Ten Fun Facts About Santiago
(or Chile in general..Or South America in general)
1) The common greeting is a kiss on the cheek.
2) They love sugar! There are ice cream and pastry stands EVERYWHERE! They even offer sugar with hot chocolate!
3) 'Adios' is rarely used. 'Ciao' is most the common form of good bye.
4) American music is popular here (I can never escape Justin Beiber.)
5) In Chilean Spanish (and probably other South American countries) people tend to drop the consonants..while in English we drop vowels. Ever try dropping consonants? Yeah it's impossible.
6) When leaving the airport, always take the BLUE taxi. Yeah I dunno. That's what multiple people will tell you. I just saved you future travelers some money. You are welcome.
7) If you say you're from the U.S. they assume you're from Florida or California. When you say you're from Washington they assume Washington D.C. (Washington state? No sé..)
1) The common greeting is a kiss on the cheek.
2) They love sugar! There are ice cream and pastry stands EVERYWHERE! They even offer sugar with hot chocolate!
3) 'Adios' is rarely used. 'Ciao' is most the common form of good bye.
4) American music is popular here (I can never escape Justin Beiber.)
5) In Chilean Spanish (and probably other South American countries) people tend to drop the consonants..while in English we drop vowels. Ever try dropping consonants? Yeah it's impossible.
6) When leaving the airport, always take the BLUE taxi. Yeah I dunno. That's what multiple people will tell you. I just saved you future travelers some money. You are welcome.
7) If you say you're from the U.S. they assume you're from Florida or California. When you say you're from Washington they assume Washington D.C. (Washington state? No sé..)
8) The people are super duper nice.
9) There is at least one guard in every single store. Pharmacies, drug stores, small stores, big stores, mini marts, todos! I'm scared they're going to yell at me for doing something wrong but they never do.
10) Tampons? Not the same. applicator? Who needs that casualty?
Those are the most important things I have learned so far. Okay maybe not the most important but the only things I can remember. I'm really proud of myself for coming up with ten! WOO!
i think #1 applies to basically everywhere except for america. LOL. hugs anyone!?? #3 oh i love 'ciao!' #4yikes. sorry about j. biebs. #5 further explanation needed. i need like, examples.
ReplyDeletethis was super fun to read! you should do this again.
For example instead of saying como estas they say comotai. It's confusing.
ReplyDeletei still don't get it. i mean i get it. but wow. no way. i'd be soooo lost.
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