Recent content by arty

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    Argentina has the worst banks, huh?

    Money Gram is the way to go.
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    supermarket lines

    I've been to the Aldi in the USA and it was fast. When i was in Prague, the Tescos were fast and the local markets had 2 shoots for the food at the register so when 1 person was all rung up, they would slide a little bar across and the food would slide down the other shoot so they could get...
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    supermarket lines

    the lines are long because no one gives a shit about anyone else. they wait until all their items have been rung up to start bagging them. they chat up the check out clerk and they never have their cash/atm card out until they are given a final total. you really wanna see hell, check out the...
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    Pancreas anyone??

    in the USA they are called "sweet breads" most gaucho places I've been to serve it.
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    Iran ( Persia) Nuclear War Possible

    did she claim it was under $20 an hour (in paraguay)
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    Children asking for coins

    I never give money out, don't need to encourage them. And if a 10 year old tried to slash me, he better have a heck of a slice, otherwise.....
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    Taxi Question..

    well, if he was under 80 he prolly wanted to bang you.
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    Damn ATM machines

    I like how the atm's across the city will be down all at the same time.
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    Grocery Stores in the USA

    I get a kick out of people who pay more depending on the color of the egg, lol.
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    Crime and Kindness

    back to the "stats" issue. it has been mentioned here many times before that people don't bother to report crimes to the police in b.a.
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    Crime and Kindness

    have you been there?? clean streets, smiling people, armed gov't men with machine guns..... not everyone (gasp!) is able to move on whim, so it appears many ppl will be stuck in crime ridden b.a. you think it's ok that just b/c you aren't a local you deserved to get robbed in a certain area...
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    Crime and Kindness

    unless the cops see the crime in progress or catch the killer with a knife in hand, don't count on them helping very much. i felt safer in bogota colombia than I did in B.A.
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    Grocery Stores in the USA

    All the ones I have met who have been to the USA can't wait to go back. Something about how much easier things are....
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    Grocery Stores in the USA

    yeah, so they can go and ruin it by dump on a few kilos of salt. he beef is so much better in Argentina and then they cook it well and over salt it.
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    Ebay...

    as an ebay seller, I would never ship anything to Argentina. even if it did somehow make it through customs I wouldn't trust the people to admit they received it.
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