Thread: Dos palabras Zachem Y Pochemu

lol pravit, well it all depends on who you are. In my opinion if you're the suit guy that sits up in the office and lives off stock interests (I.e. business man) you probably don’t want to be called a gringo. It is most certainly incorrect to use the term with your teachers and professors. as for me, gringo means, "hey white boy." If you don’t like "hey white boy" then you wont like the phrase gringo. Think of it as wut up black dude. LOL

Coming back to the big picture, for formal situations and for people you don't know, I wouldn't use it as it will be taken as a sign of disrespect. As for me I'm 20 and occasionally when i talk to native speakers my age, I tend to slipup and use the word "gringo."

Pravit, have you heard the "so-called" origin of how the term came into existence? If not, I'll tell you, it’s a rather amusing story.

I'm not white, so I wouldn't really care either way. Do we have an equivalent word in English to describe Hispanics?

Anyhow, I haven't heard the story, so I'm interested in hearing it

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.

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?

Nice story

smartdude, your signature quote contains a comma splice. Please change it to a semi-colon or something before my eyes start bleeding.

Why do u do this to us? B)

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?

Yes, in Britain we use the word 'Dago' pronounced [daygo]. It's a derogatory word and is used to describe a Spaniard or Portuguese. It's from the common Spanish name Diego.
I'm surprised you haven't heard of it. Although it is an old word it is still used today. Has it never been used in America?

re: dago: es el racista.

See "Celebrity Jeopardy" on Saturday Night Live...

Trebek: I'm apologize for the previous comments, and I remind the contestants not to use racial slurs.

Connery: You think you're so smart, what, with your dago mustache and youur greasy hair.

Trebek: What did I just say about the racial slurs?!?!


-Fantom

When the English navy first used the word 'dago' ,as they would shout 'Diego',it wasn't meant as a racial slur at all. The word evolved from Diego.
Much the same as during World War 1 the British and Germans would refer to each other as ,Fritz and Tommy.
It's just since the Americans incorporated the word to include the Italians
[1870's] it has become a racist slur.
[Btw, a history teacher told me that. I didn't know the Americans used it.]
I think the word maybe stronger in America than it is here.
In England 'dago' would be on a par with 'gringo', and not be seen as an insult at all.
While both the words 'dago' and 'gringo' are derogatory, they are not 'taboo', [check your dictionary]
In the end I suppose it depends on how you intend something. You could tell somone they were beautiful,but if you said it sarcastically it would be an insult.

I've been hearing the term "beaner" used to describes mexicans/hispanics ever since I got back from being in China for about a year and a half. I have no idea when/where this started.

porque - почему
para que - зачем

и че вы тут всё паритесь я не понимаю

Originally Posted by kasper

porque - почему
para que - зачем

и че вы тут всё паритесь я не понимаю

Dudo que sea exactamente as

losers.....suck it trebek

Por que; - почему
Porque - Потому что
Para que; - зачем


a10,

"Para que" tambi

First of all Let this topic die please. It's stinkin' old

Second.

When there is no change of subject, para and sin are NOT followed by que and the infinitive is used.

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