Why do you talk about siesta in Buenos Aires? No one takes siesta in Buenos Aires, there is no time to do that. Yes, you'll find that siesta is more common in the smaller towns but in the big city? Never. And there're gigantic supermarkets, they're just not in the middle of the city. They're mostly in Martinez or in suburban areas. And regarding the coffee...man...Buenos Aires is FULL of coffee shops everywhere! Just on my block I have like 5 different coffee shops, you can get coffee anywhere. You even have Starbucks that sells coffee. And regarding the Coffee with sugar, it's called Café Torrado and it's the worst quality coffee, don't buy that. Buy the better quality coffee (café tostado) or coffee beans and ground them. Just because you couldn't find coffee doesn't mean you can't get it. Coffee here is very popular, we just don't do the Cake like, syrup filled coffee thing here. Never in my life have I seen free hot water dispensers in the Park? Where do you get these things?
Los dispensers de agua suelen ser de Taragüí. En Pque Centenario y Pque Indpendencia recuerdo haber visto. No diría que se encuentran por todos lados pero algunos hay.
Oh yeah, there are loads of coffee shops. It's one of things I love about the city. I meant specifically the scarcity of finding non-sugared coffee at the market to brew at home. I sometimes stop at every Carrefour, Jumbo, Dia, or Chinese market in my neighborhood for weeks and not find any. When I do, I buy several bags, because I don't know when I can get them again.
Quizás aludió a las siestas en el sentido que en los barrios fuera de la ciudad aún cierras todos los locales desde las 13 hasta las 16, 17 hs. Eso pasa aún mucho en martinez, san isidro, etc...y si vivia por esos barrios para una cafetería tenes que irte al centro comercial sino casi imposible, y si no vas a uno que tenga café de especialidad en gral no es bueno.
@@nomadicfire what they mean is there are neighborhood shops devoted to sell coffee in grains, on the bulk.They let you personalizs your mix of grains (e.g. local brands or imported from different places), they may have some mixes already packaged, and they often sell other goodies like high quality chocolates and cookies that are perfect to make a gift. They may sell brewing machines, their supplies and/or complementary equipment. Some times, they may have tables for you to sit and enjoy a cup and a sweet, but it's not something to expect from these places. Local brands and store chains are Bonafide, Cabrales, Eurocafé or Havanna, and then you have foreign ones like Starbucks. Since there are specialized shops that sells an already expensive product much cheaper than in a supermarket, these may not even care to have coffee in strock.
I've never agreed so much with a foreigner's take on my city, like the good stuff, the bad stuff, i was nodding the whole video. The only thing that surprised me though was the fact that you said we are not coffee lovers because we literally have a coffee shop in almost every square haha
Ahhh... Thank you. I appreciate hearing that. I gave the wrong impression on the coffee. All the amazing coffee shops is one of the things I love about Buenos Aires. I was trying to say how it was sometimes difficult to buy ground coffee to brew at home from the supermarkets in my neighborhood. They had difficulty keeping coffee without sugar in stock. Thanks again and Cheers!
You will be welcome! The only thing is about cofre, in supermarkets you have "torrado" with sugar and lower quality and "Tostado" better quality, each label could have both types. Instead you could have all "Bonafide" "Café Martinez" etc who sell their own blend. You have Starbucks but hundreds of small cafeterías with really good productos, even in my city 100km from Buenos Aires downtown, small city have at least 10 small cafeterías with great pastry.
Awesome. You'll enjoy it. Check out our other videos on best neighborhoods and how to rent an apartment. You'll get some useful info for expats there as well. Cheers!
For the coffee, skip every pack that says "Torrado". You need to buy "Tostado", preferably in grains but it is more common to find it ground. That Torrado thing is a method of roasting bad coffee with sugar to hide the bad quality. very few countries have that ugly coffee.
Café torrado = sugar. Café tostado = no sugar. You have several places if you want good coffee, even in some regular supermarkets you have a couple of top notch brands that are OK.
El Torrado se tuesta con azúcar, si, pero es de excelente calidad, al menos en Argentina. Y al final la cantidad de azúcar que queda es 0%. Y el gusto es 1000 veces mejor a uno tostado común.
@@miguelparada5283el café Torrado no tiene azúcar, se tuesta con azúcar que se transforma en un caramelo que cubre al grano de café, por eso es mucho mejor y sabe mejor que el tostado común, pero el café Torrado bien hecho no tiene que tener azúcar literalmente.
Hola. No todos hacemos la siesta en Buenos Aires. Es más común en las provincias , por las altas temperaturas que tienen. Y lo de llegar tarde a un evento , depende de la persona . No todos somos así . En general yo soy muy puntual y no me gusta esperar . Saludos .
Yes. There is probably a better term than siesta. I didn't mean people go nap. More that many restaurants (and some shops) closed at 2:30 and didn't open again until later at night. That mid-day "break" is uncommon in the US.
@@nomadicfire para comercios, decimos que hacen "horario cortado" cuando cierran unas horas a la tarde, Si no cierran, decimos que hacen "horario corrido".
Haha... It's not a matter of if, but when. It's good when you walk the same route often. You'll subconsciously memorize the best path as you get to know which specific tiles to avoid.
I speak only for myself, but I am an extremely punctual person, trust me, not all appointments are suggestions, and I would not be late for a job or medical date.
Loco ¿Por qué en vez de criticar con desprecio agradecen que un extranjero se fijó en "diferencias culturales" y las aprecia? Además dijo al principio que eran nacidas de sus experiencias, no de los argentinos. No sean groseros.
In Costa Rica, the cashier just handed me a calculator with the amount on it, and ever since then, I carry a calculator with me on trips. It's a big help! You don't ever want to hand your phone to someone, so really---get a cheap solar powered calculator for this...
Really? You can't use your phones calculator and show it to the person? You don't need to hand over your phone. And most places have a screen and you can see the amount on the screen, so you don't actually even need a calculator. Do you really think you'll handover your phone and we would just run off with it?
@@veritorossi No, because the normal situation is that THEY are telling YOU what the cost is---and I went to the Farmer's Market a lot, and they had no cash register either!
Hello Nomadic, would you be so kind as to tell us in which neighborhood you live? I´m native from Buenos Aires: I have never seen anyone take a nap or close his shop in this city, on the contrary, it is the busiest time of the working day. I tell you: getting together for coffee here is a CULT. Buenos Aires is overflowing with Cafés, where friends, couples, business people, or students meet. There is even tango music inspired by the coffee bars, a meeting place. You can choose between Starbucks or more select coffees such as Brazilian, Colombian, Arabic, Italian, even Indian, or Nespresso in all its varieties. Yes, here it´s obligatory to clean up the poop left by the dogs. If someone does not do it, it is frowned upon, because it´s rude. That is why I ask you in which neighborhood you live, because it seems that it´s a bit far away from the rhythm of the city we know. Greetings to you !.
Hi @juanjoseph2039, one of my favorite things about the city are the loads of wonderful coffee shops. What I was trying to point out was the difficulty finding ground coffee without sugar to buy in Coto, Jumbo, Dia, or Chinese markets. The stores in Palermo Hollywood sometimes go weeks without having any inventory available to purchase. Cheers!
@@nomadicfire Don´t worry be happy, I hope you´ll find it. Near you at Carrefour in Alto Palermo there´s a shop called Bonafide, which specializes in coffee. You can choose the variety you prefer and they grind the beans to your liking, and the amount you choose to take home. I suppose they also have delivery, nowadays almost all of them do, and Bonafide has several branches. Once you choose your favorite coffee, it is convenient to receive it at home. Enjoy!
Outside of Buenos Aires sometimes is two kisses and in that case men don't kiss, but it depends on the region. Some places do it the Spanish way, from left to right, and others, the Italian way, from right to left cheek.
Hola, bienvenido! Espero que estés disfrutando tu estadía aquí. Para café en grano te recomiendo las tiendas de Bonafide, allí encontrarás el café de la mejor calidad. Si vas a una cafetería, tenés cadenas como café Martinez o Habana. El café normal de Starbucks es horrible. En supermercados, tal vez puedas conseguir en cadenas como Jumbo o Disco. Suerte y espero que la pasen muy bien.
Thank you for the tips. I sometimes search every Jumbo, Coto, Dia, and all the Chinese markets in Palermo Hollywood and can't find ground coffee without sugar. Finding some in stock is very inconsistent. When I do find it, I tend to buy several kilos, because I don't know when I'll find some again.
La mejor forma de cambiar verdes, es que te acompañe 1 argento a un lugar que él cambia, que te va a dar más $. Con el mate, lo necesario es la yerba, la bombilla y tal vez el termo, un vasito o 1 jarrito de café pueden reemplazar al mate.
I live in Buenos Aires, never have I ever (maybe ones) stepped on dog poop. Not because there isnt, but because you develop a six sence and can know where they are without seeing them
Literally what everyone says when they come to Argentina for the first time is: I love jow you giys have cute coffee shops everywhere, so I'm shocked you didn't experience that. P.S I go to Europe every year for work and I feel like I can have any kind of coffee here in BA at a walking distance.
You are absolutely correct. One of things I love the most about Buenos Aires is the amazing coffee shops everywhere. My shock was how difficult it was to find coffee without sugar in to brew at home. Markets in my neighborhood would go weeks without having any inventory available.
Sorry, but I do not agree with some of your points of view or worse, with the wrong facts you are giving about Buenos Aires, as follows: "siesta" or nap is not a common practice in Buenos Aires, but it is usual in small towns or some cities all around Argentina. In general, stores in Buenos Aires do not close at "siesta times". Dog poops are not found everywhere as you said and side walks are cleaned daily and washed at least twice a week by janitors. Despite there might be some sidewalks tiles loose, this is not as frecquent as you try to give the impression, you have exagerated with a wrong afirmation. English is spoken by most of the people in Buenos Aires, stadistics mentioned are not representative of Buenos Aires, you can manage enough asking in English for directions, purchases, services, etc. without any major problems. And, be sure they will try to help you anyway. Also, Google translator works fine here, too! It is wrong we do not have coffee beans for sale, you may find them in supermarkets and there are also coffee stores with international blends available. If you do not want coffee added with sugar, you only have to ask for "Café tostado" (toasted coffee) not "Café torrado" which is cheaper and an option for those who cannot afford toasted coffee. You are wrong, coffee is loved in Buenos Aires, but very expensive nowadays. If you would have been well informed, you might know Buenos Aires has more than 60 "cafés notables", that is historic and beautiful buildings any cofee lover must know visiting Buenos Aires (i.e.: Tortoni).
Yup. One of the things I love about the city is the abundance of coffee shops. What I had difficulty with is finding ground coffee without sugar in the markets to purchase. I sometimes went weeks checking every Coto, Jumbo, Dia, and Chinese market in my neighborhood and not finding inventory. Thanks for the tips. Cheers!
Wow some sensitive argie in here. And take it from another argie 😁I get both sides. Influencer a lil bit exaggerated as well as the answer. No matter what Argentina still a great place to live for nationals as foreigners. Aguante Argentina!
Estas equivocado. La mayoría de los Argentinos no hablan ingles. Y las baldosas rotas o salidas, junto con excremento de animales, es común como dice el señor del video, pero en lugares no turísticos. Ej: Flores, Parque Avellaneda, Lugano, ETC. En esos aspectos no tienes que corregirlo, ya que esta en lo cierto.
I always thought that changing USD to Pesos is done through your local "cambista" ("exchanger") to get the black market rate. That said, living full-time would definitely be different I guess (it was for us during hyperinflation, id 80's, Brazil). Also, with Milei, I don't know how much longer those will be around if he plans to free float the Peso (or dollarize altogether). Fun video and for someone that has Argentine family and have visited a lot - pretty much on point in broad terms. I do recommend that people buy in their local neighborhood stores. The quality of goods is generally higher than that in the supermarkets which are - very roughly - the size of an Aldi in the US. That ritual of going grocery shopping every few days is a real thing (also because the fridges tend to be much smaller). I fondly remember going to the vegetable, meat, and cheese stores plus, of course, the bakeries.
Rates have been volatile. Sometimes Western Union is the best rate, other times cuevas (the term I usually hear used for exchanger). Milei hasn't been shy stating what he wants to do. We'll see what happens. Hopefully things improve for the country and your family. Cheers!
Hi, from Puerto Rico, planning on a second residence in south America (Peru,Brazil, Argentina) recommendations on places to live, I'm a senior citizen. Love your broadcast, very informative. Thank you.
I appreciate you watching our vids. I've lived in Buenos Aires, lived and worked in Rio de Janeiro, and spent months of time in Lima. I like all 3 places for different reasons. If you have any questions, drop me a line. Cheers.
Una muy interesante descripción del choque cultural. Me causó gracia lo de las baldosas, he de destacar dos detalles, uno es el problema de las raíces de los árboles, literalmente rompen no solo las veredas/aceras, sino también las calles, y si no rompen los bloques de concreto los desnivelan, siguiendo en esta línea, los días de lluvia, tienes que tener dos mapas actualizados en mente, uno es el recorrido que debes hacer y el otro es dónde están los baches para evitarlos y no romper el tren delantero de tu vehículo, es como recorrer un campo minado; el segundo problema que hacía referencia, es la calidad del mortero para fijar las baldosas al piso, que no siempre está a la altura. Con respecto al grano de café, una característica que se introdujo a la Argentina es el grano torrado, que es el grano recubierto de caramelo y presenta un color negro, en lugar del tradicional marrón del grano tostado
I have no idea why you had issues finding coffee, is literally every where, Buenos Aires is one of the cities with most coffee shops per capita, and you can find any kind of grain, is true that you have the one torrado with sugar but you also have the one toast and without, you just need to ask for it ;) you are gonna see the one torrado with sugar more just because it’s cheaper
All the amazing coffee shops is one of my favorite things about Buenos Aires. What surprised me was the difficulty in finding ground coffee without sugar in stores. The markets in my neighborhood would not have any inventory for weeks at a time.
@@nomadicfire oh they have it in most of the coffe chains for example cafe Martinez or Bonafide, also on the super market but its usually not at plain sigth, i get mine from Bonafide ;) Just ask for the one that its not "torrado"
Good points! Of course, not everything is taken to a extreme. You can specify an hour when meeting and stress the timing it’s important, and people will mostly show up at that time (and of course that’s the default for business meetings). I’ve been drinking good coffee for decades now, but its true you will not always find them in supermarkets. As with other specialties, its better getting it from a coffee shop, which Buenos Aires is full of! Siesta is not common in big cities (specially BA), but it is on the small towns. Dog poop is a problem, but has improved a lot from the 90s. As a regular walker, I get around one accident with poop every one/two years: you start getting a sixth sense 😂. Big supermarkets exist, but you need a car as they are mostly in the suburbs.
@@nomadicfire Vital is a wholesaler in Gallo Nº149, Abasto and Tronador 400 · CABA . Apart there some big supermarkets (a block) like Carrefour in Devoto or Liniers, other are Coto of Montecastro
Lo del Beso no es tan así! No se en Buenos Aires, pero en el Interior, tenes que ser muy amigo de la otra persona para besarla. Si a un familiar, Hermanos, Cuñados, Sobrinos.....
Pretty, pretty nice video. Of all the exposure I've had over the years to Argentinians including two trips I never knew that about the absence of a coffee culture. I always learn something from these tutorials. I'll be in a position to retire there permanently if I can get a straight answer about taxing my Social Security benefit. I've got different answers on the forums so I asked the Argie embassy in Bogota. They didn't know either. Colombia doesn't tax it.
Oh don't get me wrong. There is still a strong coffee culture here. One of the things I love about the city is finding plenty of cafes to enjoy a cup with a medialuna in every neighborhood. But for brewing some coffee at home, your choices get slim.
I wouldn't expect the consulate to he able to help with taxes, but I would reach out to the Argentina Income Tax Authority (Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos) or AFIP. They should be able to help. Worse case, pay a couple hundred for a tax consultation with an Argentina tax attorney.
Me gustó el tono amable con el que explicas las cosas negativas en tu video, lo hace ver no tan negativo 😜 Creo que justo los amigos que encontraste fueron impuntuales, no siempre es así. If you travel to Mendoza or San Juan I would love to give you a tour here.
Nice video! A couple of comments 1) No business closes at noon in Buenos Aires, this is more from the inner country and towns and small cities 2) almost all 14 tips are for buenos aires, as u mentioned in the introduction 3) punctuality is very different between business and personal (including for ex doctor appointments). 4) coffee culture is very very relevant in buenos aires, almost like in any country of the world, and very similar to Italy. We don’t consider coffee you buy at the supermarket as coffee, it’/ and ugly beverage. Enjoy Argentina!
Well done review, man. Let me make a little correction about "siesta", this nap is more a rural or province habit that it is in Bs. As. city. Here in BA the life's rhythm is more stressful and accelerated, in the rest of the country (what we call "interior") is more mandatory than habit, all shops close from 1 pm to 5 pm, they got a more relaxed rhythm of living, this goes for time, services attention and transit too. I hope this helped you. Respects.
Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I didn't mean to imply that people actually napped. It was more the fact that some restaurants close around 2:30 and don't open again until later that evening. That mid-day break is uncommon in the US.
@@nomadicfire I'm a very grown up man, let say vintage, and since I was a child restaurants have this open hours, staff got to be there about 10~11 am, doors open at 12, close around 3 pm, staff leave at 4p and at 7p the sequence repeats in similar intervals, in general the kitchen in the night shift close at 11p~12a max but the place remains open till 1~2a if you could handle the indirect msgs the staff send while they set the tables for next shift, put chairs over the table, sweep, mop, etc. But there are other places like restaurant/cafe or pizza/cafe that remain open almost 24 hs. Rpct
Hold on! Argentina is full of hypermarkets of huge surfaces, you can check on their websites to find where these stores are located (Carrefour, Coto, Walmart, Jumbo, etc). You even have warehouses (Makro, Vital, etc), and a lot or regional names that took the stores of Sam's Club after departure. You may find that Buenos Aires City, like New York City, dont have stores that big, but certanly Buenos Aires is full of them as New York does, so if you miss that kind of store you just use the car, or move to a different neighborhood.
Wait there is a Walmart in CABA? Crazy! Where? And to clarify, I enjoy buying at the smaller locally owned little specialty shops. You'll get a level of service not available at a mega-grocery. I just want to prepare US expats coming to BA to level set their expectations. Even the biggest Coto in Palermo will seem small compared to most places they shop in the US.
Palermo belongs to BA City, you said no hipermarkets on Argentina. Also US citizens will understand the difference between BA City and BA, as I said with the NYC and NY example. You can use google maps to find the stores. I have been on several stores on the US and they are almost identical by size. Where you may notice a difference is on Home Depot, Lowe's kinda stores (Easy, Sodimac here) which are truly smaller in comparison.
Wal-Mart existed in Argentina for many years, but in 2020 they left Argentina, many of them changed their name to “chango mas” but almost everybody still calls it “wal-mart”.
Suele ser depende de la persona también, hay mucha gente mayor que da dos besos, sobre todo las personas de campo. El dato curioso que me contó mi abuela es que son dos besos porque Judas traicionó a Jesús con un solo beso 🤯
May have been a little confusing there, at least it is to me now. There was a time many years ago that the whole province waormally called by its name: Buenos Aires and the down time was call El Centro, but then it was called CABA, (Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires) and now it is like a separated state. Life is different that the rest of Buenos Aires state, and any other State in the country. Regarding coffe, I understand you didn't explain right, anywhere in Arg. i found lots of places with great coffees. Coffee and fresh squized orange juice was my thing. I brought more than a few bags of coffee bought in the stores, mostly colombian, or Brasilian. Like your readers said there are specailty stores. I like Bonaffide that have a few qualities and Havanna where also have great chocolates and dulce de leche. And you are right about the popo. There and here in south California I hate people no cleaning after their dogs. And the tiles! it is real. But I remember that the people were washing their sidewalks early in the morning, much earlier than 8 AM to avoid the people walking by or very late at night. Yes, in small towns, specially in hot summer days, some people take short naps and small mom and pop stores closed at lunch and open again around 4-5 PM. Last time, because of health treatment that I couldn't get in USA i stayed several month in a private home. They received so many people every day from friends, neighbors and handipeople to whom they were offered coffee or mate if they will visit for a while to chat, that was to relatives and friends. Things are super expensive there for the people working there but for foreigners of Europe or North America is super cheap. The veg., meat and food in general delicious. I really loved icecream. Wow. I didn't fin that in Italy for which the ice cream is famous. I think I will try to go back to Argentina to go to the south and then stay in or near CABA. Thank you for your video.
Seran muy bienvenidos siempre. En mi caso,soy muy puntual con el horario,porque me parece una falta de respeto dejar a la gente esperando, por muy amigos que sean. Te mando un abrazo y deseo que tengan una feliz estadia.
Informate mejor de lo que pasa en una ciudad, en este caso la ciudad de BA. Aquí existen muy pocos negocios que cierren a eso de la 13 hs.de la tarde para abrir a las 15 ó 14 hs y los que lo hacen no es para dormir la siesta. Nadie duerme la siesta en BA, tal vez algún jubilado que ya no trabaja.
Hello there. I work as a tour guide in Bue with foreign guests and they always ask about "siesta break". I think it' s some idea they get from de mexicans. For the europeans they think with do the same they do in Italy as we have been very much influenced by the italian culture. Siestas "si" in the interior of the country. Siestas "no" in Buenos Aires. Great video though👍👍🖐️🖐️
Yeah, I really didn't mean to imply a nap. That is my mistake. I was more focused on the fact some restaurants and shops would shut down around 2:30 and open up again later at night. Thanks for the clarification!
Hi, better tell your dentist not to kiss you guy, that´s not normal here😄The usual greeting is shaking hands, unless you are very good friends with that person. Among women, yes, it is more common to greet each other with a single kiss (which is more of a gesture than a real kiss) on the cheek that is most comfortable for you at that moment. I find it funny the things you notice, I had never heard that the kiss should be on the right cheek that´s new for me ! You´re very funny, thank you and beware with the "kisser dentist"ha ha cheers to you !
Great viedo. Two things that sounded odd. In Buenos Aires the average english level is very good, much better than in all of southern Europe with the exception of Portugal and second punctuality varies quite a bit about half of the people are very sharp on it the other half you can write them off.
ppl from USA r called Yankees in Argentina, the word gringo was used among the elderly, quite a long time ago to refer to Europeans, specifically Italians, for Argentines, u r YANKI (we don't write: yankee, but YANKi: and sounds: SHANKI)
Yanki sounds like SHANKI as you say, but it also sounds like JUNKIE. This is because an Argentine from BsAs pronounces the Y as an American pronounces the J. Once I told an American lady that we didn't use GRINGO but YANKI to refer to Americans. Offended, she asked me why. It took me a while to realize why she looked offended. But the truth is that no Argentine says YANKI with the intention of meaning JUNKIE. It's simply the way an Argentine pronounces the word YANKEE.
I love this city, but I agree with the shit in the streets. I don't know why Argentines have this habit of not picking up poop, especially in lower-middle class neighborhoods.
Hay algo que agregar respecto al mate, se toma en grupo, todo el grupo toma del mismo mate, no esta bien visto limpiar la bombilla porque el mate se toma de boca a boca y de corazon a corazon. No compartas el mate si estas enfermo.
Bastante pobre tu investigación la verdad. La siesta es más de provincias del norte del país. Yo soy patagonica y no es una costumbre del Sur. Por otro lado. Argentina no es sólo Cdad de Bs As.🤌🏽🤌🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽
Hola primero que todo, Argentina no es solo Buenos Aires, las costumbre de la siesta y difiere mucho en cada provincia, con respecto a lo que es el saludo en el norte Argentino se saluda con dos besos y cambia mucho la forma de hablar, ya que no es mismo hablar con un santiagueño, que seria el equivalente a un irlandés, como también a un cordobes, con respecto a la puntualidad, yo creo que tus amigos son unos irrespetuosos en ir 1 hora y media despues, ya que podes llegar 15 min mas tarde, pero nada mas. Saludos
Yeah, I shouldn't have said nap. What I am referring to is the fact some businesses close after 2:30 and don't open again until later in the evening. That is very uncommon in the US.
you´re generalizing sooooooooooooo much. It´s like going to california and make a video about on how is to live in the US. Just as california is not representative of the whole US, neither Capital federal is from Argentina. For example: you generalize that argentinians pronunciate the "LL" as a "SH". Thats called rioplatense spanish and yeah, it´s quite popular in argentina, but not the most popular. About 60% of the country doesnt pronunciate it like that. In regards to grocery shops: yeah there are small markets and specialty stores but there also is gigantic supermarkets like walmart, makro, carrefour or jumbo.
"big deal" is relative. Whatsapp penetration in Argentina is over 90% (closer to 95% in most stats I see). In the US, less than 30% of the population use it.
Nah man... I don't think you got it right about the punctuality. If people need to be in a place at a certain time, they be there. Parties are a different subject... Nobody is gonna show up at the begining of a party. No one. Just like with the night life, the later, the better it'll get. If you want to have a party at 10 you need to say it starts at 8 - 8:30.
My problem was the difficulty of finding coffee without sugar in stock at the supermarkets in Palermo. I sometimes went weeks without finding anyone who had inventory to sell.
To be fair, I should have never said nap. The main point was that some shops and restaurants close in the middle of the day. That is unusual in the US.
5:35 We do have those around but they are more around el 'Conurbano'. not so much in Caba, and we call them "Hipermercado" as in "Hypermarket" because they are bigged than a supermarket.
I guess it makes sense. There is more space and land available in the suburbs. I'm also not complaining about the lack of "Hiper-sized" markets in the city. I really enjoy the small shops.
Es obvio que nos afanan pero te voy a dar un consejo , en algun bar del centro pedite 3 o 4 de empanadas de carne con un malbec y ahi me contas..........🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!!!!!!
.. If you are nice and good people come to Argentina .. Be nice !! You gona be ok .. work in spot ..like a team .. Learn spanish .. you can be ok ..or good if you smart .. on dif to be smart on USA . be nice ..
perdona, pero seguro te juntaste con ignorantes desde una porteña querés que te hable cuando visite Misiones (su catarata, sus mariposas sus puestos en la calle sus piedras preciosas ) , Formosa , Santiago del Estero (las empanadillas , las granadas , las tunas , el calor ) Cordoba o Bariloche ??
En Buenos Aires no se duerme siesta.. anda a las 15hs por Microcentro o cualquier barrio de la ciudad, esta todo en movimiento. La siesta quizas lo hacen en ciudades con menos de 1 millon habitantes. Buenos Aires o su aglomerado urbano llamado AMBA... Tiene 15 millones de habitantes, es muy difícil dormir siesta en esta enorme metrópoli.... Jajaja en cuanto a las veredas, si coincido.. son una porquería, el gobierno de la ciudad hace negocios con esas baldosas sueltas.
Yes... You are right. I should not have said naps. What I was trying to focus on was that there were several restaurants and stores in my neighborhood that would close down around 2:30 and not open again until later in the evening. That is unusual in the US.
The quality of life in Argentina is astonishing there is nothing like it
Truly unique!
Jajajajaa que buen chiste 😂😂
@@Franco_Vera_ArgWEY HAMBREXICO WEY 🇲🇽🤔
Why do you talk about siesta in Buenos Aires? No one takes siesta in Buenos Aires, there is no time to do that. Yes, you'll find that siesta is more common in the smaller towns but in the big city? Never. And there're gigantic supermarkets, they're just not in the middle of the city. They're mostly in Martinez or in suburban areas. And regarding the coffee...man...Buenos Aires is FULL of coffee shops everywhere! Just on my block I have like 5 different coffee shops, you can get coffee anywhere. You even have Starbucks that sells coffee. And regarding the Coffee with sugar, it's called Café Torrado and it's the worst quality coffee, don't buy that. Buy the better quality coffee (café tostado) or coffee beans and ground them. Just because you couldn't find coffee doesn't mean you can't get it. Coffee here is very popular, we just don't do the Cake like, syrup filled coffee thing here. Never in my life have I seen free hot water dispensers in the Park? Where do you get these things?
Los dispensers de agua suelen ser de Taragüí. En Pque Centenario y Pque Indpendencia recuerdo haber visto. No diría que se encuentran por todos lados pero algunos hay.
i think he means some business closing between 1pm-4pm
Oh yeah, there are loads of coffee shops. It's one of things I love about the city. I meant specifically the scarcity of finding non-sugared coffee at the market to brew at home. I sometimes stop at every Carrefour, Jumbo, Dia, or Chinese market in my neighborhood for weeks and not find any. When I do, I buy several bags, because I don't know when I can get them again.
Quizás aludió a las siestas en el sentido que en los barrios fuera de la ciudad aún cierras todos los locales desde las 13 hasta las 16, 17 hs. Eso pasa aún mucho en martinez, san isidro, etc...y si vivia por esos barrios para una cafetería tenes que irte al centro comercial sino casi imposible, y si no vas a uno que tenga café de especialidad en gral no es bueno.
@@nomadicfire what they mean is there are neighborhood shops devoted to sell coffee in grains, on the bulk.They let you personalizs your mix of grains (e.g. local brands or imported from different places), they may have some mixes already packaged, and they often sell other goodies like high quality chocolates and cookies that are perfect to make a gift. They may sell brewing machines, their supplies and/or complementary equipment. Some times, they may have tables for you to sit and enjoy a cup and a sweet, but it's not something to expect from these places. Local brands and store chains are Bonafide, Cabrales, Eurocafé or Havanna, and then you have foreign ones like Starbucks.
Since there are specialized shops that sells an already expensive product much cheaper than in a supermarket, these may not even care to have coffee in strock.
Every Province in Argentina is Completely Different
I'm looking forward to exploring more!
Well not every province but yeah, regions are very different
@@zappertxt i was in 15 Provinces of my Country, I know that
Se dice Poio todos los sabemos 😂
@@AlexanderHansmeyer-195no hay tantas diferencias. Culturalmente el pais no varia tanto como en otros paises.
I've never agreed so much with a foreigner's take on my city, like the good stuff, the bad stuff, i was nodding the whole video. The only thing that surprised me though was the fact that you said we are not coffee lovers because we literally have a coffee shop in almost every square haha
Ahhh... Thank you. I appreciate hearing that. I gave the wrong impression on the coffee. All the amazing coffee shops is one of the things I love about Buenos Aires. I was trying to say how it was sometimes difficult to buy ground coffee to brew at home from the supermarkets in my neighborhood. They had difficulty keeping coffee without sugar in stock.
Thanks again and Cheers!
Great video! I'll be there in 40 days!
You will be welcome! The only thing is about cofre, in supermarkets you have "torrado" with sugar and lower quality and "Tostado" better quality, each label could have both types. Instead you could have all "Bonafide" "Café Martinez" etc who sell their own blend. You have Starbucks but hundreds of small cafeterías with really good productos, even in my city 100km from Buenos Aires downtown, small city have at least 10 small cafeterías with great pastry.
Awesome. You'll enjoy it. Check out our other videos on best neighborhoods and how to rent an apartment. You'll get some useful info for expats there as well. Cheers!
Hi Nancy you welcome in Argentina, I can be your guide!
Welcome to our country!
For the coffee, skip every pack that says "Torrado". You need to buy "Tostado", preferably in grains but it is more common to find it ground. That Torrado thing is a method of roasting bad coffee with sugar to hide the bad quality. very few countries have that ugly coffee.
I agree. I'm not a fan.
Café torrado = sugar. Café tostado = no sugar. You have several places if you want good coffee, even in some regular supermarkets you have a couple of top notch brands that are OK.
El Torrado se tuesta con azúcar, si, pero es de excelente calidad, al menos en Argentina. Y al final la cantidad de azúcar que queda es 0%. Y el gusto es 1000 veces mejor a uno tostado común.
@@miguelparada5283el café Torrado no tiene azúcar, se tuesta con azúcar que se transforma en un caramelo que cubre al grano de café, por eso es mucho mejor y sabe mejor que el tostado común, pero el café Torrado bien hecho no tiene que tener azúcar literalmente.
Hola. No todos hacemos la siesta en Buenos Aires. Es más común en las provincias , por las altas temperaturas que tienen. Y lo de llegar tarde a un evento , depende de la persona . No todos somos así . En general yo soy muy puntual y no me gusta esperar . Saludos .
Yes. There is probably a better term than siesta. I didn't mean people go nap. More that many restaurants (and some shops) closed at 2:30 and didn't open again until later at night. That mid-day "break" is uncommon in the US.
@@nomadicfire aquí es común en los comercios . Y luego están abiertos hasta la noche .
En la patagonia tampoco.
@@nomadicfire para comercios, decimos que hacen "horario cortado" cuando cierran unas horas a la tarde, Si no cierran, decimos que hacen "horario corrido".
@@murielredondo1261Gracias. Now I now. 🙏🏽
The water under the tile on the sidewalk just got me about an hour ago after it was raining today.
Haha... It's not a matter of if, but when. It's good when you walk the same route often. You'll subconsciously memorize the best path as you get to know which specific tiles to avoid.
I speak only for myself, but I am an extremely punctual person, trust me, not all appointments are suggestions, and I would not be late for a job or medical date.
Loco ¿Por qué en vez de criticar con desprecio agradecen que un extranjero se fijó en "diferencias culturales" y las aprecia? Además dijo al principio que eran nacidas de sus experiencias, no de los argentinos. No sean groseros.
In Costa Rica, the cashier just handed me a calculator with the amount on it, and ever since then, I carry a calculator with me on trips. It's a big help! You don't ever want to hand your phone to someone, so really---get a cheap solar powered calculator for this...
Really? You can't use your phones calculator and show it to the person? You don't need to hand over your phone. And most places have a screen and you can see the amount on the screen, so you don't actually even need a calculator. Do you really think you'll handover your phone and we would just run off with it?
Great tip. I'm really trying to get better, but the big numbers seem to shut my brain down.
@@nomadicfire I know, right? I'm good with smaller numbers, but when the rate is 1300 to 1, it's rough!
@@veritorossi No, because the normal situation is that THEY are telling YOU what the cost is---and I went to the Farmer's Market a lot, and they had no cash register either!
Hello Nomadic, would you be so kind as to tell us in which neighborhood you live? I´m native from Buenos Aires: I have never seen anyone take a nap or close his shop in this city, on the contrary, it is the busiest time of the working day. I tell you: getting together for coffee here is a CULT. Buenos Aires is overflowing with Cafés, where friends, couples, business people, or students meet. There is even tango music inspired by the coffee bars, a meeting place. You can choose between Starbucks or more select coffees such as Brazilian, Colombian, Arabic, Italian, even Indian, or Nespresso in all its varieties. Yes, here it´s obligatory to clean up the poop left by the dogs. If someone does not do it, it is frowned upon, because it´s rude. That is why I ask you in which neighborhood you live, because it seems that it´s a bit far away from the rhythm of the city we know. Greetings to you !.
Hi @juanjoseph2039, one of my favorite things about the city are the loads of wonderful coffee shops.
What I was trying to point out was the difficulty finding ground coffee without sugar to buy in Coto, Jumbo, Dia, or Chinese markets. The stores in Palermo Hollywood sometimes go weeks without having any inventory available to purchase. Cheers!
@@nomadicfire Don´t worry be happy, I hope you´ll find it. Near you at Carrefour in Alto Palermo there´s a shop called Bonafide, which specializes in coffee. You can choose the variety you prefer and they grind the beans to your liking, and the amount you choose to take home. I suppose they also have delivery, nowadays almost all of them do, and Bonafide has several branches. Once you choose your favorite coffee, it is convenient to receive it at home. Enjoy!
Thanks for tips! Cheers.
There are big supermarkets like the US in Argentina, in the suburbs mostly.
Yeah, makes sense. More land.
Outside of Buenos Aires sometimes is two kisses and in that case men don't kiss, but it depends on the region. Some places do it the Spanish way, from left to right, and others, the Italian way, from right to left cheek.
Thanks for the info... So many ways to kiss 😂
Hola, bienvenido! Espero que estés disfrutando tu estadía aquí. Para café en grano te recomiendo las tiendas de Bonafide, allí encontrarás el café de la mejor calidad. Si vas a una cafetería, tenés cadenas como café Martinez o Habana. El café normal de Starbucks es horrible. En supermercados, tal vez puedas conseguir en cadenas como Jumbo o Disco. Suerte y espero que la pasen muy bien.
Thank you for the tips. I sometimes search every Jumbo, Coto, Dia, and all the Chinese markets in Palermo Hollywood and can't find ground coffee without sugar. Finding some in stock is very inconsistent.
When I do find it, I tend to buy several kilos, because I don't know when I'll find some again.
No bonafide no. Soy barista y es lo peor... Cualquier lugar que venda Cafe de Especialidad, como la Motofeca o Tostadores Fuego
@@adimasha1589Thank you for the recommendationa! 🙏🏽
La mejor forma de cambiar verdes, es que te acompañe 1 argento a un lugar que él cambia, que te va a dar más $. Con el mate, lo necesario es la yerba, la bombilla y tal vez el termo, un vasito o 1 jarrito de café pueden reemplazar al mate.
I live in Buenos Aires, never have I ever (maybe ones) stepped on dog poop. Not because there isnt, but because you develop a six sence and can know where they are without seeing them
Haha... Teach me sensei.
Literally what everyone says when they come to Argentina for the first time is: I love jow you giys have cute coffee shops everywhere, so I'm shocked you didn't experience that. P.S I go to Europe every year for work and I feel like I can have any kind of coffee here in BA at a walking distance.
You are absolutely correct. One of things I love the most about Buenos Aires is the amazing coffee shops everywhere. My shock was how difficult it was to find coffee without sugar in to brew at home. Markets in my neighborhood would go weeks without having any inventory available.
Sorry, but I do not agree with some of your points of view or worse, with the wrong facts you are giving about Buenos Aires, as follows: "siesta" or nap is not a common practice in Buenos Aires, but it is usual in small towns or some cities all around Argentina. In general, stores in Buenos Aires do not close at "siesta times". Dog poops are not found everywhere as you said and side walks are cleaned daily and washed at least twice a week by janitors. Despite there might be some sidewalks tiles loose, this is not as frecquent as you try to give the impression, you have exagerated with a wrong afirmation. English is spoken by most of the people in Buenos Aires, stadistics mentioned are not representative of Buenos Aires, you can manage enough asking in English for directions, purchases, services, etc. without any major problems. And, be sure they will try to help you anyway. Also, Google translator works fine here, too! It is wrong we do not have coffee beans for sale, you may find them in supermarkets and there are also coffee stores with international blends available. If you do not want coffee added with sugar, you only have to ask for "Café tostado" (toasted coffee) not "Café torrado" which is cheaper and an option for those who cannot afford toasted coffee. You are wrong, coffee is loved in Buenos Aires, but very expensive nowadays. If you would have been well informed, you might know Buenos Aires has more than 60 "cafés notables", that is historic and beautiful buildings any cofee lover must know visiting Buenos Aires (i.e.: Tortoni).
Yup. One of the things I love about the city is the abundance of coffee shops. What I had difficulty with is finding ground coffee without sugar in the markets to purchase. I sometimes went weeks checking every Coto, Jumbo, Dia, and Chinese market in my neighborhood and not finding inventory.
Thanks for the tips. Cheers!
You should buy your coffee beans at the same coffee store...
Wow some sensitive argie in here. And take it from another argie 😁I get both sides. Influencer a lil bit exaggerated as well as the answer. No matter what Argentina still a great place to live for nationals as foreigners. Aguante Argentina!
@@jcm21354 100% agree. An amazing place!
Estas equivocado. La mayoría de los Argentinos no hablan ingles. Y las baldosas rotas o salidas, junto con excremento de animales, es común como dice el señor del video, pero en lugares no turísticos. Ej: Flores, Parque Avellaneda, Lugano, ETC. En esos aspectos no tienes que corregirlo, ya que esta en lo cierto.
The one kiss greeting is in Buenos Aires and some areas, in the rest of the country we give 2 kisses
In Entre Ríos is just one kiss
Mendoza is one kiss
This vid was amazing thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
I always thought that changing USD to Pesos is done through your local "cambista" ("exchanger") to get the black market rate. That said, living full-time would definitely be different I guess (it was for us during hyperinflation, id 80's, Brazil). Also, with Milei, I don't know how much longer those will be around if he plans to free float the Peso (or dollarize altogether). Fun video and for someone that has Argentine family and have visited a lot - pretty much on point in broad terms.
I do recommend that people buy in their local neighborhood stores. The quality of goods is generally higher than that in the supermarkets which are - very roughly - the size of an Aldi in the US. That ritual of going grocery shopping every few days is a real thing (also because the fridges tend to be much smaller). I fondly remember going to the vegetable, meat, and cheese stores plus, of course, the bakeries.
Rates have been volatile. Sometimes Western Union is the best rate, other times cuevas (the term I usually hear used for exchanger). Milei hasn't been shy stating what he wants to do. We'll see what happens. Hopefully things improve for the country and your family.
Cheers!
Hi, from Puerto Rico, planning on a second residence in south America (Peru,Brazil, Argentina) recommendations on places to live, I'm a senior citizen. Love your broadcast, very informative. Thank you.
I appreciate you watching our vids. I've lived in Buenos Aires, lived and worked in Rio de Janeiro, and spent months of time in Lima. I like all 3 places for different reasons. If you have any questions, drop me a line. Cheers.
Pretty accurate my friend, i hope u guys have a good times here in Argentina
Gracias!
Una muy interesante descripción del choque cultural. Me causó gracia lo de las baldosas, he de destacar dos detalles, uno es el problema de las raíces de los árboles, literalmente rompen no solo las veredas/aceras, sino también las calles, y si no rompen los bloques de concreto los desnivelan, siguiendo en esta línea, los días de lluvia, tienes que tener dos mapas actualizados en mente, uno es el recorrido que debes hacer y el otro es dónde están los baches para evitarlos y no romper el tren delantero de tu vehículo, es como recorrer un campo minado; el segundo problema que hacía referencia, es la calidad del mortero para fijar las baldosas al piso, que no siempre está a la altura. Con respecto al grano de café, una característica que se introdujo a la Argentina es el grano torrado, que es el grano recubierto de caramelo y presenta un color negro, en lugar del tradicional marrón del grano tostado
I have no idea why you had issues finding coffee, is literally every where, Buenos Aires is one of the cities with most coffee shops per capita, and you can find any kind of grain, is true that you have the one torrado with sugar but you also have the one toast and without, you just need to ask for it ;) you are gonna see the one torrado with sugar more just because it’s cheaper
All the amazing coffee shops is one of my favorite things about Buenos Aires. What surprised me was the difficulty in finding ground coffee without sugar in stores. The markets in my neighborhood would not have any inventory for weeks at a time.
@@nomadicfire oh they have it in most of the coffe chains for example cafe Martinez or Bonafide, also on the super market but its usually not at plain sigth, i get mine from Bonafide ;) Just ask for the one that its not "torrado"
this guy really gets it
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Good points! Of course, not everything is taken to a extreme. You can specify an hour when meeting and stress the timing it’s important, and people will mostly show up at that time (and of course that’s the default for business meetings). I’ve been drinking good coffee for decades now, but its true you will not always find them in supermarkets. As with other specialties, its better getting it from a coffee shop, which Buenos Aires is full of! Siesta is not common in big cities (specially BA), but it is on the small towns. Dog poop is a problem, but has improved a lot from the 90s. As a regular walker, I get around one accident with poop every one/two years: you start getting a sixth sense 😂. Big supermarkets exist, but you need a car as they are mostly in the suburbs.
Haha... 6th sense. It is like using the force to guide you :)
@@nomadicfire Vital is a wholesaler in Gallo Nº149, Abasto and Tronador 400 · CABA . Apart there some big supermarkets (a block) like Carrefour in Devoto or Liniers, other are Coto of Montecastro
@@missmclau Excellent recommendations! Thanks.
Lo del Beso no es tan así! No se en Buenos Aires, pero en el Interior, tenes que ser muy amigo de la otra persona para besarla. Si a un familiar, Hermanos, Cuñados, Sobrinos.....
Pretty, pretty nice video. Of all the exposure I've had over the years to Argentinians including two trips I never knew that about the absence of a coffee culture. I always learn something from these tutorials. I'll be in a position to retire there permanently if I can get a straight answer about taxing my Social Security benefit. I've got different answers on the forums so I asked the Argie embassy in Bogota. They didn't know either. Colombia doesn't tax it.
Oh don't get me wrong. There is still a strong coffee culture here. One of the things I love about the city is finding plenty of cafes to enjoy a cup with a medialuna in every neighborhood. But for brewing some coffee at home, your choices get slim.
I wouldn't expect the consulate to he able to help with taxes, but I would reach out to the Argentina Income Tax Authority (Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos) or AFIP. They should be able to help. Worse case, pay a couple hundred for a tax consultation with an Argentina tax attorney.
@@nomadicfire AFIP ! Good referral, gracias pibe.
Never do that in argentina taxes are crazy and the goberment will take away more than 50 or 60% of your money
Acá tomamos generalmente 🧉 mate
Me gustó el tono amable con el que explicas las cosas negativas en tu video, lo hace ver no tan negativo 😜 Creo que justo los amigos que encontraste fueron impuntuales, no siempre es así. If you travel to Mendoza or San Juan I would love to give you a tour here.
That is awesome. Thank you for offer!
Pensé que era Gustavo Fring.
Mi novia se rió de esto. Está enamorada de ese actor.
😂😂😂😂
@@nomadicfire Giancarlo Esposito
Too.. Buenos Aires is dividises in two sides, Province : sur, este, oeste y norte. and the city capital
Nice video! A couple of comments 1) No business closes at noon in Buenos Aires, this is more from the inner country and towns and small cities 2) almost all 14 tips are for buenos aires, as u mentioned in the introduction 3) punctuality is very different between business and personal (including for ex doctor appointments). 4) coffee culture is very very relevant in buenos aires, almost like in any country of the world, and very similar to Italy. We don’t consider coffee you buy at the supermarket as coffee, it’/ and ugly beverage. Enjoy Argentina!
Thanks for the info!
Hi, have you made a vídeo comparing Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina?
Not yet, but it's on the calendar. If you hit the subscribe button, you'll get notified when we release it.
Buen video amigo❤
Gracias!
In Argentina is not normal for the dentist to kiss you. Just saying.
Haha... My girlfriend was kissed at her dentist to. Maybe we just found a very friendly clinic :)
@@nomadicfire es parte de la cultura nuestro....muy de italiano y español..
😂jajaj Si hay confianza te saludan con beso, aunque ahora se está perdiendo la costumbre de saludar con besos.
@@nomadicfire Es más normal que se saludé a la mujer con un beso, por más que no haya tanta confianza, entre hombres se da si ya hay esa confianza.
Mi dentista me saluda siempre con beso, al llegar y al marcharme, soy del Cuyo. Eso depende de la cercanía que se tenga, no es norma
Well done review, man. Let me make a little correction about "siesta", this nap is more a rural or province habit that it is in Bs. As. city. Here in BA the life's rhythm is more stressful and accelerated, in the rest of the country (what we call "interior") is more mandatory than habit, all shops close from 1 pm to 5 pm, they got a more relaxed rhythm of living, this goes for time, services attention and transit too.
I hope this helped you.
Respects.
Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I didn't mean to imply that people actually napped. It was more the fact that some restaurants close around 2:30 and don't open again until later that evening. That mid-day break is uncommon in the US.
@@nomadicfire I'm a very grown up man, let say vintage, and since I was a child restaurants have this open hours, staff got to be there about 10~11 am, doors open at 12, close around 3 pm, staff leave at 4p and at 7p the sequence repeats in similar intervals, in general the kitchen in the night shift close at 11p~12a max but the place remains open till 1~2a if you could handle the indirect msgs the staff send while they set the tables for next shift, put chairs over the table, sweep, mop, etc.
But there are other places like restaurant/cafe or pizza/cafe that remain open almost 24 hs.
Rpct
Haha... Vintage. I like that term :)
@@nomadicfire 🤣Sometimes I use "less younger than..." a syntactic horror but metaphorically eloquent. 🤭🤫
Hold on! Argentina is full of hypermarkets of huge surfaces, you can check on their websites to find where these stores are located (Carrefour, Coto, Walmart, Jumbo, etc). You even have warehouses (Makro, Vital, etc), and a lot or regional names that took the stores of Sam's Club after departure. You may find that Buenos Aires City, like New York City, dont have stores that big, but certanly Buenos Aires is full of them as New York does, so if you miss that kind of store you just use the car, or move to a different neighborhood.
Wait there is a Walmart in CABA? Crazy! Where?
And to clarify, I enjoy buying at the smaller locally owned little specialty shops. You'll get a level of service not available at a mega-grocery.
I just want to prepare US expats coming to BA to level set their expectations. Even the biggest Coto in Palermo will seem small compared to most places they shop in the US.
@@nomadicfire COTO es el equivalente a Waltmart...y te aseguro de que es de MUCHO MEJOR CALIDAD!
Palermo belongs to BA City, you said no hipermarkets on Argentina. Also US citizens will understand the difference between BA City and BA, as I said with the NYC and NY example. You can use google maps to find the stores. I have been on several stores on the US and they are almost identical by size. Where you may notice a difference is on Home Depot, Lowe's kinda stores (Easy, Sodimac here) which are truly smaller in comparison.
Wal-Mart existed in Argentina for many years, but in 2020 they left Argentina, many of them changed their name to “chango mas” but almost everybody still calls it “wal-mart”.
@@mr.tremolomeasure9290 Narvaez rebranded the stores to Changomas so the buldings remains the same.. in size, which is the background question.
Dude, LOL theres almost a coffeshop in every corner of Buenos Aires!
Ja. I love the coffee shops in BA. I was specifically talking about trying to find beans at the market for home brew.
Los porteños damos un solo beso! En el interior se dan dos besos!
Haha... We said only one kiss in the video. We remember because we were embarrassed when our Tango teacher corrected us.
Suele ser depende de la persona también, hay mucha gente mayor que da dos besos, sobre todo las personas de campo. El dato curioso que me contó mi abuela es que son dos besos porque Judas traicionó a Jesús con un solo beso 🤯
@luciaalmiron395 That's really interesting.
En tucuman al menos nunca vi a alguien dando dos besos
@@marianofara8373 Tucuman es una republica aparte jajaja
La gente que no duerme siesta es porque no estudia o sale de noche
May have been a little confusing there, at least it is to me now. There was a time many years ago that the whole province waormally called by its name: Buenos Aires and the down time was call El Centro, but then it was called CABA, (Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires) and now it is like a separated state. Life is different that the rest of Buenos Aires state, and any other State in the country. Regarding coffe, I understand you didn't explain right, anywhere in Arg. i found lots of places with great coffees. Coffee and fresh squized orange juice was my thing. I brought more than a few bags of coffee bought in the stores, mostly colombian, or Brasilian. Like your readers said there are specailty stores. I like Bonaffide that have a few qualities and Havanna where also have great chocolates and dulce de leche. And you are right about the popo. There and here in south California I hate people no cleaning after their dogs. And the tiles! it is real. But I remember that the people were washing their sidewalks early in the morning, much earlier than 8 AM to avoid the people walking by or very late at night. Yes, in small towns, specially in hot summer days, some people take short naps and small mom and pop stores closed at lunch and open again around 4-5 PM. Last time, because of health treatment that I couldn't get in USA i stayed several month in a private home. They received so many people every day from friends, neighbors and handipeople to whom they were offered coffee or mate if they will visit for a while to chat, that was to relatives and friends. Things are super expensive there for the people working there but for foreigners of Europe or North America is super cheap. The veg., meat and food in general delicious. I really loved icecream. Wow. I didn't fin that in Italy for which the ice cream is famous. I think I will try to go back to Argentina to go to the south and then stay in or near CABA. Thank you for your video.
Oh wow. Yes, the ice cream... So delicious. Thanks for all the wonderful feedback and information. Cheers!
Seran muy bienvenidos siempre. En mi caso,soy muy puntual con el horario,porque me parece una falta de respeto dejar a la gente esperando, por muy amigos que sean. Te mando un abrazo y deseo que tengan una feliz estadia.
Gracias. I send a hug back :)
Informate mejor de lo que pasa en una ciudad, en este caso la ciudad de BA. Aquí existen muy pocos negocios que cierren a eso de la 13 hs.de la tarde para abrir a las 15 ó 14 hs y los que lo hacen no es para dormir la siesta. Nadie duerme la siesta en BA, tal vez algún jubilado que ya no trabaja.
You're right. I didn't mean to imply a nap. It was more the break that some businesses take around 2:30 and then open up again later in the evening.
Hello there. I work as a tour guide in Bue with foreign guests and they always ask about "siesta break". I think it' s some idea they get from de mexicans. For the europeans they think with do the same they do in Italy as we have been very much influenced by the italian culture. Siestas "si" in the interior of the country. Siestas "no" in Buenos Aires. Great video though👍👍🖐️🖐️
Yeah, I really didn't mean to imply a nap. That is my mistake. I was more focused on the fact some restaurants and shops would shut down around 2:30 and open up again later at night. Thanks for the clarification!
Hi, better tell your dentist not to kiss you guy, that´s not normal here😄The usual greeting is shaking hands, unless you are very good friends with that person. Among women, yes, it is more common to greet each other with a single kiss (which is more of a gesture than a real kiss) on the cheek that is most comfortable for you at that moment. I find it funny the things you notice, I had never heard that the kiss should be on the right cheek that´s new for me ! You´re very funny, thank you and beware with the "kisser dentist"ha ha cheers to you !
Haha... My girlfriend was also kissed by her dentist, so maybe we found a very friendly clinic 😂.
Must be an interesting country to visit
It's amazing. Are you planning to visit?
I'm from La Plata Buenos Aires and we do have Walmart
Good to know. Thanks for sharing. I didn't find any in CABA.
@@nomadicfire forgot because I keep calling it Walmart but now is called Hiper ChangoMas
Ahhh... OK. That makes sense.
hahaha, the dog poop and the sidewalk tiles hit home. HARD! :)
Haha... Soooo frustrating.
I kissed another man on the cheek but I didn't pat his back hard enough. Now he's my boyfriend. We're very happy together.
Haha... Congratulations!
Great viedo. Two things that sounded odd. In Buenos Aires the average english level is very good, much better than in all of southern Europe with the exception of Portugal and second punctuality varies quite a bit about half of the people are very sharp on it the other half you can write them off.
Great video, God bless
Thank you!
muy buen video
Gracias
@@nomadicfire a vos por este hermoso video
@@rubensteger2593🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
ppl from USA r called Yankees in Argentina, the word gringo was used among the elderly, quite a long time ago to refer to Europeans, specifically Italians, for Argentines, u r YANKI (we don't write: yankee, but YANKi: and sounds: SHANKI)
Interesting... Thanks for sharing. Always learning something new.
... Although, two people in these comments referred to me as Gringo 🤷🏽♂️ haha
Jajajaj yo les digo Gringos jajajaj😂 perdón
@@nomadicfire might be latin inmigrants, they r used to calling u: gringos
@@emi7440 no seria raro, el resto de latam los llama gringos
Yanki sounds like SHANKI as you say, but it also sounds like JUNKIE. This is because an Argentine from BsAs pronounces the Y as an American pronounces the J.
Once I told an American lady that we didn't use GRINGO but YANKI to refer to Americans. Offended, she asked me why. It took me a while to realize why she looked offended. But the truth is that no Argentine says YANKI with the intention of meaning JUNKIE. It's simply the way an Argentine pronounces the word YANKEE.
I love this city, but I agree with the shit in the streets. I don't know why Argentines have this habit of not picking up poop, especially in lower-middle class neighborhoods.
Hay algo que agregar respecto al mate, se toma en grupo, todo el grupo toma del mismo mate, no esta bien visto limpiar la bombilla porque el mate se toma de boca a boca y de corazon a corazon. No compartas el mate si estas enfermo.
👌🏽🙏🏽Thanks for the tips!
Choclo. Palta. Frutilla. Same as in Chile! 😮
And there are more: Luca. Boliche. Pucho. Gil. Mina. ...
In Chile as well? I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.
Bastante pobre tu investigación la verdad. La siesta es más de provincias del norte del país. Yo soy patagonica y no es una costumbre del Sur. Por otro lado. Argentina no es sólo Cdad de Bs As.🤌🏽🤌🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽
Most people in Buenos Aires don't speak English, no inventes!
Hola primero que todo, Argentina no es solo Buenos Aires, las costumbre de la siesta y difiere mucho en cada provincia, con respecto a lo que es el saludo en el norte Argentino se saluda con dos besos y cambia mucho la forma de hablar, ya que no es mismo hablar con un santiagueño, que seria el equivalente a un irlandés, como también a un cordobes, con respecto a la puntualidad, yo creo que tus amigos son unos irrespetuosos en ir 1 hora y media despues, ya que podes llegar 15 min mas tarde, pero nada mas. Saludos
Sorry but siesta time isn't real in Buenos Aires.
Yeah, I shouldn't have said nap. What I am referring to is the fact some businesses close after 2:30 and don't open again until later in the evening. That is very uncommon in the US.
@@nomadicfire Maybe you have found some business that does that but particularly in Buenos Aires that isn't the case at all.
you´re generalizing sooooooooooooo much. It´s like going to california and make a video about on how is to live in the US. Just as california is not representative of the whole US, neither Capital federal is from Argentina. For example: you generalize that argentinians pronunciate the "LL" as a "SH". Thats called rioplatense spanish and yeah, it´s quite popular in argentina, but not the most popular. About 60% of the country doesnt pronunciate it like that.
In regards to grocery shops: yeah there are small markets and specialty stores but there also is gigantic supermarkets like walmart, makro, carrefour or jumbo.
Everything's cool as long as you dont leave City of Buenos Aires
BTW.... WhatsApp is a big deal in USA....
"big deal" is relative. Whatsapp penetration in Argentina is over 90% (closer to 95% in most stats I see). In the US, less than 30% of the population use it.
Nah man... I don't think you got it right about the punctuality. If people need to be in a place at a certain time, they be there. Parties are a different subject... Nobody is gonna show up at the begining of a party. No one. Just like with the night life, the later, the better it'll get.
If you want to have a party at 10 you need to say it starts at 8 - 8:30.
Noted. Thanks!
Buy " tostado" coffee, not torrado, its more expensive but better taste
My problem was the difficulty of finding coffee without sugar in stock at the supermarkets in Palermo. I sometimes went weeks without finding anyone who had inventory to sell.
@@nomadicfireyou can buy in any starbuck coffee ground coffe, or any big supermarket like carrefour or coto " cafe martinez " or " cabrales"
Also in whosale supermarkets like makro , Diarco or Vital you can buy like in costco
se enojaron los porteñitos con lo de la siesta al parecer jajaj
To be fair, I should have never said nap. The main point was that some shops and restaurants close in the middle of the day. That is unusual in the US.
YOU ARE WRONG about BIG STORES Like in NYC you don't have Hugh stores in the city But yes in the suburbs
You're re wrong about coffee. Only torrado coffee is mixed with sugar.
Yup. My problem was find ground coffee without sugar in stock at the markets. They seemed to always be out of inventory.
Subtitles ???
I just double checked. The subtitles are there. Are they not showing up for you?
5:35 We do have those around but they are more around el 'Conurbano'. not so much in Caba, and we call them "Hipermercado" as in "Hypermarket" because they are bigged than a supermarket.
I guess it makes sense. There is more space and land available in the suburbs. I'm also not complaining about the lack of "Hiper-sized" markets in the city. I really enjoy the small shops.
03:10 JUST in Bs as is 1 kiss, in the North 2.
Really? I didn't know. Good information!
Es obvio que nos afanan pero te voy a dar un consejo , en algun bar del centro pedite 3 o 4 de empanadas de carne con un malbec y ahi me contas..........🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!!!!!!
Jamon y Roque fort FTW!!!
.. If you are nice and good people come to Argentina .. Be nice !! You gona be ok .. work in spot ..like a team .. Learn spanish .. you can be ok ..or good if you smart .. on dif to be smart on USA . be nice ..
Thanks. I appreciate the feedback.
Not everyone says posho…
Here's insider tip, it's pronounced aRRRRgentina! 😂
Thanks for the tip. I have to practice that RRRR sound 🙂
"posho" es en porteñolandia, en cordoba es poio jaja
Haha... Good to know
Es mala idea preguntarle a los porteños sobre el resto del país ya que la mayoría no sabe nada de Argentina excepto Buenos Aires.
perdona, pero seguro te juntaste con ignorantes desde una porteña querés que te hable cuando visite Misiones (su catarata, sus mariposas sus puestos en la calle sus piedras preciosas ) , Formosa , Santiago del Estero (las empanadillas , las granadas , las tunas , el calor ) Cordoba o Bariloche ??
Te pido por deeeeos q no digas más Arentina, es ArGGGGGentina xDDD
Haha... Thanks buddy. I'm trying :)
@@nomadicfire lol don´t worry I´m just messin! good vid!!
*P O S H O*
Gracias! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 I'm working on my pronunciation. I really am.
💙🤍💙🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✝️✝️✝️💝💖👏. DEBES COMPRAR CAFE EN GRANOS EN " BONAFIDE". AHI TAMBIEN VENDEN CHOCOLATES DELICIOSOS.
En Buenos Aires no se duerme siesta.. anda a las 15hs por Microcentro o cualquier barrio de la ciudad, esta todo en movimiento. La siesta quizas lo hacen en ciudades con menos de 1 millon habitantes. Buenos Aires o su aglomerado urbano llamado AMBA... Tiene 15 millones de habitantes, es muy difícil dormir siesta en esta enorme metrópoli.... Jajaja en cuanto a las veredas, si coincido.. son una porquería, el gobierno de la ciudad hace negocios con esas baldosas sueltas.
Yes... You are right. I should not have said naps. What I was trying to focus on was that there were several restaurants and stores in my neighborhood that would close down around 2:30 and not open again until later in the evening. That is unusual in the US.
@@nomadicfire Oh, that's okay, it's your experience. Thanks for sharing, the important thing is that you enjoyed it!
You must practice the g sound: AR-GGGEN-TI-NA. Practice. Really. You are butchering the pronunciation
Thanks for tip. I'll keep practicing!
@@nomadicfire you got it, go for it! the content it's great.