What do Argentines most frequently ask you as an expat?

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  • A fun Q&A on Argentina by a friend of mine visiting Argentina:

    • Did Evita wrote "Don't cry for me, Argentina" or was it Madonna? Evita loved singing in English, and when she was dealing with her cancer decided to record a hit. On herself. And Madonna is not that much of a songwriter, rather a performer, so it makes sense.
    • Watching a giraffe-print cow skin in an estancia - "What? Do you have giraffes here?!" Clearly a landmark of South America. Learned it in kindergarten.
    • On Iguazú, which I explained had a Brazilian side and an Argentinian side - "Oh, is it an island?" Yeah, it's like Santo Domingo and the Dominican Republic.

    Oh such ignorance! Everyone knows that the song was written as a collaboration by Evita and Ché during one of their many long lunches at the Casa Rosada. They were such pals!


    Madonna, on the other hand, went to Bolivia and nursed Ché back to health. Doesn't anyone know history?