Hayley and I went to S' Lugger. (pronounced Ess LooGar)
We were accompanied by Zach, the station manager, and a few researchers. We were in San Vito. Boys in San Vito do not ask girls (even if they are from other Costa Rican towns) to dance, unless they are from San Vito. They are shy, or afraid. Odd for a country based on Machismo, a male dominated dating scene... They salsa, but do not dirty dance. Some of the researchers kind of mimicked the moves of American dirty dancers, and did it kind of awkwardly, so I had to show them how we really do it, and then explain how I am not really that dirty, I was just helping them do it accurately. A lesson on contemporary horrible dancing in the US.
We are SCIENTISTS after all. It was for POSTERITY.
I'm sorry, but when they try to dance american, they dance like white people. I.E. badly.
I know that I'm sure I am horrible looking when I mimic salsa dancing too though.
PS: Imperial is better than Pilsen. If you're ever in Costa Rica, remember that.
2 comments:
The students in my high school English class loved this story!!
Thanks for sharing.
This may not be the wildlife study your professor was referring to.Still the differences in our two cultures are very interesting.No better place to observe local behavior than at a gathering place such as a watering hole. I expect a report from other gathering places such as local church services, say on Sunday.
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