[Luna]

I have a question for mostly U.S. people from thish forum o.o;;

We Latins use a term to refer to you, this term is "gringo" o.o;

Do you think it is insulting or racist to you? o.o;

I really don't think it is x.x Here in Central America we use lots of those terms to talk about people in other countries.

For example,
Nicaragua: Nicas
Guatemala: Chapines
Costa Rica: Ticos

And many others o.o; No one things they are insulting, but I was just wondering if "gringos" think that being called a "gringo" is insulting o.o;

[EDIT] *dies* Invision is stupid for not letting a normal user fix the title D: Fixsh it, pleashe? D:

[Alex]

Wha-? Never heard of it but I'm OK with it I guess...

[MysticWarrior]

Fixed.

What does Gringo mean besides U.S. people, anyways?

[Colonel Tycho]

What does gringo MEAN? Is it just a term with no definition, like asdf? A racist slur? confuzzled...

[Someone Else]

It makes me think of the word 'groin'... but I'm okay with it as long as it doesn't mean anything offensive. I mean hey, we call Australian people 'Ausies' so why can't we have a name in other countries?

[Luna]

Gringo just means "Person from the U.S." o.o;

As for the origin of the word I've heard diffrerent versions @.@;;

My dad says that Mexican people made up the word cause of the U.S. people that they heard singing a song that said something like "Green go the hills..."

Gringo is pronounced "Green-go" n.n;;;

The other version is about....green coats @.@; Although I could never heard the whole story x.x;;

[Someone Else]

Well, there's this one green sweater I like to wear... :blink:

And I've never heard of a 'Green go the hills' song but I'll take your word for it.

[FusionDragon28]

"Gringo" means "white boy" in Spanish.

FD28

[TheOnlyJaz]

People who use ****ney rhyme call people from the US Septics.

Septic tank - Yank

[Cosmos]

I say it all counts on how the word is used.

Aussie isn't insulting, but I can think of plenty on bad names to call other people of different races, none of which I have ever used.

EDIT: I love ****ney rhyme, it is so funny! (I am British, but live in the US by the way.)

[Mallick]

I have heard an insulting thing people call Americans,but it is too insulting to say on the forums,it is used where I live sometimes,I live in a part of Canada by the way

[MysticWarrior]

I'm curious. Can you tell us? We won't be insulted. =P

[Luna]

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"Gringo" means "white boy" in Spanish.

FD28

Nope, spanish is my native tongue, and "Gringo" is not exactly spanish n.n;;

@Sybila: Nah, jusht being curioush o.o;

[Izar]

Sheba, on Aug 17 2004, 09:26 PM, said:

I have a question for mostly U.S. people from thish forum o.o;;

We Latins use a term to refer to you, this term is "gringo" o.o;

Do you think it is insulting or racist to you? o.o;

I really don't think it is x.x Here in Central America we use lots of those terms to talk about people in other countries.

For example,
Nicaragua: Nicas
Guatemala: Chapines
Costa Rica: Ticos

And many others o.o; No one things they are insulting, but I was just wondering if "gringos" think that being called a "gringo" is insulting o.o;

[EDIT] *dies* Invision is stupid for not letting a normal user fix the title D: Fixsh it, pleashe? D:

It's set like that sheba.

Here, Gringo is meant "white Boy" from mexicans in my school, I know them in person, and Mexicans were the originals in spanish other than Spain. In Spain, Mexico, and some other country, Gringo means White Boy. Other Countries differ, so, in a since FD28 is right. All the hispanics in my school are racist against whites, well, the guys that is.

Words racist in Texas -

Gringo, meaning "White boy" Racist towards Caucasians.

Wetback, very Racist as well, meaning an illegal hispanic who crossed the Rio Grande.

Um, this one you all know, because it is VERY racist when used by a white person. I won't post it though. Starts with an "N" and is a cuss word.

Yankie - WE all know this, a US northerner.

Um, Texas has many more racist terms, but it's very bad to post them here.

Aussie is not used as a racist comment here either, i have heard Australians go around and say that to each other (in Houston)

[Luna]

For me, Gringo is the same thing as Aussie @.@ Not an insult..just a "nickname" thingy o.o;

[MysticWarrior]

Oh yeah, I heard the word Gringo somewhere before! In a story! The story had a dictionary in the back (forgot the word), but gringo in the story means insulting term used for americans! XD

[Luna]

Why is it insulting? ;___; It'sh not D:

[Cosmos]

Well, I would consider being called "white boy" insulting, so why wouldn't "gringo" be insulting? I think that Aussie is the only real "nickname" that doesn't hold bad meaning that is used to describe a race or people of a country.

[Elliott]

Aussie is irrelivent to this topic. It's not racist, we refer to ourselves as aussies. I use yanks for americans all the time, see nothing wrong with it.

[el_Sethro]

I'm not a "Gringo", but I don't see why it would be insulting. I figure if you're white and a boy, then being called a "white boy" would only be fitting.