Its been over a month since I've updated you on some of the cultural norms of Buenos Aires! Its definitely getting harder to pick them out since everything is becoming more normal now, but there are still a couple...

19. Stand to the right, stand to the left. I guess I've gotten used to DC where everyone is on their way to work and hustling up the escalators, or the airport where there are millions of signs noting that the right is for standing and the left for walking. Here, there is no such general norm, you can stand wherever you like, and in fact its really rare to see people walking up the escalators.

20. Coats and sweaters. At first I thought the Argentines were just a little wimpy when it came to the winter months, bundling up like it was 0 degrees out. But no, I think maybe there's a problem with weather.com here? For example, today the high was 75 degrees and sunny - a perfect spring day! The woman next to me on the bus was wearing a turtleneck sweater and her wool peacoat over that. I'm really curious at what temperature the portenos will start to take off their coats.

21. Dog walking - don't try this at home. Sure, in the US anyone can be a dog walker, in Buenos Aires it takes real talent and practice! A typical dog walker will have 10-15 full-size dogs going down the sidewalk. Even 2 and a half months in I'm shocked every time I see a dog walker (which is usually about once a day). Just to give you an idea of what I'm talking about: