Recent content by brownlove

Of course it's derogatory, it's like saying "jewish people have hooked noses and thick lips" for example, something I have read in historical literature relating to 1939-1945 war.

Was reading "La Valijita" magazine for young children (Number 91, May 2011). There was a piece about China: "Los Chinos tienen el pelo lacio y los ojos chiquitos..." Excuse me? :eek: The publishers would probably be closed down for this type of derogatory comment in US or UK. It's a different...

Yes, it's getting incredibly expensive here and no one can live off the old wages of even 1 year ago. I do my own cleaning now. It's free and very good for the soul...

Well maybe the Canadian had citizenship, I can't believe they would allow one nationality and not the other. But anyway, surely it would be ridiculous if in the Campeonato Mundial, Argentina were represented by foreigners. That would exclude entrants from the city that was the birthplace of tango!

But I think a foreign born person who acquires citizenship would be allowed to enter, or is that not the case? If not, that really would be discrimination....

If you look at the Baexpats crime poll statistics, nearly 1 in 10 of respondents (17 total) have been victim of an armed robbery!!! NUTS or what? http://baexpats.org/expat-life/5805-crime-bsas-anyone-11.html

Tangobob is right about the porteno thing, if you read this bit of the newspaper report, it also discriminates against Argentines: exclusivo para argentinos con residencia en la ciudad, ya que el propósito último es seleccionar una pareja de baile que compita por la Capital Federal en el próximo...

That's ridiculous, a japanese couple won the tango salon camponeato mundial in 2009! Is this a new law? I know there were many complaints at foreigners having been allowed to win it!

Not many college students earn 1750 a month....I know lots of Oxbridge students that worked in factories during the vacations and had to afford UK prices. 1750 is for a 30-something plus who wants home comforts....

I disagree, Amargo, I've had the bird shit scam done twice (second time obv. knew what was going on and avoided the people trying to "help") and was dressed little better than a tramp both times, had absolutely nothing to steal, no wallet or phone, nothing. Have also been burgled twice....this...

Yeah, I've heard there are a bunch around, but don't have time to wander the streets and was hoping someone who'd used one recently might give me some co-ordinates!!!

Any idea where to get passport photos done in microcentro or surrounds? Looked through the archives, but could only find reference to Alto Palermo shopping mall or a guy under a tree opposite the US embassy..... Cheers!

I want to use frozen spinach to make smoothies (have got vomiting bug from greens at the bolivian verdulerias and don't live near a big supermarket :() Does anyone know if the packet frozen spinach is ok, ie has it been pasteurized or similar before freezing? Cheers!

The new Argentine passport includes full fingerprints in the biometric data. Will they actually check your prints every time you leave & re-enter the country?

I think it's great that you can get (most) medication without a prescription....saves a lot of time and trouble.