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You KNOW your a real hispanic when:


If you grew up scared of something called "el cuco".

If you've ever left grass for the camels on the night of January 6th instead of leaving cookies and milk for Santa on christmas.

If dinner usually consists of rice, beans and some kind of meat.

If you shop at "sedanos or pooblis (publix)".

If you were raised on goya products.

If you have ever used your nose or lips to point something out.

If you've ever dropped food on the floor, picked it up, ate it after saying, "lo que no mata engorda".

If you have ever been hit by a chancleta.

If you constantly refer to cereal as "corn flei"

If you can tell the difference between arroz canilla and everything else.

If others tell you to stop screaming when you're really talking.

If you've ever gone outside your house with rolos and chancletas.

If whenever you are angry, you spout off a torrent of "co?o", "pu?eta", and "carajo".

If you've ever been hit with either the cord of la plancha or la correa.

If you know your mom is sneaking up on you because you hear the "clack-clack" of her chancletas.

If your mother yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner and you live in a one-bedroom apartment.

If you can get to your house blindfolded because the smell of chuletas is so strong.

If you light a candle on the night of the lotto drawing.

If your house has all of those little figurines that take up every inch of space on/under the tv and you have either one of the following: a porcelain cat, dog, coqui, or elephant in your livingroom.

If your sofa is covered in plastic

If you not only know who don francisco (from sabado gigante!) is, but tell people he is your tio.

If your mother, tia, or hermana's hair is blackcherry, "sun in", red, or a burgundy that would make celia cruz jealous.

If your litlle sister thinks that butterfly clips are on vogue's hot list for hair accessories.

If you go to a wedding or quincea?era, gossip about how bad the comida is, but are the first to take a plate to go.

If your sister has more mustache hair than your father.

If you think cristina can beat oprah any day.

If your uncle owns more gold than that jewelry shop down the street.

If you can dance merengue, cumbia, and salsa without music.

If you use manteca instead of olive oil and can't figure out why your ass is getting bigger.>

If you just can't imagine anyone not liking spanish food.

If you've been in a two-passenger car with over seven people in it, with a person shouting, "caben mas!"

If you call your sneakers "tenis"

If your car has fifteen speakers in it and you fix it every weekend.

If you have at least thirty cousins.

If you start clapping when your plane lands on the runway.

If you say crazy things like "me cago en diez"

If you consider platanos to be a food group

If you live in "guashington heights"

If you're constantly arguing over lost land.

If you understood all of these you're definitely hispanic