A the the first season was not clear where Rodrigo born.
Desouza is Portuguese or Brazilian last name.
He drink mate: Argentinian or Uruguayan.
When he is furious insult like a mexican.
But in the second season is clear that Rodrigo is mexican.
But he drink mate ((?!?!?).
Is not this so strange ?
Oscar
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I'm Spanish and I drink mate. And he's a lot closer to those places. So, a little unusual, but not that much. He must have picked it up from travelling and spending time in those countries.
share¿ Como un español toma mate ?? :) :) :)
Tengo entendido que si no estas acostumbrado desde chico, el sabor es demasiado fuerte además está la cuestión higiénica de compartir la bombilla que rara vez un europeo se acostumbra.
Para mi es simplemente típico error de guionista/director que no se preocupan mucho por diferenciar los paises de latinoamérica.
Oscar
I don't see why a Mexican wouldn't pick up the mate habit, incidentally Gael Garcia's (ex?) long time partner is Argentinian, so it may be the actor himself who is an avid mate drinker. And I also don't see why a European wouldn't get into it either, I'm European and I drink it, though not as a habit.
I live in England and there's a few trendy/"hipstery" coffee shops that have introduced mate and people are actually getting into it. That's globalized society for you - not a bad thing if you ask me.
As for myself, I grew up watching a lot of Argentinian TV and reading Che Guevara's biography again and again, so I always wanted to try mate ;)
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Well... I´m not the best guy to talk about mate, because I don´t drink mate.
Here I´m a very very strange exeption because almost 100% of people drink mate.
Oscar
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If you want begining drink mate, maybe you can star drinking "mate cocido" cooked or boiled mate.
This is yerba mate in boiled water and them filtered.
This is similar to a traditional tea and you can drink it alone or with milk.
The flavor is more soft than the traditional mate.
Oscar
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Wrong. The writers are well aware that mate is not a traditional Mexican drink. Early drafts of the script had him guzzling atole and munching a tamal.
Mate would be a caffeinated beverage choice for an elite hipster. It signifies sophistication, travel, and embracing exotic cultures. The writers were signaling that Rodrigo is, among other things, hip. (It might even have been the actor's input that made mate the character's choice.)
And I can confirm that Mexicans drink Mate. I've even seen it in teabag form at one of the upscale supermercados where I live.
I just found out there's a mate "lounge," not too far from me and I live a fair distance from Latin America haha so it seems like it's going fairly mainstream!
shareIf you want begining drink mate, maybe you can star drinking "mate cocido" cooked or boiled mate.
This is yerba mate in boiled water and them filtered.
This is similar to a traditional tea and you can drink it alone or with milk.
The flavor is more soft than the traditional mate.
Oscar
Hablo mejor español :)
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This blows my mind! I know of many Hispanics who drink Mate...Mexicans included. I'm Honduran-born; you can say I'm a steak and potatoes kind of gal or a traditional Thanksgiving dinner...I'll pick that over pork tamales any day ?
shareOK...OK.. in this world all is posible.
I can have a polar bear in my garden .... why not ?
I´m talking about the best way to build a strong character.
In this case a think the writers mix differents peculiarities about a generic "latin man"
Oscar
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I don't know how popular mate is among Mexicans but it is possible for people to like things that aren't native to their own culture.
Unless Alpert's covered in bacon grease, I don't think Hugo can track anything.
At one point during Season 1 if I remember correctly, Rodrigo explains that he played in an orchestra in Buenos Aires, so even though he's not from ARgentina, if he stayed there for some time, he could have started drinking mate then.
shareAll is posible, but I´m talking about build a credible character.
For example, you work 1 year en China and came back eating with chopsticks.
It is posible ??? yes... it is probably... mmm... no..
Well, this is the same situation.
Mate is not a very nice drink (I don´t like mate, but I´m a rare exception), if you don´t drink mate when you was a child is very strange that you drink after.
You can drink (obviolusly) but rarely like a daily habit.
Oscar
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Actually your Chinese example with the chopsticks is a very plausible scenario; I am Colombian and I drink mate, fair enough, you'd have to be exposed to it and also (more important) be leaning towards trying new things. I am one of those, I never knew about it in Colombia but when I went to College in USA I met a guy from South Dakota who was in Spanish classes and spoke very good Spanish since had been in Argentina a few months and he picked up the Mate habit and now loves it. He even gave me one of his many gourds with the bombilla for me to keep and since I was hooked, although I don't drink it everyday. I lost the gourd moving around, so I still make it but in a non traditional way, I hope I don't offend any Mate purist here but I got a Clever Dripper from Starbucks and that's what I use now.
I also got exposed to many other things in USA that weren't available in Colombia, and aren't American, like Sushi, Mexican food (believe it or not never had it before), Indian food, Vietnamese, world beers (IPAs, Stouts, Check Pilsners, etc).
America (or USA not to offend my fellow latin Americans) is a cultural melting pot if you are at the right place and time and open minded.
Yes... I know... all is posible in this wide world.
For example, next Monday my grandma will begin to study dances of the Himalayas
Oscar
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