Census - not your average holiday

[pez]

Any ideas what will be open? Will public transport be running as usual ?
Will there be an even greater line at the supermarket / bank / sidewalk on the Tuesday as people "prepare" for the Census Day?

http://www.argentina.ar/_es/pais/C3002-censo-2010.php

 

[bsas]

From what I remember of the census in 2001, the city was never emptier. I don't remember much being open, and the streets were dead quiet. It was a great day to go for a walk.

 

[ghost]

650,000 enumerators do the entire country in one day and the data is in the control of the INDEC. Hmmmmm, let's see....total population = 39,500,000 and 35,000,000 live in Cap Fed. Tax $$$$ to be distributed as thus. Sounds reasonable to me.

 

[HowardinBA]

it will be deserted on that day,buy your goods for 2 day duration just in case you run out

 

[Zackdotcom]

someone will open, guarantee it, maybe not a disco or Carrefour but some asian family markets will... 100% guaranteeing it!

 

[mendozanow]

The official notices are that transportation will be on a "normal" Sunday schedule:

"El transporte funcionará como los domingos. También habrá distribución y venta de diarios."

 

[ghost]

I want to know who the brave souls are that do the census in the villas?

 

[Liam3494]

Serious Question - Are the extranjeros who are here counted as such - Assumming that a difference is made for the various types of Visa's that people have - i.e. Permanent Residents, Rentista's and even Tourists staying in houses rather than in hotels....

I was told today that you are supposed to stay in the house until you are "Censused"... House arrest

 

[HowardinBA]

Serious Question - Are the extranjeros who are here counted as such - Assumming that a difference is made for the various types of Visa's that people have - i.e. Permanent Residents, Rentista's and even Tourists staying in houses rather than in hotels....

I was told today that you are supposed to stay in the house until you are "Censused"... House arrest

I understand that you need to have been here for at least 5 years

 

[Zackdotcom]

I want to know who the brave souls are that do the census in the villas?

is that the shanty towns by the train station? i took some photos of them and those are my new postcards back to the states... " the real buenos aries" along with the landmine sidewalks and the dog poop!