Do You Hate Living In Buenos Aires?

[Illinoisjoe]

Inspired by http://baexpats.org/...-aires-so-much/

 

[Illinoisjoe]

Just trying to add some data to the discussion!

 

[PhilipDT]

I love living in Argentina, the only downside is that it's hopelessly infested with argentines.

 

[Ceviche]

I love Argentina and Argentines. I have no problems here!

 

[robwerwe]

I love Argentina and Argentines. I have no problems here!

Hahhaha

 

[Dublin2BuenosAires]

Zero people selected the hate it here option, Five people selected a reason they hated it.

*sigh*

 

[lamarque]

It can be interpreted as what they don't like from here

 

[Vagrant Violet]

I honestly do have love for this country. For more than 4 years now, I have made the conscious (and God help me, sober!) decision to remain here and form my long term future and life here. This is not even because I have an Argentine spouse. There is not and has not been a single obligation, legsl or otherwise, for me to invest my life here. Let's be clear- "investment" is not even money (not that I was exactly an heiress to begin with). I mean invest my personal life, choose to start my family here at the cost of being separated from my own "real" family back in the States. I never really know for one reason or another when I'll see them again, and life is unpredicatable. I'm chosing to have my first born child come into the world in Argentine territory, understanding that this means that as of his first breath, he will owe legal allegiance for life to the government, to CFK, to any potential draft, and identify a major part of himself among those who can't even be bothered to throw their own garbage in a trash can. If that is not the highest form of investment, my friends, then I sure as Hell don't know what is!

I reiterate, I stll love this country (leading a lot of locals to look at me like I've really gone round the bend to the point of no return). Case in point- after getting married and filing my paperwork, I woke up and checked the Migraciones website to find that I had been approved for permanent residency. And I was legitimately happy. I mentioned this to a an Argentine acquaintance, who could only shrug and give me the half-serious reply, "Bueno, hay cosas peores."

I don't hate Argentina, but you can't love or appreciate anything without knowing the flip side if the coin. It's not hate, but such frustration for a lack of national pride (defacing public property like a 15 year old loser declaring that, "Las Malvinas son de Argentina" doesn't cut it, no matter how ugly and large your public display of vandalism is). It's a lack amongst so many people of a sense of some kind of communal ir social responsibility on their part (Dude, if you are going to own a dog, take him out in public when he's not fixed and not on a leash and leave his unsightly, steaming presents in the middle of a public sidewalk, do us all a favor- trade him in for a goldfish instead. If you can keep him alive by feeding him and cleaning his bowl once in awhile, then we'll talk). It's the country where I learned all too well what a "cagador" is, though a vast search on most English to Spanish webpages don't recognize its existance (it does indeed exist, make no mistake about it!!!).

For all my qualms as a consequence of still choosing to live here after all this time, you know what? I'd even say that I love Argentina more than a lot of Argentines that I know. But I will not and cannot validate a faceless Argentine using an anonymous screen name hiding behind the safety of the world wide web making snide and oversimplified hit-the-victim-and-run comments who comes looking for a confrontation by asking, "If you all hate Argentina so much, why don't you all just leave?" Yes, that was an intentional and direct hit, make no mistake. Oh, and Lauren is my real name, I've got nothing to hide or not own and back up. Anyway....

Seiously? You've got some major passive-agressive psychological issues, my friend. I can't recognize your words, and even giving the most clear-cut, coherent, elaborate, and genuine response would only be al pedo. C'mon! You've already made up your mind about an entire (and very sizable and diverse, I might add) population.

I'm not saying that ALL Argentines can seriously be that narrow minded and foolish, but all PEOPLE in the world who would really think like that and act like that are the reason why their country is the way it is.

Respect.

 

[lucha54]

I love the culture, I really like the people, I don't mind the food, and I don't like the government or the economic situation very much. But I like some of the things that the city gov't does that I enjoy, such as the summer cultural Agenda and the bike lanes and biking initiative.

 

[Smcali23]

I honestly do have love for this country. For more than 4 years now, I have made the conscious (and God help me, sober!) decision to remain here and form my long term future and life here. This is not even because I have an Argentine spouse. There is not and has not been a single obligation, legsl or otherwise, for me to invest my life here. Let's be clear- "investment" is not even money (not that I was exactly an heiress to begin with). I mean invest my personal life, choose to start my family here at the cost of being separated from my own "real" family back in the States. I never really know for one reason or another when I'll see them again, and life is unpredicatable. I'm chosing to have my first born child come into the world in Argentine territory, understanding that this means that as of his first breath, he will owe legal allegiance for life to the government, to CFK, to any potential draft, and identify a major part of himself among those who can't even be bothered to throw their own garbage in a trash can. If that is not the highest form of investment, my friends, then I sure as Hell don't know what is!

I reiterate, I stll love this country (leading a lot of locals to look at me like I've really gone round the bend to the point of no return). Case in point- after getting married and filing my paperwork, I woke up and checked the Migraciones website to find that I had been approved for permanent residency. And I was legitimately happy. I mentioned this to a an Argentine acquaintance, who could only shrug and give me the half-serious reply, "Bueno, hay cosas peores."

I don't hate Argentina, but you can't love or appreciate anything without knowing the flip side if the coin. It's not hate, but such frustration for a lack of national pride (defacing public property like a 15 year old loser declaring that, "Las Malvinas son de Argentina" doesn't cut it, no matter how ugly and large your public display of vandalism is). It's a lack amongst so many people of a sense of some kind of communal ir social responsibility on their part (Dude, if you are going to own a dog, take him out in public when he's not fixed and not on a leash and leave his unsightly, steaming presents in the middle of a public sidewalk, do us all a favor- trade him in for a goldfish instead. If you can keep him alive by feeding him and cleaning his bowl once in awhile, then we'll talk). It's the country where I learned all too well what a "cagador" is, though a vast search on most English to Spanish webpages don't recognize its existance (it does indeed exist, make no mistake about it!!!).

For all my qualms as a consequence of still choosing to live here after all this time, you know what? I'd even say that I love Argentina more than a lot of Argentines that I know. But I will not and cannot validate a faceless Argentine using an anonymous screen name hiding behind the safety of the world wide web making snide and oversimplified hit-the-victim-and-run comments who comes looking for a confrontation by asking, "If you all hate Argentina so much, why don't you all just leave?" Yes, that was an intentional and direct hit, make no mistake. Oh, and Lauren is my real name, I've got nothing to hide or not own and back up. Anyway....

Seiously? You've got some major passive-agressive psychological issues, my friend. I can't recognize your words, and even giving the most clear-cut, coherent, elaborate, and genuine response would only be al pedo. C'mon! You've already made up your mind about an entire (and very sizable and diverse, I might add) population.

I'm not saying that ALL Argentines can seriously be that narrow minded and foolish, but all PEOPLE in the world who would really think like that and act like that are the reason why their country is the way it is.

Respect.

You've got my vote for forum president.