Things that I had forgotten/purposefully blocked out

#1 Change, coins, monedas, whatever you care to call it is like gold here…you just cant get it. It’s a crazy phenomenon where the grocery stores will ask everyone in line behind you if they have change to give you if you don't have any, and if the subway booths don’t have any change the gates are opened and the rides are free for everyone...sometimes for entire days…and this is a regular occurrence!!! Apparently the whole coin circulation is controlled by the mafia or something. Eh go figure.

#2 It is socially acceptable for extremely old men of seemingly normal character to shout obscene remarks at you in the middle of the day on a busy street…and I still don't know the appropriate response. But what I do know is that if I never hear the words “muy linda” spitting out the mouth of a skeezy old man on my way to the grocery store again…oh trust me, it will be too soon. Also, you know when you like notice someone like staring at you and you look at them, and then they embarrassingly look away because they been caught being a social creepy creeperson??? Yeah well that doesn’t happen here, like ever. Nope! They just keep on starring back like they’ve got something to prove. Just embrace the social awkwardness people, cause it’s here to stay!!!

#3 The freakin’ dog walkers or “paseo de perros” if you wann be all Spanish about it and the freakin’ dog poop that layers the streets everywhere you go!


You can imagine how this situation might worsen in the blazing 97 degree summer heat. The only this more disgusting than a dog poop carpet is a hot steaming…you know what…I won’t even go there…some things are better left to the imagination.