This is interesting. The ethnic group with the highest dropout rate is the Portuguese. Apparently, they drop out so they can get an early start learning a trade (or joining a City of Toronto union) and make $100,000 by the time they are 23. No B.A. in poli science for these folks.
Portuguese Dropouts
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If someone is uneducated, rowdy and arrogant, I strongly believe that it has nothing to do with their ethnicity. I don't think that any group is free of individuals that possess these characteristics.buttman* said:
I would also like to hear more about these ethnic groups that you claim have a high tendency to drop out of school and go on welfare. On the contrary, immigrants, in my experience, contribute greatly to the economy. Because of lack of opportunities because of cultural differences, recent immigrants are forced to start small businesses in disproportionate numbers, eventually providing jobs for other Canadians. Just look at who runs your barber shop, Subway Subs, your corner store, etc . . . dominated by people who are first generation Canadians.
Portuguese are very family oriented.....So a lot of them get construction jobs (or blue collar jobs) from family connections.....buttman* said:
Got a lot of Portuguese friends (and a family member) and I always joke with them how it's in the blood for them to be in Construction (born with a hard hat and a hammer kind of thing)....
GotGusto said:
I would say that this conclusion is somewhat correct, just from my personal observation. I have seen several times where the parents have come to Canada uneducated and had to take meanial jobs such as cleaning offices and homes. I know one case where the father was a parking lot attendant and his son was deeply ashamed of him to a point where he would put his father down and call him a failure. The son is an electrical conrtactor that like to have money and be with money. He would bribe people to get large electrical instalation contracts and go with the lowest bid at the same time. He would pay bribes and go with low bids in order to get the work becuase he could have the prestiege of saying he did very large the electrical for well known location. At the same time that he was NOT making huge amounts of money he lived large and drove to work in a Cadillac Escalade, only to drive home all dusty and dirty because he actualy got down and dirty and did some of the work himself to make his low bid break even. After about 15 years of building his company up to 10 trucks and many electricians he burned himself out becuase he almost never went home and his wife left him. He tried to sell his company but found out that the company itself was only worth what the contracts were worth, which was nothing because his margins were so thin. His small fleet of used trucks were not worth anything because no one wants a eveb slightly used truck that has been in the trades because you will never know what the abuse the truck took. He always looked down on people calling people failures, but to make himeself a fasade of sucess he had to pay the price in hard work and sweat to end up with nothing.
Trade
Would those girls ever become SP's in Canada, I doubt it.
It would be nice to see some but I don't think that will ever happen.
I wonder if they have any SP's in Portugal or Italy?
I used to volunteer at a hospital, there were catholics shool girls there volunteering as part of their curiculumn most just took it because it was the easiest and not much work, very few for self willing. half were hot but most were snobs. Having a conversation with them .. I was better of talking to a wall.cute-bald said:... to get into the trade ..... of s.p. ing!!
Would those girls ever become SP's in Canada, I doubt it.
It would be nice to see some but I don't think that will ever happen.
I wonder if they have any SP's in Portugal or Italy?
I am Portuguese and I did drop out of high school at about the age of 19 because I felt that I wasn’t going anywhere with my studies. I came to Canada when I was 4 years old and have always loved this country, and did I do well for myself damn straight bought a condo in the king west village at the age of 25 with a $50.000 down payment and finished paying my place off by the age of 29 and by the way not construction but a hospital job. By saving my money and not spending it on stuff like Cars, Car Stereos and cell phones I was able to do all this. I did better than some that were on the honor role and that did graduate from high school. Some kids that did well and graduated would say some shit like well I’m going to take a year off school to tour Europe then go to university or college after and then never make it to either because they had no money and wanted to work. To me if you’re just going to get your high school diploma even if you were great in school and on the honor role you might not do any better than me in life. Today I still work my hospital job and also I’m a self taught photographer and have shot a lot of the girls on Terb and have done very well for myself Just google Antonio Ferreira. Ps I just had my first child a baby boy so congratulate me!! I don’t think anyone here is bashing the Portuguese but I just wanted to let you know my experience here in Toronto Canada. Bye for now everyone!!
This is what was said about Italians 20 years earlier....
Most Portuguese immigrants to Toronto are from the Azores Islands almost half way across the Atlantic, not mainland Portugal. During the Salizar/Catano Fascist regimes of their parents public education ended at grade 4. Most of the boys simply went commercial fishing with their fathers and the girls learned domestic skills and small agriculture (chickens) from their mothers. When the fishing industry started to collapse they were suddenly uprooted to find some other means of survival. There is not a deep education tradition with this group. Even the mainland Portuguese stay in school much longer. The Portuguese have been the earliest dropout kids since the early 1980s in Toronto. We can hope for slow intergenrational progress much like the Italians and Greeks before them who are now both over the Toronto average income level.Manji said:
What I am about to say can be applied to many ethnics, but it applies well to Portugese.
The a real whore is a Portugese whore because if they choose to sell pussy for cash they realy try to bargain and haggle to get the most for themselves. A real slut is a Portugese slut because if they choose to give away pussy they want as much cock for thelselves and the man is a dildo, and he better be a pleasing dildo or else she will get another one. Years ago I knew a 18 yer old Portugese slut that would have sex and was still a virgin. Her ass was all stretched out to accomdate cock, but her virgin pussy was for her future husband. ( I would like to know if she still takes cockc on the side these days? ) When I was younger I went to a bar while I was under aged with a group of guys, one was Portugese. There were 2 older women ( 26 - 27 years old ) at the bar trying to pick up cock. These two ladies spoke english, but they talked to each other in Portugese and said that this guy was too young for them. My friend was Portugese but told the ladies that he was Italian. These ladies were young married Portugese ladies that were out for cock. Because of tradition they were married young into their own community into a loveless marriage.
As far as Portugese thugs, when you get one you get a bad one that will stick you with a knife.
Some of these people that are from Portugese hertage are stuck between the new world and the old world. They have family and church on one side and the new world things like drugs and sex on the otherside. Then there is the mentality, they have an inferiority complex. They think people look down on them and over compensate by trying to outsmart others and end up outsmartng themselves.
The a real whore is a Portugese whore because if they choose to sell pussy for cash they realy try to bargain and haggle to get the most for themselves. A real slut is a Portugese slut because if they choose to give away pussy they want as much cock for thelselves and the man is a dildo, and he better be a pleasing dildo or else she will get another one. Years ago I knew a 18 yer old Portugese slut that would have sex and was still a virgin. Her ass was all stretched out to accomdate cock, but her virgin pussy was for her future husband. ( I would like to know if she still takes cockc on the side these days? ) When I was younger I went to a bar while I was under aged with a group of guys, one was Portugese. There were 2 older women ( 26 - 27 years old ) at the bar trying to pick up cock. These two ladies spoke english, but they talked to each other in Portugese and said that this guy was too young for them. My friend was Portugese but told the ladies that he was Italian. These ladies were young married Portugese ladies that were out for cock. Because of tradition they were married young into their own community into a loveless marriage.
As far as Portugese thugs, when you get one you get a bad one that will stick you with a knife.
Some of these people that are from Portugese hertage are stuck between the new world and the old world. They have family and church on one side and the new world things like drugs and sex on the otherside. Then there is the mentality, they have an inferiority complex. They think people look down on them and over compensate by trying to outsmart others and end up outsmartng themselves.
The hot dog vendor outside the Sid Smith building at U of T has a U of T degree. Fucking loser.
Bottom line, drop out of school, or get a degree. Either way, make some cash and buy a house or 2, or rent for the rest of your life. Fuck hot girls, or be gay.
wtf is the point of this thread?
Bottom line, drop out of school, or get a degree. Either way, make some cash and buy a house or 2, or rent for the rest of your life. Fuck hot girls, or be gay.
wtf is the point of this thread?
Here some more facts:
asian guys have small penises
white guys cant dance
black guys have big cocks
italian girls are hairy
asian guys have small penises
white guys cant dance
black guys have big cocks
italian girls are hairy
A lot of what is being said in this thread about specific backgrounds can certainly apply to many others as well. The only real truth here is that people pay attention to this kind of stuff and assume that it applies to the entirety of people from that background.... The only Portuguese person I know is about to complete their 3rd degree at U of T... does that balance the scales of the other comments..hardly.
My bottom line is this...
Too many people .... probably some who have commented above for sure.. don't know or cannot do anything within their lives to actually improve themselves...so how do they go through life???... looking for negative(lesser status type) qualities in others..this makes themselves feel better than others. Remember this... you are not any better than anyone else because you point out others who have qualities that make you THINK you are better... the mere fact that you spend your life looking for lesser qualities(in others) puts you at the very bottom of the barrel no matter who you try to compare yourself to. If you want to better yourself and your life focus on YOU - you are the one that needs the real improvement.
Simply put dont revel in yourself and think you are so wonderful when all you do is point out others flaws.. and boast about yourself in comparison..look at yourself..improve yourself..you probably need it more than the guy you are talking trash about.
My bottom line is this...
Too many people .... probably some who have commented above for sure.. don't know or cannot do anything within their lives to actually improve themselves...so how do they go through life???... looking for negative(lesser status type) qualities in others..this makes themselves feel better than others. Remember this... you are not any better than anyone else because you point out others who have qualities that make you THINK you are better... the mere fact that you spend your life looking for lesser qualities(in others) puts you at the very bottom of the barrel no matter who you try to compare yourself to. If you want to better yourself and your life focus on YOU - you are the one that needs the real improvement.
Simply put dont revel in yourself and think you are so wonderful when all you do is point out others flaws.. and boast about yourself in comparison..look at yourself..improve yourself..you probably need it more than the guy you are talking trash about.
The ambition of a porkchop is as follows:
upto age 13: They want to be either a hockey player or baseball player
between 13 and 15: They realize they have no athletic talent
between 15 to 17: They dream of success such as owning their own construction company.
age 18: They drop out of school and join their dad hauling bricks.
upto age 13: They want to be either a hockey player or baseball player
between 13 and 15: They realize they have no athletic talent
between 15 to 17: They dream of success such as owning their own construction company.
age 18: They drop out of school and join their dad hauling bricks.
I would still like to see the source of the quote, but assuming it's accurate, why hasn't there been a loud outcry for "Portugesecentric" public schools???? Hmmmmm......if one group can get it, why not the other? Man, that could start an interesting debate, huh?
Speaking of Portuguese, their soccer team might not even qualify for next years World Cup. They tied Denmark 1-1 yesterday on a last minute goal, but are still in last place in their group.
I find it ironic how they have one of the best soccer players in the world, but overall their team isn't that good. They've only appeared in a total of 4 World Cups, and they even made it to the final of the 2004 Euro Cup, only to become the first home team ever to lose in the final.
I find it ironic how they have one of the best soccer players in the world, but overall their team isn't that good. They've only appeared in a total of 4 World Cups, and they even made it to the final of the 2004 Euro Cup, only to become the first home team ever to lose in the final.
