I am slowly getting absorbed into a more humane lifestyle. Today on my bus ride our bus driver stopped on the ruta to say hi to the other bus driver going the opposite way. In my american mindset i see that there are only two lanes, no cars can pass them on this main highway. Further along we stop, this time to pick up mate from a stand. the drivers helper goes out with his thermas and guampa (cup.. uuuh sorta cupish) to pay the stand to fill up his thermas with hot water and refill his guampa with new yerba mate. he pays a small price and we are off again.
I wonder about stress of the Muni Drivers in SF verus here. Maybe if they took small stress breaks everyonce in a while there would be less accidents. it is interesting that in american we need a reason for a break, a stress break i called it. here it is a lifestyle. it would sound ridiculous to a paraguayan that we rush into the bathrooms at work or quickly chat with someone as we run back to our computers and work. when you socialize with a paraguayan, time is meaningless. why in the states do we value time more than relationships?
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