At a recent dinner party, I was surveying the menu to find out acceptable options. Unable to decide with confidence (there were no labels), I asked the Mexican behind the counter, “I am a vegetarian. What can I have?”

Pat came the reply: “Roast beef, and ham.”

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22 Comments on Viva Mexico!

  1. Try saying that you need something that contains no meat…they may understand that :P

  2. You can have a "no meat, no chicken, no pork, no ham, no steak, no fish" burger – two buns with a slice of tomato and a lettuce in between. :P

  3. I know, I know. I have been through the "no meat, no chicken… " routine very many times.However, the point here is not that the guy did not realize the technicalities behind what constitutes "vegetarian". ;-)

  4. Guru! you didn't use the majik words… :-P

  5. Sree Vidya says:

    That is why I never go to dinner parties unless it is at a friend's place. I am very skeptical and open up the burritos for inspection. So I decided to get tacos which requires minimal check ;)

  6. selva says:

    I see a philosopher in that guy.

    What would you answer if someone asks “I am a virgin. What can I have?”

    - The answer is obvious.

  7. andha aalu "adhellam theriyadhu, naan kadasiya paatha english padam sholay"-ngara range-kku badhil sollirukkan. He couldn't care less! :) @Sree, Taco la samayathula been nu sonna avan kaadhula beef nu vizhum… namakkunne ippdi nadakkum. careful! :)

  8. @Arvind: oh yeah.. u wrote a blog/story similar to this one :-)

  9. @Vijay, you could use a Goundar dialogue also, in this case: "enna padichirukka?? B.A. po, innum paththu varusham adhayae padi". Adha Goundar solra mathiri nenachu paathale sirippu vandhudum

  10. @Selva: I don’t get it. Virgins are not supposed to eat roast beef?

  11. andha aalu "adhellam theriyadhu, naan kadasiya paatha english padam sholay"-ngara range-kku badhil sollirukkan. He couldn't care less! :) @Sree, Taco la samayathula been nu sonna avan kaadhula beef nu vizhum… namakkunne ippdi nadakkum. careful! :)

  12. Sree Vidya says:

    haha beef madriye bean eluthitasandegama iruku ona pathanaa oru 50 vatti solluvenVitta ulla poi naane eduthupenu solra madrivanginathuku aprama oru agazhvaraichi senjuduven.Negative testing ku Roshan ;)

  13. Aaahhh…the story of my life!

  14. @Arvind: oh yeah.. u wrote a blog/story similar to this one :-)

  15. @Vijay, you could use a Goundar dialogue also, in this case: "enna padichirukka?? B.A. po, innum paththu varusham adhayae padi". Adha Goundar solra mathiri nenachu paathale sirippu vandhudum

  16. Of course Cow is vegetarian. I guess thats what he meant.:)

  17. I says:

    chicken is vegetarian.

  18. Nirma says:

    Haha…I get that all the time too…Unfortunately people don’t understand vegetarian term here…

  19. Any of the language schools in Morelia should be able to give you a definitive answer.

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