Why are Argentines so arrogant???

[bigbadwolf]

Argentina the only country ever to go from a first world country to a third world country in just one generation.

The decline took place over 70-80 years. Give the United States another twenty or thirty years and you will see the same phenomena: beggars in the streets and shantytowns. The Gini index (measure of disparity of income and wealth) for the US is the highest in the industrialised world and beaten only by Brazil. Child mortality rates in inner cities are comparable to the third world. All over the world -- Argentina, USA, Britain, India -- you see the same phenomena: an affluent small group living in a state of siege, surrounded by armies of the great unwashed eking out a precarious existence through sporadic work (often on the black), petty crime, or cottage industry (e.g. recycling).

 

[Paul_NL]

Don't hold your breath

 

[perry]

Many countries have been through worse crises than Argentina and have become developed wealthy nations .
There are many examples of that in History.
I am fully convinced that Argentina will suprise many in the coming years

 

[soccermom]

What is arrogant are seeing Americans putting their feet up on desks while taking a spanish class at UBA or even worse I saw a woman knitting during class and when asked politely by a teacher to put it away she snapped back saying she needs to get it done in time for a friends birthday...really puts a bad rep on the rest of us living here.

 

[ericdharma]

Maybe that wouldn't be such an issue if they didn't have like 500 students in each class. They really need to get contol of the teacher/student ratio at UBA. But you're right those people were out of line.

 

[Paul_NL]

Maybe that wouldn't be such an issue if they didn't have like 500 students in each class. They really need to get contol of the teacher/student ratio at UBA. But you're right those people were out of line.

You know how many teachers there are in Argentina?

 

[perry]

We should be greatful that we live in a society that is so accepting to others from 100s of lands and all it asks of you is to respect the culture that you are in

 

[Paul_NL]

We should be greatful that we live in a society that is so accepting to others from 100s of lands and all it asks of you is to respect the culture that you are in

Are they if you were Bolivian and Idian looking?

 

[perry]

If you look at Buenos Aires and the combination of races they get on in the main very well . This city has a huge japanese population the third largest jewish population on earth and also to the suprise of many a very large middle easten population.
In regards to race relations I feel that Buenos Aires has done a extremely good job in integrating all these different people with different ideas and creating a very strong national identity.

 

[perry]

To the above poster Paul_NL who persists in leaving personal messages to others here this is not the right place to do this on a public forum.
If you like to communicate with a question to someone send them a note!