A couple of complaints....
Once upon a time there was a city that had no names for it's streets. Honest!! San Jose, Costa Rica did not a name for any street in 2011. Consultants advised that tourists find this troublesome, so they devised a good system of all streets go north and south and all aves go east and west Odd numbers on the north and east. This system can be adapted to fairly quickly. Before this advancement, addresses were given as the name of some landmark place and so many meters north or south etc. San Jose has a population of about two and a half million. None of the locals can read a map like most people can not read an electrical blueprint. Yes the police and fire dept used the old system, and may still. Most streets are one way. Here there are only two cross walks total, so pedestrians do not hamper drivers turning right. They have adapted well to that.
Clear plastic bags of coins in the doorway of the bank.....
Tropical Latin plumbing does not include a separate pipe and such for hot water. Just one water. This thing it supposed to heat the water as it comes out the pipe. This devise is everywhere but the upscale hotels. It sporadically brings the water to lukewarm and goes to cold for no apparent reason. It is evil. Cannot be used without spontaneous bursts of profanity
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