In Puerto Rico, gringo is not a negative word. It simply means a person from the States. Puerto Ricans know that us Gringos have heard it being used with a derogatory connotation. So if they see a tourist, they will most likely not call you Gringo to your face. You might hear it all around you though.

When I first Continue reading

I have come to learn by living here some of the reasons why the world hates the USA. One of the reasons is that you say that you are an American! What? How is that bad? Well people in Latin America, South America, hell even Canada are all Americans. Why do people from the United States believe that Continue reading