Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil. Spring 2007

Monday, March 12, 2007

top ten signs im not a portena

as i mentioned in one of my last entries a porteno is someone who is native to argentina. for the first few weeks here, i tried really hard to be portena...but a few things keep getting in my way, here are the top ten signs that im not a portena.

10. I wear shorts when its hot outside.
9. I take pictures when something spectacular happens ( i have fairly liberal standards for spectacular...).
8. I Laugh.
7. I have curly hair.
6. I get physically ill from drinking too much coffee.
5. I wake up early.
4. I Admit that i dont know the answer to things.
3. I value schedules (this includes both arriving promptly and ending at the stated time).
2. I eat the candy/cookie/brownie that comes with coffee (because the coffee here is more like espresso it always comes with a small sweet treat to offset the bitterness of the coffee, its always delicious, and for some reason the portenos never eat it).
1. I rarely use mayonase, and i am terrified by salsa golf (salsa golf is a popular condiment, it seems like russian dressing, mayo, ketchup, i think vinegar. it is the most vibrantly orange sauce i have ever seen...).

1 comments:

smirky said...

Do you not wear Converse All Stars?