Every time I see a new price hike in gasoline and in food items, I feel the country will come to a stand still, yet I am always proven wrong. Ex: the gasoline prices are record high yet I see the traffic jams getting worse by the day? It seems there are more cars in the street now than there were before when the gasoline prices were a lot cheaper.
Car prices have more than doubled yet I see more and more newer SUV in Santiago everyday.
Bars like Francifol cafe, tribecca and baja club are full as always (on the weekends) yet the drinks cost more than double as before. A cheap( locally bottled) bottle of water cost 50 pesos in francifol cafe, yet the bar was over crowded on Saturday night. You couldn't even go to the bathroom, it was that full.
The only difference I see is that more single guys are going out now than couples or groups of single girls. The guys simply drink beers or cuba libres and avoid taking out girls who ask for expensive drinks. Remember, guys pay for everything when they go out on a date with girls (even with a group of girls).
I was suffering when I charged less for my services and when I got fed up with this economy and actually raised my fees (3 times as high) to find a reason to leave this place, I experienced a massive influx of patients and now I make quite a bit more than before. I never thought people would pay me so much in such bad times in economy, yet they pay be up front without cries and refer more people to me. I, even, took off my radio advertisement and I see more people now than before. Amazing isn't it?
This is a country, which defies logic and even physical laws at times. I am simply amazed at what I see here daily.
Anyone else wants to add anything to the list above?
AZB
Car prices have more than doubled yet I see more and more newer SUV in Santiago everyday.
Bars like Francifol cafe, tribecca and baja club are full as always (on the weekends) yet the drinks cost more than double as before. A cheap( locally bottled) bottle of water cost 50 pesos in francifol cafe, yet the bar was over crowded on Saturday night. You couldn't even go to the bathroom, it was that full.
The only difference I see is that more single guys are going out now than couples or groups of single girls. The guys simply drink beers or cuba libres and avoid taking out girls who ask for expensive drinks. Remember, guys pay for everything when they go out on a date with girls (even with a group of girls).
I was suffering when I charged less for my services and when I got fed up with this economy and actually raised my fees (3 times as high) to find a reason to leave this place, I experienced a massive influx of patients and now I make quite a bit more than before. I never thought people would pay me so much in such bad times in economy, yet they pay be up front without cries and refer more people to me. I, even, took off my radio advertisement and I see more people now than before. Amazing isn't it?
This is a country, which defies logic and even physical laws at times. I am simply amazed at what I see here daily.
Anyone else wants to add anything to the list above?
AZB