of being here in BA
the goods
– the wine wine wine wine wine.
– helados delivery 24/7
– parillas (barbeque). i eat meat now, did ya hear?!
– Rioplata Spanish (so flamboyant).
– everything is cheaper (4 dollars for a set of passport photos, 5 dollars for a cab ride across town, 2 dollars for a plate of pastries for breakfast).
– it’s grimy, polluted, dirty and imperfect and i like that. i like that it’s no paris.
– private healthcare is so affordable (even for foreigners).
– shopping.
– the. food. is. ridiculous. wanna get fat? come here.
– nightlife. you eat at midnight (whether you stay in or go out) and dance until the morning. every single night, if you want.
– litte pockets of beautifulness. patio bullrich. palermo chico. olsen. the florelis generica.
the bads
– security. more poverty, more desperate people, more petty theft and violence.
– in general, it is socially impenetrable. people have their close knit community of friends. friends of friends become important here. this, i think, is the thing that has most surprised me.
– nightlife. nothing starts until 2am. i’m halfway to dreamland by then.
the uglies
– the dog poop. it is everywhere. so irresponsible that people don’t pick up after their puppies!
– construction. it is everywhere. including next door. and waking up to a jackhammer in the mornings is not pretty.
– pollution. 14 million people. cars, trucks, cabs. it is smoggy and hot and crazy.
