Exit Notes on Argentina

A brief list of observations/statements.

1) In Argentina, they don't speak "Espanol," they speak "Castellano". It's somehow "better". :]

[Oh, and no more Spanish keyboard, so please excuse my lack of accents & tildes...]

2) Car horns are NEVER used for traffic, only for beeping at women. I really think they believe that that is the actual, intended purpose of a car horn.

3) The people here are for the most part happy. This is something that if I had to take a guess, I would attribute entirely to Siesta Time.

4) The young people listen to our music. The older people listen to our older music with a Mariachi band dubbed in the background. If you thought you liked "Strawberry Fields Forever" before, wait until you hear it with Maracas.

5) Just because something is on the Menu does NOT mean they have it. Actually, it's better just to ask what they DO have.

6) All the music in the clubs sounds exactly the same--same reggaeton beat, every song. Yet still, every time the song "changes," girls scream and squeal, as if they want me to believe they can distinguish between them enough to have a "favorite".

7) In the end, everything comes down to soccer. Or Futbol.

8) Everyone has a dog. Every dog is a guard dog, no matter it's size.

9) Food is 1/3 the cost it is at home. Technology is double.

10) They have both an orphan problem AND a ban on inter-country adoption. I don't understand.

11) Cab drivers are unbelievably nice. The nicest I've ever encountered. And I've taken a LOT of cabs.

12) The country is absolutely beautiful.

13) The kids there are amazing.

14) I want to go back. ASAP.