On Partying with Spaniards

Pepe's Birthday Party

Last Saturday I went to a birthday party for a spanish guy named Pepe. I highly recommend partying with Spaniards, enven if you don't speak spanish, but if you try it, you may want to keep the following tips in mind.

1. If the party starts at 9pm and you show up at 10pm, you'll still be the first person there.
2. When playing spanish drinking games insist that all rules be clarified in a language you understand before the game begins (especially if, like me you are the only person who doesn't speak spanish at the party) Otherwise, you'll end up drinking because you've broken rules you didn't even know existed.
3. When a new rule to a drinking game is being debated, insist that it be discussed in a language that you undestand so that you have a say in what is allowed as a rule and what is not.
4. If they give you an opportunity to go to the bathroom without a penalty drink, go!
5. If you have an opportunity to make a rule for the game, make it this one: Everytime you speak Spanish, you have to drink! At this point, it's your only means of survival. Either you'll be the last one standing, or they'll decide they're tired of that game because it suddenly got a lot more difficult.

The point is I don't know what they put in the water over there in Spain, but these people always seem to have a really good time and you can bet I'll be at the next party too. And I'll be a little smarter about the rules.