i really like the usa. it’s the best place on earth!!! yes yes!! but well. i’ve always wanted to visit and look around every place and every state. it’s the most beautiful country yes yes!!! but anyway. i’m from mexico. i have learned a lot of nice things about usa. history. rules. etc. but what are some other things that i need to know?? oh thank you so much!!

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    4 months ago

    “i’m from mexico”

    Racists are going to treat you poorly through most of the Southern states.

    Your best bet is to look at political maps like this:

    Avoid the red states.

    Even in the blue states, avoid the red parts of blue states:

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      4 months ago

      On the other hand, you’re far more likely to encounter fellow Spanish language speakers in some of the southern red states like Texas and Florida. So I wouldn’t necessarily write off any given state so quickly like that.

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        4 months ago

        Those are also the states that are trying to pass laws that let themselves pull over any Latino looking person so they can check their papers.

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      Trust me, the color of a state is not going to indicate whether someone is racist or not. In fact, most states are going to be non-racist. Meanwhile, Vermont, which is my own state, is the bluest state in the US, yet people in Vermont are going to be the most likely state to bombard you with questions about where you’re from.

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        Nebraska and Maine are the two states that assign Electoral College votes proportionally, so even though Trump won the state, Biden got enough votes to peel off one Congressional district.

        Same thing the other way in Maine.