Que significa 'voy a lo que voy'?

Question

The whole sentence, coming from an interview in 'El País':

Pero yo con las chicas voy a lo que voy.

Answer 1

It means, "I do what I do." (Literally, I go where I go.)

Yes, although I think of this in terms of I do what I set out to do. - Gekkosan, Jan 12, 2012

sorry, jermías , not in Spain. - 00494d19, Jan 12, 2012

What I meant was I do what I want to do, take it or leave it. That's implied in a nice way in the way I translated that phrase. - Jeremias, Jan 12, 2012

I take it more as "I'm not here to waste time - I'm here to accomplish what I set out to do". - Gekkosan, Jan 12, 2012

Answer 2

Heidita:

Not really.

It means "I do whatever I have to do, I order to accomplish whatever" and it can be applied to any situation, not only in sexual contexts.

I hear it mainly from Mexican people, I guess. We, Chileans, don't say that.

EDIT:

Bold text.

I agree. In the specific context of Wakka's example, yes, it definitely has a sexual implication. But I also understand it as Chileno says. - Gekkosan, Jan 12, 2012

I didn't think it would have so much weight since it came from the biggest and a very decent Spanish newspaper. - S1r_Wakka, Jan 12, 2012

Answer 3

Sorry, wakka, this cannot be discussed in detail on this forum, but it means something like:

As to girls/women....I just want ...what a man wants from women

Right ;) If he is talking about girls. This is the right answer. - 00a4c226, Jan 12, 2012