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  • #46
    Originally posted by Spiffor
    Last time I was in Mexico, the hotel invited everybody not to brush teeth with tap water... I didn't follow the advice, yet I'm not dead (I can't even remind having a turista).

    How come ?
    I've seen that in southern europe too. They just want to be on the safe side.

    Although it is odd when you have to adjust to not drinking the tap water. But that's just us crazy mountain people.
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    • #47
      Having a turista.
      What a maroon.

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      • #48
        What a maroon.
        That's sooo... Bugs Bunny.
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        • #49
          Originally posted by SlowwHand
          Having a turista.
          What a maroon.

          Turista is the word we use in France for "tourist's diarrhea". When seeing the word in MtG's post, I only assumed it was the same in English...
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          • #50
            What does "gringo" mean? Does it actually mean something besides "american"?

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            • #51
              Turista is the Spanish word for tourist. At least it is in Portuguese.
              Dom Pedro II - 2nd and last Emperor of the Empire of Brazil (1831 - 1889).

              I truly believe that America is the world's second chance. I only hope we get a third...

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              • #52
                The term gringo is pretty much exclusively for Americans. One theory I heard to its origin comes from the invasion of Mexico in 1845 that the US troops were seeing "Green Grow the Lilacs". The Mexicans, not knowing what the words meant, started calling the Americans gringos (green-gos).
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                • #53
                  I thought it was Tourist with a Spanish accent.
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                  He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                  • #54
                    Originally posted by Dom Pedro II
                    The term gringo is pretty much exclusively for Americans. One theory I heard to its origin comes from the invasion of Mexico in 1845 that the US troops were seeing "Green Grow the Lilacs". The Mexicans, not knowing what the words meant, started calling the Americans gringos (green-gos).
                    Oh, right, like anyone would be named after a song. . . . oh, wait, us Yankees.
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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by Dom Pedro II
                      Turista is the Spanish word for tourist. At least it is in Portuguese.

                      Read this, Mr. Dom Damned Pedro; and think about how funny it reads to us gringos.
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                      He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                      • #56
                        Hey, they're pretty close...
                        Dom Pedro II - 2nd and last Emperor of the Empire of Brazil (1831 - 1889).

                        I truly believe that America is the world's second chance. I only hope we get a third...

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                        • #57
                          In how they are written, yes, in how they are pronounced, no.

                          A, Nahuatl, what a wonderful, easy language!

                          In Panama, the water from the tap is just fine: of course, when you get 100 inches of rain a year, fresh water ain;t a problem.
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                          • #58
                            @ Sloww
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                            • #59
                              gringos can be "white" Europeans too.
                              Pinche gringos is usally reserved for Americans.

                              Turista is tourist, but diarrhea isn't that far off. Most of the two-legged turistas are about as annoying.
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                              • #60
                                Well, GePap, the word "turista" is pronounced differently in northeastern Brazil than it is in Rio de janeiro... I would certainly expect it to be pronounced differently in Spanish.
                                Dom Pedro II - 2nd and last Emperor of the Empire of Brazil (1831 - 1889).

                                I truly believe that America is the world's second chance. I only hope we get a third...

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