(A continuation of yesterday's post...)
8. Private schools are "colegios," but public schools are "escuelas." Universities are not colleges but "universidads."
9. A very good bottle of red wine costs much less than a good bottle of body lotion.
10. "No Frost" fridges are a rather recent phenomenon.
11. A simple transaction at a major department store can take 2-3 people: one to ring up the purchase, one to wrap, and one to assist you with any other potential purchases.
12. It's difficult to find "college rule" notebooks; most of the paper in them looks like graph paper. Makes a lot of sense for math!
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are the kids going to the School Nido de Aguilas? I went to a similar school in Sao Paulo, Brazil - from K thru 10th grade (I went to a boarding school in the States for the last 2 yrs of high school). Great school - learned English and Portuguese side by side.
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