To get this proof, you have to go to a medical center, have them draw your blood and get your documentation. I tried to get this documentation from my doctor in the U.S., who told me it’d be around $50 and that there was limited lab availability for an appointment before I left for my Fulbright. Here, I walked into a center, checked in, had my blood drawn, paid $3.25 (USD) and left with documentation--all within 30 minutes.
24. Vendors have speakers that shout what they're selling so that they don't have to. Picture a little radio yelling, "Aguacate (avocado), paraguas (umbrella), aguacate, paraguas!" on loop.
25. Most homes don’t have ovens, dryers or microwaves. In the U.S., you often have to buy your own microwave, especially in apartments, so that is kind of the case here, too. But I am used to moving into houses and apartments that already had dryers and ovens, unless you built the property yourself and had to choose one from the Lowe’s catalog to be installed. Here, most people line-dry their clothes and use air fryers, likely because the alternatives use a lot of energy, which is really expensive.
26. There is no rush to pay the bill in restaurants. In the U.S., it is common for a waiter to linger around and sometimes give you eyes if they want their table cleared so they can seat the next guests, but here, the waiter will not bring you the bill until you ask for it.
27. Skinny jeans are still in. Skinny jeans kind of faded out in the U.S., at least in the fashion circles I follow, but they are still all the rage here.
