As I embark upon my next adventure in the land of capoeira, acai berries and the forro, I thought it best to reminisce on the quirks and eccentricities of this odd little country called Argentina:
1. Women--only women--shush people on buses in a particularly unique manner. Rather than the accepted "shh" or "shhush", the sound emitted is closer to that of my cat fighting off the gang of neighboring felines at 5 am outside my window in high school.
2. Taxi drivers are poachers. Wear a fanny pack, ponder your life by looking upward, or simply make eye contact and you will be attacked. And by attacked I mean spoken to in broken English and Spanish with overly dramatic hand gestures that seem to be the model for actors in Barilla pasta commercials (Mind you, most Argentinians are of Italian descent).
3. The most famous rock band in Argentinian history is called Soda Stereo, and after ten years they have reunited for a "Welcome Back Tour." Imagine U2 with a thick South American cadence and you get the picture. Thankfully, they have since dropped their Flock of Seagulls style haircuts.
4. Breakfast is always coffee and croissants, AKA known as EVERYONE is grumpy by 10 pm.
5. The President´s wife was just elected as the new president. She just happens to look like an Ex-Fellini heroin, and her mastermind election slogan: "I am YOU!"
6. This country is a vegeterian´s nightmare. The general diet here consists of bread, pastries, red meat, beer, ice cream and potatoes. The marvelous thing is, not that many people are fat.
7. Mullets and unibrows are considered sexy. As are capri pants and pink t shirts. Hence the close kinship with Southbeach Miami.
8. Che Guevera is bigger than Jesus.
And now a new land calls. 24 hours on a bus! And a new language barrier. Oh how splendid it will be.
Peace and Wellness,
Phil
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