Wednesday, April 29, 2009

You know you live or have lived in Mexico when...

I stole this off one of the boards I read because I couldn't resist sharing. It cracks me up and is um....este...so true:

-A wedding is at 8:00 p.m., you get there at 10:00 p.m. and nobody has arrived yet.

-You will often have lunch and dinner at the same restaurant on the same day... without actually leaving

-You believe a shot of tequila cures everything.

-You have more prescription drugs in your toiletry bag than Eckerd does and you don't have an actual prescription for a single one.

-You bring along small cans of chilies when traveling to Europe.

-Leaving the office at 5:00 p.m. means working a "half day".

-Returning to the office after "la comida" on Friday means you're "un pinche gato".

-You blame the traffic on the rich.

-You blame the crime on the poor.

-You blame the PRI for almost everything else.

-You blame los "pinches gringos" for whatever's left.

-The word "Puente" means five-day weekend.

-You enjoy drinking beer with lime, salt, ice, Tabasco sauce and still think it's the orange juice in the morning that gives you heartburn.

-"Licenciado" is a proper name.

-If you order the tacos and your friend orders the enchiladas, you're positive the waiter will get it backwards.

-You go "pssssst" to catch a waiter's attention... in New York City.

- You refer to "@" as "Arroba" but have no clue what it means.

-You use the word "este" as a conversational filter... in English.

-You say "Bueno" when answering a telephone... in English.

-You say "Mande" when someone calls you...in English.

-You keep on addressing good friends as barnyard animals. ("Buey" & "Cabron" are the animals most often employed).

-You refer to a salesman as "maestro"... at Saks Fifth Avenue.

-You eat tacos, enchiladas, morcilla, moronga, and medula, but believe hamburgers are unhealthy.

-When someone tells you "I'll call you," you assume that he won't.

-You know "a ver cuando nos vemos" actually means "I really don't care if I don't see you anytime soon".

-"Tomorrow" means "not right now", "never", or "screw you."

-Calling in sick on Monday is proper behavior.

-You keep a 20-dollar bill taped to the back of your driver's license.

-If you want 50 people to show up for your party, you invite 150.

-You call an 80 year-old waiter "joven".

-You call a twenty year-old waiter "viejo."

-You call everyone else, "hermano", "mano", or "manito".

-But you call your real brother, "pendejo."

-You never refer to a friend's mother as simply "su madre", but always qualify by saying, "su señora madre", or "su querida madre", to avoid a misunderstanding which could get you a "madrazo"

-You profess, "como Mexico no hay dos", but secretly wish Mexico City was more like San Antonio.

9 comments:

JJ said...

I read that too. Pretty flipping funny. And very true.

Rosas Clan in Tulum said...

That is sooooo funny. And every word of it is true! Gotta love it.

Bluestreak said...

makes me realize how much the Spaniards and the Mexicans have in common culturally. Thanks for the laugh.

Theresa in Mèrida said...

I loved it! So how many of these do you do? I find myself saying "y"instead of "and".
regards,
Theresa

Cdn Cat said...

Thanks for a good chuckle! An enjoyable read....brings back memories!

Mamacita Chilena said...

ahh, yes, #1 is basically my life in Chile as a wedding photographer :P

Fned said...

"-You bring along small cans of chilies when traveling to Europe."

hahahaha! True words!

Fned.

My Way said...

I love these ones:

-You believe a shot of tequila cures everything.

-You have more prescription drugs in your toiletry bag than Eckerd does and you don't have an actual prescription for a single one.

-If you order the tacos and your friend orders the enchiladas, you're positive the waiter will get it backwards.

-You use the word "este" as a conversational filter... in English.

-You say "Bueno" when answering a telephone... in English.

-You say "Mande" when someone calls you...in English.

-When someone tells you "I'll call you," you assume that he won't.

-You know "a ver cuando nos vemos" actually means "I really don't care if I don't see you anytime soon".

-"Tomorrow" means "not right now", "never", or "screw you."

-Calling in sick on Monday is proper behavior. (CHRIS)

-If you want 50 people to show up for your party, you invite 150.

-You call everyone else, "hermano", "mano", or "manito".

-But you call your real brother, "pendejo."

-You profess, "como Mexico no hay dos", but secretly wish Mexico City was more like San Antonio.

Fned! HI!!!!

Anonymous said...

a great laugh to start off my day! thanks for sharing y que tengas un buen fin de semana!

teresa in lake stevens, wa.