ACT I : FOOD n STUFF
( TV room in a typical South American “pension” – Beat up couches, old arm chairs, frayed area rug. Cracked bulletin board. Tiny beat-up color TV - busted speakers. Mitch, Linda, Megan, Caleb talking.)
Mitch : ...i'm wondering how easy it is to get American goods in this town, y´know toiletries,Crest toothpast...
Megan : Clinique products, bigger shoe sizes. I'm just curious because I spent two years in a smaller city in Japan where it was difficult to buy things.
Linda : You should be fine getting nearly all of the toiletries you need. Clinique is readily available. I don't know how the prices compare to the states tho, but apparently it's cheaper than it is in Europe. I'm not sure about Crest per se, but there is Colgate, Sensodyne and Aquafresh (I think). Dove soap, nivea cream, etc. I have never seen Neutrogena shampoo down here, or at least not the one that's supposed to strip all the residue off your hair. There's a lot of Pantene, Fructis, and that Sedal, which might be l'oreal.
Caleb : The one thing that can cause problems to find are tampons.
Linda : Caleb!!!(shocked)
Caleb : What is it ? How many times have you had me running around town looking for those things, Huh ? I´m like " Tampons " ? The guy´s like " huh ?". So I do a quick off the cuff translation "tampones" ? I always end up at some hardware store checkout with a bag full of rubber bathtub plugs.
Linda : Oh shut up(pretends to slap him)! They sell them in some stores, usually in the nicer areas, but they are wicked expensive, and the brands are limited, and they are all applicator-only. If you're an OB gal, you'll need to bring from home, or take a quick dip over the border to Argentina (easily done in a weekend) to get some.
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