Cultural lessons learned

I´ve been in Quito for about 10 days now, and here are some of the most important lessons that I´ve learned:

-Pedestrians never have the right of way. Even if the little green man is walking. The sooner you learn this, the less likely you are to become roadkill.
-When dancing, partner choice is everything. I know they have adorable accents, but stay away from the English boys. They don´t know what they are doing, and they may step on your feet. Go with the locals, they know what they´re doing so you don´t have to. (Although it helps if you do.)
-Potatoes and soup and potatoes in soup are just a way of life.
-There is only so much spinach soup you can eat before your face starts to turn the same shade of green as the soup.
-There are stray dogs everywhere, so it´s muy importante to be on the lookout for what they´ve left behind.
-All the English speaking people hang out in the Irish pub, and they´re always happy to have an American on their pub quiz team to answer those pesky American sports questions.