So we´re just out for coffee and medialunas, being lazy buggers and all, and we sit outside the cafe maxim in the middle of Tandil, opposite the square. It´s Wednesday, so the weekend is over until tomorrow, when the next one starts, so the town is crowded.

At the table next to us are sitting a group of old men, in their late sixties and more, reading the paper and drinking coffee. Almost every man who walks past who is of a similar age (and many women) is greeted.

Hola viejo (Hi there old man)
Hola negro (Why good morning my dark skinned chum)
Chau flaco (bye skinny)
Hola Gordita (good morning chubby girl)
Nos vemos cabeza (see you later baldy)
Hola gordo (hey fat boy).

This is in no way vindictive, just the normal nickname usage that happens here. First time you here a parent yelling Vení gordito (come here fatty) you think it´s a bit strange but now...
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