The Link Between Tx And Argentina

[Bajo_cero2]

Texas, of course, creates those jobs by overlooking tiny glitches like lack of health insurance - one of the highest uninsured percentages in the country - and declines to participate in any program that would mitigate the problem.

Here is a point in common with Argentina.

 

[ghost]

The state of Texas has a larger GDP than the country Argentina. But then so does California and so does Florida. None of this means anything. Argentina can not be compared to anything. It exists separately in a parallel universe. I can hear Rod Serling's voice every time I enter EZE.
“This highway leads to the shadowy tip of reality: you're on a through route to the land of the different, the bizarre, the unexplainable..."

 

[Napoleon]

As opposed to bankrupt California, had to release prisoners because they couldn't pay for them, ven the Great Republic of California had an energy crisis years ago and had to buy emergency power from Mexico. Is that a better way to handle things?

I will correct you at a later date regarding this "energy crisis".

ALSO: The similarites were much clearer before the last 11 years of the K administration, but can still be seen in the popularity of "Brasíl deci que se siente" during the World Cup.

Much like The University of Texas waving their all-time winning record in the University of Oklahoma's face and saying "scoreboard" as OU recruits walk past OU's 7 Nacional Championship Trophies and the gloating Longhorn faithful polish their 4 National Championship trophies, Argentinines sang over and over about how despite the fact that they only have 2 WC trophies (both highly controversial) to Brazil's 5, and had lost to Brazil in the last two tournaments in which they had met (2005 Conferderations Cup & 2007 Copa America... BOTH were in the Final), that somehow Argentina is superior to Brazil. (Perhaps the Olympic trophy that Brazil still lacked really is worth 3+ WC trophies.)

The superiority complex (that is often unwarranted) is upfront and center when characteristics of either "culture" are discussed.

I'm commenting on my phone at the moment, but will discuss further comparisons at a later date.

 

[Hybrid Ambassador]

On Texas and Argentina subject, which country ( I refer TX as country due to its massiveness ) offers the most tender and flavourfull beefs? It is known that if terrain are flat, the cows don't need to strain their muscles so staying very tender. Argentina has the huge and flat Pampas, the lone star state has huge flatland as well so their cows does not need to walk any inclines.

Once a long time ago, made the trip of my dream in crossing the huge land mass of United States by car. Left from Atlantic to the pacific, shining sea to sea ending in California north aka San Francisco. Texas was so huge to cross it I remember. When I was living in Manhattan, N.Y. always heard people talking of how juicy and tender the Texas beef was, so had to try it myself right in the mecca of steaks. In one of many gasoline fill ups upon entering the lone state, asking the attendant where to eat the best and juice stakes, he replied...Try where you see as many big rigs are parked in lunch time,that is the place where you can find the best Texas steaks so he said.

Kept on going, seeing nothing but cows in the right and left, seeing the rich looking black soil till entering a place with so many hundread of huge iron apparatus pumping the black gold out. It was called Oddessa,Texas. Found a huge gas filling station that perhaps housed as many as one hundread big rigs of all sorts, lorry, cargo truck etc. Entered the restaurant, seen a large and long hallway full of truckers eating those massive Texas beefs.! I was escorted to a table and instantly came the black coffee and the waitress started talking very fast explaining to me about the house special, the steaks. The Menu has three steak size on offer, a small-medium-and the large. Before me asking, she read my mind and pointed to the tables next to me and said, that one on front of the kid is the small one, the Mama is having the medium and the Papa the large one...But to my Manhattan doctrined steak eating habit at the time square steak place called, Tad's steak house which offerred the New york tiny steaks so even the small size of Texas beef was a humongous one to my palate and deep inside me wondering if able to consume the size.!
When I said, the small size please, she looked at me and said, Boy no wonder you are so skinny ! You have got to try at least the medium size, so I obliged succumbing to her menacing size too.! Note: was not able to finish not even half size of the suggested steak, so had to call for take away... So which one is the best steaks of the two, texan or Argentine ?

 

[wineguy999]

The direct flight from Houston to BA helps. Travel to and from Latin America is very accessible in general. I went to college in Houston and there were lots of study abroad options all over Argentina. It's not such a foreign place to us, either. I knew native porteños in college, there are Argentine restaurants and bakeries, tango schools, etc.

I'd certainly recommend a visit to the Shiner or St. Arnold's breweries over the wineries any day.

I agree on that United daily flight - that's why our US home is Houston. And a significant number of ARG expats are in Houston as well.

I recommend St Arnold's - Shiner has been disappointing ever since Gambrinus acquired it.

 

[Jaredberryman]

I must admit there are a lot of weird parallels. Both places seem like the people's attitudes are completely exaggerated in so many ways. Contrast compare is definitely interesting.

 

[Jaredberryman]

Texas, of course, creates those jobs by overlooking tiny glitches like lack of health insurance - one of the highest uninsured percentages in the country - and declines to participate in any program that would mitigate the problem.

I guess that statistic might be true, but I would like to point out that TX has a program called CHIPS. CHIPS costs 50 dollars, and it allows anyone who is a child uninsured to get full coverage, cheap vaccinations, etc. No one that is a child in TX ever needs to go w/o insurance. It seems a little harsh that you are saying that there are no programs to mitigate that problem. You sound like a democrat bot just like some of my relatives in TX sound like a republican anti-obama bot.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

I guess that statistic might be true, but I would like to point out that TX has a program called CHIPS. CHIPS costs 50 dollars, and it allows anyone who is a child uninsured to get full coverage, cheap vaccinations, etc. No one that is a child in TX ever needs to go w/o insurance. It seems a little harsh that you are saying that there are no programs to mitigate that problem. You sound like a democrat bot just like some of my relatives in TX sound like a republican anti-obama bot.

The facts appear to disagree with you: http://tinyurl.com/mes7535

Of course, as Shrub suggested, there's always the ER (if you don't mind being harassed by collection agencies during what remains of your life). "Governor" Perry could have created an insurance exchange for his state, but he was too concerned about shooting rattlers on his own personal jogging trail to worry a trivial concern like the health of a few million Texans.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Assuming that we're comparing Argentina to Texas and not Buenos Aires to Austin, there are as many similarities between Argentina and California.

There are many more similarities between California and Chile (including a great deal of history in common).

 

[sleslie23]

There are many more similarities between California and Chile (including a great deal of history in common).

I'll bet you that there are more similarities between Paris and Buenos Aires than there are between Chile and California!