GALERAS SPEAKERS (MY ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS)

22nd of February, 2018: Food and Drink

1. Which famous person (past or present) would you invite to dinner? Why? I’d like to invite to my future
girlfriend because she will be the most important person in my life.
2. Do families generally eat together in your country? Colombian families usually eat together; their
members only abandon the dining room when there are problems among them (discussions,
disagreements).
3. Which meals are the most important? The most important meal is the breakfast, but in some places
the most important meal is the lunch. There is a saying: “To breakfast like a king, to lunch like a prince,
and to dinner like a beggar”.
4. What times are the meals? Breakfast at 7:00, lunch at 12:30 and dinner at 18:30.
5. What is the etiquette of eating / drinking? What things would be rude? Don’t suck, use serviettes, don’t
clean the mouth with the sleeve.
6. What is your favorite fruit? I like oranges, apples, tangerines, pineapples.
7. What is your favorite vegetable? I like cabbage and lettuce.
8. What are your favorite cake / dessert? I like chocolate cake, pies.
9. What is your favorite meat? I like white meat (chicken, fish).
10. What is your favorite soft drink? I like juice, coffee, chocolate, milk.
11. What is your favorite alcoholic drink? I can’t drink alcohol; I’m taking medicines for a psychiatric illness.
12. Do you eat brunch? It’s not so frequent in my case.
13. Do you often snack? Sometimes; I like to eat wafers with coffee.
14. Which food or drink is ‘out of this world’? Roasted chicken.
15. Could you be addicted to any food or drink? Yes. I like avocado, roasted chicken, tangerines, chocolate
bars (especially for the stickers), and wafers.