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1) A sign in the hostel bathroom tells you to keep the floor dry but there´s no shower curtain
2) You pay $40 US for a hotel, a lot in Argentina, but there´s no shampoo in the bathroom
3) The city buses are so crowded you have to trample poor old ladies just to get out (half kidding)
4) The candidates for Congressional Senator are not trusted by the average local....oh wait, that´s everywhere in the world
5) Paint is so expensive that a local orphanage could only half finish a job, and even then the paint was mixed with water
6) There is two-tiered pricing for foreigners in certain cities and national parks
7) You CAN drink the tap water AND flush toilet paper down the toilet, almost unheard of in Latin America
8) If you´re in a small town between the hours of 1 and 5pm, nothing´s open. I think the hospitals are though
9) A small town called La Cumbrecita dislikes outsiders but tourists are the only way they make money
10) It´s June but it´s actually winter
11) The country is cheap for foreigners but expensive for locals
12) There´s a small town in the hills where all the signs are in German and there is good Weizen beer...
13)...and the beer is generally terrible but the wine is world-class
14) You eat dinner at 11pm, take a nap until 1am, then go out until 9am
15) Sometimes, it´s 11pm and you still haven´t eaten dinner yet
16) You have what I call the Argentinean trifecta: steak, wine and women
17) Comparing cost of living to quality of life, Argentina must have one of the best rates in the world
18) Almost everyone is friendly, and genuine
19) A 30 minute cab ride only costs 6 dollars US
20) You´re supposed to have enough energy to start your day with only 2 small glazed medialunas (croissants), a coffee and a doubleshot of sparkling water
21) You´re on such a nocturnal schedule that you have to take a siesta, just to survive
22) You can buy an excellent wine for only a few dollars
23) They talk funny
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Will Boe
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hahahahha! sounds like mexico...save the vos stuff...and the friendly and genuine...and the nocturnal schedule...and the drinking tap water, and the June winter, and the cost of living and quality of lie........wait, i guess the only thing similar would be how far the dollar goes and the buses being so crammed u have to shove old ladies out of the way...love the $40/nite with no shampoo....so classic.