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SFandH
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Quote: Originally posted by shari  | after all everyone knows Americans are called Americans right???...just dont call me one por favor
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effing eh!
I was saying the same thing when in Cuba years ago.
If anyone asked, I was a Canadian for a couple of weeks! 
Milky Wayan
[Edited on 8-11-2016 by SFandH]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | Perhaps we would all get along better and be less focused on names if we Put more effort into opening borders and less effort into building walls, eh?
Tear down the wall! |
Right. One big happy welfare state.
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"Where do Americans live in Baja?"
No matter where I am, I live in my own world. Everyone knows me here!
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| Quote: Originally posted by DENNIS |
OK....how about this....US citizens, known by each other and the rest of the world as Americans, are stripped of the label because the term, American,
is all inclusive for those from the Americas.
Where does that leave us? It leaves us, USA Americans, without a name.
How the eff does that make you feel? |
I feel fine. I have no problem saying I am from the USA and am a gringo.
[Edited on 8-11-2016 by rts551]
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by rts551 | | Quote: Originally posted by DENNIS |
OK....how about this....US citizens, known by each other and the rest of the world as Americans, are stripped of the label because the term, American,
is all inclusive for those from the Americas.
Where does that leave us? It leaves us, USA Americans, without a name.
How the eff does that make you feel? |
I feel fine. I have no problem saying I am from the USA and am a gringo.
[Edited on 8-11-2016 by rts551] |
Most gringo expats in Baja are pinching pennies until they scream. Many (most?) gringos in Baja are skin flints living in trailers. Let's call them
trailer trash, P-nche gringos, etc.
Or if you don't like the classist labels, perhaps we can call USA-y-ans "gringos"
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EnsenadaDr
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I love my little alcove of Los Alisitos. It is about an hour closer to the border than Punta Banda, but just as secluded, yet closer to Ensenada and
Rosarito. When I drive down 2000 at night and see that beautiful moon over the ocean, I know the trip has been worth it. Getting away from the
hustle and bustle of the U.S. way of life is another reason. Opening my windows and hearing the ocean waves is so soothing. Been doing this for many
years and wouldn't change a thing.
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motoged
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| Quote: Originally posted by shari | I vote for sticking with the term Americans for the United STates of America citizens...after all everyone knows Americans are called Americans
right???...just dont call me one por favor
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Yo también 
Don't believe everything you think....
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Where do "we"live?
Unfortunatly close to a bunch of Canadians who seem to be better than us, smarter than us, cheaper than us, more opinoinated than us and overall ( not
enclusive )not liked as much as us down here where we can be proud of being called a Gringo.
I tell locals I am a Gringo and not Canadian. Funny how they seem to like us more....just sayin'
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motoged
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Charlie,
When did you get out and move to Baja?
Good luck with your spelling lessons...
| Quote: Originally posted by charliemanson | Where do "we"live?
Unfortunatly close to a bunch of Canadians who seem to be better than us, smarter than us, cheaper than us, more opinoinated than us and overall ( not
enclusive )not liked as much as us down here where we can be proud of being called a Gringo.
I tell locals I am a Gringo and not Canadian. Funny how they seem to like us more....just sayin' |
Don't believe everything you think....
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Funny from someone who can't spell COLOR or NEIGHBOR without throwing in an extra yoU
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motoged
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Glad u like the humour 
[Edited on 8-11-2016 by motoged]
Don't believe everything you think....
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David K
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How do you spell HOSER, eh?
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motoged
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Well, your spelling is better than Charlie's....
Don't believe everything you think....
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well, to me, anyone from the US is an American.
Anyone from Canada, Canadian. Mexico, Mexican. Brazil, Brazilian.
And anyone from the entire continent is either North - Central - or South American. And look what google defines us as!!!
From google:
A·mer·i·can
/əˈmerəkən/
adjective
adjective: American
1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants.
"the election of a new American president"
•relating to or denoting the continents of America.
"the American continent south of the tropic of Cancer"
noun
noun: American; plural noun: Americans
1. a native or citizen of the United States.
•a native or inhabitant of any of the countries of North, South, or Central America.
2. the English language as it is used in the United States; American English.
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SFandH
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"Estadounidense" I think is the correct Spanish word for referring to someone from the United States.
It translates to "American".
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | "Estadounidense" I think is the correct Spanish word for referring to someone from the United States.
It translates to "American
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You would be right.
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SFandH
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Likewise, canadiense.
Not sure about capitalization.
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It translates to people from the United States of America.
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DENNIS
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Canuckleheads are people from Canada. Ask Mon Shari. She nose.
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SFandH
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Which 999,999,999 people out of 1,000,000,000 would say "American".
Just thought I'd contribute to all the silliness. 
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