José Clemente Orozco, Mexico, 1883-1949
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Dr. Atl
Art class has been wonderful for introducing me to the wide range of Latin American artists, and i've been lucky enough to get to visit many of Santiago's great museums
Dr. Atl, Mexico 1875-1964
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Chilean 102, rated R
Last night our electricity went out, so while we were waiting for our chocolate chip cookies to bake we all sat around and came up with a list of new Chilenismos. With the help of Chico, our human dictionary/translator, we(he) thought of over 100 in less than 20 minutes.
que pesaaao- what a pain
chuta la wea- damn it
peo- fart
vayense a la chuta- go to hell
chancho- burp
bajai?- are you going downstairs?
pololo, pololeando- boyfriend, dating
guagua- baby
culliado-f#cked
copete, carrete, carreteando- drink, party, partying
chuuucha-expression for surprise, or damn
cachai?- get it?
bakán, zorra- awesome
salvaao-problem solved
concha tu madre- motherf#cker
obviooo- obviously
pela-bitch
ojo-watch out, going into a dangerous situation
maraca-slut
mina- cute girl
quedó la media cagada- left everything messed up
pacos- police men
taco- traffic jam
pito- joint
pendejos/as- preteens
porfiaao- stubborn
plaache!- kind of like shoot
pisquetta- pisco and cola
guata- stomach
se me apagó la tele- drank too much
ponsear- preteen pokemone orgy party (not literal orgy, but very promiscuous)
curado, borrado, volado- drunk, very drunk, high
eh! eh! eh! eh!- can be chanted at any time, for any reason
fóme- boring
ni cagado- no way
chato- bored
macabeo- boy who is whipped by his girl
seco- good at what he does
ronando- rum
a la raco/a- over dramatic
mear- go pee
ñata- big nose
maricón, cola- homosexual
jumbroso- whiny
andate a la chucha/cresta- go to hell
callate por la cresta- shut the hell up
caleta, qualquier- a lot, a ton
al tiro, al toque- right now
el choco- mullet
heelladolaodlado- ubiquitos call used by the ice cream man
penca- not worth it
´se te quema el arroz´- reffering to a homosexual
tilla- shoe
polera- t shirt
´po- can be added on to the end of any phrase
los tolómpas- pants
chitecos- under garments
pecho é paloma- big, buff muscle men
rico/ rica- hot body
linda- nice face
´vuelve a la concha tu madre´- you should have never been born
wena- good
el viejito pasquero- santa claus
weveo- bothersome
callámpa- worthless
mañeosa- bratty
wena- hi
el after- party after the clubs close in the morning
la previa- pre party for the clubs
piola- chill, cool
traanqui- chill
caliente- horny
calmao- wait
la raja- awesome
el sobre- bed
wacho, perro- amigo, weon
loco- not your friend, fool
viejo verde- pedophile
hacer pero muerto- walk out on the check
guático- strange, weird
pátas negras- lover
que pesaaao- what a pain
chuta la wea- damn it
peo- fart
vayense a la chuta- go to hell
chancho- burp
bajai?- are you going downstairs?
pololo, pololeando- boyfriend, dating
guagua- baby
culliado-f#cked
copete, carrete, carreteando- drink, party, partying
chuuucha-expression for surprise, or damn
cachai?- get it?
bakán, zorra- awesome
salvaao-problem solved
concha tu madre- motherf#cker
obviooo- obviously
pela-bitch
ojo-watch out, going into a dangerous situation
maraca-slut
mina- cute girl
quedó la media cagada- left everything messed up
pacos- police men
taco- traffic jam
pito- joint
pendejos/as- preteens
porfiaao- stubborn
plaache!- kind of like shoot
pisquetta- pisco and cola
guata- stomach
se me apagó la tele- drank too much
ponsear- preteen pokemone orgy party (not literal orgy, but very promiscuous)
curado, borrado, volado- drunk, very drunk, high
eh! eh! eh! eh!- can be chanted at any time, for any reason
fóme- boring
ni cagado- no way
chato- bored
macabeo- boy who is whipped by his girl
seco- good at what he does
ronando- rum
a la raco/a- over dramatic
mear- go pee
ñata- big nose
maricón, cola- homosexual
jumbroso- whiny
andate a la chucha/cresta- go to hell
callate por la cresta- shut the hell up
caleta, qualquier- a lot, a ton
al tiro, al toque- right now
el choco- mullet
heelladolaodlado- ubiquitos call used by the ice cream man
penca- not worth it
´se te quema el arroz´- reffering to a homosexual
tilla- shoe
polera- t shirt
´po- can be added on to the end of any phrase
los tolómpas- pants
chitecos- under garments
pecho é paloma- big, buff muscle men
rico/ rica- hot body
linda- nice face
´vuelve a la concha tu madre´- you should have never been born
wena- good
el viejito pasquero- santa claus
weveo- bothersome
callámpa- worthless
mañeosa- bratty
wena- hi
el after- party after the clubs close in the morning
la previa- pre party for the clubs
piola- chill, cool
traanqui- chill
caliente- horny
calmao- wait
la raja- awesome
el sobre- bed
wacho, perro- amigo, weon
loco- not your friend, fool
viejo verde- pedophile
hacer pero muerto- walk out on the check
guático- strange, weird
pátas negras- lover
words used to describe sex, sexual acts, etc- la aberjita, poto, culo, gatillar, peinar la alfombra, mamón, sobajeo, correrse la paja, culliar, afilar, los cocos, tula, pechula, pico, pichula, pendejos, moco, sapo, chocha, cornetta, irse cortado, gomas
Sunday, April 4, 2010
would you like a receipt?
How to buy a soda in Chile-
Approach counter 1, ask for your soda, repeat yourself. Walk over to counter 2 while the attendant from counter 1 yells to counter 2 what you ordered and how much you need to pay. Wait while attendant 2 writes out at least two reciepts for your soda, stamps them, and hands them to you. Walk back to counter 1 (or sometimes a third counter) and hand the attendant your stamped reciept. Recieve something that is not what you had asked for, start process over again.
Seriously, the amount of reciepts you recieve in this country is ridiculous. The smaller stores don't use cash registers, so they have to write out each individual item they sell on a receipt. You even get a reciept when you pay 20 cents to use the restroom. Yesterday we saw a receipt pasted on the front of the bus announcing that the driver had taken a break within the past 24 hours. My bags are full of receipts, and if you try and rush out of the store without your piece of paper the attendant will call after you as if you have just forgotten your birth certificate on the counter. Why? Why do you need 3 people to do the job of 1 person? Why do I have to wait in several different lines to buy a coke?
Even at the big department stores, I will approach the counter with my item and my money only to be looked at like i'm an idiot and told "no, you have to pay for that over there" - clothing, accessories, and makeup are all purchased at different registers.
When I tried to join the YMCA, I seriously got dizzy from going around in so many circles to each different desk where each person had to do one little task to let me join the gym.
It is enough to make me go insane! But, then I just have to remember that in the US we have completely different priorities and concepts of service. In the US, we are obsessed with efficiency because time is money and we've got more important places to be. Here, i'm not sure, but it's a little different relationship between gringo-Chilean. It's possibly because they are now closer to our level economically, so they don't feel like they need to "suck up" or treat gringos with kindness, but almost every service encounter i've had here makes me want to cry sometimes. They can be so harsh, as opposed to the states where everything is answered with a smile.. So this is just a lesson for me in patience, and learning to take a deep breath and not let tiny little things like this aggrivate me. At least we have a Starbucks down the street here where they are super fast and super friendly and there is no nescafe in sight..
Approach counter 1, ask for your soda, repeat yourself. Walk over to counter 2 while the attendant from counter 1 yells to counter 2 what you ordered and how much you need to pay. Wait while attendant 2 writes out at least two reciepts for your soda, stamps them, and hands them to you. Walk back to counter 1 (or sometimes a third counter) and hand the attendant your stamped reciept. Recieve something that is not what you had asked for, start process over again.
Seriously, the amount of reciepts you recieve in this country is ridiculous. The smaller stores don't use cash registers, so they have to write out each individual item they sell on a receipt. You even get a reciept when you pay 20 cents to use the restroom. Yesterday we saw a receipt pasted on the front of the bus announcing that the driver had taken a break within the past 24 hours. My bags are full of receipts, and if you try and rush out of the store without your piece of paper the attendant will call after you as if you have just forgotten your birth certificate on the counter. Why? Why do you need 3 people to do the job of 1 person? Why do I have to wait in several different lines to buy a coke?
Even at the big department stores, I will approach the counter with my item and my money only to be looked at like i'm an idiot and told "no, you have to pay for that over there" - clothing, accessories, and makeup are all purchased at different registers.
When I tried to join the YMCA, I seriously got dizzy from going around in so many circles to each different desk where each person had to do one little task to let me join the gym.
It is enough to make me go insane! But, then I just have to remember that in the US we have completely different priorities and concepts of service. In the US, we are obsessed with efficiency because time is money and we've got more important places to be. Here, i'm not sure, but it's a little different relationship between gringo-Chilean. It's possibly because they are now closer to our level economically, so they don't feel like they need to "suck up" or treat gringos with kindness, but almost every service encounter i've had here makes me want to cry sometimes. They can be so harsh, as opposed to the states where everything is answered with a smile.. So this is just a lesson for me in patience, and learning to take a deep breath and not let tiny little things like this aggrivate me. At least we have a Starbucks down the street here where they are super fast and super friendly and there is no nescafe in sight..
Chilean 101
This is Chilean 101, once you have these phrases down you can manage pretty well.
'Ya, po' weon, nos tenemos que ir al tiro a esta wea´
We must go there right now.
'Ayer me agaré a una minna, weon, pero justo estaba mi polola y cacho todo'
Yesterday I met a cool girl, but my girlfriend was there and she saw everything.
'weon, cachai esa wea?'
Did you see that?
'weon, te tinka ir a tomar unos copetes, y despues nos vamos a carretear'
Do you want to go grab some drinks and then go out?
'estos flaites culliados me pelaron la billetera'
Some guys stole my wallet.
'weon, 'toy terrible cagado, no se que chucha voy a hacer mañana con esa wea'
I am screwed, and I don´t know what i'll do about it tomorrow.
got it?
'Ya, po' weon, nos tenemos que ir al tiro a esta wea´
We must go there right now.
'Ayer me agaré a una minna, weon, pero justo estaba mi polola y cacho todo'
Yesterday I met a cool girl, but my girlfriend was there and she saw everything.
'weon, cachai esa wea?'
Did you see that?
'weon, te tinka ir a tomar unos copetes, y despues nos vamos a carretear'
Do you want to go grab some drinks and then go out?
'estos flaites culliados me pelaron la billetera'
Some guys stole my wallet.
'weon, 'toy terrible cagado, no se que chucha voy a hacer mañana con esa wea'
I am screwed, and I don´t know what i'll do about it tomorrow.
got it?
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