--JAMBA JUICE. Argentina had a massive amount of smoothies everywhere. Here, you can only find juice. It's great juice, but it's no Jamba.
--Fast internet.
--Electric stoves. I am totally paranoid about dying a slow painless death due to gas leak. Though actually I vastly prefer gas stoves for cooking.
--Soy products. Primarily tofu and soy milk. Mmmmm, soy milk.
--Not having it be such an issue when I want to buy tampons.
--For that matter not having to go on a blessed scavenger hunt when I do.
--Ethnic food. Thai, Indian, hell even Mexican with my newfound love for avocado. I'm getting seriously a little fed up with (ha!) the completos, bife al pobres, and other cheap Chilean eats. Especially in light of all the salt.
--Having a proper desk in my room. My posture has become awful.
--Not getting approached by every single restaurant or bar owner during lunch or dinner hours. And it's almost always lunch or dinner hour. It's fine if you're by yourself and can put your headphones in and act oblivious to the world. But if you're out with friends and happen to be visiting the local fish market, eventually you want to take a large salmon and beat over the head the next Chilean who tries to talk to you.
--Not having to be so paranoid every single minute that you're outside.
I'm going to stop this list here because I don't want people to think that I don't like it here. Every place will have it's unpleasantries and believe me, I've got one at least as long about things I'll miss about Chile. For example, views like this:
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1. This is funny--my friend Dianne and I were just the other day making a list like this! Mine included my neti pot, SUSHI (yes in capitals because even though it exists here it's too expensive! I can't wait for California), freeways (sorta), not-gross cooking utensils (I live with 5 people, so...), and brunch food. But on the flip side I am going to miss trad music, chips with lots of vinegar, really really good coffee everywhere, and the accents.
2. Email me please!
3. I tried this drink recently called a Baby Guinness: it's Kahlua with Bailey's on top, and in a shot glass it looks like a little tiny pint of Guinness. It's delicious (in England they make it with a licorice-flavored spirit which is, needless to say, less good). We'll have to make it when we're home.
Oh, and nationalism.
Come to think of it - I use more salt than you describe. But I have to admit that even grandma cooking is often too salty for me. Although lately I got hooked on israeli pickled cucumbers. They are pure salt ( no vinegar ). And good olives ... And good blue cheese ... I guess I am getting my salt in concentrated form.
BOOST! at the airport and at Parque Arauco. they know about smoothies. There's a mango one I get with soymilk, and it's great!
I can point you to tofu... chinese mark on merced near bellas artes, Jumbo on bilbao, arte vegetal on nueva ammunategui (downtown), various stores in Patronato (walk across river from Bellas artes, take a left on A. Lopez de Bello, and voilá, tons of korean-owned stores, and even... bubble tea! Cheap sushi sold by the tray. heavy on the rice, but not bad.
I have more to say but must run. Thanks for the twitter add. Will be back!
oh, and I import tampons from the states! They don't sell my brand here! Talk about loyalty!
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