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Why "dang"? What's wrong with Argentina being the "whitest" country in South America?
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Why "dang"? What's wrong with Argentina being the "whitest" country in South America?
GraceH
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I agree. Not sure what the fascination is lately with Argentina’s racial make up.
I agree. Things are getting too racialized. I saw this and thought it was very on target.
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Sunny
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I lived there, I know exactly what he is talking about. Everyone in their own bubble.
RN in BA
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My brother lives in Irvine, California. He goes to UC Irvine and sent me this video today. This is one of the professors that teach there at the University! I am much happier in Mexico or Argentina but I wish I could find a way to make more money there. Salaries are very low there. I don't think it is just California. More of the US is being like dystopian societies. Canada also. I'm not sure what we can do about it. Outside of pockets I have visited in the Midwest or the South where I find people friendlier a lot of cities are like what this guy said in the video.
Nasdaq
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Problem is a lot of the kids today are spoiled and entitled. My daughter is a model student and worked hard all her life. She is in law school at Colombia and just because a lot of protests a lot of judges and places of employment are publicly stating that they will not employ ANYONE at their companies if they graduated from Colombia. The longer I am in the USA it feels like a distant place that I don't recognize. We are ready to retire and get out of the States.
I look at what is going on in the EU and many countries I don't recognize anymore. There is no border security and I see how it is changing the country. Many things don't make any sense anymore to me here.
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Sunny
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Things were getting out of hand before the pandemic, but in 2021, even in an affluent pocket, we did not feel safe anymore, but it wasn't just that, everything seemed to be changing so fast and for the worst. We feel much, much better here, in every sense.
Nasdaq
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I agree. It's not that we don't feel unsafe. It is just that it doesn't feel like the same country I grew up in. As you say things are changing fast and not for the better!
Betsy Ross
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I left the US before things changed too drastically. I just go back to the States to visit family each year and each time I go back things feel more tense. It has never felt dangerous to me but I am happy I made the leap to move out when I did. I don't regret it for a second. It's not that I feel any safer or more dangerous here. Just a sense of belonging.
Digital Nomad
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As someone younger I would agree with this. Many of my friends are working remote and in the past week a lot of employers are asking employees to come back to work. Many are just quitting their jobs instead. I told them not as great of a job market but so many just want to do whatever they want to do.
Vince
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This was great. I think that many younger people today only live for today and not really any concern about tomorrow. They just spend all they make and don't think about tomorrow. These are great to listen to.
Melibaires
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I have an American friend living in Chicago, and we always talk about this, the pressure of society, the mindset of just working and working, paying off student loans, even the pressure of reaching a certain age and having already formed a family. He's experiencing this at just 27 years old. Traveling and experiencing other places where life is seen differently has opened his mind. Often, I notice him feeling sad and depressed about life there, and I tell him to leave, but he says he has to settle his debts first. Lately, he's been suffering from panic attacks and anxiety... and he's noticed that everyone there is in their own world. He always tells me, "Americans live to work, they forget to live," and about the small things in life like friends, family... It's sad, so I hope he can immigrate soon.
James Bond
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So great to see this African woman saying she feels more accepted in Argentina vs. her own country in Angola.
Uncle Wong
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I still haven't talked to or read anything online from someone that is black that said they were discriminated against in Argentina. Many blacks so they were freaked out that they didn't see many black people but no one I know or nothing I read online said they were discriminated against in Argentina.
Blockchain
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So it sounds like there IS indeed racism in Argentina after all.
The denial of racism in Argentina - Buenos Aires Herald
The incident with the national football team is the cultural expression of a society that has not resolved its issues with race
buenosairesherald.com
Spend Thrift
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Seems like more and more migrants moving to Argentina from Africa. Several from Senegal that are moving here.
Digital Nomad
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I've been told most of the people from Senegal here are very nice people. No excuse for how he is reacting. The problem here is there seems to be quite a few locals that are against migrants from Africa. Not sure on the numbers but have read a lot of posts on X that aren't in favor of immigration from Africa. Probably seeing too many negative posts on X from the EU.
Vince
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We met a few folks from Senegal that moved here. Most are very hard workers and calm people. Probably a good idea to get the full details of what happened. The problem today is it doesn't matter what the details are and once video like this goes viral negative sentiments can form quickly. Argentina has very generous immigration policies but this could certainly shift quickly.
Blockchain
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It doesn't sound like things will change. I just read that Argentina is allowing ALL Venezuelans in even without documents. How does that make sense? I understand people that have no criminal records but this reminds me of what they are doing in the USA just letting tons of Venezuelans in including gang members. My cousin lives in Colorado and said gangs there are taking over crime sprees. He has experienced it first hand. Not just on the news.
If Argentina is allowing undocumented Venezuelans into the country it sounds super easy for anyone to arrive and overstay in the country.
jmerl
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any support the arrival of immigrants, but with the understanding that they must respect local regulations. Street vending, while providing sustenance for many, can create friction with local residents who also want to use those spaces or who have businesses that involve paying taxes and other expenses, making it difficult to compete with street vendors. The lack of adequate regulation can lead to situations like this, where the interests of different groups clash.
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