A Cholo is a Hispanic gangster typically from southern California, The Bay Area, southern Florida and parts of southwest Texas. Some famous Cholos include Vato Loco and Down aka Kilo. Though its pretty hard to be a cholo if youre pocho or dont know much about what a cholo looks like or how he acts, you can pull it off if you really put your mind to it. If you want to be a cholo pronto, then see Step 1 to be on your way.Get the crisp tees. Buy some plain tees, striped polos, and some short sleeved button shirts. Proclub and Sunwear are the right brands for plain tees. Shirts shouldnt be tight or small; wear bigger shirts like tall Ts, making sure they are two sizes bigger than your size. The best colors for your crisp tees are black, blue, dark green, white, grey, brown, and beige. Dont get shirts with logos or other words on them unless they say Raiders. Get any of your clothes from Ben Davis, Joker, Lowrider, or Bighouse.2 Wear the right shirts and jackets. Wear flannel shirts. Get yourself a flannel shirt and wear it over a plain tee shirt. Button it all the way up or just on the top button. Make sure your shirt is crisp and fresh at all times. Make sure it matches your Dickies and your shoes. In the winter, wear plaid flannel jackets instead. You can also wear a poncho for the winter. Get any of your clothes from Ben Davis, Joker, Lowrider, or Bighouse. Ad 2 Wear the right shirts and jackets. Wear flannel shirts. Get yourself a flannel shirt and wear it over a plain tee shirt. Button it all the way up or just on the top button. Make sure your shirt is crisp and fresh at all times. Make sure it matches your Dickies and your shoes. In the winter, wear plaid flannel jackets instead. You can also wear a poncho for the winter. 3 Wear the right of pants. Buy Dickies Double Knee, Ben Davis Gorilla Cut, Dyse One, Or Levis 501S or the loose fit. Get them at least 1-2 sizes larger than you would usually wear to achieve the baggy look; you dont have to wear them so loose that theyre falling down to your knees. For example, if you wear 30x30 pants get your pants 32x30 or 34x30. Get Dickies double knee loose fit, or the other brands mentioned above. Pants colors should be: khaki, black, blue, navy, grey, or brown. You can sag your pants a bit, or keep them up with a simple black belt with a metal clasp or a canvas belt. 4 Wear the right shoes. Get some tight shoes like Lugz or Nike Cortezes. You can also wear black or white Jordans. Wear them with knee high socks, or dont let your socks be seen at all. Make sure that your shoes do not slip off easily; you should be able to run without worrying about them slipping off. Make sure you get a wide variety of colors to go with your clothes. Usually a white pair of Cortezes and a black pair of Lugz works well. Work boots are also good. You can also get your shoes from Stacy Adams. 5 Get the right cut. Many cholos like to shave their heads while others get fades. Whatever look you have, make sure you keep it fresh instead of having a head covered in stubble. You can have a goatee but only if you can really pull it off. If you want, you can put a bandana on, but make sure you know how to wear one instead of fussing with it and looking like a poser the whole time. If you have longer hair and don’t want to wear a bandana, you can also just slick it back. 6 Accessorize to look fresh. Wear knee-high white socks with black stripes. Military belts are a must. Buy a black beanie. Pull it over your eyes. Wear black sunglasses (you can get a pair of locs at the 99 cent store) or a silver or gold chain around your neck. Dont overdo it. Just having one or two accessories youre always seen with is enough. 7 Get your tattoos. Cholos are known for their tattoos, whether they are religious or have the name of a hyna on them. You should put a lot of thought into this before getting one. A good place to get them is on your stomach, back, or biceps. Another popular tattoo to get is an eye drop near your eye or initials on your hand. 8 Keep it crisp and clean. Cholos are always keeping it fresh, whether youre talking about their hair, their clothes, their smell, or their bling. If you want to have the right look, then you cant just show up like you rolled out of bed. Care about your appearance without obsessing over it and youll get respect from cholos and hynas. talk about the idea of leaning like a cholo, which is a stance you can take when youre at the club, trying to get girls, or just hanging out. To lean like a cholo, youve got to put your fists together, put your elbows out, and tilt your body back and forth from side to side. Check out the video to get more tips (while remembering that its not 100% meant to be taken seriously).[1] Be a Cholo Step 2.jpg 2 Dont back down from anyone who disrespects you. Keep your chin up and stare everyone down. Dont move out of the way for anyone while youre walking, unless its a lady or a homie, shove them out of the way. Be mean and aggressive to those you dont like. But most important thing is never back down to anyone! To do this you need to know how to fight of course. Be a Cholo Step 3.jpg 3 Talk like a cholo. Or as a cholo would say, Hablas asi un Cholo. This means talk Spanglish (mixing Spanish and English words in sentences). Say a few words in English, then a few words in Spanish or vice versa, finding a good, natural mix when you talk. If you try too hard to say ese as every other word, then yeah, people will be on to your act. Here are some key words you should know: Add vato or bro and Güey or ese to the end of your sentences; just dont make it annoying. Vato is just a way to say bro in Spanish, and ese really means this guy or the guy youre talking to. Just know that you have to be a real cholo to say ese or people might think youre a racist poser. When speaking English use a Spanish accent. Also dont say some words completely. When youre shouting out to your homies, say q vole carnal, orale vato, simon ese, what up homes, this is firme homie, and simon que si. To challenge someone, yell out Que chingau bro? Wanna fight or what? If you have a girl, call her your hyna or your sancha. Call other girls mija. These dont really mean anything specific, but be sure to use a Spanish accent. 4 Holler at hynas. Cholos love being on the creep and are always looking out for more hynas. If you see one on the street, at the club, or wherever, then you should holler at her to let her know shes looking fine, ask where shes going later, and get her number or just let her see youre into her. Dont be shy, awkward, or weird around hynas; if you act like a cholo who knows whats up, theyll come to you like flies to honey. The best way to hook up with a hyna is to do it the chicano way. Say, Wassup, que paso, you wanna go for a cruise in my low low or simply que pasa mija? Any other race will take it wrong, but if you ask a latina that, shell take it as a compliment. 5 Get a lowrider. If youre too young to have a car of your own, then get a friend with a lowrider and take it around the block. Pump up the music, rock the car up and down, and get some good lookin hynas sitting in the back. Cruise around town in it like youre just out to have a good time, and dont worry about being a little bit annoying. If you want to be a cholo, you need hynas. And if you want hynas, you need a car. 6 Be a rebel. Cholos arent known for following the rules. If you really want to be a cholo, then youre not going to be that straight A student in your class who everyone laughs at. Youre going to question authority a bit. Youre not going to do something you dont believe in. And if you see someone disrespecting someone else, youre going to do something about it instead of knowing your role. Of course, if you take this too far, you can drop out of school, end up in jail, or just get in real serious trouble, so know that everything has its limits. 7 Get the taste of a cholo. Each cholo is a unique snowflake and all that, but if you want to be a true cholo, then you have to be familiar with the things that cholos like so you dont look like a fool when you dont know what the cholos around you are talking about. Here are some of the things that cholos are known to like: The Raiders. No matter how many times they lose. The Dodgers. Pitbulls. The more fierce your pitbull is, the better. Scarface. Watch this gangster film until youve got the lines memorized. Coronas. If youre old enough to drink, then this should be your beverage of choice. Just remember to pour some out for your homies. 8 Listen to some cholo music. Cholos love Oldies, as long as they are in English. But they also like funk music, and a bunch of artists like Big Oso Loc, Homeboy Rap, Duende, Juan Gotti, Hi-Power Soldiers, Soldier Ink, Low Profile, Brownside, Lil Rob, Akwid, JaeP, Kinto Sol, or South Park Mexican A.K.A. [S.P.M]. Sancho, Knightowl, and Kid Frost. Listen to this music so you dont look like a poser when its playing. 9 Put family first. Though cholos have love for other cholos and their hynas, they never forget where they came from. Dont fight with your mom even if she kicks you out of the house. You got to remember that she raised you. The same goes with your dad and other family members. Be nice to your cousins, your siblings, or even family you barely know. They may be all you’ve got in the end. 10 Stay safe. If youre a true cholo, then you may find yourself in a bad neighborhood and need to know what to do. You should never walk alone. Always have homies to back you up in case you get jumped out of nowhere and youll be more safe with homies instead of being by yourself. And here are some other things to keep in mind: Be VERY careful about the colors you wear. For example, if you live in an area where there are a lot of Sureños and Norteños, it is best to avoid wearing blue or red or any other color that they might not like. If you are throwing up gang signs, make sure that you know what you’re doing, cause if you hit the wrong people, prepare for a fight.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:13:56 +0000
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