February 26, 2008

• the internet started freaking out on me, so i didn’t get to finish…

  so we went to the park

  
  hey…you try it in a skirt.

  
  and then stopped at McDonalds. McDonald’s in Brasil is for rich people.
  basically put…minimum wage is between 2 and 2.50R$ or so an hour. a
  happy meal is 11R$. So that is about 5 hours of work for a happy meal.
  if minimum wage in the US is 5.25$ (what is it now, anyways?), that is
  like a happy meal costing 26 bucks. you just don’t do it very often.
  These kids had never been to McDonalds. We drove past the golden
  arches, and they didn’t even know what they meant. None of them had
  been to the zoo. or to the mall. The escalators…the first time,
  Edwardo had to be pushed on. Roberta jumped, to make sure she got on it
  right. They had never seen them before. it was the first time going to
  see a movie. First time in air conditioning (except for maybe visiting
  the post office, which is the only public office building i’ve seen
  that is air conditioned…and i doubt they have ever mailed letters),
  and first time…i don’t even know what all else.
  
  Fabiana’s first happy meal.

  thanks for giving.

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