The joys of being Mexican
Not having to eat at TAco Bell...that's why we have taquerías.ot having to
Laughing about "yo quiero TacoBell" and Dinky
......Eating a good jalapeño, and enjoying it!
......Drinking León Negro and Noche Buena beers
Understanding a fine movie in Spanish
......Praying to La Virgen de Guadalupe
......Playing futbol (soccer) and foosball
......Singing along to "Pero sigo siendo el rey" (But I'm still the king).
......Humming to "La marcha de Zacatecas".
......Smashing a good piñata.
......Fighting other kids for the piñata's candy.
......Being able to say "caca" without it sounding offensive.
......Dancing around a hat.
......Speaking Spanish, la lengua de Dios (the language of God).
......Being Catholic
......Appreciating (the Mexican Cowboy and his multicolored mate).
......Eating mole
......Celebrating the Cinco de Mayo and el Dieciséis de Setiembre (Battle of Puebla and ......Independence).
......Giving a chile-lip-burning hot kiss.
......Not being scared of death
......Waiting for mañana without feeling guilty
......Not feeling queasy about eating the worm at the bottom of the mezcal bottle
......Knowing the difference between tequila and mezcal
......Knowing that Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence day
......Appreciating papel picado, and knowing how to cut it.
......Reading Don Quijote in Spanish
......Being "La raza de bronce."
......Descending from Aztec gods
......Being "hijos de la chingada."
......Being called "cabrón" and hearing it with pride
......Protecting and loving mother
......Driving Chevys
......Emphazising family over friends
......Having compadres y comadres
Not having to eat meatloaf.
The joys of being Mexican
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The Heartbreak of being American
Being a non violent revolutionary with few compadres
Loving the geography but can't understand the power structure
Watching people work longer hours than mid-evil phesants
Being ripped off by big banks, rich power brokers and politicians
After 50 years of the American system of abuse I decided to travel in hopes of finding a better place, I have been all over the Caribbean Islands, Honduras, Jamica, St. Kitts, etc. but my heart is in Puerto Vallarta! I am in California, my partner is in Ohio and retiring in September; we will either be going to a sun city in Arizona or Puerto Vallarta, I have visited P.V. since the 80s and always wanted to retire there; we visited there in April and he loved the area so I am keeping my fingers crossed, it will be a major change and of course there is some hesitation from lack of information, we need to buck up and read, inquire, etc; I hope to find some assistance here, I just joined and I will be going through all the posts. Wish me well! The best to you all.
Loving the geography but can't understand the power structure
Watching people work longer hours than mid-evil phesants
Being ripped off by big banks, rich power brokers and politicians
After 50 years of the American system of abuse I decided to travel in hopes of finding a better place, I have been all over the Caribbean Islands, Honduras, Jamica, St. Kitts, etc. but my heart is in Puerto Vallarta! I am in California, my partner is in Ohio and retiring in September; we will either be going to a sun city in Arizona or Puerto Vallarta, I have visited P.V. since the 80s and always wanted to retire there; we visited there in April and he loved the area so I am keeping my fingers crossed, it will be a major change and of course there is some hesitation from lack of information, we need to buck up and read, inquire, etc; I hope to find some assistance here, I just joined and I will be going through all the posts. Wish me well! The best to you all.
