http://www.emeraldpass.com/blog/2007/04/25/the-art-of-borrowing/ Random thoughts about Paraguay Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:38:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.emeraldpass.com/blog/2007/04/25/the-art-of-borrowing/#comment-265 Nino Wed, 09 May 2007 02:50:13 +0000 http://www.emeraldpass.com/blog/2007/04/25/the-art-of-borrowing/#comment-265 Muna: I love those things about Paraguayan culture! People are so free to borrow stuff and people are so free to say yes even though usually it will mean: "no return". When I lived in Paraguay I must have collected maybe 50 tapes, LPs, books borrowed from friends and given away the same amount to people borrowing from me. I got incredibly hard to find stuff that I inadvertently "forgot" to return. Honestly, in all cases, I really forgot to return. By the way, that part of our culture is reflected in the fact that people just don't want to pay back money. Ask the banks. Even though it was hard, whenever I wanted something back I would say it when I lent it. And after the due time, I would call the guy and ask for the item. It was an offense maybe, but I didn't care. Take care. NINO Muna:
I love those things about Paraguayan culture! People are so free to borrow stuff and people are so free to say yes even though usually it will mean: “no return”.
When I lived in Paraguay I must have collected maybe 50 tapes, LPs, books borrowed from friends and given away the same amount to people borrowing from me. I got incredibly hard to find stuff that I inadvertently “forgot” to return. Honestly, in all cases, I really forgot to return.
By the way, that part of our culture is reflected in the fact that people just don’t want to pay back money. Ask the banks.
Even though it was hard, whenever I wanted something back I would say it when I lent it. And after the due time, I would call the guy and ask for the item. It was an offense maybe, but I didn’t care.
Take care.
NINO

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