Chile
Travel article for Chile
From:
Ростов-на-Дону
Age:
46-50
Travel time:
in October 09
ABOUT CHILE AND LOS CHILENOS.
ABOUT CHILE AND LOS CHILENOS.
Thenational symbols of Chile are condor and deer (on the State emblem) and 3-coloured flag of white, blue and red colours with the white star against the blue background. Every region of Chile has its own flag (13).
The indigenous population is 5% of the whole population of the country. They are: aimara, kechua, atacamenya, mapuche, kolya, rapanui (Easter Island). But mapuche is the biggest. They are very warlike and freedom-loving; it’s a nation, living in the south (10 region) of the country. The Spanish called them “araucanas”. It was them who prevented the advance of the Spaniards to the South. In Mapudungun the word “mapuche” means “people of the land”. They are very industrial.
Divorces in Chile are not allowed. As it is a catholic country so it is not also allowed abortion. In Chile parents love their children. They don’t punish them and don’t beat them.
Unemployed people get grant. They also get free medical services and free secondary education.
In Chile each class of people live in definite barrios (blocks): rich people live in one barrio, poor people – in other.
There are many cars in Chile but the biggest part is the Japanese ones, because they have free-trade with Japan. Each car has the certificate “Euro-4”. The main roads in Chile are in perfect condition. There are free of charge and pay-roads, but they also are in a very good condition. I got a great pleasure driving in Chile, a very great pleasure. You also have to pay for parking in Chile. There are many subterranean packings. A car gets its number-plate only once! It isn’t changed even if you want to sell your car. Petrol is expensive, approximately 1,25$ per 1 l, but it’s clean, without lead, that’s why the air is also clean, there is no carbon monoxide as here, in Russia.
There is no corruption in Chile. The most terrible crime is to try to give bribe to somebody, especially to the policeman.
In Chile there are two big cellular telephone companies: “Telefonica Movil” and “Entel”. But the easiest way of speaking with Russia is to buy the card “Hable Mas” for 5 $ and speak 20 minutes!
LEARN LANGUAGES AND TRAVEL!
The chilenos speak badly other languages. That’s why I had to master spoken Spanish to speak with them their mother tongue. I know it to be the best way to win their favour. It’s so nice that you can understand and explain what you want! And it helped me so much time! For example, once I’ve been at Santiago airport and waiting for my flight to Punta Arenas. In my ticket there was indicated the gate number 26. Suddenly, 30 minutes before the flight they announced in Spanish that the gate number changed from 26 to 20! And they didn’t announce it in English.
The other case: once nobody saw me in at Santiago airport when I came from La Serena. What to do? It was getting dark, I was dreaming about going to bed. But I didn’t see my surname and name on the table. I was walking up and down the airport, but, no: anybody never came. Nobody! So, there was nothing to do as to phone the number which was indicated in my voucher and asked why nobody had seen me in. Can you imagine, what they answered?!! That they had… fiesta (it was November, 1st, the Day of Todos Los Santos). I asked them what then I’d have to do, that it was their fiesta, not mine and that I wanted to go to my warm bed. They advised me … to take a taxi.
The other case: the plane landed at “Mataveri” airport on Easter Island. A woman was seeing me in with the table where were written my surname and name “DZHULYETTA DADAYAN”. She greeted me with a nice garland made of fresh-picked flowers with a very pleasant smell. Then senora asked me to wait a while. Some minutes later I asked her whom we were waiting for. She answered that we were waiting for senora Dadayan. I said that senora DADAYAN was me. Then she told me that we had to wait for senora Dzhulyetta. I looked surprisingly at her. I couldn’t help laughing, senora Dzhulyetta was also me, you know! She exclaimed amazingly if both senoras were me!
NATIONAL PECULIARITIES OF LOS CHILENOS.
People in Chile dress ordinary, there are no real beauties, as in Russia.
The large majority of people are relaxed. You can’t even imagine how they cross the street! The Lord endowed me with the patience at that moment! In Russia the traffic light had hardly switched over to green, when the drivers behind began giving such loud signals, that the dead could turn over in the coffin!! Believe me; it was a real torture for me with my temperament to stand and see some chileno or chilena crossing the street for hours!!
At the National Park “Torres del Paine” I booked a mountain hiking tour. A strong wind was knocking me down. I didn’t know whether to camera or photograph or hold my cap or even keep my own feet not to fall. My guide, 27 years old Rafael, was walking and telling me about all the flowers and bushes growing there. He didn’t even imagine that I wouldn’t be able to remember all their names! I was walking rapidly and suddenly I heard him to cry: “Julietta, relajate!”!!(RELAX!)
But latinos are really top-class people! They are so open, they are so lively! They are so charming! It’s so nice to communicate with them!
In Chile there is no theft at all! I remember when I was on Easter Island and asked the hostess of the hotel for my room’s keys she felt insulted! Nothing was closed up there! Really, I had a five-day rest there and nothing had happened! The doors have been wide open all day long: “come in – I don’t want“ ((it is the word by word translation of Russian word combination, which means that nothing might happen, i.e. means safety).
A PARADISE FOR THE GOURMENTS.
Oh, how they fed us, it can be said, overfed! Uf, but how tasty is a real Chilean wine! Can you imagine a real old seasoned wine made of the grapes which are grown on the mountain’s slopes! Good for them, they look after each planting, inoculate it, “cherish” and “tend” it, giving their soul. The wine strikes the head, but after a couple of hours you may steer and drive away – the striking vanishes, your consciousness doesn’t grow dim and your brains don’t grow foggy (these are the distinctive features of people who like to take alcoholic drinks). That’s why the nation don’t become degraded, but flourish, because everything is natural, even their smiles.
In the South my favourite dish was “cazuela de ave” – the chicken and vegetable soup with the different spices and ears of fresh yellow corn. For the second course it was “lomo” – a piece of under fried, but soft beef. I didn't like the Chilean cuisine, but
for the untraditional cuisine lovers Chile is a real paradise! You can be served by the soup of, for example, sea-urchins, “curanto” – the tierra barbeque, which is cooked in a hole in the tierra using red-hot breaks, covered by leaves (Chiloe island).
The best restaurants in Chile are the sea-food ones. Mariscos (soup) is widely served (I don’t like it). The most popular fish-dish is salmon. Our chebureci and khachapuri they name “empanadas” (mama mia, how oversalted they are!) – fried turnover, filled with beef or cheese. “Churasco” – beef sandwiches – are served at every step. Apropos, if you don’t like salted food you should let the waiter know beforehand.
The most traditional salad is Ensalada Chilena, composed of tomatoes, palmitos (I don’t like them), avocados-paltas, onions, oil and lemon. To my mind it isn’t tasty.
I know nothing about the nightlife in Chile, because I’m not a “nocturnal butterfly”, even not a moth (it’s a word expression which means, that I don’t go anywhere at nights, I sleep, and sleep in my bed!).
Thenational symbols of Chile are condor and deer (on the State emblem) and 3-coloured flag of white, blue and red colours with the white star against the blue background. Every region of Chile has its own flag (13).
The indigenous population is 5% of the whole population of the country. They are: aimara, kechua, atacamenya, mapuche, kolya, rapanui (Easter Island). But mapuche is the biggest. They are very warlike and freedom-loving; it’s a nation, living in the south (10 region) of the country. The Spanish called them “araucanas”. It was them who prevented the advance of the Spaniards to the South. In Mapudungun the word “mapuche” means “people of the land”. They are very industrial.
Divorces in Chile are not allowed. As it is a catholic country so it is not also allowed abortion. In Chile parents love their children. They don’t punish them and don’t beat them.
Unemployed people get grant. They also get free medical services and free secondary education.
In Chile each class of people live in definite barrios (blocks): rich people live in one barrio, poor people – in other.
There are many cars in Chile but the biggest part is the Japanese ones, because they have free-trade with Japan. Each car has the certificate “Euro-4”. The main roads in Chile are in perfect condition. There are free of charge and pay-roads, but they also are in a very good condition. I got a great pleasure driving in Chile, a very great pleasure. You also have to pay for parking in Chile. There are many subterranean packings. A car gets its number-plate only once! It isn’t changed even if you want to sell your car. Petrol is expensive, approximately 1,25$ per 1 l, but it’s clean, without lead, that’s why the air is also clean, there is no carbon monoxide as here, in Russia.
There is no corruption in Chile. The most terrible crime is to try to give bribe to somebody, especially to the policeman.
In Chile there are two big cellular telephone companies: “Telefonica Movil” and “Entel”. But the easiest way of speaking with Russia is to buy the card “Hable Mas” for 5 $ and speak 20 minutes!
LEARN LANGUAGES AND TRAVEL!
The chilenos speak badly other languages. That’s why I had to master spoken Spanish to speak with them their mother tongue. I know it to be the best way to win their favour. It’s so nice that you can understand and explain what you want! And it helped me so much time! For example, once I’ve been at Santiago airport and waiting for my flight to Punta Arenas. In my ticket there was indicated the gate number 26. Suddenly, 30 minutes before the flight they announced in Spanish that the gate number changed from 26 to 20! And they didn’t announce it in English.
The other case: once nobody saw me in at Santiago airport when I came from La Serena. What to do? It was getting dark, I was dreaming about going to bed. But I didn’t see my surname and name on the table. I was walking up and down the airport, but, no: anybody never came. Nobody! So, there was nothing to do as to phone the number which was indicated in my voucher and asked why nobody had seen me in. Can you imagine, what they answered?!! That they had… fiesta (it was November, 1st, the Day of Todos Los Santos). I asked them what then I’d have to do, that it was their fiesta, not mine and that I wanted to go to my warm bed. They advised me … to take a taxi.
The other case: the plane landed at “Mataveri” airport on Easter Island. A woman was seeing me in with the table where were written my surname and name “DZHULYETTA DADAYAN”. She greeted me with a nice garland made of fresh-picked flowers with a very pleasant smell. Then senora asked me to wait a while. Some minutes later I asked her whom we were waiting for. She answered that we were waiting for senora Dadayan. I said that senora DADAYAN was me. Then she told me that we had to wait for senora Dzhulyetta. I looked surprisingly at her. I couldn’t help laughing, senora Dzhulyetta was also me, you know! She exclaimed amazingly if both senoras were me!
NATIONAL PECULIARITIES OF LOS CHILENOS.
People in Chile dress ordinary, there are no real beauties, as in Russia.
The large majority of people are relaxed. You can’t even imagine how they cross the street! The Lord endowed me with the patience at that moment! In Russia the traffic light had hardly switched over to green, when the drivers behind began giving such loud signals, that the dead could turn over in the coffin!! Believe me; it was a real torture for me with my temperament to stand and see some chileno or chilena crossing the street for hours!!
At the National Park “Torres del Paine” I booked a mountain hiking tour. A strong wind was knocking me down. I didn’t know whether to camera or photograph or hold my cap or even keep my own feet not to fall. My guide, 27 years old Rafael, was walking and telling me about all the flowers and bushes growing there. He didn’t even imagine that I wouldn’t be able to remember all their names! I was walking rapidly and suddenly I heard him to cry: “Julietta, relajate!”!!(RELAX!)
But latinos are really top-class people! They are so open, they are so lively! They are so charming! It’s so nice to communicate with them!
In Chile there is no theft at all! I remember when I was on Easter Island and asked the hostess of the hotel for my room’s keys she felt insulted! Nothing was closed up there! Really, I had a five-day rest there and nothing had happened! The doors have been wide open all day long: “come in – I don’t want“ ((it is the word by word translation of Russian word combination, which means that nothing might happen, i.e. means safety).
A PARADISE FOR THE GOURMENTS.
Oh, how they fed us, it can be said, overfed! Uf, but how tasty is a real Chilean wine! Can you imagine a real old seasoned wine made of the grapes which are grown on the mountain’s slopes! Good for them, they look after each planting, inoculate it, “cherish” and “tend” it, giving their soul. The wine strikes the head, but after a couple of hours you may steer and drive away – the striking vanishes, your consciousness doesn’t grow dim and your brains don’t grow foggy (these are the distinctive features of people who like to take alcoholic drinks). That’s why the nation don’t become degraded, but flourish, because everything is natural, even their smiles.
In the South my favourite dish was “cazuela de ave” – the chicken and vegetable soup with the different spices and ears of fresh yellow corn. For the second course it was “lomo” – a piece of under fried, but soft beef. I didn't like the Chilean cuisine, but
for the untraditional cuisine lovers Chile is a real paradise! You can be served by the soup of, for example, sea-urchins, “curanto” – the tierra barbeque, which is cooked in a hole in the tierra using red-hot breaks, covered by leaves (Chiloe island).
The best restaurants in Chile are the sea-food ones. Mariscos (soup) is widely served (I don’t like it). The most popular fish-dish is salmon. Our chebureci and khachapuri they name “empanadas” (mama mia, how oversalted they are!) – fried turnover, filled with beef or cheese. “Churasco” – beef sandwiches – are served at every step. Apropos, if you don’t like salted food you should let the waiter know beforehand.
The most traditional salad is Ensalada Chilena, composed of tomatoes, palmitos (I don’t like them), avocados-paltas, onions, oil and lemon. To my mind it isn’t tasty.
I know nothing about the nightlife in Chile, because I’m not a “nocturnal butterfly”, even not a moth (it’s a word expression which means, that I don’t go anywhere at nights, I sleep, and sleep in my bed!).
