Aw this post is so nice and refreshing. I know what you mean. I'm from Venezuela and came to live in Panamá. I laughed so hard with the Gringo Bingo, because it's so true. Gringo actually means people who come from the U.S, Canada or sometimes even the U.K, so anyone who is american or looks american. But the Gringo Bingo is like that for ALL foreigners. Being from Venezuela I speak spanish, but as you say, our words and accent are different. So if a taxi driver spots my accent, he'll charge me 3x the normal fare -.- (I loathe panamanian taxis).
RE: Lessons Learned After One Year of Living Internationally in Panama
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Lol - that sounds about right for the taxis!! So crazy! Yes, we have a white friend who is from South Africa and HATES being called a gringo. The term is from Mexico where the guys in the army used to tell the US soldiers "green go" since the US soldiers wore green uniforms. At least that's what I was told when I lived in Mexico. Ha.
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Yeah I've heard that story too! There are a bunch of those stories here for panamanian words as well. Like Arraiján = a right hand xD
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