Yesterday I introduced the association between apodos and obvious physical features. Today's post is the darker side of this phenomenon. The kids are brutal when they make fun of eachother and if someone has a defect, they are quick to point it out. This often leads to nicknames, which are hard to shake once they stick.
They call this little guy Chucky (which they prounounce Chooky), because of his hair and some scars on his face from when he was attacked by a dog when he was younger. Every kid here is a big fan horror movies and for some reason Chucky movies are really popular.
This is Gordo = Fat Boy. He's actually one of the few overweight boys in the house, but he can still hold his own on the soccer field. He's embraced his nickname, in fact he introduced himself as Gordo. Being called fat in Mexico doesn't have the same connotation as the US. I wanted to include this picture because his t-shirt gives a shout out to both the town of Tinley Park and bike rodeos.
This is Chorre, a nickname they use for big ears. He's not the only one with this nickname. I asked him one night after a soccer game what chorre meant. Another kid chimed in that it was because of his ears. He all of sudden got mad at the kid, as if he had forgotten what his nickname meant, even though people were using it all night.
This is Pato, one of the encargados. Pato means duck, which they call him because his lips kind of look like a beak. I could never remember his name when I got here. Once someone explained how he got the nickname, I've remembered it ever since.
They call this little guy Chucky (which they prounounce Chooky), because of his hair and some scars on his face from when he was attacked by a dog when he was younger. Every kid here is a big fan horror movies and for some reason Chucky movies are really popular.
This is Gordo = Fat Boy. He's actually one of the few overweight boys in the house, but he can still hold his own on the soccer field. He's embraced his nickname, in fact he introduced himself as Gordo. Being called fat in Mexico doesn't have the same connotation as the US. I wanted to include this picture because his t-shirt gives a shout out to both the town of Tinley Park and bike rodeos.
This is Chorre, a nickname they use for big ears. He's not the only one with this nickname. I asked him one night after a soccer game what chorre meant. Another kid chimed in that it was because of his ears. He all of sudden got mad at the kid, as if he had forgotten what his nickname meant, even though people were using it all night.
This is Pato, one of the encargados. Pato means duck, which they call him because his lips kind of look like a beak. I could never remember his name when I got here. Once someone explained how he got the nickname, I've remembered it ever since.
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