I’m still in Quito, and I continue to find things that are still new to me. I’m going to say as few words about the following pictures as possible.
Let me say the name of the restaurant, Menestras del Negro translated into English is something like Black Guy Beans.
Notice the black guy. If you look closely at the menu, you will see an African guy hunting a dinosaur with a spear. Now, everyone knows the Chinese are the only ones in the modern era to hunt dinosaurs for food. But before you say, “oh, Ecuador is like that.” Check this out.
Old man Sanders and a guy with a bone fork in his hair together side by side. Fried chicken and beans- tasty. It´s all fun and games except for this restaurant.
This by the way is just a Catholic church suit, as you might have figured out the restaurant is in a renovated church. But in case you think I´m seeing things that aren´t there, this is the front door of the restaurant.
Imagine seeing your refection in a door like that.
- J Roland Kelly
You do see some bizarre things like that while traveling in South America. I live in Japan now, and here too you see some things. Like there is a beach house on the beach that is basically called (in Japanese) “N*gger”. I guess the point is that you get a tan at the beach. But obviously the same cultural faux pas don’t always exist in other countries.