Tomorrow we are going to cross the Chilean-Argentinian border for the 3rd time during last three weeks. It is really not much of the hustle, but still far from what internal Schengen area borders are like. And Mercosur, South American economic and political union, is far from being another EU - for the good some would say (not me!). And while Argentina is a full member, Chile is just an associate.
But what is really funny is that despite all the similarities to Europe, culture resemblance, common names and history, there are so many little differences that just make you smile every day. Let's take the bottles sizes... Like in Europe most people drink beer and fizzy drinks. So you would expect 'normal' 330ml, 500ml or 1 litre bottles. You can find those too, but there is many, many more... Maybe it is better for consumers or producers, but for me it is just funny:
But what is really funny is that despite all the similarities to Europe, culture resemblance, common names and history, there are so many little differences that just make you smile every day. Let's take the bottles sizes... Like in Europe most people drink beer and fizzy drinks. So you would expect 'normal' 330ml, 500ml or 1 litre bottles. You can find those too, but there is many, many more... Maybe it is better for consumers or producers, but for me it is just funny:
mi preferida: cerveza 970ml.
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