Funny From Guatemala
Tosferina is “whooping cough.” This was an educational poster I found at our clinic, featuring scary zombie girl:
In the US, simethicone is Gas-X. In Guatemala, it’s called “LabORGASIM”:
Yes, sure, he’s both a doctor AND a surgeon, but Dr. Byron Recino’s REAL specialty and passion is psychiatry.
Random funny magazine vendor selling Cosmo magazines from the 80s. Love that hair.
Ate at a Korean restaurant, please read the translation for the first meal choice. Love it.
And one sad one, at a classroom-turned-clinic: “I need light, I need a kitchen, I need books,” with the happy little white kids on the crayon box.
HAHA vegetaliens! Cracked me up so bad.
In the D.R. this spring break, we found a restaurant offering Kid’s Fingers.
We declined.
http://www.deknow.org ? know?
[...] Funny From GuatemalaIn the US, simethicone is Gas-X. In Guatemala, it’s called “LabORGASIM”: Yes, sure, he’s both a doctor AND a surgeon, but Dr. Byron Recino’s REAL specialty and passion is psychiatry. Random funny magazine vendor selling Cosmo magazines … [...]
Actually, the “I need light, I need a kitchen, I need books” one goes something like “he/she/it needs light, to paint a school, a trashcan” etc. And there are some “you need”s thrown in: “you need books”, for example. I don’t think the overall impression is really all that sad.
I wish it weren’t all that sad, Karamele. You should’ve seen the kids. :/
I’m glad that Karamele pointed out the grammar. I’ve spent many years in that region, including some in Guatemala, and as difficult as the conditions can be you need to keep some perspective, as well. You can be “poor” and still happy, as I’m sure you saw for yourself Graham.
Oh, and about all those icky stomach bugs? Try copious amounts of papaya next time. Made me virtually bullet-proof.
Very funny signs. I especially like the “vegetaliens” one.
Oh, and a clarification. In Latin American countries, medical degrees have the title of “Medico Cirujano”, which interestingly enough does not mean that person is a surgeon. That’s just the name for the degree. So that sign is like saying he’s a “Psychiatrist, MD” and not necessarily a “Psychiatrist, doctor, and surgeon”. Although they “y” in the middle of the title makes the whole thing confusing.
Love the simethicone pack
Hm. Echoing your current post about the rainbow cafe, you should apparently not try to eat korean food in guatemala either. That’s the sloppiest looking kimbap I’ve ever seen.
Very cute. Reminds me of that site http://www.engrish.com