Questions: Society & Politics

So I've lived in a number of countries.

There's countries like America, Canada, UK, Sweden where you don't have to contribute a dime to the ecomony and you can still get welfare / benefits. If not multiple generations of the SAME families would not be ON benefits instead of working.

And then there's

Countries like Spain where if you don't contribute a dime to the economy - except for legitimate reasons, such as severe disability - by working for a few years you won't get a single dollar of benefits / welfare support from the government.

I personally see Spain's welfare / benefits system as highly beneficial as
a) it'll force people who are capable of working but make excuses left right and center (or addicts to take detox & jobs more seriously) to smarten up & contribute to society,
b) it enforces purpose, drive, ambition - strive for betterment - whereas in other countries why bother to even graduate high school if the government will pay you to sit at home,
c) the money spent supporting people who can work but don't, etc., can be redirected to more helpful to the community as a whole aspects such as better healthcare, education, etc.

I'm not saying we should stereotype all Latinos into one category. I'm simply saying that there are stereotypes that exist, and Latinos have some of the best ones. If you're Latino, please feel free to chime in.

For example, they love their families.

Do all of them? Of course not but is this not a great stereotype to have?

Another example is that they love sex and are good at sex. I can see how this one might set the bar too high or it sexualizes especially the women, but I still feel like this is much much better than saying they're bad lovers. For example, Asian men are mistakenly stereoptyped for having small penises. I'm not saying they're massive like the biggest ones in porn, but they aren't bad. Do you think women created this myth? Doubtful.

Another Latino stereotype is that they love dancing. I'm in NYC and I've met Latinos who don't, but the vast majority does. In fact, I once asked a lady if she liked dancing, and she said, "Of course, I'm a Latina"

I love birthdays because I am around the people that I love. It's a day in which I feel I am special, at least for some people.
Even though I found birthdays amazing, I know a lot of people who hate to celebrate. What do you think the reason may be? Are they scared to get old?

Do you like to celebrate? Why, or why not? What's your opinion?


Ps: If you don't know why we blow candles on our BD, here is the reason:
Blowing out birthday candles is rooted in Greek and German customs, believed to send wishes to the gods and signify the light of life with an extra candle for good luck.