So, while I fondly refer to myself and my roommate as "gringas," most Chileans don't actually use that term. They snicker when I use it, they certainly know what it means, but it's not that big of a thing here.
I went to court again today, but this time with my roommate's collegue, one of the public defenders. We were at the courthouse, and the defender was introducing us to some other lawyers. She literally opened her introduction with, "And this pair of gringas is from the United States." I almost burst out into a very unprofessional, very inappropriate GUUUFAAWWWWW fit of laughter in the middle of the stuffy courthouse. I wonder if she knew how close she was to instigating gringa laughter?
