Progressively, I have learned more and more about South American culture. Some things being rather minute, while others are large differences. Examples:
- People love to invade your space. They insist on hugging and kissing you when you arrive and leave from a location.
- You do not turn right on a red light here.
- Men are comfortable carrying sling bags or "man purses."
- Dinner takes a minimum one and half hours. People sit and talk for hours, and the check or 'cuenta' is only brought when asked for.
- People pay for dinner in groups. No matter if one person had a cheaper meal, the check is still evenly divided amongst the group.
- Beer or 'cerveza' comes in liter bottles in hopes of having people share a beer and talk over it.
- Taking the bus is not a rich or poor thing. CEOs to garbage collectors use the bus system.
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