#guiri

[deixones]

Today’s mood: white non-spanish people who think guiri is a racist term lMAOOOOOOO fuck you and your guiri ass 

[socwinter]

"It’s a reminder that you are different. That you don’t belong.” BECAUSE YOU DON’T BELONG, GUIRI.

In Spain, a guiri is a foreign tourist. Specifically:

-a north European tourist 

-with white skin that turns red at the first beam of sunlight

-noisy 

-drinks sangria

-wears sandals AND (usually white) socks

-doesn’t speak a word in Spanish but expects everyone understands him/her.

[webchorra]

Cualquier guiri en España

[venusohara]

Good morning! #tourism #montserrat #catalunya #nofilter #tourist #guiri #trekking #hiking #nature

[venusohara]

Time to go down! #goingdown #transport #montserrat #catalunya #tourism #guiri

[viejospellejos]

[plagiarmola]

Guiri (Vete a la) Mierda.

Tourist (Go to) Shit.

[didalexiabreakupwitholgaisback]

Is Kika considered a guiri or just the girls from far-away, cold countries with languages that are more distant from Spanish? Real doubt.

haha so technically guiri is a term used in spanish slang for any foreign tourist or for a foreigner who has lived in spain for a number of years. and by that strict definition, kika is a guiri. but in reality, we don't really call portuguese tourists guiris in every day use. and it's more so reserved for northern europeans and americans, and those tourists visiting from the uk, especially. 😂

the origin of the word actually comes from 19th century carlist wars, with the basque term “guiristino" when it referred to enemy forces 😅

but no, we don't view tourists as "enemies" nowadays (even if we sometimes protest against them 😉) and the term changed meaning last century to refer to tourists. it's generally a neutral term but can take on either affectionate or derogatory meanings based on the use. for example:

when we call ingrid, caro, keira, ellie and others guiris, it's said affectionately, like a nickname.

when we call our friends and say, 'hey, let's go to a different bar. this one is a guirilandia' (full of guiris), that's a neutral use

when we see tourists misbehaving and acting drunk in the city, we call them guiris in a negative/derogatory way. and in barcelona, the costa del sol, the islands, and other popular holiday areas, it's stereotypically tourists from the uk, germany, america, and northern europe that are the misbehaving ones or the ones who are loud and drunk or not wanting to speak spanish, so that's why those countries and regions are often associated with the word guiri. 🤷‍♀️

and in the online world, when we see a lot of ignorant posts, that’s definitely guiri (derogatory!) 🙃