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Saint Ann's Catholic Church, Haines City Florida, April 18, 2010, 1:10 PM. Mass just letting out. It is the Spanish mass. There are 4 masses, 2 in English and 2 in Spanish.
The parishioners exiting are all Latino/Hispanic/Spanish speaking.
50% of all church attendees are Hispanics !!!!!!!! One half.
Now you know why the Church loves these Latinos and their contributions.
I went to Kissimmee, on Saturday, with my son in law to buy some religious Baptism medals. He located the store on the Internet and we were using the GPS to find it. He phoned the store for directions and the girl said NO Speak English, if you want to speak English you have to go to the Orlando store !!!!!!
Since I speak Spanish I got on the phone.
Upon arrival I had to do the translating. The girl was very polite and helpful.
A Florida red neck family of four and another couple, Caucasians, came in - no translator.
As we were leaving I said = " I think you speak English". She laughed and said un poquito pero yo soy aprendiendo. A little but I am learning.
My son in law had a hankering for a Cuban Sandwich *( He's Irish ) so we found a Cuban deli/bakery/restaurant a few blocks away. Some of the girls waiting on customers said: NO speak English. All of the customers were yakking Spanish.
When we left, we were sitting in the car in front of the door. 3 or 4 Latino teen age-rs came out fuming, mad. They were upset because they are Puerto Ric-ans and the place was full of Cubans !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!