The beginning of another month

Today is Tuesday and the beginning of October. It is also Wednesday, which i must admit is the most dreadful day of the week. Not only is it ¨hump¨ day but it is also the busiest and the most draining day of the week for me. Things here have been going swimmingly and i am truly enjoying myself. I believe it is now to list John´s List of Oddities.
John´s List of Oddities of Chile:
1) Chilean have a weird view of what is considered candy. It seems to be a common custom here in Chile to give Halls (yeah, the cough medicine) as a candy, like Skittles.
2) Chilean have as a general rule a pretty wicked sweet tooth. Coffee, (which is terrible, this might just be my upbrining in the NW, but i would rather have Shell coffee than what they serve here)and tea are loaded with sugar. An average cup (about half the size of an American coffee) is loaded with normally three large spoonfulls of sugar. I have to strictly tell people that i drink my coffee and tea straight otherwise, i am simply left with hot colored sugar water.
I do now have a French press, a faboulously thoughtful gift from my roomates, Brian and Michelle, so i can at least get some good coffee when needed. I hate to admit this, for i am against the big corporations, but Starbucks bean are delightful when compared to chaulk.
3) The sense of being on time is totally skewed. Arriving on time, is considered as early and a normal meeting you are at least 5-10 minutes late. If it is a social event just expect to show up a half hour to a full hour late.
4) They have a fascination with -ito or -ita which translates to little -y. An example is gordita or calling a girl little fatty, is a common occurance.
5) There is also a fair amount of the population that sucks on lemons, i don´t know if this is a international trend and i am not aware of it. But there are quite a few people that salt and then suck on lemons. I just can´t imagine that would be good for your teeth.
6) There exists a social clique here in Chile called the Pokemons which is like a punk offspring that are pushing the limits when it comes to sexual boundaries and what not. Basically a bunch of pissed of kids trying to get back at the ¨man¨. Yet, whenever i hear discussing about this i am given the mental imagine of two comic character Pokemons kissing. Those Promiscuous Pokemon...

Well those are just some of the things i have seen so far and i am sure i will be adding to that periodically over the rest of the time that i am here.
Hope all is well.