I prefer to be called a stinkin Gringo.
LMFAO!!!! Now I remember why you were missed.
Kaya Man,
I'm always serious 'bout what I say, unless I'm not /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
Kaya Man,
I'm always serious 'bout what I say, unless I'm not /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
Why do I think I might like that look?
Don't forget being able to say at least 8 of your "apellidos"... or if you ever tried to hook up with someone and he/she turned out to be the son/daughter of your mother's second cousin's niece... meaning, "family"
! wich bring us to the fact that you know you're costarican if you consider "family" people wich relation with you is beyond the six degrees...
[This message was edited by A Lady Passing by on May 10, 2003 at 01:32 PM.]
[This message was edited by A Lady Passing by on May 10, 2003 at 01:32 PM.]
I just wanted to transalate the tico post and maybe get somebody to post here how do you know you are not a redneck here.
This it is to share with all you the aspects that conform our costa rican idiosyncrasy, and also so that each
one itself can evaluate and take a little more than conscience of the niche that occupies in our society.
I hope you enjoy them and learn enough.
YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE TICO IF:
Blame the rich of its economic situation.
Blame the poor of the crime.
Blame the liberacionistas, and the mariachi musicians for almost all the rest.
Blame to the "hijueputas gringos" for all the remainder.
Has more faith in an assailant than in a police.
Has more faith in a police than in a priest.
Has more faith in the mayor than in the president.
Enjoys to take beer in industrial quantities and is always a good moment or there is a good pretext to have one.
Monday is for the rubber; Tuesday the girls do not pay; Wednesday there is 2 x 1; Thursday is a Friday chiquitito; Friday is for the party; on Saturday is of dance, and on sunday is of before during and after the soccer.
It eats tostadas, mondongo, morcilla, chicharrones, etc. ... but believes that the hamburgers are not healthy.
To all it calls "compa", "prime", "compadre"... but to its true brother, calls it "bitches".
YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE LIMONENSE IF:
It considers normal to walk armed.
It passes for chepe in its Nissan Sunny model 72, with the radio volume all the way up with music ragga and each time that accelerates does a scandal so people thinks that its car is very quick.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE GUANACASTECO IF:
Speaks as nica.
It says "pa", and every year suffers because the hut is flooded it there by Filadelfia and Bethlehem. It says that it goes to The Capital when it goes to Chepe. It
Believes that Chepe is a big city.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE CARTAGINÉS IF:
You believe yourself "modern" because uses "vos". on his speeches.
Is exceptionally superstitious.
It believes that Cartago could bethe capital and each year that his homwtown soccer team is going to be champion.
It says that the TEC is better than the U.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE ALAJUELENSE IF:
When they ask it that where it lives it says: in La liga.
Provided opportunity clarifies that the international airport is in Alajuela and not in SJO as says in all the tiquetes of airplane. Has a mangos tree in the patio of the house.
If it comes from San Ramón, Palmares or Greece speaks like the Chunche(an old soccer player).
It believes that Alajuela is a big and independent city although have to take a tin plating every dayto go to the university(U) in chepe and spends half of the year without water and without black drainage of water.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE PUNTARENENSE IF:
They called themselves The Port.
It believes that The Port is going to return to be champion some day (¡please!)
Goes to Chepe on holidays.
It does family excursions for be going to see the cruisers.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE HEREDIANO IF:
It is believed better than the of the remainder of the country and has pity with nausea to those of San José.
They say that are the city of the flowers.
They`re proud of El Palacio de los deportes.
On Sundays it goes to buy ice creams of
sorbetera to San Joaquín.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE SAN JOSEFINO IF:
It insults and mocks of the ones that do not live in chepe. travel to the port as great deal.
If it is liguista says that the team of LA LIGA is actually from San José but that was an error.
And that Saprissa is from Nicaragua.
This it is to share with all you the aspects that conform our costa rican idiosyncrasy, and also so that each
one itself can evaluate and take a little more than conscience of the niche that occupies in our society.
I hope you enjoy them and learn enough.
YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE TICO IF:
Blame the rich of its economic situation.
Blame the poor of the crime.
Blame the liberacionistas, and the mariachi musicians for almost all the rest.
Blame to the "hijueputas gringos" for all the remainder.
Has more faith in an assailant than in a police.
Has more faith in a police than in a priest.
Has more faith in the mayor than in the president.
Enjoys to take beer in industrial quantities and is always a good moment or there is a good pretext to have one.
Monday is for the rubber; Tuesday the girls do not pay; Wednesday there is 2 x 1; Thursday is a Friday chiquitito; Friday is for the party; on Saturday is of dance, and on sunday is of before during and after the soccer.
It eats tostadas, mondongo, morcilla, chicharrones, etc. ... but believes that the hamburgers are not healthy.
To all it calls "compa", "prime", "compadre"... but to its true brother, calls it "bitches".
YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE LIMONENSE IF:
It considers normal to walk armed.
It passes for chepe in its Nissan Sunny model 72, with the radio volume all the way up with music ragga and each time that accelerates does a scandal so people thinks that its car is very quick.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE GUANACASTECO IF:
Speaks as nica.
It says "pa", and every year suffers because the hut is flooded it there by Filadelfia and Bethlehem. It says that it goes to The Capital when it goes to Chepe. It
Believes that Chepe is a big city.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE CARTAGINÉS IF:
You believe yourself "modern" because uses "vos". on his speeches.
Is exceptionally superstitious.
It believes that Cartago could bethe capital and each year that his homwtown soccer team is going to be champion.
It says that the TEC is better than the U.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE ALAJUELENSE IF:
When they ask it that where it lives it says: in La liga.
Provided opportunity clarifies that the international airport is in Alajuela and not in SJO as says in all the tiquetes of airplane. Has a mangos tree in the patio of the house.
If it comes from San Ramón, Palmares or Greece speaks like the Chunche(an old soccer player).
It believes that Alajuela is a big and independent city although have to take a tin plating every dayto go to the university(U) in chepe and spends half of the year without water and without black drainage of water.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE PUNTARENENSE IF:
They called themselves The Port.
It believes that The Port is going to return to be champion some day (¡please!)
Goes to Chepe on holidays.
It does family excursions for be going to see the cruisers.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE HEREDIANO IF:
It is believed better than the of the remainder of the country and has pity with nausea to those of San José.
They say that are the city of the flowers.
They`re proud of El Palacio de los deportes.
On Sundays it goes to buy ice creams of
sorbetera to San Joaquín.
YOU KNOW THAT you ARE SAN JOSEFINO IF:
It insults and mocks of the ones that do not live in chepe. travel to the port as great deal.
If it is liguista says that the team of LA LIGA is actually from San José but that was an error.
And that Saprissa is from Nicaragua.
