[lit-ideas] Re: Are they synonymous?
- From: Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:51:37 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Brazilians, and Mexicans too I think, are very racist. They don't like
"Indians" (their counterparts to our Native Americans) and they stratify people
by skin color, so it's not surprising they need to feel superior to gringos.
Brazil also has amazing violence.
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>From: Eric <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jan 28, 2007 2:16 PM
>To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Are they synonymous?
>
>Further, and this is amusing to me, Brazilians would refer to Mexicans
>in their country as "gringos." As in "those gringos are straight from
>Mexico City." Amusing to know the term is a democratic ausslander.
>
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