Besides breakfast, lunch, and dinner, food is offered here upon one’s awaking, arriving, departing, and many times in between. “Yes please” and, “No thank you” are both somehow translated, “Yeah, give me food.”
The mom/cook/hostess always fills everyone’s plate. Portions are large.
Here's a few real quotes to give some perspective:
Host mom: “Eat! The sick who don’t eat die. I eat when I’m sick, and I haven’t died!”
Kid: “Tia, why do you exercise?”
Me: “Because I want to be strong.”
Kid: “But for that, all you need to do is eat.” (Silly, stupid Tia am I! And all this time I thought…)
Host mom (the moment my roommate walked in the door tonight): “Hola! Eat! Here’s fruit salad!”
Roommate: “Oh no thank you, I’m good for now.”
Host mom: “But you like fruit salad!"
Roommate: “Yeah… sometimes”
Host mom: “You like it. Why don’t you don’t want fruit salad???”
Roommate: “I like it for breakfast, but not now.”
Host mom: *shakes head in bewilderment, chuckles* “That girl, such is she. Eh, it’s ok, I’ll make her oatmeal!”
Who's this kid? (Or is it the cook...?)
My back is sore from shoveling snow. Could you ask what do I need to eat to make that feel better?
ReplyDeleteThat'd be: "fried Rice, fried Potatoes, fried Plantains, a fried Egg, and Coke." What else? :)
ReplyDeleteYes...food is a big deal! And if you don't eat enough to suit them they get all bent out of shape!
ReplyDeleteDo you love the food???
Funny, that is exactly how all my hispanic friends at the moving company acted to me. They would see me sit down with a moderately large lunch and then proceed to not give up until they had forced me to eat at least half of theirs as well. They all thought I was so skinny...I must be underfed.
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of people who are constantly offering food. I love to eat and they love to feed me. Its a great relationship.
ReplyDeleteYou should publish a book in america that explains how the secret to being in shape is to eat more. I bet it will sell like hot cakes!
that's so awesome caris!! I love the quotes! food is so good! if it's good of course.
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