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My [non-Hispanic] girlfriend lives in Atherton. Hispanics run that city. At first I thought it was great for my taco habit, but after our second or third burrit
by ngoel36 13y ago
My [non-Hispanic] girlfriend lives in Atherton. Hispanics run that city. At first I thought it was great for my taco habit, but after our second or third burrito date I quickly realized the locals were not as thrilled to have us. We were glared at often, and my rusty Spanish was good enough to pick up murmurs of "puta madre" and other various obscenities as we walked by. Needless to say, she's moving up to the City soon, which means less $1 tacos for me...
On a happier note, she drives a brand new luxury SUV. I don't think I've even seen a cop drive near us.
- muzz 13y agoWhere do you buy tacos in Atherton? And $1 tacos at that?
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- ngoel36 13y agoThere are at least five El Grullense's ($1.25 tacos) and tons of competitors that advertise $1 tacos. Definitely merges into RWC territory though.
- ojbyrne 13y agoReally Redwood City: http://www.emeraldlake.com/tacos/ http://www.emeraldlake.com/tacos/ EDIT (and environs): "Although there are excellent tacos to be had all over Redwood City, any first-time pilgrim should focus on "Little Michoacan," the unofficial appellation for all the neighborhoods bounded by Highway 101, El Camino Real, Woodside Road and Willow Road. (It includes the North Fair Oaks neighborhood that lies just outside Redwood City proper.) The area is home to thousands of families with ties to the Mexican state of Michoacan. Thus, the roster of taquerias and other businesses along Middlefield Road reads like a roadmap of the Mexican state's municipalities -- Morelia, Uruapan, Arteaga, Apatzingan."
- jdale27 13y agoHispanics run that city. At first I thought it was great for my taco habit, but after our second or third burrito date I quickly realized the locals were not as thrilled to have us. We were glared at often, and my rusty Spanish was good enough to pick up murmurs of "puta madre" and other various obscenities as we walked by. That wasn't Atherton, that was Redwood City. I know, on the peninsula it kind of all blurs together...
- rdl 13y agoWhat's weird about North Fair Oaks (unincorporated SMC) is that it's not really "Hispanics", it's "people from Michoacan state (in Mexico)". I'm not sure what causes large numbers of people from one relatively small area to move to another specific relatively small area far away. They do make really good bread.
- ngoel36 13y agoNo it was literally a block from the Atherton Caltrain haha
- gre 13y agoAtherton is all of the mansions with huge yards, gates, tons of trees, and no commercial zoning. Driving north, you hit little mexico or whatever, then Redwood City. Learn to baylife.