Kyle Hepp - Latest Comments in Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

annje — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:03:02 -0000

OMG I almost died laughing at # 4. I hadn't read a lot of these, so I am glad you did a recap. My hubs didn't have a mullet or a fanny-pack though I did need to burn some nasty old pjs and make him throw away his pantuflas--which are almost as revolting as a fanny-pack.

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Tori's SSSPA — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:48:00 -0000

A little unknown fact about stealing a Chilean man from his mom - and I know this first hand, although I was first born in the US - mom's keep their children's umbilical cord that drops off as a newborn in a box somewhere in a drawer. Yes, that's right! And they're rationale behind it is so that the cord is never cut between mother and child. My cousin living in Chile was wondering why she wasn't married yet(and no, she didn't have a face like a foot!). She overheard that umbilical cord thing, rummaged through her mom's drawer, and threw them ALL out (6 boys and her!). Life changed for all of them, needless to say.

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Tori's SSSPA — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:48:00 -0000

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:21:00 -0000

LMAO, as a Chilean living in the States, your top 5 reasons are hilarious, I love the screen on the window comment: love it!!!

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:44:00 -0000

well, Im not so sure if they are really into baseball caps or flip flops in Milan or Paris and I've never seen any europeans making fun of gringos for wearing them as if their lives depended on it...
I love your blog though :)

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Mamacita Chilena — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:42:00 -0000

I understand! I want one for running. But instead I've convinced myself I'd rather just sew pockets into my shirt or something. :P Maybe I should just give in!

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Lei — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:41:00 -0000

you know....I have one defense for sometimes using a fanny pack....I bike everywhere, and I don´t want to be hauling a backpack everywhere with me. On the other hand, a purse is way too uncomfortable to bike with. Therefore.....the fanny pack!!! Does it sound like I´m groveling for approval? (Well, I am....hahaha, I´m still embarrassed about using a fanny pack!)

-Leana

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

emilyta — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:51:00 -0000

Rachel- haahaha yes! just this morning i was at my boyfriends parents house (slowly stealing him away) and his nana was like oh, i like it when you wear all black. you are thin but your outfit really makes you look skinny! etc. she talked about it like we were discussing the weather lol.

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Mamacita Chilena — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:35:00 -0000

Haha, yes Rachel, get used to it. It's not a blond thing or a beauty thing. It's pretty socially acceptable here to comment on people's appearances in good or bad ways.

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Rachel — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:34:00 -0000

On a semi-related note (if your face is not exactly foot-like)... has anyone else had random people (store clerks, other people's nana's) comment on their appearance?

I was getting pictures printed yesterday, and the lady in the (really small) store kept staring at me... I just smiled, and she says "Ud. es muy hermosa." Maybe it's the blonde thing??

(Please say this has happened to some of you...)

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Mamacita Chilena — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:43:00 -0000

Aimee, I laughed so hard I cried at "steal him from his mom's house"!!!!!!!!!!!

Kathleen, he had a gun in his fanny, LOL!!!! I'm freaking dying over here right now.

Abby, hahaha, nail clippers to mani...sounds so appetizing when you put it that way. :P

Katie, goooood luck with that. If he's anything like a Chilean guy, he's got a death grip on that fanny pack and isn't letting go anytime soon!

Sara, you absolutely need a nana! C'mon, it's my number one reason!

Sarita, I definitely first read that as you guys having some kind of very kinky bedroom encounter, haha!

Emily, just wait...when you least expect it, someone will shave off his mullet and all of a sudden you'll see a guy in a whole new light. :P

Lei, I know, I've been so tempted to start using a fanny pack too. They look so convenient. They also look retarded. It's a choice we all have to make :)

Anonymous, SO funny that you say that. In one of my favorite episodes of Scrubs, Turk and JD can't stop laughing at a patient who says the word "Duty." Don't worry, I'm easily amused too.

Karen, yes, I only did 5 because the rest of my reasons would have been purely food related. ;)

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Karen — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:24:00 -0000

Did you only do a top 5 because you couldn't think of any more?
;-)

Karen

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:55:00 -0000

without sounding immature... the word 'fanny pack' really stands out to your English readers, lots of lols.

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Ritamae — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:18:00 -0000

I'm with Isabel. #4 made me laugh out loud.

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Cincinnati Chile — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:53:00 -0000

I'm STILL laughing about the fanny pack and all the comments. S tried to convince me of the usefulness of it and asked me what else he was supposed to do with stuff that won't fit in his pockets. I told him I would take a man purse over a fanny pack any day.

Also, his giraffe slippers did manage to wear out and they don't sell adult sized animal slippers here so we are over that hurdle too ;) He walked out one day in the driveway with them and the guy that cuts the grass is like "Nice slippers!" My bro said the same thing. I guess men in Chile are more comfortable in their "manliness"? :)

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Emily — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:19:00 -0000

Hahahaha So true!! However, after a year and a half, #4 hasn't really worked out for me :/

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Lei — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:48:00 -0000

HAHAHA is it really horrible that I am starting to fall into the fanny pack craze? I love your conclusion that nana = better sex. Also #3 is great....doggie zoo 24/7....sort of sad for the dogs themselves though.

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Sarita — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:24:00 -0000

let me clarify, he did have clothes on, but no back pack (we were en la u) just the fanny pack for all of his belongings :)

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Sarita — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:23:00 -0000

OMG the very first time I laid eyes on my chileno he came walking toward me with nothing but a huge green fanny pack...luckily, I was able to get past that :)

"face like a foot" harsh but so true !!!!

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Isabel — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:28:00 -0000

number 4 is absolutely hilarious! and so true...

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Sara — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:13:00 -0000

Shannon, I wouldn't say you are failing. Your Chilean is just really young. It's pretty typical. Cutting the umbilical cord takes much more time that you think it should.

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Sara — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:07:00 -0000

Cincinnati Chile, steal him from his mom's house. I'm cracking up!

Oh and I need to jump on the nana band wagon. Seriously, I'm starving.

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

nyGRINGAinCHILE — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:56:00 -0000

dude i was totally about to gear up and write an entry about things i love about chile... i loved the part about the doggies and cutting off the mullet...i def had to do that with my hubbers before walking him down the aisle

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Katie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:56:00 -0000

I think I've been delurked, so I'm going to leave my inaugural comment on your blog, Kyle (which I love, by the way). Funny post and some definite similarities to Argentine men. I'm still trying to pry that fanny pack away from Daniel...

Re: Top 5 Reasons for Living in Chile

Abby — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:16:00 -0000

Oh don't worry, they didn't used to be on the bus, they still are! You can buy anything from parche-curitias to toe nail clippers to ball point pens to mani tostado to helados. I almost bought some scissors the other day for only $500 pesos, but realized I had nothing smaller than a $5000 bill. Pucha.

Anyway, hilarious post!!