11 June 2015
A name by any other lettuce
Colombians struggle with my name. Which I mostly understand, except when I meet people here with names like:
Pink Floyd (that’s his first and second name. I didn’t dare ask for a surname). Pink mostly plays draughts on a street corner near me.
Señora Ladrón - Mrs Thief
Señor Lechuga - Mr Lettuce (my landlord)
Julio Cesar Palacio - Not a resort in Vegas, but my potential bank manager.
Rainbow Blue - OK so he’s English. No one here thinks this name is unusual.
Edelberto - Our builder. I’m not sure if this is an amalgamation or pure inventiveness.
Am I living in la-la land?
