Cape Verdean

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• Every Cape Verdean you meet is either related to you or related to someone you grew up with;
• There is a Manny, Maria and Tony in your family;
• Your family is over at your house all the time;
• You are older than one of your uncles or aunts;
• You have relatives who aren't really related to you;
• When you go to Cape Verde 90% of the luggage you carry with you is not yours (presents and stuff your mother wants to go sell);
• your parents feel the need to tell the whole world that you're going to CV and they give you mad shit to bring to their family;
• You refer to the whole Island of Santiago as "Praia";
• Every person you meet when you go to Cape Verde is either your cousin, aunt or uncle;
• Your family insists their Island and hometown is the best place in Cape Verde;
• Your parents' home is so clean and stylish that it looks like a showcase;
• you have had a crush on a distant cousin, but since every cousin is treated like a first cousin you feel wierd about it;
• You are forced to eat at every Cape Verdean home you go to;
• Your family loves you passionately and would do anything for you, even if their poor they always find a way to help eachother out;
• When your relatives meet eachother in public people think they're fighting because they talk too loud..but never realize it;
• you and your friends think ordering a mocha at Starbucks is hilarious;
• You greet your elders with a 'benson' and always refer to them as 'nha' or 'nho';
• a family barbecue is more like a feast; chicken and fish on the gril and two tables loaded with food;
• Everything you eat is seasoned; even the rice;
• You don't know any of your relatives' real names because you grew up calling them by nick names that have no relation to their real names;
• every family party consists of loud music, lots of food and alchohol; even if its a children's party;
• Catchupa is like gold to you; (Oohh yesszzzz :))
• You have eaten and drank corn in every form; camocha and piran(the hot drinks), kufungu, catchupa, xerem, pastel, and kuskus;
• There is a man in your family cheating on his wife and its not a big deal;
• There is living room and dining room in your house, which you are forbidden to enter unless there is a guest in your home;
• Your relatives in Cape Verde dress better than you;
• You are related to atleast one famous person in Cape Verde and you make a point of letting every other Cape Verdean know about it;
• You have family you don't talk to;
• You think Cape Verdeans are the most beautiful and sexiest people on earth,
• You plan a trip to Cape Verde every year, but you can only afford to go once in every 3 years;
• there's like 3 people visiting you from Cape Verde and no space, but u don't care because its family so they end up staying over;
• Your parties end when the police come or when the sun comes up;
• there's no such thing as 'quiet time';
• of course in your childhood the concept of 'privacy' did not exhist;
• you are laughing or smiling at every thing you just read because it's true. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Come on guys....... most of them are soooo damn true!!!!