costaricafinca 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2013 Hubby and I were discussing 'Murphy's Law' and wondered what the equivalent is, here in CR Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom and Marcia 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2013 La ley de Murphy. T Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
costaricafinca 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2013 That sounds to obvious ... I thought maybe La Lay de Fernandez or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanaJ 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2013 Pura Vida? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epicatt2 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2013 That sounds to obvious ... I thought maybe La Lay de Fernandez or something. Spelt that way CRF it kinda sounds like it could be a Spanish Nobleman's mistress. (Is that where the term 'laying down the law' came from?)* BTW, I just did some research and in México and other parts of Latin America it is, in fact, "La Ley de Murphy' Cheers! Paul M. == [ *Sorry, couldn't help myself! ] == Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T&VSmith 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2013 Mierda pasa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Criollo 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2013 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
costaricafinca 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2013 OK but what do you think a Tico would actually say, where we would ‘If anything can go wrong it will’? We will probably need to ask stewart.tb since she seems to ask her husband as she seems to like to know the meaning of certain Costa Rica sayings or someone else married to a Costa Rican. At this point, I think T&VSmith may have it right, although this says otherwise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewart.tb 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2013 The esposo says la ley de Murphy. Paul, good one with the Spanish nobleman's mistress. Ha! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
costaricafinca 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2013 I hadn't noticed I made a typo... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucybelle 0 Report post Posted September 8, 2013 Esposo says they use it here just like we do in English. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Criollo 0 Report post Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) I think DanaJ has it right. Pura Vida. Anyone ever seen the movie by the same name? no matter what happens, however bad, the lead just shrugs,smiles and says Pura Vida. Edited September 8, 2013 by Criollo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epicatt2 0 Report post Posted September 8, 2013 I think DanaJ has it right. Pura Vida. . . . Sorry Criollo, but it's definitely NOT 'Pura Vida'. Originally I too, would have though it was something other than 'la ley de Murphy', but I found out otherwise. See posts #5, #9, and #11 above in this thread. The confirmations in those posts were all sourced from different ticos who were asked about this phrase. HTH Paull M. == Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom and Marcia 0 Report post Posted September 8, 2013 I don't think "spelt" is a word, Paul. m Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewart.tb 0 Report post Posted September 8, 2013 In North America, it's spelled "spelled" (see what I did there? jeje), but if you're British, either "spelled" or "spelt" can be used. Kind of like dreamed or dreamt. There's another common one that's right on the tip of my brain, but eludes me ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
