Sep 3, 2018 · 3 min read
Chilean’s love avocados more than white girls who brunch.
What I’ve learned of Chilean culture in my brief three weeks of living in Santiago is nothing that I expected. I’ll let you in on a few zingers just because you seem like a sweet crowd.
- Chilean’s love avocados
- No, like seriously. I’ve never seen a culture with a deeper love obsession. Don’t have butter for your bread? Avocado. Feeling hungry still? Avocado. Need a meal to taste better? Avocado. You didn’t eat any breakfast?? Avocado shoved in your face. I’m not complaining over here. I’m just lettin’ y’all know what you’re in for.
2. Mayonnaise is THE condiment.
- I thought the avocado obsession ran deep. This might top it. Need a salad dressing? Put some mayonnaise on there!!! Eating a burger? COVER IT IN MAYO. Oh my gosh you don’t have ketchup for fries? Mayonnaise. It’s the answer to all of your doubts, and it is what it is. So pick up those papas fritas and get eatin’ mami.
3. The metro is hell in this sweaty underground world.
- This one is for all those Chileans out there who have been 2.2 inches from my face and I’ve practically shared saliva with!!! For real taking the metro in Santiago during peak hours means you’ll be hugging someone you’ve never met, smelling someone’s breakfast breath (mmmm), and even on the best occasion someone will be perfectly tall enough to smash their face into your boobs (maybe that’s just me, but you get the point). So be safe, and have fun feeling like a sardine stuffed in a can from the hours of 6–8 AM and 7–9 PM.
4. People like to….stare?
- I guess this is a nice euphemistic way to say: people will stare at you and they don’t give a s*&t about how you feel. I’m telling you now, just get ready for some stares, and thinking that you look like absolute butt because Chileans stare and they JUST DON’T CARE. It’s not even to be rude, it’s just cause. And honestly it’s now something I’ve accepted, and we’re moooooooving on now. OKAY.
5. Doges everywhere you look.
- So this one was exciting, until you realize that some dogs don’t have homes :(. And like you wanna pet all the pups but you don’t know what’s up with the cute little guys or where they’re hangin out so you kinda just gotta love em’ from afar and talk to them and give them some food, or cover them in a cute blanket (most of them have cute clothes on, which is adorable). This also means there is dog shit at every corner you turn :-). so much so that Chileans call it “good luck” if you step in poop. I like to call that “shit on the bottom of my shoe,” but whatever gets ya through the day!!!
6. Chile is the most underrated country I’ve ever been to.
- Despite weird obsessions with food, and some interesting accepted social norms, Chile is absolutely breathtaking. You go from the city - to the mountains - to the beach all within two hours of one another! Wanna go skiing in the Andes? Easy. Wanna go to the beach? An hour bus ride! Want to see the driest desert in the world? Chile has it. PATAGONIA. (enough said). Some of the most gorgeous landscapes I’ve ever seen in my life, SERIOUSLY! Could not talk more about all that you have to do and see here!!
Those are my top six shares for all you gorgeous people. Cheers to two more months of living in this beautiful country (and for potentially learning how to like mayo on my salads)!?
