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Gringofobia

My favorite commercial these days is this one by Englishtown.com for English classes.  It is titled “Overcome your Gringophobia” and begins with: “GUYS–THE GRINGO IS COMING!!!” The rest explains itself. Sometimes the line between satire and reality is very blurry.  I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this exact expression on the face of more than one shop …

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Category: Comedic, Socio-PoliticalTag: culture, culture-shock, first impressions, language

10 Reasons My In-Laws Think I’m Stark, Raving Mad

I went for a run today on our farm road. I caused quite a panic; my in-laws had never seen such outlandish behavior. They had heard of people running for exercise, but never seen it in the flesh. They thought that I was running towards a crisis. They’re never quite sure what to do with …

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Category: Comedic, NostalgiaTag: culture, culture-shock, family, first impressions, trash

Rorschach

(This post was published accidentally about a week ago before it was complete.  The mistake was quickly corrected, but some people got a 404 error as a result.  Sorry for the confusion!  Here it is in its finished state.) Without language, we strip human interaction down to it’s most basic. I find I learn a lot …

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Category: Comedic, Nostalgia, PhilosophyTag: first impressions, language, portañol

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