The Interesting Customs of Argentina

I would have to say that the most interesting part of the Argentine culture is their concept of time. When Jessica and I headed out to dinner tonight we were greeted by some very confused looks not only because we arrived at the restaurant at 7:30, but because the restaurant didn’t even open their doors to patrons until 8:30! Despite their already booked night they were nice enough to seat us at a small table for two on their patio and as Jessica mentioned fed us enough food for the rest of our stay! Another interesting part of the culture here is that it is considered “rude” to ask for your food to go. However, Jessica and I always end up asking our left-over’s to go not only because we always have WAY to much food but because it comes in handy when you head home from the bars/clubs at 4 or 5am with a rather hefty appetite for food!

Through a couple of random “Small World” connections we have been treated more than generously since our arrival. Last night we went to the Wednesday night spot ‘Museum’ like Jessica mentioned and found it very amusing that people here dress in mainly black and white hues. Jessica, who wore a green and yellow floral dress to best fit in with the ‘reggae’ theme felt a bit out of place in comparison to my dress of choice; black & white. After the bar we put our roof top patio to use by inviting our French and American/ Argentine friends over for some wine and… you guessed it… left over pizza! Needless to say not only were we happy we always take our left-overs, but we were happy that we decided to stock up on an endless supply of delicious (yet inexpensive) Argentine wine!

After rising out of bed at nearly 2pm (don’t worry- we’re only adjusting to the time change) Jessica ran off to her interview while I spent my day applying to a variety of jobs via A Small World and Craig’s List. The opportunities here really are geared towards American Native Speakers- which is very reassuring despite the fact that I really am trying to learn the Argentine Spanish!

We must also thank our new French friend Ugo who has been kind enough to invite Jessica and I to join him and his friends on their excursion to the Iguaçu falls with lies on the border of Argentina and Brazil and inhabits some of the worlds most beautiful water falls- a wonder that just fell short of the new 7 wonders of nature! We are hoping to sign up for this wonderful opportunity tomorrow and will be visiting the falls in the end of September!

At the moment Jessica and I are enjoying yet another bottle of wonderful Argentinean wine and will be accompanying some friends to a club called Asia de Cuba which is located on the river in a part of town we have not yet visited! Updates to come…