Culture shock when visiting home

[Philsword]

I was in the USA for 6 months giving me a good understanding of the USA . I loved the country and found Chicago, Miami , Portland Oregon to be great cities.

I agree that Buenos Aires is worse for pickpocket crimes than the USA but my post said violent crimes that include physical harm towards its victims and the USA has much higher rates per capita than Argentina. There are two cities in the USA St Louis Missiouri and New Orleans that are amongst the top ten most dangerous cities on the planet.

According to a latest study analyzing cities based on their FBI statistics for murder, rape, robbery, and assault, St. Louis top the list of the most dangerous city in America, beating Camden, Detroit and New Orleans, last year’s most dangerous cities. After first being pronaunced ‘America’s Most Dangerous City’ in 2006 and coming in second place in 2009, St. Louis has once again reached the top. St. Louis had 2,070.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents,

Actually I agree with you that B.A. isn't that bad when compared to other South American cities, it's among the safest, but compared to the U.S. it's a lot worse. Take St. Louis for example. It's actually a fairly small political subdivision of a larger metropolitan area. The city of St. Louis has a population of only 300,000 out of the metropolitan area of St. Louis of 2.8 million. When you read the article naming the city the most dangerous most people are thinking the whole area. When you look at the whole area the crime there is about the same as the rest of the U.S. I wonder what the statistics for La Boca would be if it was a separate city? Additionally the overall crime rate including violent crime is going down in the U.S. and is currently at a 40 year low. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304066504576345553135009870.html This is certainly progress, I doubt the situation in Argentina has improved during the same period.

 

[Amargo]

What's the point of most of these posts? For example, napoleon, fine you did it back home and that it is so great there, incredible that you have 5 million types of bread and that even in the middle of the winter you can find tropical fruit. I wish you the best for the rest of your life.
But why spitting into someone else soup? Argentina is a great country to live in, only probably not for you.

 

[cbphoto]

Amargo...relax.

 

[nikad]

Amargo, you crack me up! Notice how the thread is about " culture " shock and most posts are related to the availability of goods for sale... that says something huh?

 

[PhilipDT]

What's the point of most of these posts? For example, napoleon, fine you did it back home and that it is so great there, incredible that you have 5 million types of bread and that even in the middle of the winter you can find tropical fruit. I wish you the best for the rest of your life.
But why spitting into someone else soup? Argentina is a great country to live in, only probably not for you.

I think it bothers us that the only reason you can't have the same in Argentina is because of the ridiculous governments that the argentine people continually elect.

 

[ellbee]

amargo's name explains it all

 

[cruizes]

But why spitting into someone else soup? Argentina is a great country to live in, only probably not for you.

What an attitude! Maybe this is part of the problem.

 

[ellbee]

that's a jealous attitude. you know you want 5 million types of bread and all the fruit in the world....i mean, who wouldn't?

if my country didn't have 5 million types of bread, i would be pissed off.
"why can we have 5 million types of breads? we pay taxes, we deserve it!"

chill out, amargadito

What's the point of most of these posts? For example, napoleon, fine you did it back home and that it is so great there, incredible that you have 5 million types of bread and that even in the middle of the winter you can find tropical fruit. I wish you the best for the rest of your life.
But why spitting into someone else soup? Argentina is a great country to live in, only probably not for you.

 

[cbphoto]

There might be a shortage of goods...
they sure have more therapists though

 

[allcraz]

Notice how the thread is about " culture " shock and most posts are related to the availability of goods for sale... that says something huh?

Yes, it surely does.