EastBoundandDownChick,
I know this is an old thread, but I had to reply because I was looking up information on noise control in NYC and 311, to see what can be done about noisy neighbors and found this thread, in particular your response.
I am Puerto Rican, in my 40s, born and raised in NYC , but recently returned to the Bronx from living in the Midwest (MN/WI) for the past 15 years. My parents still live in the Bronx and came to stay with them. Being here now 3 weeks, I now see where you are coming from and why white folks hate us noisy latinos!
When I left, there were still white folks in my neighborhood and now it is infested with trashy latinos from third world countries with no respect for our laws and traditions. I am surprised some of them don't own chickens or goats!
It's sad because most of the latinos I know are hard working, not Welfare trash, and peace loving, but it's the loud ones that make the white folks think ALL of us are the same way. We definitely need stronger immigration laws in this country and NYC needs to stop being a sanctuary for trash. Some of this third world trash needs to leave, as well as their anchor babies! Not to say there aren't any PR's of this same ilk, but I definitely feel now like it's mostly third world latino trash and the city doesn't seem to mind 5 living inside a one bedroom apt and playing loud merengue til the wee hours. Most have no jobs and I know that for a fact. After being here 2 weeks and observing the ins and outs of the residents through my window.... if you can move your car during "alternate side parking rules" during the day and you are around to be able to do that, you most certainly are not employed and are living off tax payers! What a bunch of trash. I am a die hard liberal, but now I am getting fed up with entitlement programs and the trash it brings. Too bad, because I know there are genuinely poor folks trying to get back on their feet after losing a job/divorce/domestic violence; but the rest are simply lazy ass muthas!
In Wisconsin, I had low income whites (this area was 99 percent white) and some were also loud, played loud music, stood outside talking loud at 2am and were missing teeth.
I have come to realize after being in the Midwest so long, that this is more an issue of low-income folks with no manners of ALL races versus educated, middle-class, well-mannered folks of ALL RACES with moderate incomes who can afford to live in nicer, quieter areas.
Growing up, my mother was obsessive about quietness and not raising red flags or giving ammunition to the white neighbors; basically telling us to be quiet, be well-mannered and go stay out of trouble. We did all of those and grew up to be successful and articulate.
The whites admired that in my family, while my own people despised us and good manners as we were "selling out" and acting "white"... whatever that means. Most of those latinos who criticized us are still living a cycle of poverty, single mothers with multiple baby daddies and criminal children. Who is laughing now?
Even though I agree with your frustration; keep in mind that if you had lived in a rural area of the midwest, where I have also had experienced, you'd see toothless EBT Whites with multiple baby daddies and no respect for their neighbors with their loud mouths and loud music. It's a matter of class and finances. Not to say all poor folks are trashy, as we were poor growing up but well-mannered, but it seems that the poorer you are (regardless of race), the more apt you will be to be lawless, rude, crass and tacky.
I don't know how much longer I can take these noisy Dominicans, but I might have to forgo 311 and jump back on a plane to quieter Wisconsin!
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