For everyone it's different. It can be a chancla, a hanger, or the belt (I feel bad for those ppl). But I grew up with La Chancla. You did something wrong, mom gives you the warning look, if you continue, she fakes like she's going to grab it. If you are still bold enough, you get chased by your mother holding the sandal. I remember once in my childhood I literally ran out of my house to run for my life, but there was a neighbor who had a dog that always got loose, and I heard it bark. I had to choose to get la chancla, or get chased by the dog. My mom caught up :')
My cousin when he was smaller, since my aunt wouldn't use sandals they got the hanger. So when he was entering daycare or preschool and they did a test where they showed pictures and he had to say what they were, he was doing great.
But then the picture of the hanger came up and the lady says, "Okay, what is this?"
And he stared at the picture analyzing it like a normal 4 year old and says, "A chancla."
"No this isn't a sandal, take another guess," the lady smiling sweetly.
And him, only knowing like that responded, "That's why. It's not a sandal. It's una chancla." (Chancla=sandal)
The lady eventually had to move on to the next picture.
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Being Mexican
HumorBeing Mexican can have its perks like having all-you-can-eat tamales and wild ass parties. But it can get as bad as getting chased with a chancla and parents trying to speak English. This is from MY OWN personal experiences. It is not made to offen...
