Are Buenos Aires People More Spanish Influenced or Italian?

[VincentKMcMahon]

As a local I can tell you that there can be many immigrants here nowadays but they have no influence at all in Argentina's customs and traditions - at present.

The Argentine accent is fading and being replaced rapidly so "no influence at all" is a total lie. You can literally just search Argentine videos from the 90s on YouTube to see how much stronger the accent used to be. I'm not blaming anybody it's just a fact of globalization

 

[Rich One]

A select minority of Argentines like to think they are Italian.

Particularly when Georgia Milone Italy's PM, was given the keys of the City by Jorge Macri,City Mayor son of Italian Immigrants, in perfect Italian

 

[Silvie]

The Argentine accent is fading and being replaced rapidly so "no influence at all" is a total lie. You can literally just search Argentine videos from the 90s on YouTube to see how much stronger the accent used to be. I'm not blaming anybody it's just a fact of globalization

You are right, after living 40 years abroad I totally lost my accent so you may consider that too.

 

[Lanick]

They’re definitely not Italian or Spanish driving in the motorway while having a conference call!

 

[Cinthestic]

Old saying: “An Argentine is an Italian who speaks Spanish and thinks they are British.” This happens to describe my wife to perfection.

Curious about this. How does "thinking they are British" manifest?

 

[Lanick]

Spanish speaking Italians with a British mentality! And this is so untrue. Even my AR wife whose great grandpa migrating from Sussex; nowhere near British mentality let alone the others.