Kyle Hepp

April 29, 2010

Seba’s post, my translation below the Spanish version:

Sin animos de ofender a nadie, les queria comentar que muchas veces, con solo ver a la gente en la calle, no puedo evitar preguntarme, “Somos weones los chilenos?” Despues, la siguiente pregunta logica (para mi al menos) es, “Sera asi de weona la gente en otros lados?”

El otro dia veniamos de un matrimonio por la Ruta 68, en el peaje habia solo 1 caseta abierta asi que fuimos todos a parar a la misma fila. El auto adelante mio se emepzo a demorar mas de lo que es normal, mientras, la fila crecia. Desde mi posicion privilegiada (el 2do weon de la fila) vi como venia un cajero de una caseta que estaba cobrando hacia el otro sentido. Empezaron una  discusion con el chofer del auto. El pastel puso sus luces de estacionamiento, mientras todos empezaban a tocar la bocina y chofer y cajeros seguian discutiendo. Otro cajero salio de su puesto y empezo a llamar por telefono, supuse que a los pacos.

El auto adelante mio puso reversa, ahi fue cuando dije, “Este ql es weon, pa donde cree que va” A esas alturas se habia abierto una caseta nueva y toda la gente estaba reacomodandose en la caseta nueva. Cuando me toco el turno de pagar el peaje le pregunte al tipo cual habia sido el problema y me dijo “es que no tenia plata y queria pagar con cheque.” PAGAR EL PEAJE CON CHEQUE!!!!!! Este si que es wn!!

Por que por ultimo si uno no tiene plata para el peaje, se puede parar a pedir plata en la carretera como hizo mi buen amigo G el otro dia, pero cheque? Igual mala idea, y no es como que uno pueda en el peaje ir al cajero mas cercano a sacar plata.

En fin, son situaciones como estas las que me hacen pensar que o los chilenos, o los seres humanos en general son weones, o a lo mejor (siendo un poco mas amable) simplemente fue una racha de mala suerte, mala idea o el momento equivocado, en el lugar equivocado para ese tipo.

Que creen uds?

Are Chilean people idiots?

Without trying to offend anyone, I just want to say that I often, just after seeing people in the street, can’t help but ask myself, “Are we Chileans idiots?” And after that, the next logical question (at least to me) is, “Are people this idiotic in other places?”

The other day we were coming home from a wedding on Highway 68. At the tolls, there was only one booth open, so we all had to get in the same line. The car in front of me took way longer than normal, while the line behind me grew. From my privileged position (second guy in line) I watched as a tollbooth clerk from the other side of the highway walked over. He got into an argument with the first car’s driver. The idiot put on his parking lights, while we all started honking our horns and he and the clerk continued fighting. Another clerk came out from his spot and started talking on the phone, I would guess calling the police.

The car in front of me started trying to go in reverse, which was I thought, “This effer is seriously an idiot, where the hell does he think he’s going?” By this point, a new tollbooth had opened and everyone in line was trying to change over. When I got into the new line to pay the toll I asked the man what the problem had been and he said, “Well, the guy didn’t have any money and he wanted to pay by check.” PAYING THE TOLL BY CHECK!!! Now that’s an idiot.

If you don’t have money for the toll, you could always stop to ask for change on the highway, like my good friend G. did the other day. But to pay by check? What a bad idea! And it’s not like you can go to the nearest ATM to take out money when you’re at the tolls.

In the end, it’s situations like these that make me think that Chileans, or human beings in general, are just idiots. Or maybe (and now I’m being a little nicer) that was just an unlucky streak, a bad idea, or the wrong moment in the wrong place for that guy.

What do you think?