customs/things that may seem strange in Puerto Rico (appliances, buy)
U.S. TerritoriesPuerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, etc.
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I thought it might be helpful to get a list going of customs/things that may seem strange to newcomers to Puerto Rico. They aren't necessarily bad just very different and require getting used to. For example:
Most businesses/medical offices keep their doors locked. They generally have a door bell outside that you ring and then you are buzzed in. I'm not sure why they do this as they let anyone who rings in so it doesn't seem to be a security measure.
Police cars and ambulances routinely travel with their lights flashing. You don't have to stop unless they have a siren on.
When the light turns green the traffic facing you usually has a red light so you can turn left without waiting for traffic.
You can not buy hardware items or small appliances after 5:00 p.m. on Sundays even though the store may be open. (I think I have this right, if not, please correct me.)
Children in grade schools must purchase "bookbags" which are like suitcases on wheels and lug their books back and forth each day rather than keeping them in a desk at school.
It may not be every cemetery, but definitely this one I passed in the Arecibo area.
I know what you are talking about now... Those aren't coffins lol, because the coffins are down below. So if you would open that up you would see the coffins down below. However I do not know the name of that lol, or maybe you are right I don't know lol.
Police cars and ambulances routinely travel with their lights flashing. You don't have to stop unless they have a siren on.
That certainly gives the drug dealers plenty of time to hide the stash, since they can see the bright blue lights from 3 blocks away.
And I want to add one more: you can legally run a red light between midnight and 5:00 AM after coming to a complete stop and looking both ways, just as if it were a STOP sign.
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Originally Posted by nycricanpapi
I know what you are talking about now... Those aren't coffins lol, because the coffins are down below. So if you would open that up you would see the coffins down below. However I do not know the name of that lol, or maybe you are right I don't know lol.
You might be right, but those definitely look like coffins to me, lol. But yeah, that's what I saw.
Above-ground coffins are typical in the Caribbean. The concrete "boxes" are built from cement blocks concreted over and painted, with one end left open. The coffin is slid into the open end, after which the aperture is likewise blocked and concreted in.
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