Brown-skinned and in Columbia
Replies: 39 - Last Post: Oct 10, 2012 7:02 AM Last Post By: Fieldgate
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Fabio, people in India come in all shades of darkness (or paleness if you like) and not many of them have the European feature that you speak of. The shades varies from completely pale to carbon (yes carbon like drakness).16
I agree that the term "Hispanic" can be confusing. Hispanic can be either white or black, or any other skin colour. What they have in common is Latin American origin, and also Spanish language.There are 3 Guianas: Guyana (fromer British Guiana), French Guiana and Dutch Guiana (Surinam).
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#16, East Indians may be the dominant ethnic group in Suriname and Guyana, They are never the majority. Actually the highest percentage of east Indians making up the population in the neighboring countries around the area is in Trinidad and Tobago. Even there the group does not have a majority.19
yaofeng,Here is the data:
Guyana is a diverse nation, 43.5% of the population is of East Indian origin (Biharis, Tamils, Telugus) 31.2% Black African (see Afro-Guyanese), 16.7% multiracial, 9.2% Amerindian and 0.46% other
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#19Dutch Guiana does exist, but the name isn't used anymore. Today it's Suriname since it's become a sovereign state. It's still got Dutch influences and the official language.
The changes came quite recently. Also Netherland Antilles aren't called that anymore. They've separated into three states: Aruba, Curaçao and San Maarten.
btw - note the English spelling: Guiana for French Guiana and former British Guiana, now Guyana.
I'm not a native speaker of English, but let's follow the rules of English on an English language forum.
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Dutch Guyana does not exist AS OF TODAY.It is not nice to say it exists when it does not.
It is the same as willing to go to IRAN asking for where PERSIA is.
You don't need to educate me on Latin America History. The Netherlands have a major role in the history of Brazil. I already know that but "congratulations" or "good job"... whatever you want me to say.
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This is simply political, "nothing" changed besides military junta taking over. This is rather good example, despite the fact that it get other way around in Suriname.27
#25Suriname / Dutch Guiana was basically the same in terms of geography.
It wasn't. Suriname was only part of Dutch Guiana, and the only one that remained Dutch, after the western part had been taken over by the British.
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Fieldgate,Great you see our conversation as I nice chat.
Basically this all started because I said the term "english" Guyana.
I agree we all know that this is not the official name of the country.
But it is rather easy to know why South Americans call it that way: so there is no chance for confusion.
As I said, the French call their Guyana as Guyane and that's all. The brazilians living in the state of Amapa have intense relations with the French Guyana.
So in order to make clear that we are talking about the "other" Guyana, we say "english" Guyana.
This is an wikipedia excerpt clarifying that indeed in portuguese we often call it "english" Guyana:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiana_Brit%C3%A2nica
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