It is true.  
The first thing I noticed when I first met my wife
(she is from Los Altos) was her big beautiful brown
eyes.  But of course, most Mexican women have
beautiful eyes.

Alberto Duarte Prieto
Santa Maria, California

--- "Janet V. Iglesias" <reynavaleria@...>
wrote:

> Hi Rosalinda:
>  
> "Ojos Tapatios" is a great complement. I've been
> always told the same thing
> & yes my family is from Jalisco. It is suppose to
> mean that you have very
> large beautiful eyes. The woman from Jalisco are
> known to have the large
> eyes (it's a trademark). . . and I don't know why
> but it tends to be true if
> you have "Ojos Tapatios" you must descend from
> Jalisco.
>  
>  
> ~Janet
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:ranchos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> lareina2@...
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:40 PM
> To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ranchos] Ojos Tapatios
> 
> 
> Hi folks,
>  
> Within a month's time, I have heard two people
> mention this phrase about my
> eyes.  I have never heard this description before,
> so to hear it twice in a
> month was surprising.
>  
> In this first instance, I was at a mall cafe waiting
> for my sandwich when
> the sandwich maker asked me in Spanish if I was from
> Guadalajara, since I
> had "ojos tapatios".  I told him no, and after he
> shook his head, I did
> admit that my family was from Jalisco (my grandma
> was born in Totatiche, but
> grew up in Guadalajara).  He was quite happy, as it
> confirmed his
> description.
>  
> On Christmas, I went to visit the same grandma, and
> there visiting her was
> one of her friends, a Mexican lady.  My grandma was
> talking about me, and
> the lady mentioned that I had "ojos tapatios."
>  
> Now, my family is not just from Jalisco--- I have
> family from Zacatecas,
> Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, Michoacan, and San Luis
> Potosi.  So how did two
> different people know about my Jaliscan descent?
>  
> I never thought of my eyes as beautiful or
> particularly interesting-- they
> are plain brown, but the pupils are large.  My
> optometrist did tell me that
> the reason why I have astigmatism is due to the
> largeness of my pupils (so
> please don't think my eyes sound wonderful to
> have!).  
>  
> So, how did these people 'know'?  I can tell other
> attributes about people
> from Mexico... my mom and brother are so light they
> burn in the sun, and the
> famous "Montoya" nose on my mom's side of the family
> harkens back to the
> indigenous of Mexico.  My brother's eyes, in
> contrast, are quite narrow, and
> he is often mistaken as part Asian.  However, I have
> never heard of "ojos
> tapatios."  And I never would have guessed I have
> them.  Has anyone else
> heard of this term, and how do you define them?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Rosalinda
>  
> 
> 
> SPONSORED LINKS 
> Aguascalientes
>
<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Aguascalientes&w1=Aguascalientes&w2=Cri
>
minal+offenses&w3=Zacatecas&w4=Zacatecas+mexico&w5=Zacatecas+hotel&w6=Fiesta
>
+americana+aguascalientes&c=6&s=138&.sig=3dGDyzZK1JYlft_kl5Y0RA>
> Criminal
>
<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Criminal+offenses&w1=Aguascalientes&w2=
>
Criminal+offenses&w3=Zacatecas&w4=Zacatecas+mexico&w5=Zacatecas+hotel&w6=Fie
>
sta+americana+aguascalientes&c=6&s=138&.sig=rIqx_vlal4c5USviDDmPCQ>
> offenses
> Zacatecas
>
<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Zacatecas&w1=Aguascalientes&w2=Criminal
>
+offenses&w3=Zacatecas&w4=Zacatecas+mexico&w5=Zacatecas+hotel&w6=Fiesta+amer
>
icana+aguascalientes&c=6&s=138&.sig=0I9QabaLqZysHNkjQQ8kLA>
>  	
> Zacatecas
>
<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Zacatecas+mexico&w1=Aguascalientes&w2=C
>
riminal+offenses&w3=Zacatecas&w4=Zacatecas+mexico&w5=Zacatecas+hotel&w6=Fies
>
ta+americana+aguascalientes&c=6&s=138&.sig=cOINbNYO1WJJy2BT4tgmBA>
> mexico
> Zacatecas
>
<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Zacatecas+hotel&w1=Aguascalientes&w2=Cr
>
iminal+offenses&w3=Zacatecas&w4=Zacatecas+mexico&w5=Zacatecas+hotel&w6=Fiest
>
a+americana+aguascalientes&c=6&s=138&.sig=IlWErASU8JXH8YNhGBk9hQ>
> hotel
> Fiesta
>
<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Fiesta+americana+aguascalientes&w1=Agua
>
scalientes&w2=Criminal+offenses&w3=Zacatecas&w4=Zacatecas+mexico&w5=Zacateca
>
s+hotel&w6=Fiesta+americana+aguascalientes&c=6&s=138&.sig=VhhnwMFlUbMHR432Rt
> NUkw> americana aguascalientes 	
> 
>   _____  
> 
> YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS 
> 
> 
> 	
> *	 Visit your group "ranchos
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ranchos> "
> on the web.
>   
> 
> *	 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>  ranchos-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
<mailto:ranchos-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe>
> 
>   
> 
> *	 Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the
> Yahoo! Terms of Service
> <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . 
> 
> 
>   _____  
> 
> 
> 


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com