Scuba1 wrote:
You might ask why I care, and why its a peeve - I think everyone - especially Americans - who travel to CR is looked at, good or bad, much the same as we might view tourists (I live in Miami so we get a ton of Latin tourists) visiting America. Why go out of your way to offend someone - its really preventable stupidity. Be aware and don't use the term.
I point it out to CRT brothers for two reasons:
1) I was one who witnessed an American tourist get into an altercation with several locals because he kept asking them where he could find "ticas". When they realized he was using "ticas" to mean "putas", harsh words, pushing and shoving ensued. Luckily for him (them? the tourist was a very large person
) I realized what was going on and intervened to explain to the offended parties he meant no harm.
2) What Scuba1 said above. +1
Now, if after being told what "tica" means someone
still wants to exercise their Darwinian right to be an assmeg and go out of their way to offend people, be my guest. At least they'll be doing it willingly, instead out of ignorance.
TEHO.
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