Scots in South America

**xman** · 17th July 11, 11:16 PM

Bernard O'Higgins is one of the founding fathers of Chile. I'd regard that as substantial.

They drink yea there, rarely coffee. Just like Brits.

**Nick the DSM** · 19th July 11, 07:38 PM

Believe me, I know tea is really popular down there. I've never actually had a "tea time" till I visited my family down there.

I'll have to look for Brazillian articles as well.

**Dixiecat** · 19th July 11, 09:41 PM

What a coincidence. On Canada Day just after our dance school finished performing at Pier 21, I had a lady (about 35-40yrs old) approach me and inquire about taking highland dance lessons. She said she'd been wandering through the building and was drawn by the sound of bagpipes and found us. She was so excited and explained that she was from Brazil and had gone to a British school where she learned highland dance! I gave her my teacher's contact info and hopefully I'll run into her again, if so, I'll ask her about Scots in Brazil.

**Nick the DSM** · 21st July 11, 08:46 AM

That'd be great! Thanks.

**B R Gordon** · 21st July 11, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Nick the DSM

Believe me, I know tea is really popular down there. I've never actually had a "tea time" till I visited my family down there.

I'll have to look for Brazillian articles as well.

It's been more than forty years since I lived in Chile, but my recollection is that they drank wine more than anything. I lived in a town about 500 km south of Santiago. We drank Nescafe, instant coffee, in the morning, about 50% coffee and 50% milk. In those days real coffee was not available, at least at reasonable cost, where I lived. After morning Nescafe, we drank wine or chicha de manzana, a hard apple cider. I do have to admit that there are many afternoons that I don't remember what else I may have had.

**Nick the DSM** · 21st July 11, 10:31 AM

Yes, quite a lot of wine drinking down there, especially among the middle and upper class. I remember having a small glass of wine even during lunch. My great uncle has a vineyard so we usually have a glass of the family wine, under the name Gillmore ofcourse, with every dinner.

It's quite the experience to be down there, USA is so much different than down there.

Even with that, tea was very common where I went.

Man, where's Hospitaller been?? He was the only other Chilean around here.

**B R Gordon** · 21st July 11, 10:39 AM

My wife and I are planning on moving to Santiago for three months this winter. Their summer weather is a lot more pleasant than our New Mexico winters. We'll have a better idea of what is currently in fashion after we've been there for a while.

**Nick the DSM** · 21st July 11, 10:42 AM

Lucky! I always loved going to Chile in our winter time. Come back to school with sunburns and students ask "Where did you go?!"

**xman** · 21st July 11, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by B R Gordon

My wife and I are planning on moving to Santiago for three months this winter. Their summer weather is a lot more pleasant than our New Mexico winters. We'll have a better idea of what is currently in fashion after we've been there for a while.

I was most impressed by the architecture there. It's a much older city than nearly all North American ones. Truly beautiful.