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BA is more of a livable city than Rio right now for Americans...dollar is stronger here, you can walk at night, there are more bookstores and theaters, etc., if that's what you're looking for. On the other hand, I think Rio is a more interesting city overall. It will become less interesting...

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At least two Argentinians have told me Chinese restaurants here serve pigeon, rat, etc., instead of real meat, to save money...I don't know if it's true might just be a local rumor...but I wouldn't be surprised...

Well just for the record my complaint was more about the Americans' office-bitch look, the dull sheeplike stare in the eye, fat bodies, dumb clothes, etc., and that combined with talking very loud about banal stuff makes for a very poor sight. I don't really have a problem with loud people. For...

I'd feel like a complete loser ordering 1/2 bottle of wine I never do that...it's petty...

No...Argentina needs long-term tourists a lot more than NY or Paris. Their housing market will crash without foreigners to buy the apts. in Puerto Madero, the new buildings in Palermo, etc.; the new migraciones policies come at the wrong time, and are motivated by the same genius spirit that...

Argentina is not the US or EU, it needs tourists and tourism. And by the way...there was no police in MY incident...that's another thread. This is about arty's thread, and there's no indication he was being obnoxious to anyone.

Yes the police have the tough job of making Lavalle and Callao streets safe from somewhat drunk and obnoxious American tourists leaving restaurants and night clubs...this is what my Argentine friends complain about all the time, you see. They say...Buenos Aires has become so dangerous at...

Any city that's cheap and has some literary history/sophistication attracts writers...and BA is the most culturally sophisticated city in Latin America; it's still got a patina of class and (pseudo)intellectualism (also a vibrant theater scene) despite the fact that it's getting trashier. If...

Haha this guy smells like he's either a schizo or a crook (and a very transparent one) ...

There is a nice-ish restaurant where the waiter knows me and I brought a bottle of vodka (Wyborowa...goes down very smooth) to have there on my own, watch the people, and so on. As it happens I had something like 7 coffees that day, I was very wired. The vodka added to this and made me very...

Yes, he should be thankful he was not thrown in jail for having had a few drinks; he should also be thankful he was not beaten, robbed, raped, etc. :rolleyes: When cops act like overlords in the US I'm always grateful they stop at routine attempted humiliation and don't actually break my skull...

I am often embarrassed lately by the American tourists/expats I see here. I see these guys that look like desk-jockeys and office bitches walking around in cargo shorts and a polo shirt that shows off the extra tire around the waist. They have a soft, yielding, clean-cut look in the face and...

I went to Bi Won a Korean restaurant on Junin between Tucuman and Lavalle and it was great. I was really surprised...I don't know if I liked it so much because I haven't had good food in so long, or if it's actually really that good, but it doesn't matter. I'm definitely going back and highly...

Some Argentinian boys are very pretty.

Yeah Argentines hate the US because they love Iraqis :rolleyes: Here's one thing I've heard from two different Argies at least...something like "in the US kids leave home at 16 (??), there's no bond with the parents, it's a nation with no sense of family or friendship, this is why you invade...

I lived in Brazil for two years and I can tell you...Bahia is one of the worst places, and Salvador the worst of all. It's not about crime, because other places in Brazil are worse, but just the atmosphere; absolutely everything is geared around tourism and in particular catering to the most...

I've lived here around a year...I lived near Botanico and now near Callao and Santa Fe. I walk around at night all the time, never even felt threatened...I've walked all over Palermo and back, I walk in Centro, Retiro, etc. BA is really not dangerous at all...try Rio or Johannesburg...

I think the boomer generation was fucking corrupt everywhere and ruined most of the young in Europe, the US, and the Americas...in different ways...