Things Panamanians Like

Panamanians don’t really like the current day Panama. When they say they love Panama, they are referring to the “old” Panama. The Panama of 1985. “My Name is Panama” was a campaign promoting Panama as a tropical, friendly, inexpensive place to vacation or live. The campaign itself was Panama’s Tourism Authority’s first and it was [...]

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If you plan on dealing with Panamanians, it would serve you well to befriend the staff at Beirut or at least the owner Bilal. You will know him because he is pictured on the sign outside and he’s always running around the restaurant in his pijamas like a mad man. His Lebanese restaurant is popular [...]

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It is hardly a secret that Panamanians like living with their parents, and why wouldn’t they? Parents can cook you food, do your laundry, grant you access to their cleaning lady, and lend you their car for extended periods of time, all for free! To break down the two types of Panamanians that live with [...]

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Within Panamanian culture, your fashion choice says a lot about you. For example, if you wear tight stonewashed jeans, converse sneakers, hair gel and a Playboy belt, you probably bag groceries at El Rey. If you wear a leotard top tucked into jeans with no pockets on the ass, you’re probably a Colombian prostitute. If [...]

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Panamanians like sushi because it represents lots of things: new trends, international cuisine, and most importantly, the fact that it is disliked by cholos. However one thing they don’t tell you in the guidebooks, is that there are two main levels of Panamanian sushi likers. One group of Panamanians likes pop sushi or any roll [...]

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If you ever plan to have Panamanians over to your house and you really want to “WAO” them, aside from trying some funny or bold attempts at Spanish you should be sure to stock up on super thin napkins. These napkins can be found in most major grocery stores and are as important in Panama as [...]

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