An observation that I'd like to elaborate on, must elaborate on, cannot say without elaborating on, but have no time to elaborate on:

One night last weekend a Chilean friend took me to this very famous-for-being-traditional restaurant called La Piojera (which, I learned this morning means--a place where lice abound). This place is a mock 'fonda'--which is the traditional party places that spring up all over Chile during the week of the Dieciocho (the 18th of September-- Independence Day).
... Bueno. So I went to La Piojera because I missed the entire week of Dieciocho celebrations when I fled across the border to Argentina. And, obviously, I can't not experience the Fonda. It's Chile. It's what Chile was born to be.
And, in that case, Chile was maybe born drunk. I've never seen so many extremely drunk people in one place. Bakan.

And here's the bit I should not just leave off on, but I'm going to. My friend/cultural tour guide explained to me: Latin America was colonized by thieves and drunkards. And now you understand the cultural situations Latin America finds itself in.

... Así es.