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Weekly "Dicho con Café"
"Esta como mosca en leche."
The author's translation is that "He is like a fly in a bowl of milk."
What this is making reference to is a situation in which a specific person "sticks out like a sore thumb" and this can occur when for example a man is the only male in the middle of a room filled with women or a person dresses somewhat inappropriately like putting on shorts and a tee shirt showing up at a formal affair, or a person of a darker skin being in the middle of a group of light skinned individuals. This dicho can be used on many occasions where the specific person stands out in a certain type of setting which can inlcude gender, religion, politics or many other examples open to the imagination. |
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More About John A. Flores
Without a doubt, the most favorite country visited in Asia was China, with its two billion people and its vast number of historical sites that were visited. Walking on the Great Wall of China was quite an experience, when one realizes that the length of the Great Wall stretches further than the continental United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean! Walking the grounds of the Forbidden Palace, where years ago one would face immediate execution for taking a "peek" at the Emperor as he passed in front of them as they were bowing. They were also able to walk around Tiananmen Square, the site of the huge protests in 1989, where China had its historic citizen's revolt, and visit Xian, which is the site of the Terra Cotte Warriors, a vast army of statues carved fully dressed in battlefield attire and weapons along with horses and chariots. Each statue was individually carved, with no duplicates, and buried under a huge dirt mound for the protection of their Emperor that was buried at that site. There was also a trip to Guillen which hosts the scenes that have been seen on many a painting with their mountains peering out among their low clouds. It was a very beautiful setting that Mr. Flores and his wife were able to view as they traveled by boat on the Li River. There will be more discussion later on some of the sites mentioned above on later newsletters and it is his hope that all of you make a trip to China part of your "bucket list," since it is well worth the long trip crossing the Pacific Ocean.
When he's not writing books, Mr. Flores makes presentations to local, regional and national groups, using dichos to motivate his audiences. You can contact him for speaking engagements at (559) 456-0128 or at his personal email at jaflores1246@comcast.net
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