Quote Originally Posted by Pravit
I'm not white, so I wouldn't really care either way. Do we have an equivalent word in English to describe Hispanics?
Not that I'm aware of, but we need one. Well, I'm from Texas and at least here we call everyone who is brown, Mexican. It doesn't matter if they’re from freakin Pakistan. You're still a Mexican. No one can tell the difference here anyway.

Quote Originally Posted by Pravit
Anyhow, I haven't heard the story, so I'm interested in hearing it
Gringo pronounced with the Spanish aflabet could be pronounced with ours as greengo. (Green go)

I've met quite a few "Mexicans" time after time that always asked if I knew where the term came from. In fact, I think they are proud of it... lol They speak of a time when Caucasians wearing green uniforms were invading their territory in mass numbers. (This makes most Texans laugh because they can't fathom white people wanting to go illegally enter in Mexico. Sadly, they don't realize that the U.S. took Texas from Mexico and the western United States) Anyway, these white "invaders" where wearing green right? Well of course the Mexican people being a "proud people" didn't want them in their country. Supposedly Mexican's would chant, "Green go away." So, henceforth the term came around, "Green go."

Now, what is the problem with this story?