How to spot a gringo in South America...
-If you have to ask...yes you´re a gringo!
-Do you own a money belt? Yes...you´re a gringo.
-You´re a gringo if you thought enjoying Cartagena´s beaches came with free massages...and despite the pregnant women´s assurance, the first leg may have been free, but only gringos´ let her go for the other.
-Do you travel with a neck pillow? Yeah so do I, I´m a gringo too!
-When a local says "excuse me, sorry" as they pass in between you...they know you´re a gringo.
-Did you just ask for ketchup? Definitely gringo!
-If you sit down at a restaurant and you pick up the menu to find it´s the English version...yeah, that menu is for gringos!
-When eating, do you switch the fork from one hand to the other after cutting your food? Yup, gringo.
-How about dancing...do people stare, laugh, or walk away? You might be a gringo!
-Have you ever gotten off the overnight bus an hour outside of your destination because the town you stopped at was named the same as your desired street address? Gringo!
-Did you get sunburned? You need sunscreen gringo.
-Do you haggle prices not realizing they amount to pennies of a discount? Very gringo!
-Are people starring a you? It´s probably because you´re dressed funny, like a gringo!
-After buying something at the store and after the clerk told you the amount...if you just hold your hand out with a bunch of money...you´re a gringo.
-Were you one of the two lite-skinned men running around Cuzco wearing no shirts in 50 degree weather and chasing around kids with cans of colored foam? You´re a gringo named Jason or Berkley!
-Ever wonder what the waste basket next to the toilet is for? Yeah, you´re a gringo.
-Did you ever get sick from food or water while in Peru? Yeah so do the locals. You might NOT be a gringo!
-If you are ever standing in a Spanish speaking group and you hear someone say gringo but you aren´t sure who they are referring to. They´re referring to you, the gringo!
-Were you that crazy chick chasing around a well dressed waiter in the streets of Huanchaco screaming obscenities? Yes? Oh, then you´re definitely not a gringo...but were you watching and shocked? Then yes, you are.
-Do you sleep on overnight buses with an eye mask and or earplugs?...Gringo!
-If you have to ask how much the local bus fare is...you´re a gringo. It´s posted on the windshield!
-Are you still hungry after a meal at a restaurant? Then you´re a gringo.
-While at a Brazilian all-you-can-eat steak house, did you order a glass of milk because you ate some hot peppers in your self-made salad? You´re a gringo, and now your waiter knows!
-Did you complain because the milk was warm? haha, gringo!
-When asked questions in Portuguese do you respond in Spanish because they didn´t understand your English? That´s gringo.
-While staying at a hostel have you ever fallen off the top bunk in a six person dorm...twice in the same night? You´re a concussed gringo from Oregon who has a drinking problem.
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