Just a list of the quirks and maybe some of the less glamourous things I've picked up so far..
- the idea that napkins should be absorbent is a foreign concept...instead they are little sheets of parchment paper used to decorate the tables
- you get used to water unidentified water dripping from above you..people say it's just watering plants that leak onto your head on the way to school, so I'd like to continue believing that's what it is
- people here are good multi-taskers. They can drink mate, walk to work, AND avoid the unusually common piles of dog poo. I've been lucky but have witnessed my fair share of unfortunate victims
- The reason for the poo: the rediculous amounts of dogs, and even more impressive - the dog walkers who will fill the entire sidewalk with batches of up to 14 dogs. Always with mp3 players in, arms braced, and the most talented: riding bycicles
- Peter's - hot dog store with toppings ranging from jalepeno cream spread to corn salsa, always with potato fries on top...you eat here after 4am
- Loco drivers, that goes for collectivo's, taxis, and personal drivers...and all drive manuals, so automatics here
- Despite my high hopes for south american food, if you are trying to live on a budget their diet consists of empenadas, pasta, and milenesa
- They put hard broiled eggs in, on, and around just about everything
- The sidewalks here are more like obstacle courses with uneven blocks, teeter-totter ones, and best of all - they are camoflouged to look exactly the same so it's always a nice surprise
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