An inquisitive old fart with a camera
The obstructed store to the right is the Supermercado de Carnes – yes, the Supermarket of Meats.
Uruguayans are the world’s largest consumer of beef per capita. ‘Meat consumption in Uruguay is on the rise reaching 94.7kg per person per year in 2011,’ says the Meat Trade News Daily. Just five years ago, the per capita annual consumption was reported as 54 kilos, and five years before that 40.
At some point, enough is enough – and too much is too much.
Yes, a full-size pickup truck called the Wingle 3.
Sometimes I feel like sending a memo to Chinese marketers: Look guys, before you name a product…
…and then I think nah, this shit’s too much fun.
Neighbor’s gardener is here. I note with respect the safety precaution he has taken, seeing as the original lenses from his trailer’s tail lights are long gone, and it’s a good bet the lights don’t work anyway.
No, I’m serious. It wasn’t that many months ago that I was able to avoid – with perhaps two seconds’ notice – slamming into the back of a motorbike with no tail lights and no reflectors. This was on the main highway to Punta del Este, on a pitch black and rainy night. In general, people here – on the road or casually blocking an aisle or only exit from the supermarket – display a stunning lack of situational awareness.
But perhaps I could say that anywhere.