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No gringos in Uruguay

Geo (200.2.55.128) -

I learned today that there aren't any gringos in Uruguay. Here they call us Yankees!

Reply #1 MissCrissy from Here at my desk (Contact Member) -

Interesting. So instead of being called gringos, we're called Yankees. I guess that's less offensive. I supposed we're all Yankees to them.

Reply #2 Lee from Pocitos (Contact Member) -

I've never found anyone that used the term "Gringo" in Latin America to indent an insult.

One of the newspapers here had a big Engligh headline "Yankees Go Home".... though I believe they were referring to President George W Bush and not the various Americans living and visiting here.

Bush's visit is obnoxious as they closed the Rambla (blvd along the beach and around the city for many hours yesterday awaiting his arrival) and today the noise of heliocopters ruins the usually peaceful Saturday morning.

Reply #3 Sea Shell from Sea Shore (Contact Member) -

I read in my newspaper today about the yankees, but it was spelled yanqui. Is that more accurate for how the Uruguayans refer to us? Here gringo is used offensively. I'm sure Uruguayans don't mean it thusly.

Reply #4 Lee from Pocitos (Contact Member) -

Also the letters Y and LL are prounced with a SH sound in Uruguay, so Yankee is actually pronounced as "shanky". I have no idea how they normally spell it.

Reply #5 Milly from Wisconsin (Contact Member) -

Well if we Yankee's come to their country and spend our US dollars there, what is the problem? I think all country's don't mind tourist, but if we try to change their culture, then I suppose they could get defensive.

Reply #6 Lee from Pocitos (Contact Member) -

Well... I believe it is not the tourists they question... but if Bush brings them "money" what "strings" are attached...

The problem with tourist money is when it develops an economy that is based on over charging tourists.

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