Don`t drink the water

On Wednesday I was invited to lunch with two teachers from my school.

We went to this restaurant in town. (I know, right? San Nicolás has restaurants! No way*!) So we go there, get some grub, and then we order some bebidas (drinks). At all restaurants I order "agua de la llave" which is tap water (I`m not paying 300 to 650 pesos for bottled water) because the water in Chile is SAFE. When I placed my drink order, not only did my two dining companions give me a "what the eff" look but the waiter did as well. After the shock of my request subsided, the two teachers looked at me and said, "No no you can`t drink the water here. It`s not clean. It has sulfur in it. How many times have you had it? You`re going to get sick!" Okay, a) I have only had it from la llave in San Nicolas about twice. Both times, I was drunk and it was dark and b) host mom has never mentioned we can`t drink the water in this sweet little town.

Regardless, I felt like an idiot. But I`m blaming host mom.

So then the waiter brings out our drinks and un vaso con agua de la llave para mi. There is definitely a yellowish tinge to it. Good thing I covered my embarrassing moment with the world`s best joke!

"¿Cual baile es la favorita de una tomate?"

Silencio.

"¡La salsa!"


De nada.






*My kids laughed at me the other day when I said, "No way!" because apparently to them, it sounds a lot like "No me wea!" which means "Don`t fuck with me!" Your fun fact for the day.