Is Buenos Aires a Third World City?

[Liam3494]

OOps - Sorry - No it isnt.... 1 euro = 1.4 US $ -

If the euro was worth 2.5 $ - I think I would move to that third world country, the US

 

[Recoleta Carolina]

OK, how about if I include the over 200 guests that traveled thru BA on their trip to Bariloche, and non of them reported any issues?

To me, it means the city is pretty safe. It has nothing to do about me working in tourism, as you suggest. It has to do with the facts, which is nothing bad has happened.

Soulskier,

Most people do not report crimes. If I were a victim of a crime here the last thing I would do is waste hours of my life reporting the crime knowing that nothing would come of it. Hang out on the various tourist forums long enough and you will see that most people who report crimes or anything of a negative nature have their posts removed.

It is quite possible that every single person who has crossed your path has never had any issues but I doubt it. Most of them never knew when they were overcharged in restaurants or bars or given the wrong change in taxis.

 

[soulskier]

Soulskier,

Most people do not report crimes. If I were a victim of a crime here the last thing I would do is waste hours of my life reporting the crime knowing that nothing would come of it. Hang out on the various tourist forums long enough and you will see that most people who report crimes or anything of a negative nature have their posts removed.

It is quite possible that every single person who has crossed your path has never had any issues but I doubt it. Most of them never knew when they were overcharged in restaurants or bars or given the wrong change in taxis.

Well being "gringoed" is very likely, it has certainly happened to my wife and I. That doesn't constitute crime or being an unsafe/third world city, as you have suggested.

And since you live at least part time in BA and I have visited quite a bit in the last 7 years, and neither of us have had any crime against us por suerte, means something, don't ya think?

 

[Recoleta Carolina]

Well being "gringoed" is very likely, it has certainly happened to my wife and I. That doesn't constitute crime or being an unsafe/third world city, as you have suggested.

And since you live at least part time in BA and I have visited quite a bit in the last 7 years, and neither of us have had any crime against us por suerte, means something, don't ya think?

No, I really don´t agree with you because my life is tailored to live in a certain way so that hopefully nothing happens to me. In truly safe places people don´t think about what they are wearing, the streets they walk on, their surroundings, etc. etc. Avenida Alvear is supposed to be the most important street in the city. Or, the Rodeo Drive or 5th Avenue of Buenos Aires. Try wearing a Rolex watch or anything that attracts unwanted attention on the "best" street of the city. There really are no safe parts of Buenos Aires or Argentina. That is a big part of why when people leave for a bit they always try to find a house sitter. They want to come back to the home that they left. By the way, have you ever noticed just how many locks people have on their doors?

 

[jp]

Being obscenely wealthy in public isn't a problem that affects everyone.

There are plenty of safe places in buenos aires and argentina for people who don't wear rolex watches.

 

[soulskier]

No, I really don´t agree with you because my life is tailored to live in a certain way so that hopefully nothing happens to me. In truly safe places people don´t think about what they are wearing, the streets they walk on, their surroundings, etc. etc. Avenida Alvear is supposed to be the most important street in the city. Or, the Rodeo Drive or 5th Avenue of Buenos Aires. Try wearing a Rolex watch or anything that attracts unwanted attention on the "best" street of the city. There really are no safe parts of Buenos Aires or Argentina. That is a big part of why when people leave for a bit they always try to find a house sitter. They want to come back to the home that they left. By the way, have you ever noticed just how many locks people have on their doors?

So if I understand correctly, because you can't wear a Rolex on Avenida Alvear BA is a third world city?

That makes perfect sense, not.

 

[bigbadwolf]

So if I understand correctly, because you can't wear a Rolex on Avenida Alvear BA is a third world city?

That makes perfect sense, not.

She's using the example to illustrate a point. I'm in Oslo at the moment and a platinum Rolex (or even a truly expensive watch) would elicit only a collective yawn of indifference, and I could wear it in any neighborhood at any time of the day or night, and still feel completely secure. This is one difference between first world and places not in the same category.

 

[BlahBlah]

This is the same for most of Northern Europe, a bit less for southern Europe and is probally the same in most middle class areas in the US

 

[soulskier]

This is the same for most of Northern Europe, a bit less for southern Europe and is probally the same in most middle class areas in the US

Sounds like they might be 3rd world in some people's eyes as well.

 

[BlahBlah]

Sounds like they might be 3rd world in some people's eyes as well.

They might, especially the ones who live in Argentina