In recent weeks, I've heard radio commercials urging travelers to "enjoy tropical Costa Rica with (travel company) Collette." This amuses me, as I can imagine my cat, Collette, waiting to greet passengers as they step off a plane into Costa Rica by biting their feet, as she often does with me. I can just imagine the passengers being taken aback and muttering to each other, "The cat says it's a Costa Rican custom to welcome people by biting their feet, but I strongly doubt that."
