1. You can't drink just any coffee.
2. Everyone in your life has a nickname.
3. You're pretty sure that, in Heaven, they serve pastelitos.
4. You keep a secret tally of which public figures are Cuban.
Like Queen Gina Torres and poet Richard Blanco.
5. You know there's nothing so beautiful as a perfectly-timed expletive.
6. You know you're special.
7. People feel the need to tell you all about their plans to visit Cuba.
8. You know that this is what elegance looks like.
9. You've likely mastered the art of "dramatic apathy."
10. You get pretty nervous when people stare at you too long.
11. THIS has happened to you.
12. Consonants are suggestions.
13. No matter where you are or what you're doing, you'll find a fellow Cuban.
14. This is the ideal dessert, snack, or breakfast.
15. You point with your chin...
16. ...And do everything else with a wave of your hand.
17. You've definitely been told "You don't look Cuban!"
18. And you've definitely taken credit for an invention.
19. Your childhood smelled like violets.
20. This was always in your home, although it PROBABLY contained dry rice.
21. ...Likewise, you know this likely contained sewing equipment.
22. You never know whether to kiss hello or shake hands.
23. You have an entire army of spiritual help.
24. This is what you ask when you want to know what's up.
25. For you, Sensguibin leftovers = An Elena Ruth.
26. You grew up with Pepito jokes.
27. You know to eat this within the day because it'll turn into a rock tomorrow.
28. You've often wondered why there isn't a croqueta emoji.
