ARE HISPANICS IDLERS AND LOAFERS?
In the back of the mind of so-called "anglos", Hispanic people are procrastinators ("mañana, mañana"), fun-loving ("fiesta and siesta"), and unwilling to make an honest-to-God effort. Funny because as language reflects the character of a people, Spanish has many expressions to glorify effort and hard work, or what the English call "no pain, no gain." Let me give you a few examples and you judge and come to conclusions: Medicina que pica, cura (sana) El que algo quiere, algo le cuesta No hay atajo sin trabajo No hay miel sin hiel El que quiere celeste que le cueste No hay barranco sin atranco No hay vida sin fatiga El que no se arriesga no gana El que quiere marrones, que aguante tirones Culo sentado no gana bocado El que no se arriesga no cruza la mar