Things Panamanians Like

When Panamanian women find themselves at the Decameron or at the pool of a modern city apartment building, a large percentage of them will turn to the #1 Panamanian pool/beach accessory of all time: the fishnet sarong. There are very few Panamanian women that do not own at least a few variations of this fashion [...]

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Submitted by Dave. Panamanians love their firecrackers. Firecrackers are used to announce all manner of events and celebrations.  A barrage of fireworks could signify the start of carnival , the end of carnival, or simply to celebrate a particularly impressive bowel movement. The best time to discharge these pyrotechnics is between the hours of 1 am. to 6 am. This is for [...]

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To demonstrate the prestige of this website, we’d like to take a moment to cite this review from Live & Invest Overseas, a company that helps people learn about Panama. The lead-off portion reads, “What do Playboy, Facebook, murder cover stories, and public pay phones have in common? These are all things Panamanians like. A lot. Web Marketing [...]

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One of the best things you can do to gain the trust of a Panamanian is to lay down a bed of fresh green grass and then put a sign forbidding anyone step on it. When most people think of grass they think of picnics and sports and rolling around. But in Panama, things are [...]

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To be jammed in a busy parking lot is usually a frustrating experience. It is so uncomfortable, in fact, that many people try to avoid these situations all together. But Panamanians, blessed with the patience of Stonehenge, are not these kinds of people. They like complicated parking lots. So much so, that one of the [...]

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In an effort to voice everyone’s opinion on Things Panamanians Like, we’d like to take a moment to cite this review (scroll to the bottom) from Panama’s progressive blog Delante.com (another thing Panamanians like) whose slogan is “anarchy online.” The site has sections like “Camel Toe Information,” “ChollyWood,” and “Noriega & Balbina 1989.” The part [...]

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When Panamanians envision their dream property, an important facet of this fantasy revolves around living in a building that was produced post-2005. Modern architecture, particularly extreme height, is the truest sign Panama has reached the 21st century so, rightly, it has a special little place on this list. As a general rule, the more unstable a [...]

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Panamanians really don’t like message machines. They don’t like leaving messages or receiving them.If you are trying to get ahold of a Panamanian by phone, the best thing to do is a) leave a missed call so you don’t have to waste your minutes, b) call and then hang up when the message machine comes [...]

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The dream many Panamanians fulfill when they are an adult making decent wage is a visit to Disney World. As children, this opportunity is less realistic. But as an adult, Disney World is up there on a list along with Coiba as places they will eventually visit in due time. Because it is relatively close, [...]

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Not unlike gringos, Panamanians like things that remind them of their childhood. It’s why some of them live with their parents until they’re 40. And it’s why many still use Hello Kitty notebooks at professional adult jobs. But one of the all-time examples of this nostalgia is the piñata. If you are invited to a [...]

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