John.St said:I don't think calling an Argentino an Argie is any worse than calling a Scotsman "an Englishman" (Grinning, ducking and running for cover)
Never use the expression myself, though.
There you go what could be worse than that
John.St said:I don't think calling an Argentino an Argie is any worse than calling a Scotsman "an Englishman" (Grinning, ducking and running for cover)
Never use the expression myself, though.
John.St said:I don't think calling an Argentino an Argie is any worse than calling a Scotsman "an Englishman" (Grinning, ducking and running for cover)
Never use the expression myself, though.
Fair dinkum Aussie!TrevorCito said:Call me an Aussie and I'll buy you a beer.
rrptownley said:I apologise if offence has been caused on behalf of all my fellow Gringos.
Yours sincerely,
Sr. Rosbif/Pom/Limey/Lobsterback/Pohm/Sassenach/Teabag/Tommy/Brit/FEB/Rooinek
Lucas said:Wrong,
Mexico: "Americans"=Gringos
Argentina: USAnias=Yankees (Arg. yankis)
Argentina: Gringos=Italians (Particularly in the country side, La Patria Gringa)
From Wiktonary: The word "gringo" is used mostly as a synonym of "Italian" or a person with European ancestry, especially if the person is blonde, even when the person was raised and born in Argentina, it refers to their origin and color of hair. In here it's not used as an insult. People use it even as a normal nickname. For instance, El "Gringo" Heinze (Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian soccer player), just to mention one case between the many famous and ordinary people with that nickname.
Cheers
agua said:Hey,
So I've been living and working here for 6 months now and have been having trouble meeting Argentines, something I'd like to do. I realize in 6 months I'm not going to have a complete support network of friends here, but I just don't know where to go or what to do to meet them. It's frustrating because I live in Las Cañitas, a very vibrant part of the city, and I go out and see a million Argentines happily eating dinner with their friends. In my ideal situation I'd have a mixture of expat and Argentine friends and probably an Argentine girlfriend (especially to help me master my spanish and learn more about the culture). If it matters, I'm 24. I swear I'm a very good person, just slightly confused on what to do!
I guess my point is I feel like I'm in a rut where I'm not going to meet others because I'm not doing anything to change that. What do you recommend I do to meet nice Argentines? I'd really appreciate only constructive comments.
Thanks!
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