Continuation 15-23

15) Terremotos = delicious = dangerous... terremoto (literally "earthquake" is a Chilean mixed drink made with white wine, grenadine, and ice cream among other things
16) The words "rico" and "linda" can be used to describe anything that is good or that pleases you - aka "rich" or "beautiful"
17) Everything about skiing in the Andes is worth it
18) On that note, the Andes will never seize to impress
19) It is completely PC and totally normal to make out pretty much wherever in Chile... the park, the micro bus (no matter how full it is), the metro, the metro station (this seems to be a favorite), the ground, wherever... I think it may have something to do with the fact that children don't move out of their parent's houses until they are 30 and married for the most part due sometimes to financial reasons but more often it seems just to custom. The only kids that move out earlier are ones that live far away from the city and move away from their family to go to school. Many go right back afterward though. And some even, like Karin who I used to live with, go back every weekend even.
20) While food and safety and health are all pretty obvious things to be thankful for as an average American living in the US, there are other things that even a fairly developed country like Chile lacks on a regular basis that one doesn't often even thing about. Examples: hot water, clothes driers, central heating, toasters (notice the theme here)
21) Manjar = Chilean equivalent of Peanut Butter (US)/Marmite (UK)/Vegemite (Australia) - basically its that spread that shows up on everything. It is distinct however in that it is sweet and kind of has a carmel taste. And its not so much used for lunch type foods as it is for snacks and sweets.
22) There are no Chileans with blue eyes
23) Chile may be a victim of the "island" (shout out to Lost fans) - stuck in a time period apart from the rest of the world. Here, rat tails are super cool, as are mullets, and fanny packs are all the rage. People have fanny packs to go to work, fanny packs to go to school, and even fanny packs to go to clubs. There are big ones and small ones and leather ones and tie die ones... These modisms definitely do put in to perspective the extent to which I want to fit in in Chile.

TBC...