I have noted a number of differences between CR and the states. There a couple that I thought were interesting. On the icky side, the plumming here is very poor so you cannot flush toilet paper. The bathroom trash can is a very scary place! Speaking of the bathroom, only the very rich have hot water heaters. Most people, including my family, instead have an electric shower. Two wires actually run into the shower head and shock the water as it comes out in order to heat it. It took me a couple of days to figure this out and I took very cold showers as I dubiously eyed the breaker switch just inches from my head!