I saw a show about the Tango in Buenos Aires recently . . and what I loved was what a jewel of a city it appeared to be, what with some beautiful neighborhoods that remind one of Parisian charm and all. Upon reading a little more about the city there are 9 slum neighborhoods in the surrounding suburbs. Pictures of them look like most S.American slums where the impoverished live without amenities. Can anyone here speak about this and enlighten me as to the conditions in and around the city. . . is there a culture of the impoverished walking around the streets like you see in some S.American cities? Or has the government made any real strides in cleaning up this problem and providing better housing? Any information about the overall culture of the people?
?2011-04-26T11:24:10Z
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Hi there. Tourists normally see a very limited of Buenos Aires...areas like Palermo, Belgrano, Recoleta, Puerto Madero, La Boca, San Telmo...and I can tell you that these areas are not all of Buenos Aires. Of course, they are pretty areas. I don't think tourists ever been to the other side of Buenos Aires...that's why they always compare it to Paris. Those foreigners who live permanently in Argentina...most live in Pilar, San Isidro, Olivos, Palermo and definitely Puerto Madero...as in Buenos Aires...which means they don't see the other side either. There are more than 9 slums in Buenos Aires...most of them...you can't even get through. The Capital Federal government is very desperate to get rid of them by sending them outside the city limit of Capital Federal...it's a dirty work...and quite impossible, luckily. I've been living here for 9 years now. I'm a Thai. I was working in Alderney at the time when I decided to come to Argentina for a 2-week vacation. When I first arrived...everything was very new to me...and as a tourist...all were just right. So a year after I decided for another 2 weeks vacation to Argentina...it's all good. After went back to work for a year...I decided to quit my work and move myself to Argentina...and this is the biggest mistake I've ever made in my whole life. I was born in Thailand...and it's the only 3rd world country that I've ever been to. And now I'm living in another 3rd world country...it just doesn't feel right. Being Asian living in Argentina...is not as easy as I thought it would be. They just don't like to see much of Asians in their country, I think. People here are pretty rough. Streets are dirty. Most prefer washing their walk path with potable water than taking a shower. They throw everything they don't need in their hands on the streets...even a glass bottles from the bus...and they just don't care. Men spit wherever they're pleased. Of course there're nice people...and I'm lucky to have good friends here. Anyhow...Argentina is a beautiful country, I can't deny it...but her people just don't know it...and they don't take care of their country as they should have. It's a shame.
Buenos Aires is a fantastic city; it's an astonishing town that looks a little like Europe, but by having an edgy Latin American perspective and if you want to visit this city then take a look with hotelbye . El Puerto Madero is just a place effectively visited. It offered as the key port of Buenos Aires through the late 19th century but know is changed into structures that would be applied as residences, restaurants, shops and other firms and to offer that task a little bit of flair, all streets in the section were named after women. Strolling through the Puerto Madero is a great way to spend a nice morning the same as visiting El Obelisco. El Obelisco was built-in 1936 to observe the 400th anniversary of the town founding and now is a must-see place from Buenos Aires.