20 WAYS TO KNOW YOU ARE (or were) A GRINGO LIVING IN CHILE
(Stolen from a friend...I thought it was amusing : ) )
- "Palta, " zapallo, " and "alcachofa" have become staples in your diet.
-The temperature changes from a sunny 72 F one day to an overcast 65F the next and you pull out your boots, hat, and scarf and complain about how nasty the weather is.
- You watch a Chilean pull out a roll of toilet paper from her purse and think "how practical!" instead of "how strange!"
-You’re hungry and you go to the kitchen looking for BREAD
-You´ve forgotten the taste and smell of real coffee. Alternatively, you look forward to cafe con leche.
-Your best studied subject is Chilean (or South American) "geography." You’ve been to more parts of Chile than any Chilean you know.
- You finish blow drying your hair and decide to blow dry (or heat) your body also. Or you skip the shower to avoid being wet (cold) in the first place.
-Hot water, soap, and toilet paper are luxury items in public restrooms.
- The micro driver wants you to pay 200 pesos because it´s "feriado" today and you pull the gringo card (on purpose or by accident) "huh?"
- You’ve come to believe that Nestlé owns the world.
-A Chilean you are not interested in approaches you in a bar/discoteca and you pull that gringo card again. huh? "no entiendo"
-You´ve begun to refer to everyone who doesn´t have black hair as “rubio.”
-There are only two season now. Summer and winter.
-You no longer need measuring cups, tablespoons or ovens with Fahrenheit temperature control to cook.
-You could make a list of the top 10 “piropos” off the top of your head.
-You´re the only one who balks when your Chilean professor makes a racist comment.
-Color like red, green and blue burn your retinas.
- You don´t read the texts for class because you can’t get ahold of them and you know that it would take way too much effort to find them.
-You wake up surprised that not one “pulga” bit you during the night.
-You’ve grown accustomed to drinking that sugary-kool-aid-juice mix to the point that you might even say that you like it.
-It’s summer time and your host mom warns you to put shoes on or you might get sick.
(Stolen from a friend...I thought it was amusing : ) )
- "Palta, " zapallo, " and "alcachofa" have become staples in your diet.
-The temperature changes from a sunny 72 F one day to an overcast 65F the next and you pull out your boots, hat, and scarf and complain about how nasty the weather is.
- You watch a Chilean pull out a roll of toilet paper from her purse and think "how practical!" instead of "how strange!"
-You’re hungry and you go to the kitchen looking for BREAD
-You´ve forgotten the taste and smell of real coffee. Alternatively, you look forward to cafe con leche.
-Your best studied subject is Chilean (or South American) "geography." You’ve been to more parts of Chile than any Chilean you know.
- You finish blow drying your hair and decide to blow dry (or heat) your body also. Or you skip the shower to avoid being wet (cold) in the first place.
-Hot water, soap, and toilet paper are luxury items in public restrooms.
- The micro driver wants you to pay 200 pesos because it´s "feriado" today and you pull the gringo card (on purpose or by accident) "huh?"
- You’ve come to believe that Nestlé owns the world.
-A Chilean you are not interested in approaches you in a bar/discoteca and you pull that gringo card again. huh? "no entiendo"
-You´ve begun to refer to everyone who doesn´t have black hair as “rubio.”
-There are only two season now. Summer and winter.
-You no longer need measuring cups, tablespoons or ovens with Fahrenheit temperature control to cook.
-You could make a list of the top 10 “piropos” off the top of your head.
-You´re the only one who balks when your Chilean professor makes a racist comment.
-Color like red, green and blue burn your retinas.
- You don´t read the texts for class because you can’t get ahold of them and you know that it would take way too much effort to find them.
-You wake up surprised that not one “pulga” bit you during the night.
-You’ve grown accustomed to drinking that sugary-kool-aid-juice mix to the point that you might even say that you like it.
-It’s summer time and your host mom warns you to put shoes on or you might get sick.
posted by Julia | 3:45 PM
1 Comments:
I love it! And I'd add:
"You begin to dismiss pepper as 'too spicy.' Salt and mayonnaise are all you need for seasoning."
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