A Few Random Observations
1) mullets are not a fashion no-no here, for some reason they can pull it off because of the weird/funky/hippy vibe that is prevalent among the younger guys (My brother and his friends would have a hey day!). PS- for those of you who don't know what a mullet is, emailestolpman@hotmail.com to find out).
2) 80’s music from the states is VERY popular here
3) the traffic lanes do NOT exist…which makes for very interesting/frightening experiences when riding in taxis or collectivos (city buses)
4) they have dog walkers here…and when I say dog walkers I mean people who walk up to 10 dogs at a time (perhaps more) for pay…that explains all of the dog sh$#*t en las calles
5) the students in my classes carry pencil/pen cases to class (remember 5th grade), and they take their notes in multiple colors using white out to correct mistakes; I can’t say that I blame them- my multi-colored bic pen is a staple
6) when you order a pop or a bottle of water in a restaurant…they come in glass bottles!! (my mom would be so happy) and sometimes they ask if you want ice for you wine. (What?!)
7) there are very few fat people here, but so many that are beautiful!
8) they do NOT eat peanut butter (to my dismay)…if you feel like sending some you know my address!!!
9) copyright laws are either unenforced or non-existent…instead of buying books we take the books from the library down to the fotocopería (I think I made that word up), they photocopy everything we need! I don’t understand how it’s legal, but it’s saving me a fortune!
10) The McDonalds are EVERYWHERE and lots of them have McCafes (keep in mind the cafe culture) that are actually quite cute…people spend time chatting and studying.
2 Comments:
Hey Kelly this is MOM!! Wow, I was just talking to Natlie about whether I should sent PEANUT BUTTER or not. We decided NOT. You should eat Argentineian food. You will be back to the p.b. soon enough. I am asking everyone NOT to send Kelly PEANUT BUTTER!!!!!
Guess what...I found a place to BUY peanut butter (but not the healthy, laura scudder kind mom). My friend Charity had me over for brunch and studying yesterday and we had peanut butter with dulce de leche sandwiches- YUMMMMY. Dulce de leche counts as argentine food, it is a sweet carmely substance that is SUPER popular here.
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