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<p><strong>Dear Mexican: I live in La Habra, and I’ve noticed that the local Mexicans have a real affinity for palm trees—the more, the better. Some houses have over 50 planted in a 10×20 front yard, so many you can’t see the house. What’s up with this? Is this some kind of Mexican status symbol?</strong><br>
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<p style="text-align: right;"><strong>The Crazy Gringa</strong></p>
Out around town
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<p> My columna a couple of weeks ago about whether Aztec savagery influences violence in Mexico today drew muchos responses, both bueno and malo. Here are two:</p>
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<p><strong>MUY CALIENTE SUMMER EDITION</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Dear Mexican: Where did the notion of adding an -o to the end of an English word and assuming it makes it a Spanish word come from?</strong><br>
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<p style="text-align: right;"><strong>Juanito</strong></p>
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