[NOTE: these terms are weaponized language, & meant to give offense. Which is the whole & compleat & entire point of insult & invective, obscenity & blasphemy, & all other political speech.]
CUBAN SPANISH: ¡Hola Yuma! ‡
CUBAN SPANISH: ¡La Yuma! ‡‡
‡) “Howdy, Yuma!... NOTE: “Yuma” is a term used by Cubans for Yanquis. Apparently they really loved 3:10 to Yuma, the 1957 Western starring Glenn Ford & Van Heflin, & directed by Delmer Davis. This term can be affectionate, if the Yanqui in question is cool & copaceptic, but can be insulting if the Yanqui is an arsehole. Most Yanks who go to Cuba aren’t arseholes. But there are a few.
‡‡) “The Yuma!... NOTE: “The Yuma” is an ambivalent Cuban term for los Estados Unidos. See note above about 3:10 to Yuma. They usually love Americans, but can be a bit more tetschy about our govt. & the ongoing continual sabre rattling & boycott & other historic upleasantries. After 60 yrs., you too would be an ambivalent Cubans, no matter how you felt about los Hermanos Castro.
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