Guatemala Bjorn

I came down here with an open mind. I wanted to thnk guatemalanas thought different, not better or worse. This has all changed...I really think they must change some of the ways that they think. The most crucial example of this is the ability to anticipate. They don´t see things coming untill it happens. NONE of the stores stock change. You should see the shock on their faces when you don´t have exact change. They have to go running to their neighbors asking for change...all the time. And this happens A LOT. You would think that after running out of change 3 or 4 times a day they would take some measure to fix it....
Read the following real life conversations which are excellent examples of conversations and events that happen down here:

Bjorn: Hey man, we want to play basketball, do you know anyone who has one?
Guatemalan Eric: As a matter of fact, I have one. I´ll go get it and we´ll play together.
(he leaves and returns in a few minutes with his basketball...we start walking to the basketball court)
Eric: Where are we going?
Bjorn:to the basketball court.
Eric:Well, it´s closed.
This i don´t understand...he KNEW it was closed, but did not bother to think of that untill after he had fetched the ball and brought it back....but wait...it gets worse....
After much discussion, we concluded that there was another court that was open....
Bjorn:ok. sweet, let´s go.
Eric: oh wait. I have to go home and put my shoes on before I can play.
I just cannot fathom why he did not think of doing this while he was AT his house getting the basketball.

Conversation2.
Bjorn: Hey, I would like to go to the airport and pick up my friend. How much will that cost?
Travel Agent:It is 5 bucks each way , 5 bucks for your ride there there, 5 bucks back, and 5 bucks for your friend. a total of 15.
Bjorn:hmmm...that´s a bit pricey, what if I just have him come back with you guys?
Travel Agent. 20 bucks.
I just can´t follow their pricing rules at all.