March 9, 2005

Yo quiero su sexo

Posted by pete at March 9, 2005 12:20 AM

That's probably incorrect, but I doubt George Michael could do much better when making a smartass comment about this story:

A review of 7,300 Arizona teenagers' behavior, which should translate well to other states that border Mexico, including Texas, found that 31 percent of Hispanic teens who speak primarily English have had sex, more than twice the percentage of those who speak primarily Spanish, 14 percent.

I can imagine the chilling effect the thought of those newly randy Messicans feeling up their Anglo offspring will have on the predominantly right wing "English First" crowd.

But wait, it's worse:

The study, published in this month's Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, adds evidence to the so-called healthy immigrant paradox, that Hispanics coming to the United States are healthier than second- and third-generation U.S. residents from the same countries.

Various research has found that less-Americanized Hispanic children have healthier diets, better immunization rates, fewer suicide attempts, and decreased use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs than more Americanized adolescents.

Well, sure. It's only once you've gotten concerns like food, shelter, and employment taken care of that you have the free time to bemoan your banal and meaningless existence. That's something American teens have been doing for decades.

Hell, some of us never stopped.

It has a lot to do with the strict catholic practices that mexico mexicans have.

--Posted by flyno20 on March 9, 2005 2:13 PM



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