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sextus · 11-12-2005, 02:44 PM

In the United States, there is such words for everyone, as we are (or were) foreigners at one time or another. No nationality is spared.

I will refrain from posting them here as I do not wish to offend anyone.

I will help you with one. In Mexico, the call Americans "Gringos".

There are several theories of the origin, but the most common is that during the invasion of Mexico, American soldiers were wearing green uniforms and Mexicans used to say " Green Go".

Paradoxically, the term 'gringo' is not necessarily bad. It all depends how/when it is used. It could be a friendly term or an insult.

Wikipedia has an article on ethnic slurs that may be able to help in your research.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs

Cheers,

sextus

11-12-2005, 02:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
sextus Civis Mundi Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Schaumburg, IL USA Posts: 6 sextus is an unknown character at this point	In the United States, there is such words for everyone, as we are (or were) foreigners at one time or another. No nationality is spared. I will refrain from posting them here as I do not wish to offend anyone. I will help you with one. In Mexico, the call Americans "Gringos". There are several theories of the origin, but the most common is that during the invasion of Mexico, American soldiers were wearing green uniforms and Mexicans used to say " Green Go". Paradoxically, the term 'gringo' is not necessarily bad. It all depends how/when it is used. It could be a friendly term or an insult. Wikipedia has an article on ethnic slurs that may be able to help in your research. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs Cheers, sextus
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