Comes from the Spanish word Paisano, Ameaning a person of you own latin race who migrates to the U.S or back to their country. Should only be used by a Latin person.

1.This word can be used to Latin, mostly Mexican people, who act as if they were still in their native country.

2. It can be used for a person who is from the U.S., who has parents from Mexico or Latin America, and still act as if they were from another country in Latin America.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods