Hi there,
never had problems in Buenos Aires nor in Argentina, no homos, no
pick-pockets, no...
Trelew?? So far I know it's a few 100 miles from BA, maybe you're speaking
of Tigre? And by the way, the currency in Argentina is the Peso not the
real.
WAS
"JBM" <2bjsspfm@eissen.ccm.ca.ku> a écrit dans le message de news:
20050304013426.O34452-100000@nessie.mcc.ac.uk...
> On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, Shaun Haines wrote:
>
>> > On Wed, 2 Mar 2005, clint wrote:
>> >
>> > > Buenos Aires is a lovely county, but we found it quite dangerous. My
>> wife
>> > > was accosted by A BA Indian, I was pickpoked, and my brother-in-law
>> > > propositioned by a homo!
>
>> I think Jon points out a serious problem experienced by virtually all
>> tourists visiting the continent of Buenos Aires, and that is the very
>> real
>> danger of poke picking.
>
> Shaun, many thanks for this further information, much of which was new to
> me. You really do learn some neat things on the internet, don't you?
>
> Anyhow, you reminded me that I neglected to mention a curious tradition
> that takes place every 10th May in Trelew, a southern Buenos Aires suburb.
>
> Trelew is a working class county, and full of immigrants: many of the
> Indians speak Welsh, would you believe? Normally I would not recommend a
> visit; the place is dirty, spoilt by its proximity to the remains of the
> meat-packing industry, and full of homos. However, for the 10th May
> festival, visitors, tourists included, are invited to take their pick of
> the pokes in a fiesta in the region's main square, just by the McDonalds.
>
> The associated cermonies are vibrant and colourful, as the homos make a
> great show for strangers and their wives. To be sure, it's a somewhat
> exoticised and domesticated version of the old pickpokery, but it's the
> only occasion that one can safely get a glimpe of the pokes of the
> surprisingly attractive young women of the region. Few will ever forget
> this unique opportunity to pick a Trelew maiden's poke!
>
> Tours are offered by scouts at the Aeroparque international airport, but
> beware: they overcharge! Make your own way to Trelew by watertaxi, and
> negotiate a price with the guides (who accept reals and dollars, or at a
> pinch an offer to buy a big mac) once there.
>
>> Shaun
>
> Take care
>
> Jon
>
> --
> Jon Beasley-Murray Latin American Studies
> http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jbmurray/ University of British Columbia
>
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