I've blogged before about the water here in Cancun. We still buy most of ours in 20L bottles ($2), from one of the army of men who ride, drive, or otherwise roll through every area selling it. You'll be sitting at home, or lying in a hammock writing a blog post, and hear "Agua! Agua! Agua!"
I've written elsewhere about the bloopers I've made while learning Spanish. But I thought I'd post a few funny Spanish bloopers that have happened to other people...
1) Fighting over a bill
Tried to say: We will pay for you (pagamos)
Actually said: We will fight you (pegamos)
2) Lord died for a good cause...
Tried to say: The Lord died for your sins (pecados)
Actually said: The Lord died for your fish (pescados)
3) I have 4 sisters...
Tried to say: I have 4 sisters and I'm the oldest (meyor)
Actually said: I have 4 children and I am the best (mejor)
4) Be careful what you ask for....
Tried to say: I ask (yo pido)
Actually said: I fart (yo pedo)
Not much explanation needed here. Living in a hostel means living with strangers, & living with strangers means living with bloopers!
Here's the list. Enjoy...
1) The Bedroom Break-in
One day, I hung/wrapped a plastic Hawaiian party necklace around part of the deadbolt on the inside of our door. Some time later, I went out, locking the deadbolt behind me.
When I came home, I found that I couldn't open our door. The plastic necklace had become tangled in the bolt, preventing it from sliding open. Oops. Luckily, the door opens out into the hall, meaning that the hinges are accessible from outside the room.
With the help of a neighbor, I used a butcher knife and a hammer to pop the door off its hinges & enter the room.
I removed the necklace & used it to tie a bandana around my makeshift electric tiki torch.
The best part of the story (or the worst) is this:
Though this incident occurred in the middle of the afternoon, despite being on the second floor, directly above the main office, none of the staff heard anything (apparently) or came to investigate. So much for security!
I recently posted a note about funny Spanish bloopers. I thought I'd write a separate post about funny Spanish sex bloopers, partly to keep the other post family-friendly & also because it's an easy way to generate some extra clicks. Anything with "sex" in the title (& lots of "sex
sex sex" in the body) is bound to attract attention! After all, you're here, right?
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As Jen & I learn Spanish (slowly), we have made a host of Spanish Bloopers. I'll share some of these here & update the page if (when!) they happen...
I've also heard many funny stories about other tourists. I'll relate some of those in a separate post.
Ok, here we go....
