Recent content by Jen27

I enjoyed the reviews! Don't let this guy rain on your parade. He is obviously hating life. This board can be a little HARSH I'm finding.

Well, It's common with me. Wondering if It's just a coincidence or if it's common with yall. Get it?

I have repeatedly gotten back the wrong amount of change, especially when I pay with 100 dollar bill (pesos). This is true in the subway, in the fruit stand, in a cab, etc. Could all these people be miscounting, or am I being gringoed? I am wondering if this is common so I can be on the...

Thank you for the last two responses! Both very interesting. I'm not sure I explained it as well as my teacher in grad school, but high/low context culture topic is actually quite interesting. You might find that, even if you and your spouse/partner are from the same country as you are, your...

Ha. Ok, sorry for being unclear. Here is one example we talked about in school... Americans and the like rely on very few context clues to understand each other and value being direct. For example, a customer service worker might say, "No, that's absolutely not possible, sorry" People from...

Hello all, Because of a recent situation with the apt rental company, I am remembering a really interesting class from grad school about understanding the difference between high and low context cultures. High context cultures can use very few words to communicate very complex ideas, wants...

1)Lucas, thanks for the tips. I will try that in the future. I am also beginning to see that looking for a direct answer her in BA is not always possible, and that I need to remember much of my cultural training from college! Like, I was hoping she'd just tell me outright, "Hey , a new apartment...

Ok, the problem is fixed. My urgency on the phone may have helped it along, but who knows? The plumber was coming last night, but no showed, but then again at 11 today, but he didn't show up till 6. I expected that because of that what yall said, so I wasn't worried when he was late! Anyway...

Oh, also, I would have checked everything, but my husband arrived first. As a man, I don't think he was as picky as I would be. I arrived two days late, unfortunately in this case. :)

WOW that is crazy that so many of yall have had the same experiences. Thank you for sharing and helping contextualize my situation! Funny enough, we went to San Telmo today, and in the restaurant bathroom I noticed the same RUBBER tube to hook their toilet into the wall! Meaning, if this rubber...

Thank you for the advice! They did send a plumber same day, but we were out to dinner and when I came back everything was the same. I rented the apartment with the HUGE rental company in town, so I think they have their own plumber, otherwise I would call the one you use. I will see what they...

Ok thanks for the insight. I pretty much also sprays water EVERY time you flush it now! I am going to ask for a new apartment and tell them I'm packing tomorrow. We'll see how that goes... wonder if the ole, "let me speak to the manager" thing works here as well as it does at home. If yall are...

Hey yall, I hope you had fun at the meetup- my husband had a work thing that came up at the last minute so we couldn't make it. I have a question about our apartment rental. We have had several things just not work- the remote control, the coffee maker, floor boards loose if you step on the the...

Hello, My husband and I will be in BA for 1 month- is this open even to short term travelers? I'm loving the wealth of information on this forum! Thanks, J