carlam

jajja, thanks mvictoria, but it was me they laughed at. And I never went back!

mirta

I remember when I was a child I used to say "pajita" but now we all say "sorbete". This is valid for Argentina. I've heard that in some Latin American countries it is said "bombilla" or "pajilla".

Regards,

M

Veronica

It's true, I've heard "sorbete" and I have to admit it sounds awful to me. When I was a child I called it "pajita" and I still call it that. Luckily no one laughed at me, I can't believe they laughed at you Carla!! What a twisted mind, and everything because in Argentina there's the word "paja" with a sexual connotation, I have to agree with Victoria..jerks!

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exxcéntrica

Oh, how funny! Bombilla and pajilla. Don't say pajilla over here!
Bombilla is simply a light bulb.

We say pajita, too, especially children.
Regards,

Another regional difference: sorbete in Spain is this.

http://www.todocomer.com/wp-content/...e-de-limon.gif

The word paja on the other hand seems to have the same sexual connotation everywhere.

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Leyes de Manu (Libro Sagrado de la India

mirta

I think you have to use the word depending on the audience because each country uses a different one. And you have to be careful to avoid that sexual connotation!

Regards,

M

justinb

mmm i dont get it. so what do you call the person who manufactures straws? sorbetero?

exxcéntrica

Justin, I am laughing my head off!!!!

If a person who manufactures sorbetes is s sorbetero, a person who manufactures pajas (as we call them here is Spain) is a pa*******

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

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“Aunque la conducta del marido sea censurable, aunque este se dé a otros amores, la mujer virtuosa debe reverenciarlo como a un dios. Durante la infancia, una mujer debe depender de su padre, al casarse de su marido, si este muere, de sus hijos y si no los tuviera, de su soberano. Una mujer nunca debe gobernarse a sí misma."

Leyes de Manu (Libro Sagrado de la India

justinb

hahahahaha