Charles Gifford wrote:
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> "Arri London" > wrote in message
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> > Charles Gifford wrote:
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> > > "Arri London" > wrote in message
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> > > > Charles Gifford wrote:
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> > > > > "Arri London" > wrote in message
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> > > > > > Frogleg wrote:
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> > > > > > > On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 07:28:37 -0600, Arri London
> >
> > > > > > > wrote:
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> > > > > > > >Here in NM, anyone who isn't Hispanic, Asian, Black or Native
> > > American
> > > > > > > >is normally referred to as 'Anglo'. It isn't a reference to a
> > > > > particular
> > > > > > > >nationality. It means she was white, which she was.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In 'Red Sky at Morning,' Richard Bradford's novel based on a
> > > somewhat
> > > > > > > fictionalized 1940s Santa Fe, a character says "We only
> recognize 3
> > > > > > > kinds of people in Sagrado: Anglos, Indians, and
> Natives."..."But
> > > what
> > > > > > > about the Negro?" "I already explained that to you. He's an
> Anglo.
> > > > > > > That is, he's an Anglo unless you're differentiating between him
> and
> > > > > > > an Indian. Then he's 'white.'"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > LOL that wouldn't work any more. The Black community would tend to
> > > > > > resent being called Anglo.
> > > > >
> > > > > But it isn't right when white people who aren't Anglo resent being
> > > called
> > > > > Anglo? ;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > Charlie
> > > >
> > > > I haven't met anyone here who resents being called 'Anglo' yet. It's
> > > > understood to mean 'white' nowadays, so what's to resent if one is
> > > > white?
> > >
> > > Hi! Let me introduce myself. I'm Charlie and I certainly would resent
> being
> > > called Anglo. If it is understood by some people to mean white, that is
> a
> > > sad commentary on their education.
> > >
> > > Charlie
> >
> > But you don't live here (NM) and if you aren't white you wouldn't be
> > called Anglo around here anyway
>
> My dear friend. I may visit! I am very white but I am Norman-Irish. No
> Anglo - no Saxon. However, I would not be *really* offended. I might offer
> instruction though. ;-)
>
> Charlie


That wouldn't necessarily be a good idea (the instruction I mean); this
is a heavily-armed state and a lot of people seem to have very short
fuses.

But unless you can trace your family tree very accurately all the way
back, you may have Angle and Saxon in there. The Normans didn't waste a
lot of time before taking 'local' spouses and statistically there aren't
a whole lot of 'pure' Irish in Ireland.