The truth that was with some intricacies when I learned that the work would not have any business of my company to the area or any of the English Basque company we had hired. But all was well and that usually works all the same, and also the Peruvians in charge of our part of the work I was treated very kindly.
The work was the construction of a large tower in Balboa Avenue, a major thoroughfare that runs parallel to the Pacific Ocean, linking the area that showed a picture called the Manhattan of Panama and Panama la Vieja, the old English heritage. This area is being remodeled, trying to reclaim land from the sea to create a large promenade area that may also remove traffic.
Thanks to this trip I learned that in Panama home to many nationalities and races. The country abounds mainly mulatto mestizo. But interestingly there are also Chinese immigration, Japanese and Filipino. Then there are the Colombians seeking a better life in nearby Panama. Already mentioned that also came the friends of circumcision. I say something that will remain of how long the Americans occupied the country. And, of course, there are a colony Basque, Galician and Canary (say more in front of a Galician Carballiño which had already been 42 years in Panama, a curious coincidence, since three weeks ago I was in Carballiño). This mix of people could be seen on the street, and as you know, the mix is \u200b\u200bbeautiful.
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vertical line with Vertical formwork to reach the tower already built.
All this concoction of nations and nationalities had to be seen in the work as well. The developer go to know where was the builder of architecture and engineering was Colombian, and their workers. The company in charge of the formwork which is the concrete structure of the English building, having being the first charge and now Peruvian English. And the toil, as mulattos Panamanians, mainly Chorrillo.
From what I saw and told me the world of construction in Panama is quite curious. It is common for people to miss work, especially on Mondays and businesses to see them and want them to form a regular template. There is a construction union strong enough, I was not enough days to see such a force, but the presence was evident. I was told that when there were problems with people, because they sabotage the works, that was the point of view of the promoter and I did not see it, but I saw that the work had signs and praying "Prohibited firearms "since the country regularly strap iron.
Here we see the concrete structure in the construction of the first floor.
If I say that the workers would work little untruthfully, for curran hard as elsewhere. But it is true that tended to distraction, and therefore, managers and foremen often use the incentive. There were also lots of humor and vacileo that moved could become, which, all things considered, not much different from a English book.
At work, as well as in other areas the terms were different. Where here we say there emptying formwork where concrete is said is said specifically where iron rebar. We chose to transform the relay, there were to relay.
formwork panels, pulleys, metal scrap, fastening structure, etc.
I'll talk about a couple of conversations that I witnessed, once I was taking confidence with the hustle.
The last day, a Peruvian, after three months, leaving the work by the Panamanians, who were supposed to after the learning and they could instruct the vertical formwork system. I found it funny that one of the workers, unbroken, he said, "Well, boss, three months, it goes from you to the woman," and then another he would say, "Why not, buddy, that so long burning down there. "
And now, a conversation with one of the workers who had an interest in the machine.
The Panamanian: "And this from the antics, what is it?".
The Kid: "It is an electronic level. This is now showing the oil level is showing by default. But if you hit this button shows you the temperature of the oil, see? 35 º. "
Panama's "Ah, yes."
The Kid: "Well, there are degrees Celsius, and here's American measures, maybe I'll have to put in degrees Fahrenheit, how you measure temperature?". I see that makes a face
they do not understand, then as I think with the Celsius and Fahrenheit I'm rolling, so that we understand will ask
"Well, now such a day like today, summer, what temperature does."
Panama's "Ah, you do not know, it's hot, if so, a temperature not understand."
I believe that ignorance is wisdom, and I really mean it.
Here are some of grupete, one with the chamarreta Barca you.
The talks came as the typical, what I call "my people Conversations this is so, how is yours. " They learned that to get to 'fart say "go well gomado" party out say "party", "partying."
An example: "On Friday night the bus comes to full parrandera." On Friday night the party bus is very busy. There is very normal for party buses, ie put into music and drinks and walks around the city. The truth of the bus that sounds fucking parrandera.
all this I met him, and also true that I kept wanting to go to a casino, if only to take a photo and tell a story. But things "Yetla", gave the 9 pm and fell thunderstruck.
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