Culture Shock! Chile - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

Index 277

food 134–151
beverages 143–146
main courses 136–143
Frei Montalva, Eduardo 26, 27, 35
Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Eduardo 35
funerals 88–89

G
geography 15–19
Germans 7, 12, 40, 41, 172, 212
gifts 73, 84
greetings 74–75
grocery stores 149–151

H
health care 36, 47, 50–51, 103,
105–106, 217, 225, 239
history 19–37
housing 48–49, 97–98
huaso culture 167–170

I
Ibáñez, Carlos 24, 233
Internet 68, 100–101, 129, 222, 235

L
Lagos, Ricardo 36
Lake District 13, 41, 93, 186–187,
language 194–206
Chilean slang 198–202
pronunciation 196–197
literature 178–180

M
maids 102–103
mail 104–105
Mapuche 1, 12, 13, 20, 40, 153–157,
168, 231
marriage 52, 86–88
media 128–130
mining 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 21, 23, 24, 44,
122, 212, 215, 218
Mistral, Gabriela 38, 108, 178, 185,
207, 236, 237
music 173–175

N
nanas 62, 102, 205
national parks 11, 19, 182, 185, 188
Neruda, Pablo 8, 12, 134, 177, 178,
179, 194, 236, 237
nightlife 8, 80

O

O’Higgins, Bernardo 22, 233

P

Patagonia 14, 41, 93, 157, 188-189

Pinochet, Augusto 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,

34, 35, 36, 41, 43, 48, 235

pollution 93–96

pololos 81

public holidays 164

R

religion 54–60

repairmen 103–104

restaurants 146–149

S

Saint’s Day 85, 164

settling in 90–133

shopping 125–128

socialising 70–89

conversation 76–77

dining out 79

greetings 74

inviting Chileans to your

home 78–79

visiting a Chilean home 72–77

sports 190–193

T

theatre 133

transportation 6, 51, 92, 116, 119,

190, 213

buses 117–118

colectivos 11 9

Metro 6, 91, 94, 116–117, 119

taxis 118

U

utilities 100–101

V

values 51–54

visas 106–107

W

wildlife 185

women 60–63