Interesting interpretation of US culture. I liked El Norte as it's quite familiar with common terms in Santa Fe. There's a local credit union, Del Norte which is more familiar to people from Santa Fe as everyone above Santa Fe is "from the North". Also known as Norteños, A common colloquialism is a joke; "I'll take you up North". I derives from the very real past tense reality, "They took him up North".
Here are a few colloquialisms all Norteños understand:
I was born here all my life.
You're gonna land up in trouble
..or what? - goes on the end of any question.
Eh, or Eeee. Added to the end of any sentence.
Rule #1, Don't lose money. Rule #2, read rule #1. - WB.
