Re: Incorrect use of "it's" in package control files -- file mass bug?
On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 12:16:18PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> Nor have I ever heard someone from Toronto call themselves
> American--though the word "North America" certainly does apply. Of
> course, oddly, Mexico is certainly part of North America, but in
> Mexico "norteamericano" refers to people in the US and Canada only.
FYI, we call the people from USA "estadounidenses". "Americano" and
"norteamericano" are just the influence of TV. Since those words are
too long, the shorter word we use to refer to your folk is "gringo",
and since we don't know better, we end up calling Canadians and some
Europeans "Gringos", too.
And by "we" I mean the people in Latin America. You do us the favor of
calling us "latins" or "latinos". We just return the favor.
Given that I was born in America, specifically in Santiago, Chile, I'm
as American as you are. Or do you wish to challenge the assertion that
Germans are Europeans?
--
Marcelo
Reply to: