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Puerto Rico viewed from a gringo’s perspective

Archive for March, 2008

Trying out twitter

So, since every other blogger in the world is doing it, I figure I will give twitter a shot as well.  If you don’t know what twitter is or “get it”, here is the best explanation I can find (it’s a quick video)…

So if your interested in whatever it is that I do… Check it out (give me a break to get used to updating it)… Continue reading

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    Being a white guy from the States I don’t think I have ever really understood prejudice and racism like a Hispanic or Black guy has.  So it has been a little strange for me to live in Puerto Rico where there is some prejudice going on.  I don’t know if it is because I am white… Continue reading

    No Road Rage in PR



    The one good thing about driving in Puerto Rico is there is no road rage. You can literally drive like a maniac and not have to worry about people driving more recklessly to try to prove a point. You of course will get horns honking at you, but the horn is expected (I have never heard their… Continue reading

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  • Legally Run Red Lights?



    In Puerto Rico you can legally run red lights from midnight to 5am. What does this mean? Well you can’t just see a red light and gun it, but you can treat the light like a stop sign. Pull up to the light, if no one is coming, then you can gun it. When… Continue reading

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  • So you are driving along in San Juan and decide that you want to goto the beaches in Condado. Suddenly a cop gets behind you with his lights on. Your initial reaction I am sure is “Damn!”. Don’t worry though… You are in Puerto Rico! The police always drive around with their… Continue reading

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  • Fire Trucks, Ambulances, Cops… Oh My

    In Puerto Rico, you better hope your house isn’t on fire or that you are about to die in the back of an ambulance, because cars will not get out of the way of emergency vehicles. It is truly an odd site to see. I guess because in the States we go out of our way to get out of… Continue reading

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