Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Observations about South America


February 13, 2007



  • Dinner starts after 10 pm, even on “school” nights.

  • It’s normal to see toddlers out running around at midnight.

  • The mullet is in…big time! The most popular mullet style is the dread-lock mullet. Business in front… smoke a bowl in the back. Pictures will hopefully be forthcoming and posted to www.mulletsgalore.com

  • It is normal to see young boys, three years of age, “training” their mullet; obviously with the consent of their guardian.

  • The steak and wine are fabulous in Argentina even if you aren’t a big red meat eater.

  • When walking through a park, you are likely to find at least one, usually more, young couples making out on a bench, on the grass or in the shade of a tree.

  • Everyone loves their ice cream. There are more places to buy ice cream than to buy coffee.

  • After grabbing an ice cream at the heladeria it’s not uncommon to light up a cigarette or two or three… shit, why not just smoke the whole g’damn pack.

  • We have not seen a single Starbucks! Whew!

  • Stop signs do not mean stop; more like pause and punch it!

  • It isn’t unusual to see a new mother walking down the street breast feeding—talk about multi-tasking.

  • The stray dogs have a very good demeanor. They aren’t threatening at all even when approaching packs of them.