We heart Argentina! The air is clean, the smell is sweet, and the wine is cheap. The people are friendly and the desserts are indulgent. An intriguing cultural aspect is “siesta,” which appears to occur at ALL businesses from about 1 - 4pm... everything is closed for naptime! Seriously, I wonder if this phenomenon could be instituted in the U.S.? Another difference is dinner time: 11pm! Hello, who eats dinner this late? Well, everyone in Argentina apparently. We attempted dinner at 9pm, which is incredibly late for us (trying to fit in with the locals, you know); however, by the end of our dinner (nearing 10:30pm) the restaurant was just starting to fill up. We’ll try to get on the same clock in Buenos Aires. One final laugh we’ve been having is regarding cambio (Spanish for “change”)... we can’t figure out why, but there aren’t small bills or coins in the country, so everyone lines up at the bank to exchange bills. Around every dark corner, figures lurk with deep voices whispering “cambio,” enticing us to use their services (mostly to distribute their fake bills we’ve decided).
Another update: our credit card number was stolen. $1,000 worth of purchases were made in Massachusetts at the Home Depot and Dunkin’ Donuts within the last three days... (ha ha, Jason Kaufman was it you?!?). Just glad Capital One caught the discrepancy so quickly and Ken’s mom is helping us expedite a new card.
how many dounuts do you get for $1000?
ReplyDeleteYou can get 1,663 Donuts. At least that's what I've been told.
ReplyDeleteHey man, I hear ya. A long day of shopping at Home Depot would make most everybody hungry.
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