In Latin, the middle finger was the digitus impudicus, meaning the shameless, indecent or offensive finger. In the 1st century AD, Persius had superstitious female relatives concoct a charm with the infamous finger (digitus infamis) and purifying spit; while in the Satyricon, an old woman uses dust, spit and her middle finger to mark the forehead before casting a spell.
Confidence votes 8. Hispanics (like me) eat most of the foods that dumb Americans eat, like cheeseburger's, meat, vegetables, and stuff like that. We have one exception though.... when we're not eating out, we like to cook our culture's food.
This wasn't an everyday occurrence, however for the most part, it was not unusual for us kids to be able to serve ourselves a piece of grilled chicken with mash potatoes and vegetables alongside portion of âpollo con salsa verde.â. Bistec Ranchero, is fromt Mexico, a regular meal for my mother growing up.