tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post5561293369995209266..comments2023-12-25T23:40:17.701-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Carioca: I'm Feeling SpecialDaniel Martinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980949721733826978noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-85856434756138356272006-11-12T00:15:00.000-05:002006-11-12T00:15:00.000-05:00Steve,
You know how it goes--expatriates can be mo...Steve,<br />You know how it goes--expatriates can be more concerned with the customs of the "old country" than residents are. Here in California, Mexicans make a big deal out of Cinco de Mayo. (They almost shut down my church on the Sunday nearest with their parade.) But I'm told that in Mexico it's a minor holiday, scarcely even observed!Daniel Martinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15980949721733826978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-86114122584606140852006-11-11T23:48:00.000-05:002006-11-11T23:48:00.000-05:00I live in Chicago and the Cubs hats are pretty muc...I live in Chicago and the Cubs hats are pretty much put away for the winter. Maybe you should give that a try.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825705485912045949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-29332730399689748202006-11-11T23:45:00.000-05:002006-11-11T23:45:00.000-05:00You're lucky, Dan. My wife considers my dietary pr...You're lucky, Dan. My wife considers my dietary preferences to be my problem to deal with in social situations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825705485912045949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-6711248028052433952006-11-11T08:55:00.000-05:002006-11-11T08:55:00.000-05:00Hmm, the older I get the less I think we're all sp...Hmm, the older I get the less I think we're all special, and I want to be regular member of my community--just another butt on the stool at the coffee shop.<br /><br />Your wife having to have a discreet conversation with the hostess regarding your food preferences puts me in mind of another wife who had to warn hostesses about her husband's disdain for chicken.Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209638721810105979noreply@blogger.com