Comments on: Mexican slang 101: How to talk turkey like a native speaker https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/mexican-slang-101-how-to-talk-turkey-like-a-native-speaker/ Mexico's English-language news Tue, 31 Dec 2024 03:00:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: xxgallo@live.com https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/mexican-slang-101-how-to-talk-turkey-like-a-native-speaker/comment-page-1/#comment-12123 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 03:00:58 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=421038#comment-12123 In reply to Gideon Tomaschoff.

Fascinating….”trickle-down” economics at its vernacular best. I used to live by Neptunio and Dragones years ago. Saludos desde Acapulco!

]]> By: Richard Anderson https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/mexican-slang-101-how-to-talk-turkey-like-a-native-speaker/comment-page-1/#comment-12028 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:42:18 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=421038#comment-12028 ]]> Pickup trucks drive around many parts of Méxican cities often soliciting various used items, including “tambores.” I never understood why they’d be interested in buying “drums,” but yesterday a Mexican acquaintance told me the word can also refer to metal bed frames–which might beat like a drum in certain circumstances 😉

]]> By: Gideon Tomaschoff https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/mexican-slang-101-how-to-talk-turkey-like-a-native-speaker/comment-page-1/#comment-11798 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:35:28 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=421038#comment-11798 In Cuba “Jinetear” has a slightly different connotation.
The act of “riding” a tourist, i.e, squeezing money out of a tourist in return for dating, sexual favor etc. Unlike straightforward prostitution, having a kind of a relationship with a jinetera or jinetero can take a semblance of a real, non transactional, relationship. A Non Spanish speaking tourist might not even realize the real nature of this relationship, or not even that there is a transaction, thinking it’s a legit relationship. Commonly the tourist provides some type of financial assistance and inevitably some of the money that the jinetera or jinetero earns find its way to other Cubans i.e, the family, neighbours, friends of the Jinetera or Jinetero who are fully aware, aiding and abetting in duping an unsuspecting tourist. This can go on with multiple tourists in succession. Unfortunately, continuing poor socio-economical conditions in Cuba are the source and driver for the endurance of ‘Jinitear’ phenomenon.

]]> By: Steven Cohen https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/mexican-slang-101-how-to-talk-turkey-like-a-native-speaker/comment-page-1/#comment-11785 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:04:55 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=421038#comment-11785 Gracias!

]]> By: Caguichie https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/mexican-slang-101-how-to-talk-turkey-like-a-native-speaker/comment-page-1/#comment-11774 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:42:52 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=421038#comment-11774 😂😂]]> One used by the jóvenes when they want to buy condoms: ¿ay calcetines? First time a guy asked me that I said no, we don’t have calcetines. He pointed to a box of condoms and we both burst out laughing 😂😂😂

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