London777:
An old saying here, from perhaps the slave past. It reflects that the white man can talk to another white man and reach an agreement without bloodshed or violence. It is disrespective of "colored" people since the implication is that "we", not being white, cannot do this. It is also a way to place the blame on the "whites" since inherently they "should know better"...
All this is just a reflection of the past attitudes. What I implied was that if the neighbor was also a white foreigner, perhaps talking would do the trick...it was also a jibe...
Dominican aphorisms are a world of historical and sociological knowledge.
HB
An old saying here, from perhaps the slave past. It reflects that the white man can talk to another white man and reach an agreement without bloodshed or violence. It is disrespective of "colored" people since the implication is that "we", not being white, cannot do this. It is also a way to place the blame on the "whites" since inherently they "should know better"...
All this is just a reflection of the past attitudes. What I implied was that if the neighbor was also a white foreigner, perhaps talking would do the trick...it was also a jibe...
Dominican aphorisms are a world of historical and sociological knowledge.
HB