Off topic

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I've had this song going in my head for the last week.  So I pick up my guitar - someday I'll post one of me playing and singing.  Not today.

You know...

Old School-2

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In my first Old School post, I had a similar shot on a much larger building - taken in 2005.  Now in this post, I am uploading shots taken today.  Yes they have modern scaffolds here (they just arrived), and as a matter of fact, I snapped a photo of a safe scaffold sitting on the groung below these workers.   But, the  police actually walked up and asked me to delete them.  This is the HSBC Tower and it houses the Israeli Consulate - "No Photos!"

REmember what I said about Buenos Aires being a very loud place to live?  Remember to turn down your speakers before hitting play.

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Here are a couple photos, in case you don't want to play the video.

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To see where these were taken see Panoramio. 

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It's called the Pimp

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This is a popular restaurant / cafe by my house.  The name, "Cafiolo" means "Pimp" in English.  

The word, if used, in Spanish, really carries a stronger connotation though.  It's more like someone who traffics in sex slaves - a real scum-bag. 

But, nobody gives that a thought as they go in to have tea or grab dinner.

click to see where taken

click to see where taken

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A bit of talent

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Just a short clip of an artist in the middle of Florida Street.  .

(turn down your volume before hitting play)

There are many very tallented people on the streets of Buenos Aires.  I wish I could capture more of them - and I will certainly try. 

Weekends without $

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If you are visiting Argentina, I have a friendly piece of advice.  Make sure to break any $100 peso notes before the weekend. If you want a coke or a hot dog, 95% of the businesses will not change a hundred unless you are buying $60 to $80 worth of products. 

If you only have hundreds, you can't take a taxi, get an ice cream, buy a paper, or any other small purchase.  Going out the door on Saturday with $100 in your pocket is the same as leaving the hotel with no money.

Tip: In an emergency, McDonald's will change your hundred, but they will sneer at you.  That is the only business that believes "A sale is a sale and you should make all the sales you can." - a given in the U.S.

Businesses here would rather not make the sale, than run out of change.  Thinking ahead is generally not a common virtue.

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There's a cure.

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This was taken at a bus stop in the heart of Buenos Aires.  Note the reflection of street traffic.

It says "Breast cancer has a cure - find it before you can feel it."  Obviously, this ad will get the attention of both male and female pedestrians.  Who could ignore a breast the size of a beach ball.

 

click to see where this was taken

One of the things I like about Argentina is that nobody freaks out about these displays.  Nudity is on the cover of many magazines and all over the tabloids as well.  I walk downthe streets with my 5 and 8-year-old boys - they don't even blink.  It doesn't turn their heads at all.  When a society tries to say "No" to something, that is when people pay attention - especially kids. 

One thing that does concern me is that there is no censorship on language broadcast on TV or radio.  This bothers me some because of the kids.  However, I have never heard a bad word from either of their mouths - in English or Spanish.

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Real Hotel

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This Hotel is real and the others are probably fake. 

Real Hotel

Word for the day - covering words you may want to avoid, as their meaning is not the same.

Real or Real

"Real" means "not fake" in English, among other things. 

If you want to say "real" in Spanish, use "de verdad"

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"Real" in Spanish means "Royal" and comes from the root "rey", or "king".

Food for thought...

Hi Freaks

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Just another store front photo.  I would also like to meet their web design guru.  A lot of work went into that site!!

 

http://www.hifreaks.com.ar

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