Read the following excerpt from Gary Soto's story "Like Mexicans."
We talked for an hour and had apple pie and coffee, slowly. Finally, we got up with Carolyn taking my hand. Slightly
embarrassed, I tried to pull away but her grip held me. I let her have her way as she led me down the hallway with her
mother right behind me Carolyn waved again. I looked back, waving Her people were like Mexicans, only
different.
Which of the following statements best describes the irony in this excerpt?