I found out weeks later that, while the word “Chac” used to be the name for the rain god in the ancient Mayan language, in modern Tzotzil “chac” means “ass”.
So the men in the country store weren’t laughing because I had dropped an awesome cultural reference with my “koalabal chac” statement. They were laughing because I had just inexplicably thanked my butthole for the rain.
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