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Patience

A family bathe and wash their car with mountain spring water after hurricane Maria hit the area in September, in Utuado, Puerto Rico.

In hurricane aftermath, Puerto Ricans get impatient with shortages

Global Politics

Puerto Ricans’ tolerance for the post-hurricane lifestyle is running thin — and you can even see it in people’s driving habits.

Angry Baker, Seething Newsman: Spaniards Losing Patience with their Politicians

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