Why Does Everyone Here Seem To Hate Buenos Aires So Much?

[fifs2]

I really like Buenos Aires. I can't say I love it as I've lived other places that really stand out as being great cities to live in. That being said, BsAs has a lot to offer in spite of the economic and political idiocy - and rude people, dog sh*t on the broken sidewalks, random crime, lunatic drivers, unreliable infrastructure, and overall mediocre-to-bad service.

The pizza does needs some help and I wish there were more options for food. Today, the team in my office couldn't decide on where to get lunch. We fretted for a bit and then realized that there are really two options - empenadas, pizza, and steak. Our office is right in the middle of Recoleta. Some of the Argentines who had been to the US were talking about the food options there - Japanese, Chinese, Middle-eastern, Indian, East European, Mexican, etc, all within walking distance.

You need to move offices downtown my friend - California Burrito company & Green on your desktop just tto name 2 favourites near Reconquista!

 

[GS_Dirtboy]

Isn't that 3?

Success is 97% perspiration, 2% inspiration, and 2% attention to detail.

 

[PhilinBSAS]

Phew - congrats on one of your first posts or do I mean threads Chicaargentina!! I can hardly wait for the next one!!!

 

[Chicaargentina]

My central point remains unchanged: People on this site are bewilderingly down on this country from my perspective. For every valid critique, there seem to be 5 others that are just boderline racist or otherwise offensive. If that's how you talk to Argentines about their country, I could see why you think they don't take criticism well: I'm not Argentinean and even I find it hard to read. I am often at a loss to describe this site to my Argentine friends as I think there is so much here that is counterproductive and just mean.

At first I thought this forum had so much negativity and so much political posturing as to render it almost useless, but I will admit that this thread HAS convinced me of something: there is a vibrant and active community associated with this forum and for that I am thankful. Even if it's 80% boludos (if not by members, definitely by posts), I would rather have that then a forum where posts go unanswered or there is a dearth of opinions (hard to imagine here, but I've heard it's true in other countries' expat forums).

So, Chicaargentina, I apologize for some of my fellow expats and their rude tone. I think the level of discussion here could be much better. But I am glad they exist and prefer their bashing to internet silence.

NB I am NOTsaying if they don't like it here, they should leave, nor that they should shut up. I'm saying if they spoke there minds and read others' posts in a more civilized and rational way, we'd all be better off. But hey, that's true for like 95% of the internet.

68% of statistics are made up on the spot. In this post, that number is 75%.

Thanks for this message, so nice of you

I actually like this forum, and used to read it all the time to find advices and discussion about a city that was also foreing for me a little time ago, the only thing i dont like is the extreme negativity, or plain bashing, or refusing to acknowledge the few good things this city has to offer and only focusing on the bad.

 

[Chicaargentina]

I'm not having a go, but it's a little difficult for you to argue that Argentinians take criticism really well, when you seem to be having such a hard time with it in this thread... just a thought ^_^

How im having a hard time with this thread? :huh:
quite the contrary

And no, i dont have a hard time taking "criticism" i agreed in my posts with many of the bad things you say about BA. What i dont like is plain bashing. Theres a line between those and it get crossed all the time.

 

[robwerwe]

How im having a hard time with this thread? :huh:
quite the contrary

And no, i dont have a hard time taking "criticism" i agreed in my posts with many of the bad things you say about BA. What i dont like is plain bashing. Theres a line between those and it get crossed all the time.

Hmmm are you sure?

 

[robwerwe]

Chica, have you uploaded a fake photo of a nice girl so you get better treatment here?

 

[Smcali23]

How im having a hard time with this thread? :huh:
quite the contrary

And no, i dont have a hard time taking "criticism" i agreed in my posts with many of the bad things you say about BA. What i dont like is plain bashing. Theres a line between those and it get crossed all the time.

I'm not sure I've said one bad thing about BA, have I? :huh: ...apart from maybe something about the pizza once many moons ago. The pizza kinda sucks (I know, I know, I won't start that again)

 

[henryb]

Chica, have you uploaded a fake photo of a nice girl so you get better treatment here?

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[camberiu]

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Yep, gotta love Google Image Search.