Culture shock when visiting home

[jb5]

After a few months in Baires, I just keep saying "hola" here in California. Which actually isn't that unusual.

 

[katti]

That after 6pm all the shops are closed and if you don't have food in the fridge you starve...
Of course you can still go to a restaurant, but then you should hurry up as at 22h the kitchens close.

 

[MizzMarr]

That after 6pm all the shops are closed and if you don't have food in the fridge you starve...
Of course you can still go to a restaurant, but then you should hurry up as at 22h the kitchens close.

Where are you from? In the States I'm used to 24 hr grocery stores, but yes the restaurants do open and close earlier. Last culture shock experience I had (I'm back in BA now for going on 2yrs solid) I did have a hard time with speaking English and not Spanish directly. I so love all the options in the stores as well as the great prices. The grocery stores and restaurants are definitely not what I'll miss about BA when I'm no longer living here.

 

[katti]

Where are you from? In the States I'm used to 24 hr grocery stores, but yes the restaurants do open and close earlier. Last culture shock experience I had (I'm back in BA now for going on 2yrs solid) I did have a hard time with speaking English and not Spanish directly. I so love all the options in the stores as well as the great prices. The grocery stores and restaurants are definitely not what I'll miss about BA when I'm no longer living here.

haha! Belgium! lots of powerful socialist unions!!! People can not work then 38h a week!

 

[deeve007]

Where are you from? In the States I'm used to 24 hr grocery stores

yeah, like for like you'd need to compare BA to a major city, where stores ate generally open later, some 24 hours in most countries nowadays.

 

[TehDeej]

My three adjustments are as follows.

I want to use vos with Mexicans here in the States. They don't always get it.

I tend to walk into the street without cross walks and sometimes without paying as much attention as I should to the oncoming traffic.

The worst is eating at 6pm and if you throw in a few drinks, I'm ready for bed at 9PM.

 

[ellbee]

what i miss and i see a huge difference/culture shock when i go back to the US:

-variety of food at the super market
-you can buy anything online
-paying the bills online
-cheap happy hours - i could go out with 20 bucks and have a great time with friends at bars.
-people are courteous
-not worrying to get robbed when i take the Muni (street car in SF).
-good quality clothes
-amazing SF weather (not too cold, not too hot)
-nature (more trees, ocean, green)
-there are more organic products
-cars stop and let pedestrians cross the street
-no one is honking at you for trying to cross the street
-credit cards are accepted EVERYWHERE
-good sushi, indian, mexican, ethnic food in general
-variety of restaurants

there's plenty of more...

 

[Barney]

I can have a great night out for 80 peso in BA as well and I am sure you spend more on transport getting there then I do

 

[CarverFan]

When I get to London, I forget they do 2 cheek kisses there, and then when I get back here I make the opposite mistake. After all, surely Brits are the less passionate, so you can understand the confusion...or is it the other way round?

 

[Che Boludo]

-How you say hello/goodbye and introductions. Im so used to the cheek kiss here that I get weird looks in the states when I go in for a cheek kiss while introducing myself to someone new.
-Different smells. With more smog checks, less garbage in the street, less panaderias with their alluring aromas, and less dog poop, the smells in the street are a lot different.
-Free water at restaurants
-Surprised how quickly a trip to the market can be in the states when you dont have to wait twenty minutes in line
-After being back for a while, your friends get tired of hearing you say "back in Buenos Aires..."