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I will watch them when I get off work, and btw I'm a resident of North Mexico (Monterrey to be more specific) and will also happily answer any questions anyone has about the country, or my particular slice of it anyway. And to reiterate: gently caress the green party, not only did they use the recent scandal about the contaminated river to give themselves all the credit and to bolster their image, but also now I have to watch 20 loving minutes of political ads about them and their greatness whenever I go to Cinepolis
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whitey delenda est posted:Your thread rules, thanks for posting and continuing to post. This bit made me think of a question, do certain Mexican names have... Stigma? Attached to them? Like stereotypically in the u.s. we use the name "Cletus" or "Jim Bob" to refer to a bumpkin or hayseed type. Hehe curiously I was thinking on the way home today which would be the equivalent to Johnny Six-pack in a Mexican name, and I guess the closest would be Jose or Juan, they are by far the most common names. Brayan (Its pronounced the same as Brian) is associated with someone born in a low social stratta, as people tend to want English sounding names for their children, but have no idea how to write them. I have seen too Brayn, Braian, and Bryan.I worked for a little while in a public hospital with a focus on Obstetrics and Pediatrics, the names people come up with for their children are very amusing, and include whoever is the most popular professional soccer player at the time of the birth, the most popular pop singer and some I swear were made up in that very moment. Desperado Bones posted:Ffffffffffuck. I hate when they do that at Cinepolis. They are the PRI for the young and naive hippie. Also, they are the ones behind the construction of the so called "ecological park" over here, in a part of the town which used to be completely covered in mangrove, which is endangered, which is loving protected by federal law! Remember kids, if you want to be able to receive massive cash bribes in a shady casino, be filmed while doing it and exposed nationally and still remain a relevant part of the political process, just join the Green Party! papasyhotcakes fucked around with this message at 07:39 on Dec 1, 2014 |
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burnsep posted:...most memorably, "Primera Unidad de Ataque" (First Assault Unit). That guy's parents had been Spanish anarchists and had decided to pass on the revolutionary zeal. He went by "Pua". Hahahahaha ok I gotta admit that is the most hardcore name I have ever heard. Did the guy share the ideological zeal of his parents or did he turn out pretty normal?
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KillHour posted:Ham? Dude don't diss it if you haven't tried it. Just heat up two flour tortillas, put some ham and cheese in the middle, let it melt a little bit in the grill and go to town. Heaven has a place in this world and it is in a Mexican kitchen. I'm going to put some pictures in this thread of a burrito and several other delicious dishes the next time I go for some. The definition of a burrito is actually a hotly debated topic amongst my friends, as some people define it by just having it be a giant tortilla and whatever inside, other say it consist of the giant tortilla, meat, cheese and beans, and other say it is not a true burrito unless it is served with all of the previous ingredients, plus lettuce and avocado. Needless to say I have tasted them all and all of them have a place in my arteries.
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Chernabog posted:In Mexico City burritos aren't very common, I can only think of like 3 places that sell them and one of them is 7-11. Desperado Bones posted:Over here, there's a Mexican fried chicken chain that sells burritos. They are complete full crap. I'm so so sorry for you my friends. Here any place that sells tacos also sells burritos, gringas (think a burrito but with trompo meat, similar to shawarma-style meat), campechanas (both normal and trompo meat), all of them in huge flour tortillas. You can see why North Mexico has one of the biggest obesity problems in Latin America.
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Desperado Bones posted:There's the rich students that have drivers and fancy poo poo like that, then you have the poor students that survive on instant noodles and kool-aid. 
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Desperado Bones posted:Just to add a bit more, so you guys get an idea of how racist they can get,when Lupita Nyong'o was told to be among the most beautiful persons in the world all my Northern friends were up arms. "How could they say that black woman with short hair is beautiful?! She looks ugly because she is too black." Specially a friend of mine, who wouldn't stop saying that they should had chosen Rihanna (lighter skin) and everyone agreeing with her. To add to the irony, you have brown Northern Mexicans being racist towards other brown Mexicans. It's a whole Uncle Ruckus poo poo that happens. I'm so so sorry that this is the impression that my part of the country has given everyone. For the record I think Lupita is an extremely beautiful woman and that all the people are equal no matter the color of their skin. People here tend to associate whiteness with wealth and culture, and I am deeply ashamed of that state of affairs.
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BTW just found this excerpt from the book "A narco history", which offers a summary about the events surrounding Ayotzinapa: http://m.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/the_forty-three_20150313 The outrage and the despair felt by those parents is something I cannot imagine.
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Lima posted:Please don't get irradiated Mexigoons Nah I think its mostly due to high amounts of banditry and people making off with whatever they find, rather than specifically searching for the stuff. Still rather scary to think how relatively easy is to get one's hands on potentially dangerous radioactive stuff (even if its medical grade only and a protective casing).
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Remember also to not respond to provocations, yesterday it was revealed by El Norte an operation by some PRI members to make certain unfavorable polling stations invalid by starting poo poo there, recording it and having an affiliated lawyer come by and declare the whole polling process invalid.
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Jun 7, 2015 14:47
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Yeah, I didn't even know any of the candidates for federal and local congress members, only at gobernor and mayor levels. I do feel like there is generally less informations available in Mexican elections compared to American ones where there is generally a lot more information about individual candidates and their policies.
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Sorry to double post but it seems like for the first time in Mexico's history an independant candidate has won a governorship. Go Bronco! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-08/mexico-s-bronco-seen-winning-in-nuevo-leon-as-pri-leads-house (It actually remains to be seen how effective will his period be, seeing that the old political parties dominate the rest of the system, but it is pretty good news nevertheless)
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