 |
| Most of my MB BsAs Team! Nati is in lower right corner. |
Birthdays in Buenos Aires remind me a bit of being back in elementary school...in a good way. All of your classmates (coworkers) make a really big deal over it and you are responsible for bringing in a treat to share with them. Instead of the Duncan Hines cupcakes our moms made in grade school, it's usually some of the delicious facturas (pastries) here in BsAs. So that a gift can be given to the birthday girl or boy, they solicit donations of $12 ARS (about $3 USD) from everyone in the office. To my surprise, the gift seems almost always to be an article or two of clothing.
Today was Nati's cumple (short for cumpleaños, meaning birthday). Nati and I are on the same account team down here and sit right across from each other. I was amazed today every time someone stopped by to see her - to kiss her on the cheek, ask her about her weekend and wish her a feliz cumple. At least 30 different people must have visited her today to carry out this ritual. And on their way back to their desk, they grabbed one of the pastries that Nati brought in to help celebrate.
No comments:
Post a Comment