Obnoxious Backpacker Profile #5

The feature of this post is Mr. Cool, 41-year-old Californian who was married and in the army. Not that being divorced or being in the army is a bad thing...but this guy was quite a character.

Defining characteristics:
1. Honduran background originally, but very little trace of it in his behaviour. He wears a baseball cap, sunglasses, and shorts...a combination you would never see on a latin man. I am surprised he doesn´t have a hawaiin shirt. He has a very stereotypical US accent and is unnecessarily loud.

2. He says "fucking" as if it is an adjective that adds meaning to what he is describing. Such frases include: "It was a fucking friday, you know?" and "I´m gonna order another fucking cuba libre." If we are on the topic of profanity, I might as well clarify that the second statement was actually, "I´m gonna order another fucking cuba libre or some shit." He gave me a very dry look when I informed him that "some shit" wasn´t actually inluded on the happy hour menu.

3. You could tell that he had been in the army and was trying to be cool and ease his way into society (some would say that the best way to do that is NOT to go to South America and hang out with backpackers...but to each their own).

Funny story to which I received another dry look:
I was at a hookah bar with my friend Julie, this British dude, and Mr. Cool. We got onto the topic of weight because we were discussing how in the UK they often measure weight in stones (1 stone=14 pounds THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM IS RIDICULOUS!!). The Brit and Mr. Cool are about the same height, but the Brit is substantially less stones than Mr. Cool. To this Mr. Cool says, "Well, you are only 23." To this I say (in my deep sergeant voice) "YAH! So grow up and gain some weight SOOUULLL-DJERR!"

This is when i got the stern look.