Cafe y Chisme Corner
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Cafe y Chisme Corner
Suegro Gifts: What to Get the Father-in-Law Who...
My father-in-law Ernesto and I spent the first two years of my marriage to his daughter communicating almost entirely through his garage. He'd hand me a wrench without a word,...
Suegro Gifts: What to Get the Father-in-Law Who...
My father-in-law Ernesto and I spent the first two years of my marriage to his daughter communicating almost entirely through his garage. He'd hand me a wrench without a word,...
Cuñada Gifts: For the Sister-in-Law Who's Basic...
My cuñada Marisol showed up to her first Nochebuena in heels that were absolutely not built for a linoleum kitchen floor, carrying a store-bought flan and a nervous smile that...
Cuñada Gifts: For the Sister-in-Law Who's Basic...
My cuñada Marisol showed up to her first Nochebuena in heels that were absolutely not built for a linoleum kitchen floor, carrying a store-bought flan and a nervous smile that...
Weón: The Chilean Word That Can Be an Insult or...
My college roommate, Matías, was from Santiago, and for two years "weón" was practically his second name for me. "Oye, weón, ¿vamos a comer?" he'd say on a totally ordinary...
Weón: The Chilean Word That Can Be an Insult or...
My college roommate, Matías, was from Santiago, and for two years "weón" was practically his second name for me. "Oye, weón, ¿vamos a comer?" he'd say on a totally ordinary...
Bacano: The Colombian Slang Word for When Somet...
My uncle Fernando has one word for anything he approves of, from a well-cooked sancocho to my cousin's new apartment to a goal scored by the national team: "bacano." He...
Bacano: The Colombian Slang Word for When Somet...
My uncle Fernando has one word for anything he approves of, from a well-cooked sancocho to my cousin's new apartment to a goal scored by the national team: "bacano." He...
Pana: The Word for 'Friend' That Venezuelans Ta...
My cousin Andreina left Maracaibo for Madrid in 2016, and the first thing she told me after landing was that she already missed being called "pana." Not "amiga," not "chama,"...
Pana: The Word for 'Friend' That Venezuelans Ta...
My cousin Andreina left Maracaibo for Madrid in 2016, and the first thing she told me after landing was that she already missed being called "pana." Not "amiga," not "chama,"...
Vaina: The Untranslatable Colombian and Venezue...
My grandmother in Barranquilla could not locate a single object in her house by its actual name. The remote control was "esa vaina." The reading glasses on top of her...
Vaina: The Untranslatable Colombian and Venezue...
My grandmother in Barranquilla could not locate a single object in her house by its actual name. The remote control was "esa vaina." The reading glasses on top of her...