what does it mean in this context? I read this sentence " You got to be mentally and physically ready for the uncertain hike with hauls of outfits" I dont understand the meaning of the word "hauls", since it has several meanings and none of them seem to fit well in this context. (This was written by a person during a photoshoot on a hill) Thanks

The ID voting card mystery The other day I was watching a monologue by John Oliver about voting in America and he mentioned that several states are now asking for an Id with photo for people can vote and he made his monologue pointing out that by this new measure several groups won't be able to vote. I personally didn't get what's a big deal about asking for an Id with photo. Since I think that every adul should have at least one, right? I have more than one! At least here in Mexico as you as you turn 18 years old you go and get your official Id with photo, and you use it not only to vote but as a general Id that can be accepted everywhere and not having one is like being a ghost or something since you can make withdrawal at the bank or any official paperwork, etc. In addition to that one you might have other officially accepted Id's such as your driving licence, passport, etc. I'm still wondering how people vote in the USA, maybe with their social security number, I'm just guessing

Soccer in Monterrey Sometimes soccer seems to be the only topic to talk about among males here in Monterrey, in general soccer is a big deal in the whole country but here its even more, due the 2 soccer professional teams based in the city people expect you to take a stand for one of the two rival soccer teams. My coworkers play soccer at least 3 times a week, in the company's league and others leagues as well. Particularly, soccer is not my cup of tea, I have many table topics but since people mostly talk about soccer here, it's kinda frustrating not being able to participate in an interesting conversation, fortunately there are few people who are able to talk a wide range of topics on one on one conversations ,otherwise soccer becomes the central topic again, even many girls do that too... I think that Im slowly losing my ability to communicate with people (well maybe that's too dramatic :P )

quick mouth , slow ear I think that one of my weaknesses in english is my listening, especially when people have accents that I'm not familiar with. but when it comes to talking if I dont have to use words I dont know of those that are really difficult for me to pronounce (like entrepreneur, surgery , taught ..etc) I can speak at a natural speed and many times people feel comfortable listening and they start speaking faster, and there is where I struggle the most, since I dont understand i have to ask people to repeat what they said and they kinda lose momentum and I feel sad for them !!

Cultural diferences in music The other day I answered a question about the lyrics of a song, with euphemisms the lyrics said that the king of the dance floor got married ugliest woman in the neighborhood and he didn't understand why this could happen, since then I've been more aware of the songs with a cultural difference , for example this song called "the woman I never dreamed of" where the singer basically says that he end up with an ugly girl but he has been happier than he could ever imagined https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jQtIJi7hHg this other one is the happiest songs Ive ever heard about infidelity, and tells the story of a couple that had 9 children , we was blond but his last child was black, he accepted the kid and never said a word about it for years until he couldn't handle it any more and he finally asked his wife about "the darker one" "is he my son?" he asked, "hey Soruyo, the darker one is the only one that is yours" she said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-5xhGx2TBw this other one says that you can't change nature and tells the story of a new born baby boy who was raised to be a macho,One day he went to study overseas and one day his father went to visit him without him knowing, but when the father arrived a young woman in miniskirt told him, "hi dad, don't you recognize me? its me, Simon", the father left and never talked or knew about him ever again, until the day we was notified that Simon died in a hospital form a strange disease, finally it says ""When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-r7LPLz_v8 when you grow up listening to this kind lyrics and many others you get used to this kind of thinking and finally it becomes a cultural thing

Food in south Mexico I think that is really easy to enjoy the good things in life, specially food. One of the things I love about being from south Mexico is being able to enjoy its cuisine which is rich and full in flavors, flavors and ingredients that are hard or even imposible to find or replicate in other parts of the country. the first time I came to north Mexico I found almost every meal tasteless, but I got used to it with time, one of the favorites "dishes" here are burritos, the first time I heard of the I had no idea they existed and I was introduced to them by an American friend said, "today Im making mexican food" and we he finish preparing the burritos, my friend and I were confused, and I asked him "who told you this is mexican food?" and I ask my other mexican friend "have you ever heard of it" and she said "No". Eventually I found out that burritos are really common in north Mexico. In south Mexico we have dishes such as , polcanes, salbutes, panuchos, codzombes, tamales(horneados, colados, chachacuas, chayiwa), etc and unfortunately none of these are know in the rest of the country. Anyways I love Mexican cuisine, it is delicious :)

cop a pair someone talking about shoes he wants, wrote: "gonna try and cop a pair" as far as I understand the word "cop" is being used like a synonym of get/ pick but my question is, is this word commonly used in that fashion?

she called me and set me up ... I was reading this article http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/08/by-liking-ex-girlfriends-facebook-pics-man-may-have-violated-protective-order/ but I don understand this sentence " she downloaded a texting app to call me and set me up 2 weeks ago" what does "set me up" means in this sentence??

tweet : TIME TO GRIND! Can someone explain what does GRIND mean? I read this tweet, "Hope everyone had a good weekend! It's a Monday.. TIME TO GRIND!" I searched for the meaning but I dont understand ... the same person replied to a coment "What a perv. I love it. LOL!" help me understand