I never get to brag about my ethnicity because I’m always unsure of it. I know I’m American, born in a sterile American hospital like the majority of us. But my father’s side is Spanish! I am half Spanish! And I really love that half. Because it drinks wine and eats tortillas and dances flamenco and takes cafes-con-leche at all hours and tried Marlboros at an early age and calls juice ‘zumo’ and eats grapes at midnight and loves tapas and stands at the bar to eat churros y chocolate and shares bocadillos in the park and takes strolls through plazas and rests in the day and occasionally reads El Pais and La Guia del Ocio and is in love with Javier Bardem and wants to be like Almodovar and expects olives and nuts with every bar order and calls underwear ‘bragas’ and glasses ‘gafas’ and hates gilipollas.
Maybe these things are too stereotypical. Because I’m HALF Spanish, I always feel on the fringe, like a Spanish faker.
But today, I abolish this ethnic insecurity. Today is the day that I reclaim my Spanish roots. Because I’m fucking Spanish. And we’re champions of the world! EL MUNDO! And I’ve always wanted to be a champion of something! So now I am. Gracias, Epaña, por darme los bragging rights. I love you and your men and your passion for soccer and emotion and tight pants and food.
Campeones del Mundo!
Even after all the hullabaloo of the Spanish victory, though, I have to say that [this] is my favorite part of the World Cup hysteria. Who knew that one day Fozzie’s words would grab a global audience? Wocka Wocka.
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I want to go Flamenco dancing. Those birds are the greatest. Take me. Good thing I'm Spanish from the waist up. Wait, is it down? Whatever the good compliment is that's what I am.
Viva Life!
I didn't get to watch the game yesterday. :(
I'm sure it was magical though.
Have you ever been to Spain?
Spanish people eat tortillas and churros?
campeones, campeones….
that video is super cute, but since you were talking about the spanish histeria i thought you were refering to this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTMFNfUShKg
Some people are celebrating it even more than the gol. And the kiss has already a fan group on FB. (The Times blamed her for the defeat of Spain on the first game and there has been a lot of drama around this two)
Muy bien! Viva Espana! I know some Spanish porque I often forget it (mi olvido, si? No? Me olvido? No?). I think it's muy bien that you are half Spanish and are now part owner in the championship. Woooohooooo!! On another note, YES, I agree that it is odd that we drink milk that comes from a pregnant cow's boob. Your comment on my silly milk blog made me laugh!
Rahul, you are Spanish on the right. Claro!
Hipstercrite! Hi! Spain is magical, and I will be moving there shortly. I hope.
Anonymous. You're funny. Of course we have tortillas and churros. No duh. But our tortillas make for shitty burritos.
EIDER!!! Una española entera! Que pareja tan sexy. I would like to kiss any of them. I am always attracted to really sad and helpless guys, so of course I wanted to kiss Iniesta the whole time. Sigh!
Kelley, I am so impressed with your Spanish. You must sit often in your break room to practice. Que bueno!
I'm half-Spanish too, on my dad's side as well. I have always found this confusing, wanting to be orgullosa of my heritage but not wanting to be a poser.
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