Chile is arguably one of the most developed countries in South America and veryfew expats will experience a tremendous degree of culture shock.
Most Chileans are welcoming and friendly, and familiar Western brands and food items are readily available for purchase, although prices may be unusually high due to import taxes.
However, there are a number of small differences with which expats in Chile need to familiarise themselves. Some of these nuances include smoking indoors, the countrywide football fascination, a lack of public rubbish bins, plastic bag packaging of items from jams and condiments to shampoos and spices, and pricing of bread or produce by weight rather than per item.taxes.