People Watching.

I have seen a lot of interesting characters here, as in the United States (except that no one is overweight, that's for sure)...

Walking back to the dorm, I saw a man's feet that were jammed into too-small women's shoes with his heels sticking out through holes, and it looked really painful. Thought he might be homeless, but he wasn't carrying anything and was wearing a suit? Then I saw his head and he had some sort of black shoe polish covering it to look like hair... it gave more of an impression of a  bowling ball. Tried to walk ahead fast.

I love seeing all of the older men (those without shoe-polish heads) walking around with their barets and canes, most likely heading to the bar or to their beds for siesta.

Another observation: a lot of people smoke pot. A lot. Not that a lot don't in the US, but in the middle of a crowded plaza- or a club perhaps, I'll smell marijuana, look around, and realize its the person next to me. In any case, they don't try to hide it.

Also, in contrast to the US, most of the dogs (and there are a lot- none overweight, either...hmm) don't have leashes. In the crowded sidewalks, they will loyally stay behind their master. They are so cute, but not as friendly as American dogs and don't try to come up to me when I try to pet them, sort of disappointing.