Some things I've noticed...

- - there is dog poop all over the sidewalks, but the dogs don't bark and are the happiest in the world. seriously so excited.
- they don't speak spanish here, they speak castillano
- there are a plethera of fraternity looking boys who speak in spanish
- they kiss on the cheek to depart and greet
- people come in on public transport (they are called the cartejeros) and dig through the garbage at night. They wheel around big canvas tubs and take anything that could be redeemed. It's the cities recycling system.
- There are bottles of wine for under $1
- There are no variations of tampons. It's OB or nada. people here prefer the diaper technique (but at least they don't have bleach in their feminine products)
- the grocery store will deliver your groceries for a tip of 2 pesos, or less than a $1
- On friday night I went to a 9pm African-drumming show, that started at 9:50pm and went until 1am. I then went to dinner, got drinks at 3am and went out at 4:30am.
- School starts at 10am, and people complain that it is early.
- boys are boys everywhere
- an ice cream costs the same as it does in the US, a cellphone costs more. And you can get an excellent steak dinner for around $5.
- a beer is listed as 9 pesos ($3) on the menu, but then it arrives and it is a full liter (about 3 glasses)
- There are many dog walkers (hence all the poop). I see about 15 to 150 dogs a day
- There is a club called "The museum of the officeworkers"
- There is fake money everywhere - a friend changed money at the airport and got $100 of fake pesos.
- You can find salad, people go running, and there is quinoa.
- There is not tofu, nor peanut butter, nor brown sugar
- They are into drinking 1 cup of coffee, 1 beer or 1 glass of wine for 3 to 4 hours.
- they chain smoke cigarettes
- if you have big bags under your eyes it is a sign of toughness, coolness and general sweetness... you party really hard.
- there is pick-up soccer on monday nights, games start at 11pm.
- I still haven't figured out my cellphone voicemail
- The people are generally welcoming, beautiful, and happy to help
- They are also generally pretentious, the whole city is. One of their favorite jokes is: Why do Argentines smile at the sky when there is a thunderstorm? They are sure god is taking a picture of them.
- Fresh flowers are $3 to $6
- There is vietnmese, thai food and a gay bar scene
- people are not religious, but there is no (well, limited) birthcontrol or abortion clinics
- there are markets in the city every saturday and sunday
- there are ninos and foreigners everywhere
- I saw my first female cabdriver. ever. in any city.
- there are 20 fatalities a week on Buenos Aires roads - the 2nd most dangerous city in the world (behind Beijing)
- All Buenos Aires seniors (in high school) go on a senior week in January to Bariloche where they "ski" and drink, mostly drink.
- They sell underwear and socks on the street
- They have their fair share of hippies
- They use the VOS form - Como sos? yeah, I don't know either
- shoes and handbags are really popular
- as is chocolate, ice cream and those terrible/cheap italian pastries... gross.
- They know, and talk, about the fires in California. Yet, no one has mentioned Bush or Iraq to me yet
- they love blonde hair
- they do not buy each other drinks or rounds - mostly because 1 beer will last the whole night
- just because they don't really drink like americans doesn't make either gender less aggressive
- they like to sunbathe, listen to music in the park and play futbol. they also like rugby and paddle sports
- the government heavily subsidies the public transportation and they have a subway rail from 1912 that still runs (original cars and all)
- it is not truly democratic
- buying an apartment here would be a really good idea