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Originally Posted by rcooled

I don't think this attitude is as prevalent in the Hispanic culture as in the white middle class. I think it's one of the main reasons that the trades (at least here in CA) are mostly worked by Hispanics, as Zeke mentioned above.

In the Midwest we have lots of farmer's kids in the trades. They've been putting in 12-hour days since their teens and aren't afraid to work hard. That's not to say none are lazy, but they are less common.