minx Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 in my quest to spice up my career, i've stumbled across some potential opportunities in argentina. have any of you ever lived there? thoughts? details? opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 This weeks Economist has a 20pg survey on Argentina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted June 9, 2004 Author Share Posted June 9, 2004 well don't keep me in suspens...what's the gist of it? i'm not about to zip and pic up the economist today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Travelled around there and Chile for a few months. It's rather expensive for a SA country. Back in the 80's(?) they decided to have their currency float with the American dollar (1 peso = $1) and from my understanding it didn't work so well for the lower economic folk. You can use US currency in most larger towns. There is a large population from European ancestry, particularly Italian, and it has influenced their culture. Lots of good Italian food to be found. Also lots of beef - hard if your the veggie type. The adjacent SA countries consider the Argentines snobbish, that they consider themselves better than the rif-raf of Chile for example, more cultured and of course emensely more beautiful. They're known as the "Swiss of SA". I noticed a distinct difference between Chile and Argentina and found the Chilians much warmer and friendlier. That said - I had no bad experiences in Argentina, but the largest town I was in was Baralochie. Another friend recently came back from a year in Argentina and had wonderful stories. Some pockets of ex-Nazi types in the country, was a popular refuge after WWII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 I hear the chics are hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Perhaps this will sway you: I can put you in touch with the guy who owns this... he lives there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashw_justin Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Man I would go. Someday... someday. I lived in Ecuador for several months and everyone there talked about how cool Chile and Argetina were. I don't know, ask Gustavo Ceratti. He shows up on chat sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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