Another day in Manaus, needless to say very little surprises me anymore. Last night I purchased a "pos pago" (post-paid) plan at Claro. What takes 15 minutes in the United States took over 2 hours. I actually recall my last car purchase in Chicago took only 1.25 hours. So I guess buying a cell phone is a BIG deal here. Claro seems to have by far the fastest internet in Manaus. They claim 4G (b/s). Unfortunately it is pretty much useless outside of Manaus.
Today I planned on going to the bank to pay a GRU for my spouses passport - surprise! Every bank in the Amazonas is on strike. You got to be kidding me. How can people function here without access to there money? By drinking. Now I know why there are so many parties here - because it's the way to cope with laziness, long days, bureaucracy and bullshit.
What's next? :-)
