Well, a couple of things. Guero does not exactly mean "white boy". It is a term reserved for Mexican - actual white boys are never called gueros. A guero is a light-skinned Mexican, so if you are being called a guero in a Mexican neighborhood, it is actually inclusive, meaning that you are accepted in the neighborhood. So the character in the song (Beck?) is so familiar that, although he is not, he is accepted as a "white Mexican". This doesn't however, mean that he is liked, just that he is there.
More importantly, que onda does NOT mean "where are you going?" it means "what is happening?" or "what is going on?"
This is a great LA song, and makes me yearn for my years in the Echo and Boyle Heights. It's perfect.
Well, a couple of things. Guero does not exactly mean "white boy". It is a term reserved for Mexican - actual white boys are never called gueros. A guero is a light-skinned Mexican, so if you are being called a guero in a Mexican neighborhood, it is actually inclusive, meaning that you are accepted in the neighborhood. So the character in the song (Beck?) is so familiar that, although he is not, he is accepted as a "white Mexican". This doesn't however, mean that he is liked, just that he is there.
More importantly, que onda does NOT mean "where are you going?" it means "what is happening?" or "what is going on?"
This is a great LA song, and makes me yearn for my years in the Echo and Boyle Heights. It's perfect.