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Wicked Spanish
Paperback
, 64 pages
ISBN: 9780894808616 (0894808613)
Published by Workman Publishing
$4.95(US)
$6.95(CAN)
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Table Of Contents
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION GETTING AROUND - The Old Man and the Chevy…6
- Disclaimer of Wickedness…7
- Stop Bus!…8
- Prayer of the Lost Luggage…9
- Addressing the Mule…10
- Customs Tips…11
- Tipping Policemen…12
- Pedestrian Advisory…14
- Assorted Road Signs…15
DESTINATIONS- Surviving the Hotel…16
- When in Ruins…18
- Understanding Zapotec Basketball…19
- Confession…20
- Death Takes a Holiday…21
- Finding the Museum…22
- Beach Blanket Lingo…24
- Attention Third-World Shoppers…25
SUSTENANCE- Restaurant Survival Techniques…26
- Look out for "Chicken of the Trees"…28
- Guide to Painless Dining…30
- Prayer of the Large Intestine…31
- The Men-Only Bar…32
- For Women Only: Coin-A-Curse…33
- Drinking to Kill the Critters Within…34
- Mexican Drinks of Death…35
- Moctezuma's Medical Emergency…36
- Eat and Run…37
DAILY LIFE- Perfecting the Haggle…38
- Post Waste…40
- Essential Expletives…41
- El Banco de Quixote…42
- Banishing the Miniature Huckster…44
- Reporting Thefts…46
CULTURE- The Eternal Siesta…48
- Manana Counterattack…49
- El Business Meeting…50
- La Revolution…52
- Handy Guide to Latin Revolutionaries…53
- Love in the Time of Severe Abdominal Cramps…54
- Cockfights…56
- Bullfights…57
- Mariachi at a Distance…58
THE MODEL GUEST- The Polite Guest's Guide to EntrÈe Identification…59
- Natives at Home…60
- The Inevitable Thank-You Note…62
HELP - Gringo-matic™ Emergency Dictionary…63
- Gringo-matic™Quick Reference…64
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