You can probably figure out who the Nicas are. "Nica" is the nickname for Nicaraguans. A "Tico" is a Costa Rican.
They are neighboring countries. And they really don't like each other that much.
At all.
Case in point. There has been an ongoing dispute between the two countries about a parcel of swamp land. Each government thought -- and today still thinks -- that this parcel of swamp land is rightfully theirs.
So off they went the Ticos and the Nicas to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands for a resolution.
The Court pretty much told them to sit down and figure it out themselves. So last week they planned a meeting on the border.
And I really mean ON THE BORDER.
Incredulously, each delegation placed their table of delegates on their respective side of the border between the two countries. Talk about warming up for some friendly neighborly banter, huh?
The mediator from Guatemala -- pity the guy -- suggested all parties reconvene . . . in another country!
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