Exploring the rich Spanish culture and language has been a delight, well, until today. The conversation turned to the great American pastime. No, not baseball. Shopping. Naturally Jacob and I asked what the Spanish word for shopping was. We were informed that although Spanish has the word “buy” (comprar), there is no word for buying as a leisure activity “shopping”. In a country where most folks earn barely enough to feed their families, the word shopping never came into existence. Yes, reflecting on that made me feel a little gross.
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