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Una chica fresa rezando Padre Nuestro- and valley girl!

01/30/08

I hate to get all regional on you, but one of the videos below is only funny if you speak Spanish. Not only that, to get the full effect of the humor, you have to be Mexican.

In order not to alienate my co-Americans, I've also included one only they can get (an analogy; clever, no?)

For the anthropologists out there:

A fresa, literally, is a "strawberry." When applied to people, a fresa is a person of privilege in Mexico. It connotes, like the now-passe' Valley Girl (below), Preppy, and Jewish Princess: a class-level, an appearance or fashion style, and a distinctive dialect.

Una Chica Fresa de Guadalajara rezando el Padre Nuestro. For you cultural imperialism watchers (Chad?), notice how it's considered fashionable and "upper class" to sprinkle one's speech with American slang:

Valley Girl with Moon Unit Zappa:

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