Waiting on a Waiter

So I know I just wrote about waiting but I thought I would do it a little bit more tonight and explain what meals, restaurants, and the food is like.

Soo.. they have these things called ASADOS. It translates to BBQ but I haven't seen any actual BBQ sauce! I think they are more comparable to what we call grill outs. Now, when you are invited to an asado you should probably start fasting at least 24 hours before hand because the food will keep coming and coming and coming!! One of the girls here, Sarah, went to an asado the first day and i think was a bit of a culture shock, and I quote she said, "I was not imersed in culture, i was drowning in it!! " LOL!! Any way for my MEAT LOVERS in Iowa and asado is your type of thing!! My first night we had an asado at my house and just as I finished my first course of some type of sausage and salad, and bread, and potatoes, they went out to the grill and brought out MORE MEAT! :)

We eat a LOT of meat. But never ground meat. More like beef sausage, ham, and chicken, with a lot of potatoes and onions!! We also ALWAYS ALWAYS have dessert, but sometimes that is in the form of fruit. And we never drink milk for any meals, its either, beer, wine, water, juice, or coke. Potatoes and Onions seem to be the stable vegetables!! :) Me gustan!

Now restaurants... its VERY different. Like I've said I can expect to spend 3 or 4 hours in a resturant. In the United Sates I think we have the philosophy that if you pay for the food you can bring it home with you. Well here it a bit different, here if you pay for the table and service you can stay a long as you want. So first you get there and maybe order drinks then you sometimes have to flag down the waiter and after a while you can order food. So after eating the food you sit and talk or drink somemore... for a long time... The waiter never comes to the table except to bring food, you have to wave at them to comeover. I think it is seen as rude... its almost like if they come over and rush the meal or give you the ticket it is like they want you to leave... but like I said, you pay for the table so you can stay as long as you want. If there is one thing I have learned it is that Argentines like to SIT and TALK. :) However, if I knew what they were saying half the time I would probably like it too :)