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32 Things Nobody Tells You About Buenos Aires
By doing a little bit of research about Buenos Aires, you will quickly find out the usual stuff about how the Argentines are fanatics of soccer and love their big steaks, or that when in Buenos Aires you have to visit the pink government building Casa Rosada, and the vibrant working-class neighborhood La Boca… However, there are many things that the guidebooks don’t tell you about the Argentine Capital. After spending quite a lot of time here in Buenos Aires, I have collected a variety of facts about the city which I had no clue about before arriving. So, here you get my 32 informative, crazy, funny, and at the…
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5 Spanish Phrases to Sound Like a Local in Buenos Aires
Argentina has fulfilled my eagerness to learn new words and phrases in Spanish. But it has also drawn my attention to a different use of words I already knew. The porteños (e.g. the citizens of Buenos Aires), repeat the same expressions without even noticing. As if it was the most normal thing in the world because… Well, everyone else says it! So, if you like me are new to the city, I have put together a little guide to how you can learn to speak like a porteños with 5 phrases you will hear all the time in Buenos Aires: #1 Mira vos Literally translated, it means “look at you” but the…
