Tuesday, March 28, 2006

You know you're turning Argetine when...

Any empanada over 1 peso, cab ride over 10 pesos or clothing over 20 pesos is outrageous!

You have stopped converting pesos into dollars and now convert dollars into pesos. And the prices are outrageous!

You know someone who works for Repsol/YPF.

You know what "the crisis" is.

You have taught english.

You use "che" "boludo" and "barbaro" on a daily basis.

You look for a moving car, not just headlights, to see is cars are coming at night, becuase you know that most people don't turn them on anyway.

You think nothing of stuffing yourself into an already overcrowded subte car, because hey, you gotta get to work too.

You know the difference between Palermo Soho, Palermo Hollywood and Palermo Viejo, and have a preference.

You can't imagine eating steak better than the steak from Argentina, and won't eat any without chimmichurri.

Myonnaise is an unavoidable part of your diet.

You have a subte line that you identify yourself with. (I am such a D girl...)

You no longer think Dulce de Leche is too sweet. In fact, sometimes you crave it.

You want Boca to win.

You appreciate a finely crafted mullet.

Maradona.Is.God.

You have a favorite ice cream place, and can name at least three in the vicinity of your house.

You crave spicy food, and when you find a place with some it's the first thing you tell all your friends the next time you see them.

You have corrected people from home that Argentina is not in Brazil.

Your pronounce your lls like schj.

You slpurge for a 12 peso bottle of wine.

You are sick of malbec.

When you are homesick you wander the aisles of the Jumbo and reminisce about Target.

4 Comments:

At 2:56 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Does the one about finding spicy food apply to being Argentine?
I used to be a "D liner"...
-levi

 
At 2:58 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh, and Palermo Viejo is the best.

 
At 6:31 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Che! I don`t like to pay more than a peso for an empanada, and where would I be going that could possibly cost more than 10 pesos in a taxi???

I now convert pesos to euros just to shock myself,

I know what the "crisis" is,

I`ve taught English,

of course I use all those words without even thinking about them anymore boluda,

what are headlights? (and also what are indicators... A recent arrival reminded me that they have something to do with signaling the general direction you want to turn in a car but the concept is now so foreign to me...),

are the subte cars that full? I don`t even notice anymore...,

cows are native to Argentina and anywhere else that has them they are just cheap immitations...,

chimmichurri is the best,

mayonaisse at least 3 times per day,

che! I`m a D line girl too!,

mmmm... dulce de leche...

those lousy gallinas from river plate,

not only do I know not recoil from a guy with a mullet but I am actively attracted to them... And this has gotten me into all types of trouble ;-),

yes, he is,

Munchies is 3 blocks, Persico delivers and the place that`s just 2 blocks from me on Coronel Diaz,

yeah, I crave the spicy food but my taste buds can no longer handle it as a result of the lack, well...

in fairness most Irish people know that Buenos Aires is not Brazil but what I have done is corrected the pronunciation of "Aires" - it`s Ay-Rays, not Air-is...,

Yes, all LLs are now sch... is now and forever shall be - you won`t see me abondoing my argentine accent!,

12 peso wine! Hey big spender!,

the next person to bring ANY other wine apart from Malbec to my house gets a prize,

well, I reminisce about Superquinn but it`s the same idea...

 
At 10:31 AM, Blogger alexis said...

Oh my God Anna too funny! And how about these:

You assume the police won't help, they are just there for decoration, or for giving directions.

You´ve had a Guia T for months but still can't figure out how to use it.

You can name 15 different Arg. rock bands but the only thing you know about tango music is Carlos Gardel.

You get super pissed when someone automatically responds in english or converts prices to dollars for you.

You get change from the cab driver, even if it's only 15 centavos.

You still can't understand how the grocery stores close at 10 but people don't eat dinner til 11...

You think nothing of walking home alone at 2 in the morning, because the streets are still crowded.

You just accept paying for water, bread and untensils, and know what I mean when I call the napkins "crapkins."

 

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