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**Abofedrorobox** · 09-14-2010, 03:41 AM

The comment regarding LatinAmerican's not really knowing about Cape Verdeans was in reference to this comment you made:

That comment was a general statement, of what happens in the states when anyone asks what CV's people look like. People say they look DR, because it's the closest group we look like here in the States.

Like I said, there is a substantial Dominican population in MA, as well as other Latinos. I've never heard any of them make any type of comment on Cape Verdeans. Perhaps you have, but I haven't. There is no wrong or right because these are both personal experiences. I don't think anyone is walking around making comments about looking CV or DR, but we confuse each other all the time.
My Brazilian comment wasn't wrong because there is a Brazilian population in MA. What you did was comment as to what most look like (their phenotype/ancestry). I don't know why you would relate "white" Brazilian immigrants in NE to DR or CV's who are clearly visibly "mulattoes". That's all I meant. I think the Brazilians that are being talked about are AFro brazilians type that you would find in Bahia.

09-14-2010, 03:41 AM	#26
Abofedrorobox Join Date Dec 2005 Posts 465 Senior Member	The comment regarding LatinAmerican's not really knowing about Cape Verdeans was in reference to this comment you made: That comment was a general statement, of what happens in the states when anyone asks what CV's people look like. People say they look DR, because it's the closest group we look like here in the States. Like I said, there is a substantial Dominican population in MA, as well as other Latinos. I've never heard any of them make any type of comment on Cape Verdeans. Perhaps you have, but I haven't. There is no wrong or right because these are both personal experiences. I don't think anyone is walking around making comments about looking CV or DR, but we confuse each other all the time. My Brazilian comment wasn't wrong because there is a Brazilian population in MA. What you did was comment as to what most look like (their phenotype/ancestry). I don't know why you would relate "white" Brazilian immigrants in NE to DR or CV's who are clearly visibly "mulattoes". That's all I meant. I think the Brazilians that are being talked about are AFro brazilians type that you would find in Bahia.
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