I am reading abook from the 1960's called Inside South America. It is actually a really interesting view on South America, espeically Chile, since eit was written so long ago. In fact, it was written before the whole Pinochet nightmare. But still, 40 years has not changed everything. Here are some quotes from the book that still hold true about Chile today:
"Twenty six hundred miles long,it has a longer Pacific coastline than the United Stqates, and is never broader than 220 miles; the averge width is only about 125 miles, and yet is covers a totaly area as big as Texas."
"Chilenos are notorious for liking to stay up all night... I would ask desperatly, as we headed home at 2 am or later in each case, "When to Chileans sleep?" Answer: "Sundays." "
"Chile is the one country where it is impossible to be late for anything. Dinner is difficult to procure in a hotel before 10pm or later, which can also happen in Spain, Russia, and Eastern Europe, but not with quite the Chilean nonchalance."
"In opulent contrast (to Northern CHile) is Central Valley South of the desert, the saddle of the country, which strikingly resembles Central Valley in California."
"They (the Chilean indigenous people) were not, as a matter of fact, finally subdued in the Chilean south until 1883, and their claim is that they are the only South American Indians who never surrendered; they simply decided to stop fighting."
"There is no false pride or xenophobia, but the one thing that seems to strike a spark is dislike of Argentina."
"Finally one must mention a factor which no anthropologist or sociologist has ever been able to explain satisfactorily- that Chilean women are just about the prettiest in the world."
These quotes, although written over 40 years ago, still hold true today (especially the one about the pretty women here). I just thought I would share someone else's thoughts on this country.
If you want to read more from this book it is by John Gunther, and as said earlier, it is titled Inside South America. The chapter these exerts are taken from is "More Complexities in Chile".
P.S.- Speaking of Argentina and Chile's love/hate relationship, AShlee and I are headed over to Argentina Friday night to renew our visas and buy some more winter clothes. YEAH!!!
"Twenty six hundred miles long,it has a longer Pacific coastline than the United Stqates, and is never broader than 220 miles; the averge width is only about 125 miles, and yet is covers a totaly area as big as Texas."
"Chilenos are notorious for liking to stay up all night... I would ask desperatly, as we headed home at 2 am or later in each case, "When to Chileans sleep?" Answer: "Sundays." "
"Chile is the one country where it is impossible to be late for anything. Dinner is difficult to procure in a hotel before 10pm or later, which can also happen in Spain, Russia, and Eastern Europe, but not with quite the Chilean nonchalance."
"In opulent contrast (to Northern CHile) is Central Valley South of the desert, the saddle of the country, which strikingly resembles Central Valley in California."
"They (the Chilean indigenous people) were not, as a matter of fact, finally subdued in the Chilean south until 1883, and their claim is that they are the only South American Indians who never surrendered; they simply decided to stop fighting."
"There is no false pride or xenophobia, but the one thing that seems to strike a spark is dislike of Argentina."
"Finally one must mention a factor which no anthropologist or sociologist has ever been able to explain satisfactorily- that Chilean women are just about the prettiest in the world."
These quotes, although written over 40 years ago, still hold true today (especially the one about the pretty women here). I just thought I would share someone else's thoughts on this country.
If you want to read more from this book it is by John Gunther, and as said earlier, it is titled Inside South America. The chapter these exerts are taken from is "More Complexities in Chile".
P.S.- Speaking of Argentina and Chile's love/hate relationship, AShlee and I are headed over to Argentina Friday night to renew our visas and buy some more winter clothes. YEAH!!!
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i hope your having an absolutly beautiful day! hmm right now just wrapping up AP crap and so forth, for my senior project, i am required to get a letter from a coworker/friend, we have to do scrap/memory books about well ourlives, so i was wondering if you could write me a letter, written To me, so like "dear emerald" not "to whom it may concern" and yeah, just write about memories and anything else tha we share or that you have noticed about me..and so forth. well the deadline for my project is may 30th, so if you could send it before the 25th that would be fantastic, of course, if you can't do it, i totally understand, but i'd like to know either way, so that i can plan accordingly. i didn't feell like asking the bingo hall people..cause well..yeah..no. alright then, back to work i go. miss ya much!