chat with a coworker

[The Stranger]

I work with this guy, Andres. He's from Ecuador, and speaks pretty broken English. He is a truck driver, married with a couple kids, and is 36. He goes nuts whenever he sees a hot-looking woman walking down the street. "Oooh mamacita, culito" etc.

So some of the funnest conversations are talking about women and family. Sometimes he asks me why I don't have a girlfriend and don't want to have kids.

I just start BSing usually. I told him that I want to wait until I'm 34 to have kids (26 now). He makes the point that its dangerous for women to give birth once they get into their late 30's, to which I say that's why when I'm 34 I want to marry a 23 year old. He laughs and says he likes that idea. Hmm, my future wife is 15 right now.

I explain that I want to have a nice house, and some money and security before I have kids so I don't have to worry about them having food and clothes. Then he says, "So you want to wait for your parents to die before you have kids?"

"No. My parents are young."

"But people die young all the time, my sister's son just died and he was only 23."

Normally this guy hates being around anything having to do with death, he is very superstitious, and starts going crazy if one of our customers is a mortuary. So did he just go from joking around to being a total dick? Or am I missing something culturally?

[daryn]

he is just trying to give you reasons to have kids sooner than later

[CrazyEyez]

Es nada, hombre.

[4_2_it]

He's just being friendly. I would trade him for most of my co-workers.

[The Stranger]

yeah, great worker, very decent guy

I just thought the death thing was out of rightfield

[southerndog]

IMO, american's are waiting for everything to be perfect before they have kids. I kind of believe this is somewhat of a mistake.