Articles / Panama Tourist Guide
Tags: appointment_times, cavemen, crazy_look, dawn_of_civilization, demeanor, food_poisoning, foreigner, getting_food, greasy_hair, lucky_stars, mandatory_language, myriads, nationalities, Panama, Panamanians, peculiar_behavior, relationships, rotten_apple, schoolchildren, share_experiences, universal_theme, village_idiot
September 27, 2008
More of a universal theme than something that could be honed in solely to Panama, the way people relate to each other is a subject that can (and has) been discussed before, since the very dawn of civilization; you can bet your lucky stars cavemen were having trouble keeping order in their relationships just as much as we do today. There is a special way to the Panamanian, though. A peculiar behavior that I haven’t seen from any of the other myriads of nationalities I’ve had the pleasure to share experiences with on different levels. This is by no means definitive, but I’ll try my best to cover as wide a spectrum as I can.
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Articles / Panama Tourist Guide / Video
Tags: azuero, Azuero Peninsula, carnaval, carnivals, Chitré, city_slicker, enthusiastic_energy, foreigner, inexpensive_restaurants, las_tablas, luxuries, Panama Tourist Guide, Panama Travel, panama-tourism, panama_city, panama_tour, panama_travel, public_transportation, strip_malls, taxi_driver, tourism_package, tourist_destination, transportation_situation, youtube
August 29, 2008
One would think they have entered Prozac Nation upon arrival but that first impression is not something that can be held accountable to the residents of Chitré; on the contrary, the problem is that many of us that are so used to the hectic, smog-dominated city life that visiting such a tranquil place is nothing short of a system shock. You can literally feel the darkness of your soul slowly peel away the further you venture into the city. The air feels cleaner, everyone says “hello” to each other and, unlike Panama City and its traffic, modeled after the southwest ghetto district of the 7th ring of hell, drivers are actually courteous on the road. You can actually tell how many people from the capital are visiting Chitré by the way they’re driving… because they’re so damn rude.
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