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#117 Winnie The Pooh
In the old days of Panamanian culture, people used to look up to tribal chiefs and Spanish conquistadors and the Arias family. These were the people they loved and every night before they went to...
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#118 “Espasmo”
One of the first gringos ever to get "espasmo" in Panama Submitted by “Le Habla Dios” Panamanians have a lot of superstitions but the most serious and dangerous one is something known only as...
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#119 Adding plantains to international cuisine
Panamanians aren’t much for change. But to combat, one of the easiest ways to create something new that Panamanians will like is to adorn it with some form of plantains. This usually applies to food,...
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#120 Selling handbags
If you see a Panamanian woman and wonder what she likes to do in her spare time, the best thing you can do is ask her if she knows about any handbags for sale. It is a known fact that all Panamanian...
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#121 Random water shutdowns
Although there is a full Panamanian consensus on a lot of things, perhaps the most universal one is having the water shut off without notice. In most cultures, hearing your water will be disconnected...
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Gringo help: what in tarnation is a chombo?
If you come to Panama, you will hear the word chombo said in a lot of scenarios. People use it in affectionate ways, they use it in condescending ways, and they even use it to describe hot sauce. But...
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#122 Dentists
If you have been in Panama for more than 2 months and have not heard someone say, “hey, you should really get your teeth whitened by my friend, he’s a dentist,” then you probably have not been truly...
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#133 Bird cages
One of the easiest ways to create a store that Panamanians will like is to put bird cages out front and just wait for the throngs of customers to come in. Large white bird cages are the most popular by...
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#134 Con fley
One of Panamanian’s favorite things to do is take English words and change them a little bit so they sound slightly Spanish. Some examples of this are “wappin” (what’s happening) and “fokot” (fuck up)....
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Reader Contribution from James
Honking car horns are a way of life in Panama. They are most important when traffic is totally stopped, there is absolutely no place to go, so everyone honks their horn. Most Gringos are conditioned...
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