Notes on Argentine Culture #11: Mendoza

·         Mendoza is a lot cleaner than BA with much less graffiti—but this makes sense because Mendoza doesn’t even have a population of 1 million…

·         All the trees look kind of dead and dry, and I don’t think it’s just because it’s Autumn…tree virus? And or the fact that it’s just so dry here.

·         FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT PUT TOILET PAPER IN THE TOILET!!!!!

·         And speaking of paper products—THEY HAVE NAPKINS HERE!!!

·         A glass of wine could be the cheapest drink on the menu and often is. They don’t just do half glass, either, they fill that sucker up to the top.

·         Everybody seems inclined to have a deep conversation with you at any given time.

·         Mendozans seem to be a lot friendlier than porteños—but this could be attributed to the fact that their city is WAY smaller than BA.

·         Tortitas are the snack of choice to have with your coffee/tea. Once again, they’re a small, round, thin bread that’s kind of flaky and dry. They are not sweet like medialunas.

·         There would be more…but a lot of things were closed due to the Easter holiday…