The term Anglo
 

Anglo, who and what is Anglo?
I am English and part of the Anglosphere, Anglo-culture. but I'd say I am a Celt, not an Anglo, I am happy to be a part of things that are described as Anglo, but I don't see myself as Anglo. Though I would expect most English people would.

But this brings me to the word and how it is used in America, mostly by Latino (Latino might be more useful than Latinx here, as it draws the similarities between Latino and Anglo)
It just doesn't seem right to lump all English speakers, or all White Americans, who are not Latino, as being Anglo. I can't see many Scandinavian-Americans being happy to be described as Anglo. I imagine many Irish-Americans would get quite angry to be described as Anglo.

I am not Latino, so I do not come across the word used as a substitute for White Americans too often, but whenever I do, it strikes me as odd. Especially as America so often tries to get race, ethnicity, and identity - right, to be respectful. (except of course when it doesn't)

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I find this (mercifully brief) article in Wikipedia to be quite good.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo

You could have two people in Scotland; one is Scottish, one is Anglo. But if they moved to Quebec, they’d both be Anglo! If they moved to India, they wouldn’t be Anglo-Indians, not by the definition of the 1935 Government of India Act, anyway.

Apparently, anglos came from the Angeln region of Germany, which is close to saxony, where the saxons came from..

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I think over here they use the term 'Anglo' as shorthand for either someone from an English speaking country, or just white Europeans in general.

In reality, I've very little English ancestry, and what I do have is from the north of England, in the Scottish border region, or nearby counties. I'm not even really 'Hiberno' either, as most of my ancestry is Scottish, rather than Irish. So I'm Celtic, mostly, and Scottish if you need to pin it down geographically.

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And AFAIUI from an Amish point of view anyone not Amish is English.

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I believe so. Probably more to do with the fact that they speak English and not 'Dutch', which is really just very old German as far as I know.

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Found this meaning and it is also how I always viewed the term:

North American
a white, English-speaking American as distinct from a Hispanic American.
"Anglo neighborhoods"

This is not the same as Anglo-Saxon:

adjective
adjective: Anglo-Saxon

1. relating to or denoting the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century up to the Norman Conquest.
   • of English descent.
   • of, in, or relating to the Old English language.
   • informal
     (of an English word or expression) plain, in particular vulgar.
     "using a lot of good old Anglo-Saxon expletives"

noun
noun: Anglo-Saxon; plural noun: Anglo-Saxon

1. 
   a Germanic inhabitant of England between the 5th century and the Norman Conquest.
   • a person of English descent.
   • North American
     any white, English-speaking person.
2. another term for Old English.
   • informal
     plain English, in particular vulgar slang.

Orig

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Would Spainards and Portuguese be considered/called Latino by their American cousins ?

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They shouldn't, because Latino specifically refers to being from Latin America, but that might require a nuance that the average punter over here does not possess, so I guess the answer is maybe.

Technically speaking, Spaniards are Hispanic, though not Latino. Brazilians are Latino but not Hispanic. Portuguese people are neither.

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Latino/Hispanic are the same/are different, depending on who you talk to.
Spain/Portugal are included/not included, depending on who you talk to.
It's good to get clarity on definitions being used.

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Honestly if I find someone who knows that Spain and Portugal are two separate countries, I'm pleasantly surprised enough to let anything else slide. Geography is not a strong point here, and I mean that with peace and love, but they just don't seem to care.

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Yeah but at least Spain and Portugal are adjoining, unlike Austria & Australia. Of course, another pair of countries that confuse a lot of Americans are Ukraine and United Kingdom .. :eek:

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AFAHUI from Putin's point of view anyone Ukranian is Russian
now...:focus:

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All while posting the Liberian flag emoji.

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An ex-colleague of mine once self-disclosed as "always getting Bolivia and Bulgaria confused". :blink:

Another one on my team at the time, after being given an assignment to come to the meeting prepared to talk about a country from South America assigned at random, for about 5 minutes during a training meeting intended to impart to my team some basic understanding of south American geography, the countries, and their economies, when challenged to turn his notes face down and draw an outline of Brazil on a white board with a rough outline map of South America on it, proceeded to give Brazil a coast (only) on the Pacific Ocean! :huh: If it makes any difference, he is Hispanic, though from Puerto Rico.

To the original posted question: I know that "Anglo" is used in the Hispanic community as a generic for "white people", but honestly couldn't care less if they do, either in general, or referring to a group including me, or me in isolation. It is of no concern to me, nor whether it might have any negative connotation.

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What about the Angla and Anglx people:getcoat: