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2. Umbrellas are not just nice to have; they are a necessity during rainy season.
3. Wearing socks and shoes when it is raining is a bad idea.
4. I’m not quite accustomed to thunder that shakes the house.
5. Doing laundry takes almost all day when each piece of clothing has to be hung on the line individually.
6. Our neighbor’s dog likes to steal our clothes off the clothes line.
7. Almost all food has to be stored in air tight containers because it is so humid here.
8. My hair takes 5 to 8 hours to dry.
9. I’ve given up on straightening my hair for 1) because when I step outside the moisture in the air makes
my hair go frizzy again and 2) because I don’t care so much.
10. Bug bites are becoming a normal part of life and I’m convinced that bug repellent does almost nothing.
11. I’m making friends with the termites in my closet and getting used to the piles of dust they leave on my shelves.
12. It has become routine to toss toilet paper in the trash instead of flushing it.
13. Pretty sure my bathroom has mold growing in multiple places.
14. No one in CR has carpet because it would get moldy and gross within a matter of weeks.
15. Eggs are generally not refrigerated.
16. Spices are sold in little plastic bags.
17. Canned soup is almost impossible to find. Soups come as a powdery mix in a bag.
18. Ketchup and mayonnaise are served mixed together on French fries.
19. Rice and beans really are served at pretty much every meal.
20. People are up and about way earlier in the morning than most people in the U.S. which makes sense because they are making good use of their daylight hours.
21. When people see drivers in the U.S. swerve around the road they assume they are drunk. Here, when you see someone drive straight you assume they are drunk or foreigners because you have to swerve to avoid pot holes that could wreck your car. (pot holes seems like way to tame a word to describe these holes)
22. People have very good oral hygiene here. All the teachers and some of the students go to the bathroom after every meal or snack to brush their teeth.
23. Most houses have bars on all the windows and barred screen doors and 2-4 separate locks on the doors.
24. None of the windows or doors seal because nothing is heated or air conditioned.
25. Screens are more for keeping out birds and huge butterflies than bugs and spiders. (most of the screens are bent or the windows are missing screens all together.
26. You can buy shark meat at the local grocery store.
27. Taxi drivers are very particular about how you close their car doors. (If you close it too hard they yell at you)
28. The beaches here are wonderful but the flies, sand flees, and mosquitoes are super annoying.
29. Everyone greets everyone else with a kiss on the cheek. I’m still getting used to meeting people and getting kisses from guys I don’t know. (also learned you always lean to your left side or you will hit heads)
30. The fun thing to do on Sunday afternoons is to go down to the airport and watch planes land and take off.
It's great fun to see what is normal in other countries! Thanks for posting! ~ Megan
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