Habla Español? 10 signs you were born and raised in South America.
In South America you will find some of the friendliest people on earth, its culture has endured conquistadors, rapid environmental changes, economical challenges among other things. Anyone that has travelled South America will be able to point at least once city and say “Yeah, I could live there”. If you identify with any points listed below, it may be time to discover South America. But to those who were born and raised in the south,Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Chile, and so on…. will find the following signs very familiar
You are 100% certain your city has the best cuisine, you make sure to nib at that ceviche, encebollado, cazuela, arroz chaufa, sancocho whenever you come across it
Your moms chancla or zapatilla is the wildest form of boomerang
You never miss a soccer game from your home country and you celebrate epic wins with copious amount of cervezas
You have mastered the fine art of haggling and if you can’t (which usually always works), you will refuse to pay for something unless is at least half cheaper than advertise
There’s no such thing as too much partying
You always bring back local cheese, treats, sweets, coffee and chips from your local grocery store. Stock up!
Chevere! This is very popular word in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. It’s used to describe something as nice or cool. You will hear this a lot among all your South American friends
You look great in a Panama hat
Bachata is your dance of love
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You could live on a tropical fruit
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By Greta Hernandez
Greta Hernandez writes for Chillwall on fun events near me around the world.