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You should try a visit to Uruguay! Its a smaller, safer version of Argentina.

by xj9 11y ago

ggambetta 11y ago
And you get asado de tira (beef short ribs), which for some reason are less popular in Argentina.
- Shamanmuni 11y ago
  Maybe I'm missing something, but asado de tira is one of the two most common cuts in Argentina's parrillas, the other one is vacío (flank steak). It's so common that you can just order "asado" and you will get that.
weeksie 11y ago
Definitely planning a trip. We were going to make a run last week to get out some Yankee bucks but it turns out that Xoom seems to work fine for the purpose (when you factor in the price of the ferry ticket and so forth). But yeah, I think we're going to catch the ferry over at some point.
Fargren 11y ago
Uruguay has a higher murder rate than Argentina [0]. This is also true if you compare the city of Buenos Aires with Montevideo[1], though exact numbers are harder to find and I don't have a reference handy. If Buenos Aires has more crime(I have never been able to find numbers on amounts of roberies), it is not as dangerous. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intention... [1]: http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/156754/un-argentina-has-%E2%80%98europelike%E2%80%99-murder-rate- http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/156754/un-argentina...
- cobralibre 11y ago
  Having spent a short amount of time as a pedestrian in both cities, I'll just say that way people drive the cars and buses in Buenos Aires could easily be described as murderous, though that's certainly not reflected by the murder rate.
- weeksie 11y ago
  Buenos Aires is incredibly safe when it comes to murder rate. Its petty crime is very high though, with over 900 robberies per 100k people.
cryoshon 11y ago
I fell in love with Uruguay when I was there last year-- really an amazing place with a great climate of living and enjoying life fully. People seemed very happy in Uruguay.
- collyw 11y ago
  And probably the coolest president on the planet.

You should try a visit to Uruguay! Its a smaller, safer version of Argentina.

by xj9 11y ago

You should try a visit to Uruguay! Its a smaller, safer version of Argentina.

ggambetta 11y ago

And you get asado de tira (beef short ribs), which for some reason are less popular in Argentina.

Shamanmuni 11y ago
Maybe I'm missing something, but asado de tira is one of the two most common cuts in Argentina's parrillas, the other one is vacío (flank steak). It's so common that you can just order "asado" and you will get that.

weeksie 11y ago

Definitely planning a trip. We were going to make a run last week to get out some Yankee bucks but it turns out that Xoom seems to work fine for the purpose (when you factor in the price of the ferry ticket and so forth). But yeah, I think we're going to catch the ferry over at some point.

Fargren 11y ago

Uruguay has a higher murder rate than Argentina [0]. This is also true if you compare the city of Buenos Aires with Montevideo[1], though exact numbers are harder to find and I don't have a reference handy. If Buenos Aires has more crime(I have never been able to find numbers on amounts of roberies), it is not as dangerous. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intention... [1]: http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/156754/un-argentina-has-%E2%80%98europelike%E2%80%99-murder-rate- http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/156754/un-argentina...

cobralibre 11y ago
Having spent a short amount of time as a pedestrian in both cities, I'll just say that way people drive the cars and buses in Buenos Aires could easily be described as murderous, though that's certainly not reflected by the murder rate.
weeksie 11y ago
Buenos Aires is incredibly safe when it comes to murder rate. Its petty crime is very high though, with over 900 robberies per 100k people.

cryoshon 11y ago

I fell in love with Uruguay when I was there last year-- really an amazing place with a great climate of living and enjoying life fully. People seemed very happy in Uruguay.

collyw 11y ago
And probably the coolest president on the planet.