Se va a comer el globo

Question

A"No,no estoy para hacer dos mil kilómetros de carretera.. ya se lo he dicho a Teresa. si decidimos ir a Alemania,cogeremos un avión, despues de llegar allí, alquilaremos un coche. Pero ya verás , al final nos quedamos en casa.

B:Y por qué?

Aorque Teresa es así,primero hace muchos planes,iremos aquí,iremos allá.cuando uno la oye, pensará que se va a comer el globo. my question is, why it´s se va a comer? can I say without se here?

Answer 1

Comerse = to eat it all. So here it is form of exageration. Without it the "se" the sentiment is different.

Muchas gracias. - zhmelissa, Jul 12, 2013

Answer 2

How about this?

Las maneras que se consideran buenas en la cultura occidental a la hora de pedir el menú son diferentes a las chinas.

Pedir en un restaurante los platos que se quieren comer resulta a veces una situación un poco complicada para los chinos. Aquí hay unas normas sencillas que podemos seguir.

How to explain se conideran and se quieren here?

Answer 3

Las maneras que se consideran buenas en la cultura occidental a la hora de pedir el menú son diferentes a las chinas.

Here se consideran has the idea of accepted, of standard practice, the social norms. "Manners that are seen as/considered to be good in western culture on asking for the menu/sitting at the table are different from the Chinese.

As someone pointed out, you would expect the menu to be brought to the table rather than having to ask for it.

Answer 4

By the way,can I say va a comerse el globo too? Instead of saying se va a comer el globo?

That is always my choice. But most natives but the se in front. - gringojrf, Jul 12, 2013

Answer 5

yes, what gringojrf said.

It's like the difference in English between saying I will eat the cookies and I will eat the cookies all up. It means completely to the finish, or All.

So, though it would change the meaning a little, yes, you could leave off the 'se'