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Silly mistake on my part... I have heard it a lot, actually, and did not think of it in regards to his post until you reminded me. I was excited because maybe there was an enclave of Spaniards in NYC of which I was not aware! Thanks for cluing me in on these NYC-isms
New terms I have learned since living here:
"Bodega" (as used in English)
"On line" (as opposed to in line)
"Street meat" (burgers, hot dogs, shwarma from a street cart)
"Spanish" (used for "Hispanic")
Silly mistake on my part... I have heard it a lot, actually, and did not think of it in regards to his post until you reminded me. I was excited because maybe there was an enclave of Spaniards in NYC of which I was not aware! Thanks for cluing me in on these NYC-isms
That's what we're here for, crisp...but you would be correct to use the proper terminology. After all, people shoud still be aware that the local vernacular or colloquialisms do not always measure up for accuracy beyond their local enclaves.
And you've clued us in on some of our errors and omissions in the past! It's all good to go..keep em rolling.
That's what we're here for, crisp...but you would be correct to use the proper terminology. After all, people shoud still be aware that the local vernacular or colloquialisms do not always measure up for accuracy beyond their local enclaves.
And you've clued us in on some of our errors and omissions in the past! It's all good to go..keep em rolling.
I think your idea would be communicated more clearly with words instead of with symbols...
Maybe he ran out of words. His next post was all symbols too.
You know, a few months ago when he was a welder, we taught him how to add paragraph breaks to his posts so they would be more readable. But I think using only symbols is taking the lesson one step too far.
And regarding those bodegas, is it still a bodega if it's owned by a Lebanese or a Korean? Or does that automatically change it to a deli or a corner store?
Or did you guys already cover this? Thread is too long to read through .........
Maybe he ran out of words. His next post was all symbols too.
You know, a few months ago when he was a welder, we taught him how to add paragraph breaks to his posts so they would be more readable. But I think using only symbols is taking the lesson one step too far.
And regarding those bodegas, is it still a bodega if it's owned by a Lebanese or a Korean? Or does that automatically change it to a deli or a corner store?
Or did you guys already cover this? Thread is too long to read through .........
When I was a what? ...........I build scaffolds for a living, never said I welded!
Whats wrong with #5? Im Spanish and in the Bronx and Spanish Harlem (my hometown) its usually just old spanish people having a good time doing #5
Playing Dominos is not a problem BUT why on the DAMN STREET or SIDEWALK? Can't people be more CIVILIZED than that? Go to the proper venue. Go to the park or stay in your house and play.
1. It's an eye sore to look at. Looks like a bunch of UNEMPLOYEED bums that have nothing better to do than to block the sidewalk and attract attention to themselves by yelling "capicu". Very ghetto indeed. How are WE as a community going to change if we all stuff like this to fly? We need to raise our standards.
2. Are you that deprived of attention that you need to set up a table smack on the sidewalk so that EVERYONE walking by sees you?
3. It creates a bunch of drunk, rowdy people around the table to the point that it turn into a nusiance and a mini party/hangout. Which disturbs the peace in the community.
4. If setting up a Domino table on the sidewalk wasn't bad enough, why do you have to now blast your music or have any music at all next to the table and subject the residents to this behavior? Can't you be more discreet?
Maybe he ran out of words. His next post was all symbols too.
You know, a few months ago when he was a welder, we taught him how to add paragraph breaks to his posts so they would be more readable. But I think using only symbols is taking the lesson one step too far.
And regarding those bodegas, is it still a bodega if it's owned by a Lebanese or a Korean? Or does that automatically change it to a deli or a corner store?
Or did you guys already cover this? Thread is too long to read through .........
I don't know the true answer, but people call them bodegas no matter who owns them in West Harlem. Sometimes when there is more than one on a block, they may say something like "get it from the A-rabs", meaning get that particular item from the one owned by the middle eastern people.
I don't know the true answer, but people call them bodegas no matter who owns them in West Harlem. Sometimes when there is more than one on a block, they may say something like "get it from the A-rabs", meaning get that particular item from the one owned by the middle eastern people.
This has been my experience on the UWS where I live. Originally, bodega referred to a type of grocery/convenience store owned mainly by Hispanic immigrants from the islands. Today, these stores are usually owned by Hispanics, Arabs, etc., but the term describes the type of store rather than th ethnicity of the owner.
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