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  • serafina
  • January 22, 2026 at 12:17 AM

There are 9 replies in this Thread which has previously been viewed 208 times. The latest Post (January 22, 2026 at 1:54 PM) was by Bombinova.

  • serafina
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    • January 22, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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    Today, I spoke with a Venezuelan guy and I asked how many Venezuelana are there in Buenos Aires, and he said over 200k. 😱


    He said that many are also in Peru, Colombia, Brazil.

    Tonight, I saw this picture about Argentinians in the world.

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    • January 22, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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    Because so many Argentines are of Italian descent, I’m surprised more haven’t gone to Italy.

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    • January 22, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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    Salaries are very low, the lowest in the EU after Greece. In Spain, no language barrier and lower cost of living, and similar customs. The US - the American dream! Germany very good quality of life and high salaries.
    The rest are in neighboring countries, plus the Jews who hold dual passports and went back to the motherland.

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    • January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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    serafina , this is a bit off-topic, but I’m wondering if the low salaries in Italy are matched by a lower cost of living, or if Italy’s cost of living is keeping pace with that of the rest of the EU while their salaries are not?

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    • January 22, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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    Because so many Argentines are of Italian descent, I’m surprised more haven’t gone to Italy.

    The majority are of Italian descent. Hence why the food is very Italian orientated more's the pity.

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    • January 22, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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    Quote from UK Man

    Hence why the food is very Italian orientated more's the pity.

    Nothing wrong with that. Most people love Italian food,

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

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    • January 22, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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    Nothing wrong with that. Most people love Italian food,

    Indeed but there does seem to be a lack of choice available here. All seems to be low budget based.

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    • January 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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    Indeed but there does seem to be a lack of choice available here. All seems to be low budget based.

    Given the state of the economy for the past 60 years, it would be strange if the food were extravagant.

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    • January 22, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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    Given the state of the economy for the past 60 years, it would be strange if the food were extravagant.

    Not so sure about that. Lack of imagination more like. Probably better in Buenos Aires right enough.

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    • January 22, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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    I've seen that infographic recently also. I don't think there's many questionable outliers there, though I did also wonder about Italy a little bit. The only other possible outlier for me would be Bolivia. It's a bordering country obviously but the number seems high to me. If economic imperative drives migration, what's going on in Bolivia I don't know about?

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