Santiago Torres profile

blog: Transcultural Uruguay

Post your questions about Uruguay.

Bio:

I am an Uruguayan with a keen interest in transcultural and multicultural experiences.

My fields of expertise are political and cultural analysis, interpretation (which involves much more than a mere translation), writing and writing correction, and journalism.

Therefore, if you think I can be of any help to you, just let me know it.

• Sat Oct 4 15:09:32 2008:
  What_kind_of_food Comment

  Just "la bolsita para el perro". If you're at a "parrillada" you can say that silly thing ("para mi perrito"). In other... that silly thing ("para mi perrito"). In other places you just ask the waiter to put it in a bag to take it home.

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• Thu Sep 25 16:48:42 2008:
  Fiesta_X Comment

  The so called "La Fiesta de la X" was originally organized by X FM, a radio station that doesn't exist anymore, thus... even come from Argentina and Brazil, making reservations with anticipation. It takes place around mid November.

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• Mon Jul 21 14:46:49 2008:
  VTV Comment

  VTV is an Uruguayan cable channel. It belongs to the same group that owns Tenfield (which has the television rights for... Tenfield (which has the television rights for the Uruguay football games and the carnival) and Gol TV in the US.

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• Fri Dec 14 10:41:30 2007:
  Open_Park_Party Comment

  Open Park es una fiesta electrónica de 10 horas de duración, que tiene lugar todos los diciembres, y que cuenta con el... cuenta con el auspicio del gobierno de la ciudad.

  Es en Montevideo, en la zona de las Canteras del Parque Rodó.

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• Wed Oct 24 21:00:47 2007:
  Universities Comment

  Universidad de la República (the only one public, the rest are private)

  Universidad Católica del Uruguay "Dámaso... institutions of Superior Education, thought they have not obtained a certificaction for becoming a "university".

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• Tue Oct 23 15:39:38 2007:
  Cerro_Pan_de_Az_car Comment

  The Pan de Azúcar hill is about 430 meters and is not a few blocks from the Toro hill. Is much much farther. It's not... light time and to take cell phones with them, so as they can call for help in any case (accident, getting lost, etc.)....

• Sat Oct 20 00:39:12 2007:
  Soccer_and_US_football Comment

  The so called "American Football" is not popular. Not even "quite". There's a group of guys that began to practice it... a group of guys that began to practice it sometime ago. I watched it on tv, and it was presented as a curiosity.

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• Sat Oct 20 00:36:50 2007:
  news_for_EL_DIARIO Comment

  La empresa editora de El Diario quebró hace unos cuantos... empresa editora de El Diario quebró hace unos cuantos años.

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• Sat Oct 20 00:26:55 2007:
  KWORLD_TVBox_1440_in_Uruguay Comment

  Just a detail: the Uruguayan television system is PAL-N, not PAL-M. PAL-N is used in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.... PAL-M is used in Brazil.

  The Uruguayan government has just chosen the European system DVB for digital television.

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• Fri Oct 19 23:55:48 2007:
  Early_Retirement Comment

  You can find decent apartments in the trendy area of "Ciudad Vieja" (Old City) in Montevideo, as well as in other... my modest opinion, I don't see anything but a steady downward trend. If you move, don't forget those aspects, please....

• Mon Oct 15 20:44:34 2007:
  Customer_Service_in_Uruguay Comment

  There's an increasing trend of business that understand the importance of the customer's opinion. Of course, still... customers think they can get away with anything.

  In the long run, bots sides will reach a sane equilibrium.

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• Mon Oct 15 14:58:56 2007:
  Casting for movie Message

  This is an ad that someone sent me via e-mail (the translation is mine):

  EXTRAS FOR THE FILM "THE INFORMERS"

  The... Oct 10 thru 19(incl) at J.Paullier 1215 (esq. Charrua), from 10:00 to 13:00.

  Questions: extras.uruguay@gmail.com

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• Mon Oct 8 11:56:39 2007:
  Statistics Comment

  No Mad Cow Disease in Uruguay. Our cows are naturally fed. We had a brief crisis of Foot and Mouth Disease in 2001,... of Foot and Mouth Disease in 2001, imported from Argentina, but it's already been eradicated through vaccination.

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• Mon Oct 8 11:39:09 2007:
  Let_s_Go_To_the_Movies Comment

  For Smilers Girl from silent Ninja mania:

  I don't know what kind of project you're working in. But what I can tell... example, as Lee already explained, for real estate transactions. Or for cars. Or electronic appliances and software.

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• Sat Oct 6 11:49:21 2007:
  Old_Maz Comment

  Great! I'll see you there this Sunday, then. Thanks for your... I'll see you there this Sunday, then. Thanks for your responses....