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Funny this should come up, but just the other day I heard "merca" comes from Merck - the drug company. I don't know the true answer, mercaderia makes more sense... but back in the day cocaine was used in medicine (Coke, for example) and Merck was the first importer.

Well, this thread has been informative. I've heard "viento en popa" a lot... but I always understood it as "viento en pompa" - conjuring images of "con el culo al aire." My husband just set me straight. Thank goodness I never used that in public. Another phrase I like is "pipi cucu"

I feel guilty about the amount of plastic water bottles we throw away, but I don't really trust our tap water. The water gets cut off a lot or has issues with low pressure and I'm not sure filters clean out everything, so bottled water just seems like the safer option. The rhyme "if it's...

Sorry to hear that Citygirl. Did they manage to break into the house or just the property? How scary. We had Prosegur installed a couple months ago. The bad thing about living in a quinta in a bad neighborhood is that help from the police can be hit or miss, so you feel isolated and on...

While it is certainly possible to work here and make a good living, you'll probably have a better chance at it if you either work for yourself (start a business, which is no easy matter) or work remotely (getting paid in a foreign currency.) Salaries here are generally low - you'll be working...

El Dia de los Inocentes isn't until tomorrow. ;)

Merry Christmas! :) No Vital Tony here, but I was introduced to palmitos and salsa golf... :P

Happy Holidays! :) I'm looking forward to the fireworks.

He's very lucky he didn't get gravely injured, but at least he got his backpack back!

I love that one! Probably because I can sympathize. ^_^ I like the Speedy grandma, too.

Is there a lot of traffic where you'd be seen? :P Because I'd probably just go in if possible. If you can't, then either call an animal society or let the cats be and live in the abandoned building. When the kittens are old enough to fend for themselves you can take the mother (and female...

Ah, the Argentine version of a fruit cake. :P A good quality fruit cake can run you about $30 or much more USD. 200 pesos seems reasonable. Prices in general have gotten crazy... spent 200 pesos for a coffee + orange juice + medialunas breakfast for 2 the other day. :P It made me feel...

From my experience, Christmas is more of a family affair here. It's tough for teenagers to make friends... maybe enrolling them in some type of activity (sport, class, etc) would help them to learn the language and meet new friends. Now that summer vacation is here, there should be plenty of...

Definitely get estimates from different doctors/hospitals if you can.... let them know your situation. Are you sure no insurance will take you, even if you buy the most expensive plan?

Sometimes I get the urge to live in the city closer to where the action is, but apartment living sure has its down sides. :P Actually in the summer there's no need for cold showers as long as you have a balcony, a tin bucket, and some sun. My grandfather was too cheap to have his water...

In casual conversation/meetings, you usually want to avoid anything divisive... especially politics. :P I personally wouldn't feel comfortable in a politically charged environment no matter if I was in agreement or not - it's alienating. That said, the Peron idol is more cultural than...

There's a "Saladita" type place right down the street from us that opens on weekends. It's good for buying bootleg movies and that's about it... but people congregate there like it's some kind of family weekend outing.

This is long overdue. I've never understood the US policy with Cuba - they trade and allow travel with practically every other nondemocratic 'communist' country. The wet-foot dry-foot thing is so ridiculous I can't even believe someone thought it up. "Sure, we'll give you asylum! If you...

I like to daydream about what I would change if I found myself in the position of Queen of Argentina. The post is my #1 thing. :P