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Originally Posted by eroticsexxx
Point made.
Yes, I was raised in The Bahamas (Caribbean) and found out that I did have a different outlook regarding my potential for success than most of my Black American counterparts that I attended US university with.
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Yea, I'd have to agree that's is definitely something in the American culture.
My mother's neighbor is from Trinidad and when coming to the US he saw it as opportunity. He sold furniture in New York city, did very well for himself and retired early down in FL. This guy is a very smart man and has an excellent grasp of the English language, so I can tell why he did good at selling.
Meanwhile his son whom was born here has obviously suffered from the "bling, bling" generation and seems to be more worried about pimping out his car than anything else. Even though his dad is pretty strict with him you can still see the peer pressure has made it's dominating mark..
The kid could go to college and make a pretty good future for himself as he certainly has the backing from his parents, but he's just working some shitty job and hanging out with his friends, wasting the opportunity he was born into.