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Mr. Consientious.AKA Markus Let us assume that you were born and raised in Zimbabwe, Switzerland or say Argentina. Would you be the same polite, conciderate virtuous person that you believe you are? " No I'm not Czech I'm German". The polite German people were not so polite to the Czech. Does...

Social Mores are derive from the established practices of a society rather than its written law.They consist of shared understandings about the kinds of behavior likely to evoke approval, disapproval, toleration or sanction, within particular contexts. In general terms, when you talk to an...

I read some of the most outlandish statments by people who judge the behavior of a culture through their narrow imperical observation. History and Geography manifest itself in the culture of a people. ( A couse in Culture Anthropology whould enlighten those critics if they had the intellegence)...

Hola todos. I am spending January in San Jose, Costa Rica to get out of Dodge. It cost $15.00US more to stop over in Lima. Peru. What is there to see, do in Lima? DQ

Just as you are about get to sleep the dog walkers with 8 dogs on leash will stop under your window and seranade you with 8 dogs barking in unison. Did you ever notice when taking the collectivo all the people nodding off. DQ

I need to catch a bus from BaAs to Mar Del Plata. How do I go about it. I did it before but I can't find the website. Pl help. DQ

PedroC You just don't get it. I should not have had to say anything, civility would have been enough. Concideration for your fellow citizen shows respect for him and yourself. When respect is a concept that is forign to a culture you get dog shit on the side walk, drivers that could care less if...

You are walking down the sidwalk and ahead of you are a group of people gabbing, blocking the way through. You say "perdon" They look at you like (what the f*** do you want. No one move to make room for you to pass. This is the norm in BsAs. I now just walk through elbowing my way past. I don't...

No isults this time. I read in Satrudays Clarin that the cost of living is double in Santa Fe. I cannot vouch for my Spanish and may have misread "costó de viví es doble en Santa Fe". Any comments? DQ

The Expo-Artistas runs from Nov 23-27, 10-2100 hrs. I would like to go. It is at the Central Culturas, Borges. The problem is I don't know where that is at. Can somebody tell me how to get there. Having lived in Silicon Vallley, Calif there are a lots of Vietnamese people and resturants...

Thank much for the advise. Sergio you are right about my experience not being limited to just buying art. I get ripped off every day but my Spanish is not good enough to argue for a few pesos. I am though begining to learn how to argue, the experience is a good learning tool. Fishface you are...

I understand that there is to be an art fair here in BsAs this month. Does anybody know the details? muchos abrazos, DQ

"What an IDIOT you are". macmod does any bodies opinion that differs from yours quifies them as an idiot? I may disagree with your politics macmod but I would never call you an idiot. Bigbadwolf has a message and I think he has a right to express it. DQ

I have seen some excellent artwork, paintings in studios here in Palermo. I would like to buy some painting as they seem to be cheaper then in the U.S but every time I make inquires about price the price goes up higher then the price listed. They don't seem to care about making a sale when I...

You just can't win. Charly you attack me as being shallow. I said that was just on oservation. In my Spanish class last year in the U.S there were 11 women in my class. Six of the women were obese, two were slightly overweight two were of average weight and one was thin. Talk about eating...

I must agree that Argentine women are some of the most beautiful on this planet. I being a girl watcher, Argentine women have the most attractive bodies I have ever seen in my travels. I am amazed at the small waist some have, American women would kill to have waist like those of the women of...

Can one of you econmics majors please clear something up for me I keep reading that if you are paid in dollars you are better off then if you are paid in pesos. If you are paid in the equivelent in pesos vs dollars what difference does it make? I found that inflation effects the dollar if the...

Hi Hotmama. What is conciderd expensive as compared to the US.? I need a crown and it would cost me US$700.00 in the US. Any idea? Regards, DQ

If I offended anyone I apologize. I admit I could have been more sensitive. My style of writing is tongue in cheek and satire. Please take note I did not write the article in question. If the article is inaccurate please please counter with argumentation. I do not single out Argentina for...

I don't want to jump to conclusions but I'v seen more then a few women walking down the streert who look like they have been run over by a truck. Of course the way people drive here that is entirely possible.