Yo no entiendo por qué...

I don't understand why...

• petty theft is so common in SA but we always leave a cash tip and it doesn't get stolen...
• cops stand around on street corners looking bored
• BA residents are so ridiculously good looking
• the city doesn't own the pavement/paths – which means they end up in whole lot of different patterns and don't tend to get maintained well
• Latino's are so keen to share their music with the whole neighbourhood
• the "cool" motorcyclists rest their helmets on top of their head...? I'm sure its great for ventilation around the lower face but not sure how it'd help in an accident...
• following on from the previous point, I don't understand why Latino's aren't concerned about risks... in Paraguay the second highest death statistic is "accidents" and I'm sure its similar here.
• salt and sugar are the staple diet
• rubbish often doesn't make it to the bin
• someone doesn't introduce cheap flights in SA
• no one seems to mind news agents displaying porno in direct view of children (its interesting to see how repressed societies deal with new found freedom – kids will grow up thinking its normal to upgrade to a 2.0 body)
• some buses are all blinged out! (something to do with the collective bus system here, a bunch of families buy a bus together and then they make it all slick (UV lights, aesthetic mirrors, decorations, loud whistles instead of horns... curious).
• University education - choose a career path, study for 7 years (equivalent to degree plus masters) and pay nothing for the privilege, thanks government! But perhaps they should focus on the 20% unemployment rather than free degrees...?!
• Latin America can't just have one standard greeting – is it handshake or kiss? 2 kisses or 1? Who gets a hug? Who initiates, older or younger? If its an elder male, is it kiss or hand shake? If its kiss, who gets kissed first in a group...? If you're sitting down, does everyone stand to kiss someone new? If you're in a movie and someone arrives late, do you all get up and greet the late comer...? Do you kiss with a hat on or off?
• Here's my answer for the whole world, starting now – girls get one kiss on cheek, guys get a hand shake. Done. Simple. Nice.