Tico Tales - Did You Know That . . .
Occasional Tales from our Life in Costa Rica
Our patio under water last week
. . . Costa Rica's rainy season lasts from May through November? And that one day last week in the central valley (where we live) it rained more than 3 inches in one hour?! And that September and October are the rainiest months of all?
. . . Costa Rica does not observe daylight savings time? The sun rises at 6 and sets at 6 every single day, all year 'round.
. . . Costa Rica has no army? You probably knew that; Costa Rica's famous for it. They abolished their army in 1948 and have been known as "the Switzerland of Central America" ever since.
. . . in Costa Rica it's actually difficult to find decent bananas in the grocery store? The best ones are exported. Same goes for coffee.
. . . streets in Costa Rica do not have names? From Fodor's Costa Rica 2007: "Costa Ricans rely on a charming and exasperating system of designating addresses by the distance from well-known landmarks, as in "100 meters north and 50 meters west of the school." Historically, the reference point was the church, but these days might be anything from a bar to a Burger King, or even a landmark that no longer exists: the eastern suburb of San Pedro uses a fig tree that was felled long ago." It's fun for newcomers.
. . . in Costa Rica female prisoners are allowed to have their children aged under 3 years live with them in prison?
. . . in Costa Rica you can buy a cleanser called Terror? It's not as funny as the Barf detergent sold in Tbilisi, but it's still pretty good. Just don't try exporting Terror.
Terror in the detergent aisle!
Bonus: funniest thing Sophie said today (so far): "Old MacDonald had a vaca."
Our patio under water last week
. . . Costa Rica's rainy season lasts from May through November? And that one day last week in the central valley (where we live) it rained more than 3 inches in one hour?! And that September and October are the rainiest months of all?
. . . Costa Rica does not observe daylight savings time? The sun rises at 6 and sets at 6 every single day, all year 'round.
. . . Costa Rica has no army? You probably knew that; Costa Rica's famous for it. They abolished their army in 1948 and have been known as "the Switzerland of Central America" ever since.
. . . in Costa Rica it's actually difficult to find decent bananas in the grocery store? The best ones are exported. Same goes for coffee.
. . . streets in Costa Rica do not have names? From Fodor's Costa Rica 2007: "Costa Ricans rely on a charming and exasperating system of designating addresses by the distance from well-known landmarks, as in "100 meters north and 50 meters west of the school." Historically, the reference point was the church, but these days might be anything from a bar to a Burger King, or even a landmark that no longer exists: the eastern suburb of San Pedro uses a fig tree that was felled long ago." It's fun for newcomers.
. . . in Costa Rica female prisoners are allowed to have their children aged under 3 years live with them in prison?
. . . in Costa Rica you can buy a cleanser called Terror? It's not as funny as the Barf detergent sold in Tbilisi, but it's still pretty good. Just don't try exporting Terror.
Terror in the detergent aisle!
Bonus: funniest thing Sophie said today (so far): "Old MacDonald had a vaca."
posted by Jason, Amy, Sophie, and Matthew @ 3:16 PM
1 Comments:
At 7:24 AM,
Anonymous said…
Very interesting. How different things are in other parts of the world. Sophie is to funny. It's good to know she is learning spanglish. Love, Mom aka Grammy
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