i have come up with the idea to do pick-up line of the day - i think it'll soon become the most entertaining part of this blog. (and no, i swear i'm not being conceited. i'm sure even boys who look like girls from behind get hit on.)
pick-up line of the day:
"hola bon a bon - ven aca!"
literal translation: "hey [insert chocolate brand here] - come here!"
real translation: "heyyy sweet thangg - lemme holla atchuuu!"
new traffic law of the day: stop signs are mere suggestions and in many cases, don't even warrant slowing down.
frustration of the day: (but really, frustration of the past three weeks and next five months) - argentina may have the shittiest currency system in the world. seriously. the ATMs only shoot out hundreds but NO STORE (and no, not an exaggeration) has change. in fact, when i went to the panaderia this afternoon, the cashier, after forcing me to dig around in my bag for enough change to pay for my factura instead of just letting me pay with a $5 and get change back, decided to just not give me change at all. solid. and then i really wanted ice cream but alas, no one had change. i had to sweet talk one of the cashiers to root around for change. sometimes, it's wonderful to be a girl (:
thing you should know about argentina of the day: there are no one-stop, buy all you need stores like target here (though there is one walmart somewhere in this city...). instead, you have the panaderia (sweet shop), ferreteria (power tools, screw drivers, paint shop thing), carniceria (meat shop), verderia (vegetable shop), fruteria (fruit shop), etc. etc. quaint but also extremely time-consuming. sometimes, it's very easy to miss the comforts of america...
oh oh, also, milkshake by kelis was definitely playing on the sound system at the panaderia today. kind of really surprised it made it all the way out here...
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