October 2009
3 posts
Wealth.
“Did you hear, Pablo got fired.” -me
“No, Pablo did not. He moved back to my country.” -her
“No, he got fired.” -me
“No, he quit. Pablo has a big house and two babies and a dog in my country and a car!” -her
“No, Pablo was the dishwasher. Are you talking about someone else?” -me
“No, Pablo washed the dishes and also he did two...
Nutrition for animals.
“In my country, it is ok to feed the dogs just tortillas.” -her
“You mean with their dog food?” -me
“No, there is no thing as dog food in my country. Just tortilla.” -her
“In my country, we don’t have gangs like you have here. The children, they...”
September 2009
16 posts
Sad day.
Today was a sad day. We hardly got to talk, and nothing funny happened at all. I wish, in my country, America wouldn’t put illegal immigrants in between a rock and a hard place. We permit illegal aliens in the workplace, turning the other way, but exploit their labor and offer no job security. Tomorrow will be an even sadder day.
Bacon is Good For Me →
sadly, my country
Homosexuality.
“Yum. This is amazing. Who made this?” - me
“Miguel’s husband.” -her
“Hm, I didn’t know Miguel was gay. It is so good, is that chicken?” -me
“He is gay! But what can we do? We can do nothing.” -her
“Yeah, but who cares? Love is love.” -me
“In my country, we say two women it is nice to see, but two men is very bad to...
“wish in one hand, shit in the other”
– my country
Superstition.
“In your country, they say you show ghosts silver and they will not bother you.” -her
“They do? I thought it was garlic?” -me
“No, my brother say we put silver on my dog so the ghosts do not touch her.” -her
“Oh, thats probably good anyways for her to have a tag.” -me
“In my country, we say you put like this (points to exposed wires) around...
Ghosts.
“You know what happened? My dog, she ran to me and cried like someone hit her. But I go to my room, and no one there.” -her
“Maybe she got stuck under the bed? That would hurt.” -me
“No, I think bad spirits live in my new apartment and they hit her.”-her
“Gross, like ghosts?” -me
“Yes, you think my dog can see the ghosts?” -her
...
Fortune.
“I wish we made more money.” - me
“My dad said you are in a field, and you see a fire, you go to it.” -her
“Wait, like a real fire or like an illusion?” -me
“You see it is real, but you go to it and…gone.” -her
“Illusion.” -me
“In my country, they say you go to it and find gold. But my dad, he don’t think so.”...
Driving.
“Sorry I stopped so quickly. I swear I am a decent driver.” -me
“Its ok. In my country, nobody stops at the signs, and we hit people and sometimes they die.” -her
“comes frijoles y eructas jamon”
– her country
Chickens.
“I like chicken. It’s my favorite meat.” - me
“In my country, we put knives on their feet and they fight.” -her
Birthmarks.
“You have same as me.” -her
“Oh, you mean our birthmarks?” - me
“Yeah, same.” -her
“That’s where the angels kissed you, before you were born. Mine’s big, the angels gave me a raspberry.” - me
“In my country, it means your mom ate bad food.” -her
Drinking.
“I love my boyfriend, but when I drink…I just love LOVE!” -me
“What you mean?” -her
“Ah! If I have too much beer, I just want to kiss people.” -me
“In my country, when we have too much beer, we just want to fight people.” -her