How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie

The tone on Junot Diaz "How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl,Whitegirl or Halfie is  quite informal. The narrator ofthe short story is almost writing a letter to the young man. It is a monologue to a person the narrator is quite comfortable with. The vocabulary is very conversational, one that could be heard between two New Yorkers, two relatives. Junot Diaz narrator is giving advice to the young man, what to expect and how to act when exploring the world of sexuality, and how different girls should be treated different ways. It tells of the bewildering jungle that is adolescent, dating from other races, the never ending attempt to impress girls, to seduce girls, not knowing how far is to far, and how we always have disappointments.The story brings to light many of the common stereotypes of girls. These stereotypes affect the way he treats these girls because of the preconcieved notions that he has about them. He already has ideas in his head about how they act and what they will do in certain situations. He   puts on a front in order to get what he wants from these girls, he is trying to impress these girls but can't forget to " put away the government cheese" at the end.