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Topic: Life in Valencia
Piropos
Published: Jan.19.2007 @ 8:39 am | Print | Email | Comment
Last Edited: Jan.19.2007 @ 8:33 am

Piropos are flirtatious phrases, typically said by men in Spanish speaking countries, to women passing by in the street.   Yesterday, as I was walking down the street, my eyes met those of an elderly gentleman standing several meters in front of me.  His eyes twinkled, but not in the Santa Claus kind of way, and he smiled a creepy sort of smile and recited a several line piropo which I was not able to make out.  Gosh, if it weren't for his creepy delivery, I think I would have felt flattered. 

When I lived in Spain in the late 80's and early 90's, receiving piropos was part of my daily existence.  While on occasion, it bothered me, on just as many occasions, it raised my self esteem.  Of course, it is all in the delivery, and it depends on what is said and how it is said.  Some women find piropos to be offensive but I often found them to be a bit amusing. 

Many of the common piropos mention food.  

Eres mas bueno que el pan - Translation - You're better than bread -  - (Remember - Spaniards take their bread seriously)

Tanta carne y yo a dieta!  Translation - So much meat and I'm on a diet!

Eres de verdad o estoy sonando?  Excuse me - are you real or am I dreaming?

I remember walking in Sevilla with my mother and the two of us receiving a piropo at the same time.   Something like - Si asi esta la madre - como estara la hija - Translation - If the mother is that fine - I can't imagine how the daughter will be.   

Along the same note -  Se nota que tu mamá es pastelera, porque bombones como tú no los hace cualquiera.  Translation - You can tell that your mother is a pastry chef, because not everyone can make a 'bonbon' like you.

It's 2007, and the truth is, I'm just a bit older, and probably look like just another "senora" walking down the street.  Or maybe it's the three year old attached to me as I walk down the street.  Or perhaps my husband looks like a body guard and they're afraid he will beat them up.  

So tell me.  Have piropos disappeared in Spain?  Is it simply not a Valencian custom?  Or....have I lost my touch?  Ok, ok.  I get it.  I may just have to shape up, dress up, or go back 20 years in my time machine to get those same piropos I used to.  

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