No es que esté mal el español pocho, hijo. Es que tus tías mexicanas no conocen muchas de las palabras en inglés que usas. It's not that Anglicized Spanish is bad, son. read more
The tension over pocho/non-pocho can trace back to Mexican history and La Malinche who was a traitor to the indigenous Aztecs and birthed the first mestizo - hence the Mexican insult Hijo de La Chingada. Mexican philosopher Octavio Paz wrote extensively on this theme. read more
Pocho (feminine: pocha) is a term used by Mexicans (frequently pejoratively) to describe Chicanos and those who have left Mexico. Stereotypically, pochos speak English and lack fluency in Spanish. read more