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The paseo is that age old custom where young people gather in the central square of the village. Girls walk one way, boys walk the other, so they see each other twice on each circuit. It's the time for a little mild flirting, a little eye contact, a few smiles - because in Latin countries, young men and women don't date as they do in European countries. This is the way the marriageable-aged men and women see each other so when papa comes home and announces he has arranged an engagement with Jose, Maria can either say Si,papa, that would be wonderful, or No papa, not that terrible person. Find someone else for me.
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