Hey porteños - could you please stop making me feel like a raving lunatic when I tell you that I chose to live in Argentina for the simple reason that I like it here?Let me backtrack a little. I've had so, so many versions of this interaction:
Argentine: So you're on vacation here? Or you're studying?
Me: No, actually, living and working.
Argentine: Oh, I see, you fell in love with an Argentine and came here to be with him.
Me: No... well, not yet anyway...
Argentine: Why then?
Me: Because... I like it here?
Argentine: Why?
Me: Um... the city, the people, the culture, the language, the nightlife, I always wanted to live abroad, I don't know...
Argentine: Out of all the countries in the world you chose Argentina? Are you CRAZY?
(Actually, I'm really not making that last line up. It's word for word from a conversation I had with a student of mine.)
Okay, I know Argentina has problems, that become more and more apparent the longer I stay and the more I see. But doesn't every country? (Especially the good old US of A?)
And where is the stereotypical Argentine arrogance that you always hear about? Is it really sooo crazy that someone would want to live here just for the sake of living here? Dale, porteños, stop looking at me like I lost my marbles. I just like it here.
And here's something else I like, a quote from Welcome to the World, Baby Girl by Fannie Flagg:
"Poor little old human beings- they're jerked into this world without having any idea where they came from or what it is they are supposed to do, or how long they have to do it in. Or where they are gonna wind up after that. But bless their hearts, most of them wake up every morning and keep on trying to make some sense out of it. Why, you can't help but love them, can you? I just wonder why more of them aren't as crazy as betsy bugs..."
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Hi Sarah, I know exactly what you mean! When we told our family and friends in Argentina that we are going back, the first thing they said was: "why?, are you crazy..???!!"
I know that sometimes things can be hard there,(I lived in Arg for 30 years) but when you hear that kind of comments from your people it's not very helpful. And is very frustrating! I had to say basta, por favor!
Una anecdota divertida: When my friend was telling me about all the bad things that happen in Arg. and why it's so crazy to live there, I asked her why she didn't try to move to a different country but she just said: "Ni loca me voy de aca, yo amo mi pais"!!!!!!
Muy argentino, no???
Besotes!
Marcela
Bueno, I'm glad it's not just crazy foreigners that get that response! I guess if you are actually Argentine it's a bit of a Catch 22, you're crazy to leave and crazy to come back.
It's so common for foreigners to fall in love with BA, it could be that we just see a different side of the city than most of its real residents...
But yes, seriously, sometimes I just want to say ya basta!
Muchos besos!
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