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| Author: | Nhhank [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tica or chica |
I post this in this section... cuz this is very important to me... for now  Tica does not = working girl ... correct  Tico or Tica are the people of Costa Rica... aka Ticas... correct  I get abit lost in the word Chica and the word Chico This board would have you believe that Chica is a Puta From my small amount of hanklish and espanloish Chica is word for a young lady, and does not stamp her as puta Triva How many slices of bread are they in a loaf of wonder bread |
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| Author: | Miamiheller [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
Nhhank wrote: I post this in this section... cuz this is very important to me... for now Tica does not = working girl ... correct Tico or Tica are the people of Costa Rica... aka Ticas... correct I get abit lost in the word Chica and the word Chico This board would have you believe that Chica is a Puta From my small amount of hanklish and espanloish Chica is word for a young lady, and does not stamp her as puta Triva How many slices of bread are they in a loaf of wonder bread 42 mh |
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| Author: | Spanky [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
Miamiheller wrote: How many slices of bread are they in a loaf of wonder bread 42 mh[/quote] Wrong. Thats the answer to the ultimate question. Everyone knows thats.   
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| Author: | Muadib [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
Don't forget your towel... 
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| Author: | HikerTom [ Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
Hank, while "chica" technically means "girl", down in the Gulch it really means working girl, and is the polite way to say "puta". I say "chica/s" all the time when in a place like HLH, and the chicas don't mind one bit. This board really should be renamed Costa Rica Chicas, as there are more than just Ticas in the country, though that might be a little too blunt.
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| Author: | GlobalVillageIdiot [ Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
Muadib wrote: Don't forget your towel... Muadib you are one hoopy frood. |
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| Author: | Dr.Mario [ Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
HikerTom wrote: Hank, while "chica" technically means "girl", down in the Gulch it really means working girl, and is the polite way to say "puta". I say "chica/s" all the time when in a place like HLH, and the chicas don't mind one bit. This board really should be renamed Costa Rica Chicas, as there are more than just Ticas in the country, though that might be a little too blunt. Chica by no way means, puta. When a man references to a puta as a chica the girls are not thinking of it as you calling her a puta. Chica means "girl". It does not mean working girl. Call them hoes, hookers, sluts, or any other name you can think of other than chica because you are WAY wrong there. Just because guys who are here looking for p4p call them chicas it does not mean that is the word for ho. Sorry if I sound harsh here I don't mean to be. But for sure you are going the wrong way by saying that. the DR |
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| Author: | El Tranquilo [ Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
Since this thread is posted in the "Smack Talk & Fun Stuff!" section, the obvious way to resolve this pressing controversy is to consult Google Translate (hell, it's even widely used in the gulch, so there should be no doubt that it is the definitive authority.) According to that impeccable arbitrator of all things español: Chica means girl, gal, lass, wench, cutie, lassie, pu*sy, sweetie, tootsy, popcy, sweety, and puss. Puta means whore, bitch, slut, hooker, prostitute, tart, tramp, hustler, dyke, and dike. And, according to Google Translate, Tica means policy. Hope that clears things up. By the way, for those of you who have been here awhile, what about a "gúila?" Is she a wench, a dike or a policy?? |
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| Author: | Dr.Mario [ Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
They use Guila for young girls. For example, the ones walking around in school girl outfits that are actually in school. You can also use the word guila for when it pertains to young boys too. It is not supposed to be used as a dirty word. I don't think they use guila for boy as much as girls here, but that is what it is supposed to be. the DR |
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| Author: | Miamiheller [ Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
Ah, but therein lies the rub, as the ol' Bard would say. On this one I'll have to agree to disagree with the esteemed Doctor. "Chica" certainly does not translate as "prostitute", but guess what? "Chica" is used colloquially in Latin America as an euphemism for "putas" in polite company. Spanish speakers will get what you really mean, just like a concierge at a Las Vegas hotel will know what you mean if you walk up and ask him, "Hey man, I need a girl... where should I go?". However, the same interpretation does not hold true for "tica". As far as I know, there is no situation where a Costa Rican will understand you mean "hooker" when you ask him or her for a "tica".... with the possible exception of those rumored chicas who are stealth CRT members. And as for "güila", it means "young(er) girl" in Costa Rica, but interestingly enough in Mexico it's used as a euphemism for.... wait for it... wait for it... PUTA!!! Isn't that something?  mh |
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| Author: | Dr.Mario [ Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
While I agree with you that gringos use chica as a word for puta. But when a tico uses chica, even when they are meaning working girls, they are using it as a reference to girls. Not necessarily putas, but it has been assumed that when someone talks about a chica especially in the p4p world that they are referencing a working girl. I guess we are right on both sides of this conversation because since the literal meaning and the monger meaning are both used very commonly I guess we are both right and wrong...... But at least we got that subject taken care of pretty quickly...LOL the DR <-------OG 
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| Author: | Thirdworld [ Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
Interesting this conversation. Made me think what term I use. I don't use any terms around them, but guess I just spell it out and say "working girls" when talking to other guys about the subject. |
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| Author: | HikerTom [ Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
But for gringos in the Gulch or talking about it, "chica" means working girl, no matter what Ticos may do. That's certainly what I'm referring to when I use "chica" on this board, as in HLH chicas, HDR chicas, SL chicas, and so on. |
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| Author: | Dr.Mario [ Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
Yes, and referring to them as HLH chicas or DR chicas or SL chicas, well that is clear, but the word itself and the meaning that it has really has nothing to do with putas. It has been evolved by mongers. Because if I am talking to my daughter and her cousin I say, "Hola chicas!!!" That has nothing to do with putas..... That is all I am saying. It has been used improperly by gringos for so long that Sex tourists use it that way. Like the people who use Tica as a reference to a puta. There is a difference. the DR |
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| Author: | Miamiheller [ Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tica or chica |
Dr.Mario wrote: Yes, and referring to them as HLH chicas or DR chicas or SL chicas, well that is clear, but the word itself and the meaning that it has really has nothing to do with putas. It has been evolved by mongers. Because if I am talking to my daughter and her cousin I say, "Hola chicas!!!" That has nothing to do with putas..... That is all I am saying. It has been used improperly by gringos for so long that Sex tourists use it that way. Like the people who use Tica as a reference to a puta. There is a difference. the DR 100% agree. There is no "right" way to use "tica" or "chica" for "puta". Personally I take the time to attempt to educate CRT brothers of the distinction between the two words because using "chica" as an euphemism for "whore" probably won't land you into an altercation with ticos, whereas at least in one case (witnessed by yours truly) using "tica" as an synonym for puta made the ticos quite upset with the gringo, who as a result almost got his ass kicked. As I've said before, if after being told folks still want to continue to use "tica" when they mean "puta", by all means be my guest. At least they're not doing it out of ignorance.  My dos colones, mh |
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