Comments on: “It’s The Little Differences” http://urmovingwhere.com/2009/05/07/its-the-little-differences/ Adventures of an Expat Family in Uruguay...err Bariloche, Argentina...um Córdoba. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:02:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Myka http://urmovingwhere.com/2009/05/07/its-the-little-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Myka Mon, 11 May 2009 17:24:41 +0000 http://urmovingwhere.com/?p=482#comment-320 Hey there Lisa, thanks for replying my post. I'm an Uruguayan but I'm living in Mexico for nearly 3 years now. And believe me, bugs here freak me out so much! The Cucarachas ARE BIG! So much that I teached my dog to hunt and kill them. He is kinda grossed out by them, so he stomps them with his little paws and I DONT KNOW HOW! But he manages to turn them over, so they die after a while. (luckily he doesnt bite them). Here there are this lizard like litte thingies that gross me out so much! lucky for me, I only seen them twice. I guess when somebody moves to a new place there's always an adjustment period, even with bugs!! About mate, believe me or not, I'm one of the few (very few) uruguayans that DOESN'T like it. Its too hot and bitter for my taste, and I don't like hot stuff at all... so. When I was growing up I got funny stares and faces because I refused it, it can be taken as an snobbish attitude to refuse a friend's mate. Lucky for me, I have very good friends that DONT like mate either or don't care that I don't like it. In fact, I found out many people gets to like it, not because they enjoy its taste, but because they want to "fit in"; eventually, this people ends up enjoying the taste because they get used to it. About uruguayan food. I found out "Queso rallado" made in Uruguay in a supermaket here in mexico, and I was almost in tears!! Then I cooked "tallarines con carne" (spaggetti with meat) and added the cheese! I had a regression! It felt like mom's cooking on a sunday. Ahh one thing I forgot to mention about the plastic bags of milk, they are VERY fresh, don't be deceived or put down by them. Here in mexico, instead of bags there are plastic containers, and they don't get recycled either, each time I have to drop one to the garbage I feel very sad that such a strong container that could be recycled has to go to the trash! Well, love your blog, keep post commings and if you have any question feel free to ask! Cheers Hey there Lisa, thanks for replying my post. I’m an Uruguayan but I’m living in Mexico for nearly 3 years now. And believe me, bugs here freak me out so much! The Cucarachas ARE BIG! So much that I teached my dog to hunt and kill them. He is kinda grossed out by them, so he stomps them with his little paws and I DONT KNOW HOW! But he manages to turn them over, so they die after a while. (luckily he doesnt bite them). Here there are this lizard like litte thingies that gross me out so much! lucky for me, I only seen them twice. I guess when somebody moves to a new place there’s always an adjustment period, even with bugs!!
About mate, believe me or not, I’m one of the few (very few) uruguayans that DOESN’T like it. Its too hot and bitter for my taste, and I don’t like hot stuff at all… so. When I was growing up I got funny stares and faces because I refused it, it can be taken as an snobbish attitude to refuse a friend’s mate. Lucky for me, I have very good friends that DONT like mate either or don’t care that I don’t like it. In fact, I found out many people gets to like it, not because they enjoy its taste, but because they want to “fit in”; eventually, this people ends up enjoying the taste because they get used to it. About uruguayan food. I found out “Queso rallado” made in Uruguay in a supermaket here in mexico, and I was almost in tears!! Then I cooked “tallarines con carne” (spaggetti with meat) and added the cheese! I had a regression! It felt like mom’s cooking on a sunday. Ahh one thing I forgot to mention about the plastic bags of milk, they are VERY fresh, don’t be deceived or put down by them. Here in mexico, instead of bags there are plastic containers, and they don’t get recycled either, each time I have to drop one to the garbage I feel very sad that such a strong container that could be recycled has to go to the trash! Well, love your blog, keep post commings and if you have any question feel free to ask! Cheers

]]> By: Scott D http://urmovingwhere.com/2009/05/07/its-the-little-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Scott D Sun, 10 May 2009 21:28:18 +0000 http://urmovingwhere.com/?p=482#comment-294 Ha! It's worth pointing out that milk is sold in bags in Canada too. I suppose that when you come from Minneapolis, going someplace even colder and more barren for your vacations is not exactly high on the radar. :-) Ha! It’s worth pointing out that milk is sold in bags in Canada too. I suppose that when you come from Minneapolis, going someplace even colder and more barren for your vacations is not exactly high on the radar. :-)

]]> By: Lisa http://urmovingwhere.com/2009/05/07/its-the-little-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Lisa Sat, 09 May 2009 00:33:47 +0000 http://urmovingwhere.com/?p=482#comment-236 Hi Nicolás, I don't want to say this out loud, but we actually haven't tried mate. I know, I know, we've been here for over six weeks, but we just haven't had the opportunity since it isn't sold at restaurants. I should just buy some at the grocery store, but then I have to get a gourd and bombilla and that's an investment just to try Mate! I have to make some Uruguayo friends to get to try it! For those of you who don't know, "Mate" is almost a national drink here. It is like a tea made from the Yerba Mate plant. You see people everywhere carrying their gourds (decorative cups made from real gourds) and thermos of hot water to re-fill over the leaves. I'll post about it once I can try some. Thanks!! Lisa Hi Nicolás,
I don’t want to say this out loud, but we actually haven’t tried mate. I know, I know, we’ve been here for over six weeks, but we just haven’t had the opportunity since it isn’t sold at restaurants. I should just buy some at the grocery store, but then I have to get a gourd and bombilla and that’s an investment just to try Mate! I have to make some Uruguayo friends to get to try it!

For those of you who don’t know, “Mate” is almost a national drink here. It is like a tea made from the Yerba Mate plant. You see people everywhere carrying their gourds (decorative cups made from real gourds) and thermos of hot water to re-fill over the leaves.

I’ll post about it once I can try some.
Thanks!!
Lisa

]]> By: Lisa http://urmovingwhere.com/2009/05/07/its-the-little-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Lisa Sat, 09 May 2009 00:25:31 +0000 http://urmovingwhere.com/?p=482#comment-235 Hi Myka, Thanks for the great information! We have seen milk in the boxes but have not tried it yet. I like the idea of having a liter or two of milk in the cupboard "just in case". In the US, milk is sold either in plastic jugs that are recyclable or in paper containers that need to be refrigerated. Both the tetrapaked boxes of real milk and the bags here are new for us. The dairy products in Uruguay are all amazing, though. There are so many wonderful types of cheese, yogurt and milk. I love it all!! I have never seen a Mexican cucaracha and hope I never do! Bugs here are not bad at all compared to many countries but it is still going to take me a little while to get past the yuck factor. A few years ago, Brad and I spent time in the Peruvian Amazon. By the second night there, we had a ton of huge cucarachas invading our hut and they weren't the type that run with light! Gives me the shivers just thinking about it!! It is so nice to see that so many products are made here. As Uruguay is close in size to some of the states in the USA, it is hard to imagine any one state being so self sufficient. Kuddos to Uruguay for all that it produces. We are with you in choosing to buy Uruguayan products whenever possible. Keep the comments (and any corrections to our info) coming. We love to have your input! Lisa Hi Myka,

Thanks for the great information! We have seen milk in the boxes but have not tried it yet. I like the idea of having a liter or two of milk in the cupboard “just in case”. In the US, milk is sold either in plastic jugs that are recyclable or in paper containers that need to be refrigerated. Both the tetrapaked boxes of real milk and the bags here are new for us. The dairy products in Uruguay are all amazing, though. There are so many wonderful types of cheese, yogurt and milk. I love it all!!

I have never seen a Mexican cucaracha and hope I never do! Bugs here are not bad at all compared to many countries but it is still going to take me a little while to get past the yuck factor. A few years ago, Brad and I spent time in the Peruvian Amazon. By the second night there, we had a ton of huge cucarachas invading our hut and they weren’t the type that run with light! Gives me the shivers just thinking about it!!

It is so nice to see that so many products are made here. As Uruguay is close in size to some of the states in the USA, it is hard to imagine any one state being so self sufficient. Kuddos to Uruguay for all that it produces. We are with you in choosing to buy Uruguayan products whenever possible.

Keep the comments (and any corrections to our info) coming. We love to have your input!
Lisa

]]> By: Myka http://urmovingwhere.com/2009/05/07/its-the-little-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Myka Fri, 08 May 2009 18:59:01 +0000 http://urmovingwhere.com/?p=482#comment-228 Hey There. Yeah, always moving to another country its a lot of new experiences (if you are worried about Uruguay's bugs, I bet you never saw a mexican "cucaracha", THAT is scary hehe) Some years ago in Uruguay, they tried to implement the typical cardboard "box" of milk. It was more expensive, So people that was used to plastic bags thought it was pretty stupid to buy the same milk but at 4$ more. (I know its enviroment friendly but it IS more expensive) At the time the change was attempted, Ecology wasn't a priority. If it makes you feel better, you can still purchase boxed milk, its called "leche larga vida" (long live milk) and the nice thing about it is that since is tetrapaked you can let it out of the fridge when the box isn't opened and it last a lot too. Really, my brother and I drank like 3 liters of milk per day when we were kids. We had the very uruguayan tipical call of our mother "a tomar la leche!" in the middle of the afternooon when we were playing outside with our friends. That meant, milk with cocoa, yummy. We drank it like 3-4 times a day. The thing about "made in Uruguay" we are in fact, very proud of our quality products, and often, we would choose an Uruguayan product over some other country because we know that uruguayan producs mean uruguayan workers behind them, so even if we have to pay $1 or $2 more, we buy them. If we don't value ourselfs, who would? If not for that mentality, our products would have disapeard behind big multinational corporates brands by now. Oh, Im sorry about the ramble but I talk too much, like most Uruguayans. Love tour blog, cheers Myka Hey There. Yeah, always moving to another country its a lot of new experiences (if you are worried about Uruguay’s bugs, I bet you never saw a mexican “cucaracha”, THAT is scary hehe)
Some years ago in Uruguay, they tried to implement the typical cardboard “box” of milk. It was more expensive, So people that was used to plastic bags thought it was pretty stupid to buy the same milk but at 4$ more. (I know its enviroment friendly but it IS more expensive) At the time the change was attempted, Ecology wasn’t a priority. If it makes you feel better, you can still purchase boxed milk, its called “leche larga vida” (long live milk) and the nice thing about it is that since is tetrapaked you can let it out of the fridge when the box isn’t opened and it last a lot too.
Really, my brother and I drank like 3 liters of milk per day when we were kids. We had the very uruguayan tipical call of our mother “a tomar la leche!” in the middle of the afternooon when we were playing outside with our friends. That meant, milk with cocoa, yummy. We drank it like 3-4 times a day. The thing about “made in Uruguay” we are in fact, very proud of our quality products, and often, we would choose an Uruguayan product over some other country because we know that uruguayan producs mean uruguayan workers behind them, so even if we have to pay $1 or $2 more, we buy them. If we don’t value ourselfs, who would? If not for that mentality, our products would have disapeard behind big multinational corporates brands by now. Oh, Im sorry about the ramble but I talk too much, like most Uruguayans.

Love tour blog,
cheers
Myka

]]> By: Nicolás http://urmovingwhere.com/2009/05/07/its-the-little-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Nicolás Fri, 08 May 2009 13:29:30 +0000 http://urmovingwhere.com/?p=482#comment-221 hi, you should talk about the "mate" !! :) hi, you should talk about the “mate” !! :)

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