Showing posts with label A Glossary of Sorts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A Glossary of Sorts. Show all posts

Sunday, 31 July 2011

Panamanianisms...a glossary of sorts

1.  Panamanians don't go out in the rain!  (A full Sunday 7/31/11)
 2.  Car language, involving the horn, which we learned on the causeway: (A Full Sunday 7/31/11)
  1. beep, bip, bip, beep, bip -- this means: "hi, look at me, I'm over here, how are you?...maybe I'm       "hitting" on you...are you interested?
  2. Beeeeep -- MOVE, Your in my way!
  3. bip, bip --- Do you want a ride? ---usually a taxi
  4. bip, bip -- thank you
3.  Many traditional Panamanians do not go immediately from something cold to something hot (A full Sunday 7/31/11)