11. You can't believe the amount of shopping people do in the States.
10. You are overwhelmed (and perhaps even amused or disgusted) by the material wealth of the United States.
9. Sometimes when a family member or friend suggests eating out, you say, "but we have so much food in the refrigerator at home."
8. You ask for referrals for services and products all the time. You are also very practiced in negotiating prices.
7. You occasionally use wordreference dictionary to translate from Chilensis to English.
6. Spanglish is your language of choice.
5. You can make a seven course meal even with the fridge and pantry almost empty.
4. You check the dates on the milk, yogurt, etc. while shopping at the store to make sure it's not already expired.
3. Half of your facebook friends are Chilean, and your friends and family from home complain that they can't understand most of you facebook page (because it's all in Spanish.)
2. And you know you are Santiaguized when...acting like a total bitch (especially to strangers) - te sale a flor de piel - comes naturally.
1. You think about a thought in a thousand different ways (te day mil vueltas a un pensamiento) before saying it to assure yourself there's not one possible sexual interpretation of what you are about to say.
hehehehe, feel free to add your own ideas :)
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When the mere fact that windows have screens amazes you.
When a cashier or bank teller asks how you are and you have to stutter your way through an answer because you're so out of practice at small talk.
Also, this. "2. And you know you are Santiaguized when...acting like a total bitch (especially to strangers) - te sale a flor de piel - comes naturally." Yes. I hate that Santiago has changed that about me.
hahaha great list!!! i can't imagine how the reverse culture shock will be again, especially since this time we'll have been here for a lot longer than my study abroad year.....yikes!
Ha ha ha! Good one! How about...you know you're Chilenized when you learn how to defend your honor and yell back at the dirty old men on the streets when they slimishly whisper disgusting piropos at you!
Haha great list! Here's another one:
You go to buy produce and you cry/faint when you see the prices.
Lol, the last one is the best!
Great additions!!! I'm dealing with reverse culture shock pretty well so far, hehehe.
Hope you are all doing well, and post-quaking it okay. After all I hear there was quite the marepoto! hehehe.
Saludos
Another sign you know you´re chilenized...
...when a blogger mentions ¨Marepoto¨and you know what they are referring to ha ha!
Mine is always: you think it's crazy to drive to the store that's a 5-minute walk from your house. And why isn't there a bus to take me there anyway?
How is Vuko doing adjusting to everything? Are your friends getting used to your Chilean accent in English? :)
We miss you here!
You think about which hat and scarf look good with your (under the coat) outfit, because you know you won't take them off when you go inside.
Loved this! pity we didn't get to hang out more when you were in Santiago!
Great list!
How about you look around for the little take-a-number machine in the drug store!
And getting all nostalgic over the sound of a wooden screen door closing behind you! (That's when I REALLY got the "cortaLA" look from my family!
When you act surprised when people waiting in line with you try to make small talk and you unconsciously grab your purse a little tighter.
Yes...these things happen to me every time I go back to the states!
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