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To: laney

What's a gritlan? Sounds good, but I've never heard of it, even though I'm a GRITS/GRITTY myself.

Pachuco was what some Tex-Mexicans called gringos in the 60s here. I thought it was a bad word that meant whore.

When we cuss in Spanish here, we say "aye, chicharrones!" It sounds bad, but just means "pork rinds!"

Mostly, I am usually just called a "norteamericano" by Mexican strangers *in* Mexico. Not sure what they would call me here at home. Let me step outside for a minute.


15 posted on 02/23/2006 12:28:26 PM PST by Rte66
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To: Rte66

HAHA..Yeah I meant Grits....Well my mother born in Montebello Ca (East Los Angeles told me that Mexicans were called Pachucos by what they wore suit and hat type of thing in the 40's.. I think now they are just called
**hey essay*


23 posted on 02/23/2006 12:35:13 PM PST by laney (I now know who I am a *Crunchy Con*!)
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To: Rte66

Nope, "puta" means "whore."


26 posted on 02/23/2006 12:38:37 PM PST by Xenalyte (Can you count, suckas? I say the future is ours . . . if you can count.)
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To: Rte66

"Pachuco was what some Tex-Mexicans called gringos in the 60s here. I thought it was a bad word that meant whore. "

You got it backwards...back then Pachuco was a Mexican punk. It did not relate to good law abiding Mexicans.


76 posted on 02/23/2006 1:57:43 PM PST by DH
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