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Originally Posted by epchick
More of the white anglo part than the outsider.
Usually when someone says 'gringo' they mean it in a more derogatory way. And we use it for people who *usually* are non-Spanish speaking white people.
A more affectionate term that could be used is 'guero' which doesn't always necessarily mean "blonde."
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I've been called guero but never a gringo, which is good because I'm sure I'd get a little hot under the collar if that happened.
And don't get me started on the practice of referring to everyone with white skin Anglo. Maybe I'm wrong but if you're not from what's now northern France and the U.K. you aren't Anglo.