bigd Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Is it lawful in Jalisco to display an American Flag on your home or during a holiday such as Memorial day or at a parade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 I´ve read a couple of times you can do that at your home or business etc. but cannot bring it out at public political demonstrations. Some large hotels have Mexican, USA, and Canadian flags flying. The largest Holiday Inn [SLP,SLP] here has all three on poles near their front entrance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 1 hour ago, bigd said: Is it lawful in Jalisco to display an American Flag on your home or during a holiday such as Memorial day or at a parade? Just curious,why would you want to wave your American flag at a parade in Mexico?? I don't care much for Mexicans protesting in the US waving their flag,I would care even less for gringos or other extranjeros waving their flags here. As a matter of fact I don't care much for flag wavers anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canmex87 Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 I've heard that if you fly an American (or any foreign flag) you must fly a Mexican flag next to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajabrady Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 I've heard the same. Flying a flag is a sense of national pride whether it be Canadian, Mexican or American. And is a tradition that should continue. But as with anything. Laws will apply. There's a page of laws I never knew existed when flying or caring for an American flag. Btw. Kinda off topic but is gringo becoming more deragstory? Any opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Ley Sobre el Escudo, la Bandera y el Himno Nacionales Chapter four ARTICLE 24 . When a ceremony attend the National Flag and one or more flags of foreign countries, first they make the honors to the National and, immediately, the other, in the appropriate order. The National Flag will occupy the place of honor when present one or more foreign flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 The answer to the poster's question is yes, it is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 30 minutes ago, Bajabrady said: Btw. Kinda off topic but is gringo becoming more deragstory? Any opinions? I don't find it deragatory,unless it's preceded by pinche,I'm sure some will disagree,it's just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Several Mexicans I know tell me they use gringo to describe Americans and Canadians, just to differentiate them from Mexicans, no slur intended. Some Americans I know do not appreciate that term and many Canadians I know do not appreciate it. I could care less. Just don't call me late for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Many Mexicans (as well as Spaniards and other Spanish and Portuguese speakers) use gringo to describe any foreigner which is of course the original meaning of the word. Not at all derogatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 I am known to all my Mexican relatives as "El Gringo" Not derogatory by any means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 It is a word that can be used in more than one way. It depends on intent and context. It can be a compliment, it can be an insult and it can also just be a comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giltner68 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 I flew the Mexican flag every in the years I lived there from a balcony. On special holidays I hung US, Canadian and TX flags from the railings below the Mexican flag which I believe is proper protocol and never had a comment from anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 6 hours ago, pappysmarket said: Several Mexicans I know tell me they use gringo to describe Americans and Canadians, just to differentiate them from Mexicans, no slur intended. Some Americans I know do not appreciate that term and many Canadians I know do not appreciate it. I could care less. Just don't call me late for dinner. Canadians are not gringos. I have been told this many times by Mexican people. When I asked what Canadians are, I was told "foreigners", not gringo. Apparently, Americans are gringo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Quote 2 hours ago, Saturn said: Canadians are not gringos. I have been told this many times by Mexican people. When I asked what Canadians are, I was told "foreigners", not gringo. Apparently, Americans are gringo. I beg to differ, I think to the average Mexican basically any white skinned foreigner can and will be called a gringo. And at times you may also here the word gabacho that is also used same as gringo to refer to foreigners. Of course it is all about context, but I don´t usually feel that it is derogatory in my opinion. I generally use gringo to refer to us expats, I used to say American when referring to the expats I saw around, then realized that many Canadian and Europeans abound here, so it is much easier for me to say I saw a rude gringo yelling at the lady in Telecable than to try to guess if he was Canadian or American. That´s my take on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicamysterious Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Anyone heard the term "Farang" it is Asian (Thailand, Malaysia, and others) for Gringo. ANd my family uses gringo for my spouse and he does to. But as a tern of endearment. Its how you use or say it. As with many words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobgoblin238 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 I wave my Transylvanian flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 7 hours ago, Saturn said: Canadians are not gringos. I have been told this many times by Mexican people. When I asked what Canadians are, I was told "foreigners", not gringo. Apparently, Americans are gringo. Of course many (most?) Mexicans can't tell the difference between a Canadian or an American. Thus all are gringos. The original meaning of gringo is a foreigner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 12 hours ago, Saturn said: Canadians are not gringos. I have been told this many times by Mexican people. When I asked what Canadians are, I was told "foreigners", not gringo. Apparently, Americans are gringo. How would they tell the difference,by their accent or by how much they tip?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Hey, I am just telling you what I have been told by my Mexican friends, most of which do not live Lakeside. I was having the discussion about what is a gringo one day in Guadalajara, at Liverpool, with an American girl I know, while we were waiting to have her Christmas gifts wrapped. A Mexican lady, waiting in the line, told us that yes, Americans are gringo, Canadians are not. Being Canadian, I asked her what I was. She replied that I was a foreigner. I got the distinct impression, from her body language and facial expressions, that being called a gringo was not, shall we say, a compliment. And that is the same way my Mexican friends explained it to me. Perhaps, if you are American, you are being told something different? I don't know. Or maybe the Mexicans in this area lump us all together. Maybe it is different if you are an educated Mexican vs an uneducated person. I know that we are all often called American here. Or assumed to be. Most everything I read in these forums, refers constantly to being American, Americanisms, exchange rate, paying in American dollars, how cheap it is here compared to United States, advertising aimed at Americans, etc. The reality is, there are many Europeans and Canadians, Asians, Hispanics from other countries, many nationalites, here. I am an extranjero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 59 minutes ago, cbviajero said: How would they tell the difference,by their accent or by how much they tip?? And if you made half as much money, got taxed about twice as much, paid quite a bit more for just about everything, had much smaller pensions at the end of the day, you would tip less, too. Every country has it's own economy and economic conditions. When I go to England, I am astounded at the prices. Double for everything. But their wages are much more, so it is all relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 58 minutes ago, cbviajero said: How would they tell the difference,by their accent or by how much they tip?? By their drivers license of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Thanks for the chuckles Cedros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 1 hour ago, cedros said: By their drivers license of course. Do you know what the difference is between a canoe and a Canadian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 34 minutes ago, cbviajero said: Do you know what the difference is between a canoe and a Canadian? The canoe tips...as I said I am a proud Canadian. Hey, should I start with the American jokes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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