waiting on argentina yet again

The bus i was riding home tonight hit a car. But that is not the crazy part. After it hit the car it sped off as if it could make a get away on the congested streets of BsAs. A hit and run in a bus! Now that is crazy

However the young driver made some judgment errors thinking his bus could outrun the cops that were at the corner. The cops "chased down the bus" and "pulled it over," an amusing sight at 10 mph. All the people on my bus were clapping until they realized they were walking home. It was one of the most crazy, surreal experiences of Argentina.

And that was just part of my day of demoras.

today there were delays on the subte, my tutor was 2 hours late to meet me and i had to walk home. All of this equals i wasted a good 60% of my day waiting on la Argentina to get its act together.

Honestly, i have learned to deal with the inefficiency and the occasion blatant stupidity. I don't have an anxiety attack every time something doesn't go as it is planned in my agenda. But good lord will it be good to be back to the land of efficiency, punctuality and sanity.

Yes, mr. anonymous commenter, this is "a bit extreme" and even as i write it i am laughing because these things i hate about argentina are also what i love. I love that people take their time, enjoy their coffee and their friends. I love that the country is so filled with passion it spills over into inefficiency and demoras.

But I also love doing my tareas well because i planned it out. i love being punctual and showing people i respect their time. I love not waiting in line for 3 hours.

I guess i am just wondering that 5 month old question- can argentina and america mix? Can i have passion and punctuality? And if i can't which do i really prefer? Do i even have a decision?