The Latina Disconnect-Part II

[burbuja2]

Have you all noticed that there seems to be a complete lack of understanding that a certain action or inaction is likely to lead to a certain consequence?  I can give you a perfect example.  A few nights ago, my wife, my mother in law, and my wife's nine year old nephew were at a restaurant.  Approximately 10 minutes after the nephew finished with his food, the kid held a napkin to his mouth as if he had sustained some type of injury.  My wife is practically pushing me onto the floor so that she can get out of the booth to accompany the kid to the bathroom.  When we all exited the booth, the kid removed the napkin and there was nothing wrong.  This knee slapping hilarity continued the following morning when my wife made pancakes using some type of aerosol butter spray.  Unfortunately, when that gets on the tiled floor of the Burbuja Bungalow, the floor becomes slippery.  When I called that to my wife's attention, I got a very unexcited response that she would clean it later.  It should be noted that my mother in law had fallen once last year and broken her arm.  The point of all this is that many latinas would seeming prefer to react (hysterically) to an accident rather than take those measures which would prevent an accident in the first place.   I wish Colman had not been deported so he could respond to these allegations.

[Brazilophile]

... in response to The Latina Disconnect-Part  II, posted by burbuja2 on Jan 5, 2004

I have noticed that with many Latinas I have met.  BUT I don't believe it has anything to do with being Latin and a whole lot to do with being female!!!

I have met many more North American and European women who were just as much or more short-sighted drama queens as any Latina you guys have described here.  There is a certain type of woman (and probably man as well) that enjoys the attention and control that comes from creating a false or avoidable emergency that requires everyone in earshot to listen to her and do what she says at the risk of some not well defined negative outcome.  

As a child I noticed that my mother and several friends' mothers, when they were preparing to go out someplace, would sabotage all efforts to leave on time and then create all kinds of drama by ordering everyone ot hurry up because they were late.

I think there is even a disease for this type of behavior.   I know that there are mothers who intentionally injure their children in order to enjoy the drama of rushing to the hospital, dealing with doctors and nurses, taking medicines properly, etc.  

This one is not a Latin Disconnect!

[Fuzzyone]

... in response to The Latina Disconnect-Part  II, posted by burbuja2 on Jan 5, 2004

When I first got married I noticed that we did not have many dirty clothes
counting I had a wife now. I finally found out that she had been washing
all the clothes in the kitchen sink. I told her that once a week we go to
the laundrey mat to wash clothes. She kept washing them anyway. My
wife did not know how to cook so I had to be real carefull that I did not
get sick. The first time I cooked for her she thought she was in heaven
another maid to do every thing.

[Pete E]

... in response to The Latina Disconnect-Part  II, posted by burbuja2 on Jan 5, 2004

I think its a live for today,worry about it tommorow type attitude.Unless it is something THEY care about,then the sh!t hits the fan.

Pete

[Pete E]

... in response to The Latina Disconnect-Part  II, posted by burbuja2 on Jan 5, 2004

I thought I would pull up my response to James below,since it covers the same type of thing.

Hopefully alot of that was my hot tub.I fired it up and used it one more time before I gave it to Barry.
Yes the hot tub.I asked Rocio if she wanted one and she said yes.I got her in it twice,briefly.Didn't fit my pictures of how it was going to get used.But it was part of my plan for the house to be the way I wanted.It probably cost me $100 or more a month and I didn't use it that much.
She got a new cell phone.Its a fixed monthly rate,about $40 a month for unlimited local calls.The month before she went way over our minimum hours.I had 1300 and she used 2200 herself.Its was $420 extra for the extra miniutes.No problem,not her money.All she had to do was fake concern and forget it.
There will be a delayed reaction,but it will hit big time eventually.She will have to be writting utility checks by next month and about 6 months she will get to join the local rental market.As much as I have explained it too her I don't think she will really get it untill it happens.

Pete

[NightRaven]

... in response to The Latina Disconnect-Part  II, posted by burbuja2 on Jan 5, 2004

"The point of all this is that many latinas would seeming prefer to react (hysterically) to an accident rather than take those measures which would prevent an accident in the first place."

Maybe its a genetic adrenalin hook? If you plan and prevent then there is no "rush" to ride later?

Maybe she has picked up enough American News Casts to pick up on our fine tradition of "Passing the Buck"?

Gotta love it, a man chooses to go to a public building, sneaks into an unsafe area, throws himself off in order to end his own life, changes his mind on the way down, the "divine powers" give him a second chance at life and he sues the city for not protecting him by preventing his freedom of choice? But I will bet he is on the rabidly, "I am free I can make all he kids I want, never get a job or support them, so you people can support them and me cause its my right to be irresponsible" kick.

[Starman]

... in response to The Latina Disconnect-Part  II, posted by burbuja2 on Jan 5, 2004

My new wife (three months) thought the dishwasher was a storage place for dishes. Once she saw me putting dirty dishes in and said "Wait, those are dirty"! I responded "Of course there dirty, why would I be cleaning clean dishes??"

Later, she kept putting the dishwashing detergent in the laundry room. I then realized she was using it to wask clothes!!! At least she never tried to wash clothes in the dish washer!

She was also surpised that we could drink tap water and that we had such high pressure water for taking showers.

I've also had similar problems with the airconditioner and heater like burbuja2's wife. She just cannot grasp the concept of a thermostat.

Also she likes to leave food out all day or defrost food in the sink using warm water. I'm sort of paranoid when it comes to food. For example, she may cook something for lunch, then leave the leftovers in the microwave for me so when I get home all I have to do is turn the oven on for a couple of minutes then I'm set. Of course, it's been over 5 hours that the food has been sitting there.

Tim.