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Estoy de Rodriguez

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  • 14-07-2015 7:38pm
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    iusedtoknow
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    I was just reminded of this phrase today when I was speaking to my friend in Madrid.

    My wife is away for two months for work, when I said it to him, he laughed and said "que bien, estais de rodriquez!". It's a funny phrase, mostly in Madrid but understood all over spain, basically - "the cat's away!".

    They think it started when families would leave madrid for the summer, leaving the father to work before joining them for a couple of weeks at the playa. If he got lonely and would visit brothels, it would be common to give the name "rodriguez" as it was a common name (like Murphy). Now it just means that the family are gone and you are left to your devices

    It is one of my favorite phrases.


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    HalloweenJack
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    My brother told me they've a similar concept in Chile which is "soltero de verano", quite like that one too.


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    Nadiua
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    Ajá, eso es cierto jajaja


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    Joseper
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    En mi país no se usa esta frase.


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