Hey man you really nailed it for Argentina, you know I never heard anyone describe my country so on the spot, great job. hey go to Ushauaia that place will blow your mind
Im from Argentina and its normal to be called gordo, flaco, negro, and more. Im white but my dad calls me negro (black), we are used to it. I dont know exactly why we do that, but its not meant to be offensive
That's right! The word "negro" is not an ugly word or an offensive word in Argentina. My best friend is "el negro Hugo" and that is his nickname. It is important to mark this fact because some afroamericans from USA may don't know this and therefore they could be confused about racism actitudes or something like that and it is not the case. Cheers!
@@EdgardoAlessioYes, I think many Americans might take offense because the word "negro" sounds very much like a well-known and socially unacceptable derogatory term here in the U.S. So they may think you are calling someone that word. I have seen the color "negro" (used to refer simply to the color of an object and not a person) be confused for the racial slur in the U.S. and it can get kinda stressful to explain (although it shouldn't be because Spanish is a completely different language and other countries have different customs!)
The United States has an ugly history with that word and derivatives from that word so some people might find it offensive if you refer to them as negro rather than black in America…for example same goes with fat, bony, whitey, etc.
Remember that in Argentina we use a time one hour late. The sun arrives at midday near 13:00 in Buenos Aires and later in the western part of the country. If the shops have continuos opening hours normally they are open 10:00 to 19:00. Supermarkets may be open at 09:00 and the bigger ones close at 22:00. And on Sundays some shops are open, specially supermarkets. Instead in smaller towns, shops may open earlier, may be even 08:00 but close 12:00/13:00 and reopen 16:00/17:00 till 20:00. Restaurants may stay open till 03:00 in the morning. In southern cities, in winter they open mostly with the sun, because light hours are very scarce. Buenos Aires is more humid, winter 0/11 degrees minimum to 15/20 maximum, summer 15/25 minimum to 35/40 maximum. The northeast (Iguazu) is selvatic, with high humidity and 10 degrees minimum in Winter, and 40 max in summer. The nortwest (Tucumán/Salta/Jujuy) is mostly dry, with big difference of temperatures between night and day. The same for the west (Mendoza, but less heat than the northwest. Patagonia has progressively less temperatures and in winter you have snow. The best season for Buenos Aires is autumn (March/April/May) with moderate temperatures, less wind and stable weather with less rain. It is said that heaters in the home are turned on May 1st. In Bariloche and other ski places the season starts middle of July and goes till September, sometimes october. Maradona was an awesome player, but his private life was really a mess. As a player you may agree he was exceptional, but Messi is now considered a player of equal quality, and his private life is much more conventional. The electrical plug we use is the international G type, the same as Australia. You may find here in some hardware shops power strips that will accept USA (two parallel and a round for earthing) and european plugs (two round plugs). A power strip is always a good thing to bring in your luggage, because with only one adaptor you may plug all your chargers. Remember that if you bring cash you can get the "blue" (for "black") rate of exchange. At this moment $117 per dollar official, and $203 blue market. This should change all your trip economy. Taxis in Buenos Aires have a red light when they are free, but sometimes they have been called to pick someone. The fare starts when the passenger gets on the car with sometimes a surplus for the call. So they are free because they haven't started the clock, but they cannot take you because they are going to pick up a call. Now in Buenos Aires there are different fares day and night, but there are included in the clock. You must pay what the screen says, and the tolls that you have passed if you travel by highways. Remises use normally a fixed fare to take you to some places. In other cases they fare by kilometer. There are also Uber (not legal according to Buenos Aires laws) and Cabify (made everything legal). When you buy ice-cream you must check that it says "artesanal" which means that is made by themselves instead of buying from a factory. Then there are better or worse in taste, but the starndard will be higher. And to mix: ask for "dulce de leche granizado" (dulce de leche icecream with grated chocolate in it).
@limon ysal We have a tourist line going to Antartida actually. We have science base in our antartic territory. We have Almirante Irizar icebreaker: it's not nuclear, but hard enough to make this travel for years.
You're so 🆒.Thank you for the great infos. You know how to sell those yummy meals.Huum Argentina is a very likable country & the people.Impotrtant tips.Hope to stay for a few months.Chiao.
Visa pays the blue dollar rate. Mastercard doesn't. We just finished with my two-week holiday in Argentina: BA, Ushuaia, El Calafate, and back to BA. We were informed by our tour guide for the Recoleta Cemetary that Visa pays the blue dollar rate. We had to pay by card to enter the Recoleta Cemetary as they don't accept cash. I used my Visa card and discovered that I was only charged GBP 4.74 entrance fee to the Recoleta Cemetery. I then started to use my Visa card and discovered that I was getting an exchange rate of AR$340 to 1 US$. Which is not too different from the current blue rate of AR$380 to 1 US$. We found lots of vegan restaurants and most other restaurants have at least a vegetarian option. We did not starve during our Argentine holiday!
I want to go to argentina too but i'm from the dominican republic and i heard so much about racism over there .. i've living in the US for the last 19 years but argentina is on my bucket list.
Don't worry, I have a female friend that went to Argentina and she is from Honduras and has black skin she loved it there. Some Argentinas are also a bit brown, mostly are white though
I was afraid you were going to leave out "don't forget to have the beef". I'm glad you covered it toward the end. Argentina has some of the best beef in the world. Also, if you have another video on Argentina, I would like to see the European influence, especially the influence by so many Germans who live there.
The thing is that even though way more italians and spanish came, the germans isolated themselves more. So their communities usually have schools that teach german or german sports. While anyone that has spanish or italian ascendence will look and and sound like an average argentino because of the mix
I'm argentinian: all of us are a mixture between europeans or between europeans and indians. Most of us descends, mostly from spanish, then from italians, and then from polish, croatians, hungarians, lebanese, syrians, french, armenians, germans, slovenians, and a mixture with people from other southamerican countries. My country always was and still is a generous country that received people scaping from starvation, wars and persecutions (my italian grandad was WWi veteran). German immigration is minoritarian, comparing with other commuties of immigrants. But, as other forist said, they used to be closed commuties, as other closed communities, as, for example, slovenians. For example, in my case, average case, my grandad from my father's side was italian, my grandmom was spanish (both XXth century immigrants); from my mother's side, my grandmom and grandad both were descendants of spanish first ihhabitants of the continent. Our main cities have spanish architechture, only Buenos Aires also has a strong french influence. Any other thing you want to know, ask me, it would be my honour being useful giving you information about my country.
Ok...two things: 1. Your hair was perfect for pointing out all the frustrating things one may run into. 2. Nice looking brunette that has now shown up in a few of your pictures in the Argentine videos. Gotta dish on her...we won't tell Jocelyn. 🤞👍
@@woltersworld just an idea.... Star by showing the photos of the many South american futbol (soccer) players in Europe who drink mate. And some famous people in USA also drink mate. James Hetfield (Metallica lead singer) or Anya Taylor Joy (Actriz queen's gambit) drink mate, just to mention a couple of examples. Cheers!
@@EdgardoAlessio jajajaja si si “super safe” Evidentemente Edgardo quería llamar la atención diciendo una gran boludez!! Felicidades Edgardo!! Lo lograste!!
Well, i you're in a country where time is more relative, then you have to suck it up. I live in Brazil, while in São Paulo people tend to be very strict on time, Rio de Janeiro is the complete opposite, and I was born in SP and now living in Rio de Janeiro, I hate the tardiness but there's nothing Ican do about it, even work doesn't have a fixed time schedule (you're supposed to start working at 08:00 but they show up at 08:20~ and you're supposed to leave work at 17:00 but they tend to stick around or some minutes more)
@@woltersworld Ever been to Bridgeport or Waterbury, Connecticut? Btw your Loves/Hates about Mars you did back in the day should have been an April Fools Day video.
Great video! i'm from Argentina and i want to clear up some things: 1) it's normal to say "derogatory" terms to everyone as a funny and friendly way of speaking, but is not meant to be as an insulting manner. Some people are more respectful than others and won't do that, but if they do take it easy. 2) Argentina is only dangerous in major cities, like in the center of Buenos Aires. You can chill out in towns and most of the places outside the big cities.
On the first point, my moms family call her 'negra' or 'negrita' because she is the most 'white' of her family 😂 So dont be offended even if you are in fact black and people calls you negro. In most cases, if you ask, they wont call you that anymore.
One can ask for food in a "juicy" or Medium term, but the reason why Argentines like well-done meat is because it is generally of a high quality, with a lot of intramuscular fat, so it doesn't have to be pink. to make it juicy and nice. My recommendation, encourage yourself to try it in the term that the Argentine recommends, it is a country that knows a lot about meat.
@@woltersworld IM MEXICAN AMERICAN AND I LOVE TO TRAVEL (MY KIDS ARE 8 AND 11) and I seriously love your laid back advice and the fact you visit both the big touristi-qui places and the "local" places and really immerse yourself in the country's culture
As an argentinian, i can confirm. I wishhhh some services were better and there wasnt crime, i lived here my whole life tho and i have been robbed only once. About the people, i think we are actually quite nice, but in CABA it can be like Wolter says. Also, the nicknames are obvious traits and they intend to be said lovingly, so even if you are fat and people usually bully you with it, here we embrace it and call you "gordo" out of appreciation. People usually call me "enana" (dwarf) bc im very short, but they do it in a very friendly and positive way.
Wonderful video!!! Thanks a lot for your job!!! Argentina is indeed an amazing, very diverse country! I've been fortunate enough to have visited Buenos Aires, Bariloche and Ushuaia. 3 fantastic cities, totally different from one another. Planning on going to Puerto Madryn or Mendoza next :)
Mendoza y beautiful too. There is highest peak of whole American continent, mount Aconcagua. There you could visit vinyeards and wineries (top quality wines), The fim 7 years in TIbet, starred by Brad Pitt, was filmed in Mendoza, Argentina.
Tal cual. En tu próximo viaje te recomiendo San Luis, La Rioja, Catsmarca, Salta y Jujuy y el litoral argentino, donde podrás maravillarte con el Bañado La Estrela, en Formosa, por ejemplo. Allí podrás ver la vida salvaje a sólo 5 metros de distancia: 500 especies de aves; reptiles enormes como los yacarés y las anacondas; peces al alcance de la vista y de la mano y grandes mamíferos como el yaguareté, el carpincho, ciervos y el aguará guazú (el cánido salvaje más grande de Sudamérica). Un saludo desde Salta, Argentina.
You made the best summary for travelers about Argentina that exists on RU-vid. How do I know? Because I am Argentine. Delighted to know that you enjoyed your stay so much. Cheers!
Never been to Argentina, but watching Leo Messi in full flow in the flesh at the Nou Camp was genuinely one of the highlights of my travels. Up there with sunrise at Angkor Wat & being on Mount Fuji. It was an immense privilege to see true greatness in its pomp.
About chargers and plugs: Here we have 220v, and the plugs type is the same that used in Australia and China. And another big no: if you're from the US, try to say for example "US" or "the US" or "the States" and not "America". America is a continent and Argentina is part of it.
I'd also say one don't of Argentina is mentioning anything about the British TV show Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson, the H982 FKL license plate. Basically anything referencing the 1982 Falklands War.
That war should never happened. But You're right. The Malvinas Islands is not an easy topic to talk about. 99% of Argentineans will tell you that the Islands belong to Argentina and 99% will argue about that fact passionatelly explaining why they belong to Argentina. Cheers!
@@concretecat They got chased out of there across the Chilean border while being pelted with rocks and chants of "Puto". Look up Top Gear 2014 Patagonia special.
it's better to come with cash with you when you arrive ( the goverment admit 10.000 dollars without taxes) because when you change the money to pesos it is worth twice than if you use credit cards . Go to travel agencies to exchange it , they are the most reliable. Use only credit card in case of emergency
My experience in Argentina so far has actually been really good. For context, I was first in Buenos Aires in 2009 and in the intervening 14 years BA has really spruced itself up. I was surprised at how much nicer BA is now. In spite of the crazy currency situation, everything functions well here - amazing. Also, as of the end of 2022, if you use a foreign MC /Visa credit OR debit card, you will almost get the famous Blue Dollar rate - I don't mind paying the high atm fee because, unlike in 2009, I get a much better exchange rate than the official rate and you don't want to get too much Argentinan cash in any event because the following week it will be worth 5% less - so only take out a little cash every week. I took the taxi from the airport and it was good service and reasonable. I took the bus one way and an old lady saved a seat for me (I had luggage) and offered to show me where my hotel was as she was headed in the same area - super nice!! As for this city - WOW - I LOVE it!!!!!!
al fin un extranjero que paga el impuesto a la tarjeta sin quejarse. Para eso vienen al pais para colaborar con su economía y no estar buscando dinero en el mercado negro de los "arbolitos" solo por que les sale "mas barato" teniendo en cuenta que el beneficio que tienen de cambo haciéndolo de forma oficial sigue siendo ridícula. Gracias por tus elogios , serás siempre bienvenido.
Hi! I love your videos! you have such a great attitude and all the information you share it's 100% accurate and very useful. I'm from Argentina and I agree with every advice you said. Also I traveled to other countries watching your videos and they all made such a useful guide prior going there. Thanks a lot!!
Yo vivo en el medio del campo. No hay demasiado para ver. Si sos yanki; es parecido al campo norteamericano. Te voy a sugerir un par de videos que te van a mostrar: Buscalo así en RU-vid; "Paisanos Serie documental TDA"
About the money handling here, yeah, it's good to bring cash, but don't exchange it at official exchange places, as the official type of exchange is half of what the black market is. It's called "blue dollar", and it's quite fluctuating. What foreigners find best is to send money to themselves through western union and pick up the cash on their offices. Don't use your debit/credit cards here, as banks will pick up the official rate, making you lose half your money. You're welcome.
@@woltersworld will there be a colombian video coming up any time soon? Have you already been to cartagena and other places in colombia? I could see in another video of yours that cartagena was one of your recommended places in south america
Hi, My family is seriously considering moving to Argentina. I want to do as much research and get more realistic insights before we make the big move. Pls lmk if there’s anyway I can PM or e-mail you. Cheers
@@Dedphilosopher record a private video with your contact data on your channel and post the link here, I think this is the only way as yt removes any comments containing contact data. any other suggestions?
I thought I remember reading, though, that those in Australia (plus New Zealand and much of the rest of Oceania) and those in Argentina are the opposite polarities, and thus one would want to be careful in going from Australia to Argentina or vice versa.
Use Western Union to send yourself money instead of carrying lots of cash. There are stores to pick up that cash all over Argentina. They give you "dolar blue" value for your transfer. Now it is almost triple than the official exchange, $300 pesos per dollar (Aug 2022) Also you can transfer money through western union to the tour agencies and everything will cost at least less than half. With credit or debit card you'll get $125 pesos per dollar (Aug 2022) Lots of hotels have the option of "book without credit card, pay at the establishment" I booked mine through Agoda.
Well, in addition to treating us like a banana republic, you got yourself into a complicated matter, if you like raw meat, which you call juicy, the fact that I particularly like it well cooked does not make it the best meat in the world, Because it is more cooked it turns into a stone, there you made a fundamental mistake typical of people who do not know how to barbecue, because the Yankees put direct fire and not embers like us, in short they will have good meat, not like ours of course , but they don't have the slightest idea how to roast it. Keep eating hamburgers.
No no and no. Do not bring small denomination bills unless you want to tip in us dollars. Unlike other countries in Argentina at the blue exchange they only take 50s and 100s dollar bills. And something very important. The bills must be in good shape. No bills with something written on them or broken or too old. I work in Bs As as a Tour Guide with foreign guests and i know what i am talking about. Cheers and welcome to Argentina🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐
Just returned from 5 weeks in argentina. The people are wonderful, freindly, thoughtful. I've never seen so many book stores full of people. Great landsailing, mendoza has rafting fishing mountain climbing. Clothing is like california.
Bucket List Trip: Mendoza: World Rally Championship by day (if they return), Grilled Meats (medio Crudo) and Malbec in the Evening, Flamenco (viewing) at Night!!
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Great video! I'm going on holiday to Argentina from 17 March until 2 April: Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, and El Calafate. This will be my third visit to Argentina. However, my previous visits were a long time ago: mid 80's and early 90's. I am going to see if Argentina is a good country to retire to when I finally retire in '26. Besides the unstable currency, my greatest concern about Argentina is that I'm vegan. During my first visit to Argentina, I was a carnivore. On my second visit to Argentina in the early 90s, I was a vegetarian and did not find BA vegetarian-friendly at all. Hopefully, the vegan/vegetarian situation in BA at least has ameliorated in the last three decades. You need to mention the Blue exchange rate that doubles the number of pesos you get per US$ or your viewers will pay twice as much as they need to.
Be careful with the “jugoso” meat in Argentina, because enterocolitis (E.coli) is a serious issue in Argentina. It’s endemic. Be careful with that specially if you are with small children.
I see that I should go to Argentina during our hot and steamy summers in the northern hemisphere to chase the cold ;p Also, the humidity is doing a number on your hair 😁
