We have been having soooo much fun. Friends from Florence have been here in San Carlos these last ten days and although we did not know them well at the beginning, Vic and Robin are now good amigos and Tom and Michelle are known better to us despite the fog of tequila. The above phrase comes from a book called Wicked Spanish that Vic & Robin brought along, and translated means “Thank you for cancelling the death squad”. This would have been useful if we had encountered the Policia and Vic did his usual murderous number on the language of Mexico. He tries hard. People that carry around a book containing such phrases are bound to be fun. ¿Que no?I will share more phrases as we move along in these postings because they are so much fun even if fairly useless. There was a long, open discussion with the female owner of a local restaurant over the correct pronunciation of certain words to avoid confusion with penile dysfunction, breasts and other private anatomy. One of the oddest exchanges I have ever witnessed and will forever be a standard for improper gringo behavior. Vic can pull it off though.
¿Que no ve que soy gringo? (Can’t you see I’m a gringo?)
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