the goat and the devil

so you know how you have that aunt or grandma or whatever who always talks in sayings like "kill two birds with one stone." Well my mom is that person in our family. But she loves to bust out all of these random mexicanisms. So the other day she was talking about someone, i don't remember the context but out of nowhere she goes, "well you know what they say. Mas sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo." I was like...what are you talking about, ma? Translation:

The devil knows more because he's old not because he's the devil.

That shit was deep and sat with me. so i started thinking about all the wierd random isms that she has and how these isms may have affected the way i think, like culturally the way i view the world. And then i started thinkingn about the SAT and the GRE and their supposed objectivity but how i always suck at them. And then i realized....hello cultural bias! For instance

"La cabra siempre tira al monte" - the goat always seeks the hills - people don't change

Other kids were at home learning analogies and metaphors about tools and symphonies and instruments and art and stuff and here i am learning about farming and moutain goats. CULTURAL BIAS!!!