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Replies: 42 - Last Post: 04-May-2008 05:04 Last Post By: raymundlully
Nicknames for Foreigners - Gringo, Farang, etc.
So, what have you been called while traveling? Any idea where the nickname comes from?
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Once in Brussels a friend and I sat down to order a drink from the bar at a restaurant that was about 50% full. After we placed the order we were told that they were closed and we would have to leave. Looking at eachother and the bartender with blank faces we got up and made our way out of the restaurant. As we were leaving we were laughed at and called "Typical Americans". To this day (7 years later) I still have no idea what that was about....6
"Machita" is Costa Rica, referring to white-skinned females.9
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It is always interesting when names are based on the food that the foreigners reputedly eat. Two of the old disused pejorative names formerly common in France concerned the British ("les rosbifs") and the Italians ("les macaronis").*http://anyportinastorm.proboards.com*
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