Random thoughts waiting for a bus in Punta Arenas

1) Chilean accents are weird/difficult.  I am not the only one who thinks so.

2) Chileans are honest.  A few times I've over paid someone by accident because I've misheard them and they insisted I take back my money.

3)... Except some cab drivers.  They rip me off about 50% of the time.

4) Whoever told Chileans olives and raisins go together is pulling the longest running national prank.

5) Why is it thirteen/fifteen?  It should be threeteen/fiveteen dammit.

6) Chileans use "ciao" instead of "adios". That's... Why?  Why use Italian in this one instance?

7) Patagonia feels much more relaxed than the Central Valley of Chile.  The people and pace here seems more at ease.  It's a nice change.