Pescadores - What do they talk about?

[RCCI]

OK... I hear them all the time in LSB, from 6903 - 6995 and everywhere else in-between. As I don't speak Spanish, and possibly someone here on the board does, what exactly do they talk about. I'm guessing they "all can't be fishing" off the Gulf Coast. I had one tonight on 6983 that gave a very clear S9 signal. Just curious...   ...Steve

[Beerus Maximus]

I'm guessing they talk about the usual stuff guys on a boat might be discussing: fishing, drinking, women, etc. A lot of the conversations, at least up my way, are in Portuguese, too.

Occasionally some English speaking guys will pop up. There was a Gloucester crew that sometimes shows up but I haven't heard them in a while. They are notable for their faaaaahkin accents.

[Pigmeat]

LOL!  The last time I heard that bunch they were complaining about the hockey strike and discussing the butt of a young lady that worked at a convenience store.

[Zoidberg]

What little I can make out of Spanish and Portuguese, they jibber jabber about the same stuff we all do: sex, drugs/beer, rock and roll, crappy jobs, worse weather, and how amazing Shakira looks.

The English speaking peskies I've heard from the Gulf are pretty much the same.  Insider gossip about jobs, chatter about family, griping about the weather.  Like the Spanish and Portuguese peskies occasionally I'll hear them chatter with wives and girlfriends.  It's never anything racy enough for TMZ or the National Enquirer.  They know they're being heard worldwide so, unlike cell phone calls, they tend to avoid anything X-rated or illegal.

The Portuguese speaking peskies from Brazil are an odd bunch.  They seem to include long distance truckers who alternative between jibber jabber and odd sing-song chanting to amuse and keep each other awake on the road.