Search results

I say ban all words and suffixes etc that are or might be deemed to be offensive in certain circumstances.

Chinito is not the word to address or talk about someone formally. As a diminutive its patronising and belittling in most cases to gringo ears but then Argentines diminutise words frequently. ''Paseme el vasito por favor'' or ''Como esta tu abuelita? Etc. Its a form of talking. No harm is...

No doubt it was body shaming and contravenes Geneva human rights protocols. I'd be offended if I were you. In fact I am offended for you.

Calm down.

Why do foreigners come to live in Argentina and then complain that its not like their home country/culture.....Argentinian society is evolving just like anywhere else and one day 'chinito' for example will probably be recognised generally as un unacceptable term. In the meantime worry about more...

People who get triggered by words (sounds) are just looking to be offended. Argentines often call anyone from the ME a 'Turk' and anyone from the FE 'Chino'. There is usually no malice behind it at all just an understandable ignorance owing to Argentina's historic lack of multiculturalism and...

Great points. Its worth remembering that learning spanish or any foreign language has no end just as we never stop learning new words and phrases in our native language. Languages evolve as do we personally. I'm sure I speak (in my native tongue) quite differently to how I spoke 20 years ago.

If straight to consumer means delivered veg boxes to domestic addresses then I dont agree that supplying restaurants is necessarily better. Not in my experience. Restaurants also try once, cancel suddenly or go out of business or are super demanding and difficult to deal with.

I think you are confusing BA with the Costa del Sol. I'm not even sure you can find a brit run bar in BA. Having said that I'm sure you can find an international sports bar that will show the CL final.

High street shops/main street stores all over the (western) world are closing down at a rate of knots. This is the modern world. Argentina was always going to suffer more though because of the greater inefficiency and corruption etc.

Many poor people in poorer countries don't unwilling have children. Its mostly a lazy and patronising first world myth. More than lack of contraception, or ignorance, religious or cutural influence children are a practical form of social security when the parents are sick and old. More mouths...

In a hundred years time Mirtha will be asked what the country of Argentina was like. Joke explained part one - Mirtha is still alive in a hundred years. part two (more sad than funny) - Argentina no longer exists.

'full fledged' = adj (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly. As in no longer junior, all preliminary on job training done. Iow in most cases doctors of about 30 yrs of age upwards.

I know of a vascular specialist doctor in Salta that worked in a grotty public hospital and also his one room private clinic that was also part sponsored with public hospital funds. He said he was earning US$2000/$70 000 per month. That was more than a year ago. I'd be very suprised if fully...

Evangalism is booming in Europe as elsewhere.

What constitutes vandalism? Spray painting Pierre loves Marie in small letters on a perimiter wall of church grounds? How many churches were 'vandalised' in the preceding year and historically? Evidence of a campaign to destroy Christian heritage? Mainstream Christianity is becomingly...

The system is designed that way so small claims like are just forgotten about because clients dont feel they are worth pursuing and whatever happens they suck the interest off the money in the meantime. But in my case we are talking about alot of money and it just feels like theft. And an...

My bank with whom I pay US$20 service charge a month to have an account with has been withholding a considerable amount of money from annulled flight and acommodation purchases made in Europe via Visa debit card months ago. You would think if it was just a straight annulment and the money is...

Airbnb = great for landlords, terrible for long term renters

San Jose has never ever had a good reputation. Ever. A disappointing capital of a beautiful country. Ive also heard that owning rural properties 'in paradise' can be problematic with ursurpers and robbers targeting gringos. However the country on the whole is pretty safe as I gather especially...