Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Jungle vs. Jungle

Here are some of my favorite differences between Peru's Amazon jungle and NYC's urban one...

PERU
Everybody I met seemed completely happy

NYC
Nobody I meet seems particularly happy at all

PERU
Nobody complains about anything, not even children

NYC
Everybody complains about everything

PERU
Most folks don't have a pot to piss in

NYC
Piss-pots abound (and come in many fancy styles and colors)

PERU
Sits on edge of largest expanse of wild nature on Earth

NYC
Has well-manicured, perfectly rectangular tree museum in the middle of it

PERU
Jungle rats are not only edible and delicious, but are even medicinal (cure bronchitis)

NYC
Rats must not be eaten under any circumstances, and their unstoppable army will one day rule the surface world

PERU
Totally worth learning Spanish for

NYC
Spanish can’t hurt you here either, actually

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