Washing cars
The natives don't like to wash their cars. They LOVE to wash their cars. They MUST wash their cars. They are also very sceptical when it comes to carwashes and generally prefer to do everything themselves. It is generally the native male who washes the car here. And this can turn the whole thing into a very long and involved process. Usually a bit pedantic by nature, the native male becomes even more so when it comes time for him to wash his automobile. He has to do everything right. He seems to find himself in some form of competition with all of the other car washers out there. It's easy to understand why, too. I've actually seen passers-by (car washers, of course) stop and gawk at some guy washing his stupid car. They are analyzing his technique, I suppose, taking mental notes on what this guy is doing wrong. It's like some territorial standoff ritual or something. Only with soap.
