An interactive presentation that looks at some of the most common and colorful Mexican idioms, including those which are unique to Oaxaca. Nothing takes people faster into the culture of a country than getting acquainted with its proverbs and different levels of slang – from phrases your nice grandmother might say to insults overheard at midnight in a cantina!

Presenter:

I’m Roberto Cruz, and while many extranjeros know me as the “granola guy,” I have taught English and Spanish in Oaxaca for many years. I was born in Mexico but spent my adolescence and early adult life in the United States and therefore know the equivalent, non-literal idioms of both countries.