100 Of The Best Curses and Insults In Spanish: A Toolkit for the Testy Tourist

100 Of The Best Curses and Insults In Spanish: A Toolkit for the Testy Tourist
Chuck Gonzales

Rachel Perez

Antonio Martinez

For When You Need Just the Right WordTravelling is fantastic – we don't deny it. But sometimes when you're in another country, stuff happens. A thieving kid lifts your wallet, a cab driver nearly kills you, or a waiter charges you $25 for bottled water. You feel powerless without the ability to do what you really want to do – curse them out.Help is at hand! Here are 100 of the best curses and insults in Spanish so the next time a waiter in Valencia refers to you as a yanqui or a pushy guitarrista in Barcelona assaults you with romantic serenades, you'll know precisely how to say, ¡Come mierdes!

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Illustrations by Chuck Gonzales

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To Margaret

Thank you Jeannine for great revisions and suggestions and irritating people

the world over for inspiring the scenarios. Also special thanks to Eva Martinez, Antonio

Martinez, Tesi Villanueva, Neil Dowden, and Silke Braun for all their work on the book.

CONTENTS

Cover (#uebd36997-4858-507f-92c7-152c25cdb931)

Title Page (#u46be1e18-d855-54c8-a9fe-49566a241ffa)

Copyright (#ulink_33dafce3-5365-53d2-80fb-63f461d1b57d)

Dedication (#ulink_df0367e1-1ced-518f-bc20-931c14143ca6)

Learn How to Give ’em Hell Like a Native! (#ulink_93976461-182b-5d7b-a4f7-32f6afd4c741)

Pronouncing Spanish (#ulink_e963eab1-c98d-5ec9-8a86-c0313ead9404)

Situation #1: Empanada Bandidos

Situation #2: Revenge of the Yanquis

Situation #3: Cerveza Goggles

Situation #4: Is that a Fertilized Egg in There or are You Just Overweight?

Situation #5: Battle of the Bulge

Situation #6: The Sun also Presses the Snooze Button

Situation #7: Two Left Feet

Situation #8: Urban Sombrero

Situation #9: Ashes to Asses

Situation #10: Running of the Bullies

Situation #11: Fútbol Follies

Situation #12: Ancient Truths

Situation #13: The Rain in Spain

Situation #14: In Vino Veritas

Situation #15: Vista Conquistador

Situation #16: Dropping the Eavesdropper!

Situation #17: Not so Jolly Giant

Situation #18: Thou Shall not Mooch

Situation #19: Aircraft Guitar

Situation #20: Sangría Wars

Situation #21: Someone in Portugal can’t Hear You

Situation #22: Planeta of the Apes

Situation #23: “Are we Having Fun Yet?”

Situation #24: Siestas for the Rest of Us

Situation #25: Logorrhea

Situation #26: Don Juan Wannabe

Situation #27: El Rastro Rascal

Situation #28: Nevermind the Bollocks

Situation #29: Mira, Mira on the Wall …

Situation #30: Real Hombres Eat Meat

Situation #31: Getting Soaked Without a Drop to Drink