Monday, July 4, 2011

The clothes thing

OK.  I just went out to buy beer wearing shorts and sandals (and t-shirt).   In all this beautiful weather Ray and I have been wearing shoes and jeans.  Why?  Because Mexican men do not wear shorts.  And they do not wear sandals.  We've seen a couple of guys wearing shorts and can't remember seeing a guy in sandals.  And we have seen a hell of a lot of people.  So I felt kind of weird out there.  Not exactly Lady Godiva, but still.  (By the way, the store I went to is around 100 yards from the entrance to the apartment.)  Will I be able to develop the sangfroid needed to defy these customs and let it all hang out?  Or will I be a pollo grande?
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  1. SteveJuly 4, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    Pier as do pollo

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  2. AnonymousJuly 4, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    In Boston we recognize Englishmen by their wearing of dark socks with their shorts and sandals! If you decide not to be a pollo grande
    you will merely be helping the natives to recognize the gringo. Or you could be starting a fashion trend...

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