It's raining today, and I don't want my camera to get water slash so no pictures today. But it remains to be stated that the Starbucks here serves infinitely better sandwiches than back at home. But they're also a lot more expensive. Right now I'm sitting in my hotel room, watching El Chavo del 8 (trans., A Boy of Eight (years old)). The show was from 1971 to 1992 and is by far the most popular show ever broadcast in all of Latin America and Spain - it's even popular in Brazil. The show was shot in Mexico City and set in a barrio, following a young orphan and his strange adventures.
This was the same show that I pretended to translate when I was very young, perhaps six. I remember I would make stuff up on the spot and my parents would laugh. It's funny because now I actually can translate it. Of course, the show uses a lot of central Mexican slang that is notoriously difficult to translate on its own. Regardless, the show is pretty funny. I have seen this show from Chile to Spain to Mexico to Chicago.
I found an English subtitled clip for your perusal. Enjoy.
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Hey Pat. You were able to access the internet I see. We have called your hotel several times but you have not been in the room. Dad is wanting to talk with you about your cell phone. Question. When you dialed the number to reach us, did you put the "+" sign in front of the number? You have to do that. If you read the materials dad gave, it explains. If you did that but it still doesn't work, maybe Dad will know what's going on when he talks with you.
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