get out there and be adventurous for cripes sakes! It's never too late to get some raw fish in your belly!!!! LOLOL

Originally Posted by getemout

Marineinspector, have you driven down main and mesa lately? Come on on man, they are taking over this valley!

Main Street is approximately 10 miles long. West Mesa is the largely Hispanic area and the last time I was out that way was about 4 months ago and it looked the same as it did when I lived there 6 years ago.