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Chileans don’t throw the tp into the toilet after using it. It goes into a waste basket. Not necessarily as gross as one would think, but definitely gross in the whole scheme of things.
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Being 5’5”, I am about the average height of a Chilean (which is nice for a change.) It also makes finding James in a crowd to be pretty easy.
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Advocados are absurdly cheap here…about $2 for 1 kilo, or 2.2lbs. Almonds, on the other hand are quite pricey. ½ kilo for $6, or about 1lb of almonds for 6 bucks.
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You should travel with tp and hand sanitizer. It’s not something to be taken for granted in a public restroom.
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Bathrooms usually cost about 200 pesos or .40 cents. I am support paying for bathrooms, except when I really need one and don’t have any change on me.
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Chileans kiss on one check, the right one, upon greeting each other.
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Anything of significant purchasing importance has inflation adjusted pricing.
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Anything in Argentina of significant purchasing importance is priced in US dollars.
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They play music in cars, public locations and on their phones absurdly loudly.
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Vendors board the long distance travel buses to sell pastries. They continue to travel with the bus for miles from where they boarded, then the vendor gets off at a random location on the side of road.
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Dogs are EVERYWHERE.
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Math is not a strong point for the Chileans.
