i mute anyone who is aggressively on one side or the other, without nuance, so i didn't actually see the post. Che Vos is funny because i was one of the first to offer to pitch-in to their birthday meal, and i've been providing real-time info for other Expats like me (been here just under 3 weeks now in BsAs) but everything from a couple of the Peronists here is just negative, negative, negative...with no solutions offered. it's easy to tear-down, but hard to create value. unfortunately, these people won't listen to the content from Thomas Sowell and Jordan Peterson that so inspired me years ago, and they will continue to spiral in resentment (which is the heart of Marxism). there's no point in a conversation with a tribal member; all nuance is weakness to them, and when your worldview is that i'm some sort of Oppressor and they are a powerless 'worker' on the Side of the Angels, there can be no honesty or relationship.
regarding
Cubierto, i posted the law in this rant:
https://www.expatsba.com/threads/don-julio-or-la-cabrera.291/#post-1484
...but basically in CABA, the law clearly states it is legal, but it must be informed consent...that's my entire argument; i'm okay with paying 1400 Pesos at a nice restaurant for a "Cubierto" as long as it's posted where i see it (at the top of the menu would be preferable, otherwise it seems shady and disrespectful). i want only just
not to feel like i'm being scammed, and it was one of the reasons i hated Guatemala - if you don't look like the locals, they will charge you extra and you're constantly on-edge about making sure you haggle, verify prices, and make sure you aren't Gringo-taxed. it's exhausting, and feels bad.
i want to pay for a good service, and i want to return to continue paying, but one bad experience of feeling taken advantage of will make me never be a customer again. i don't think i'm alone
🙂 the Cubierto is illegal in some provinces like Mendoza, but in CABA you
can charge it if it's consensual and there are:
250mL drinking water
gluten-free bread
sodium-free salt
no charging <12 years old
"
en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires existe una ley que permite el cobro, sólo si se trata de mayores de 12 años de edad, y únicamente en el caso de que se den ciertos servicios (agua, panera apta para celíacos, sal sin sodio, pan tradicional o dietético) -Ley Nº 4407/12-.
Instead, in the Buenos Aires City there is a law that allows collection, only if they are over 12 years of age, and only in the event that certain services are provided (water, bread basket suitable for celiacs, sodium-free salt, traditional or dietary bread) -Law No. 4407/12-."
1) ¿Qué es? Depende de a quién preguntemos será la respuesta que obtengamos. Nadie puede saberlo a ciencia cierta por un simple motivo: nunca está aclarado en los menús o cartas, debemos conformarnos con la simple enunciación de la leyenda que anuncia su cobro sin ninguna explicación. La...
justiciacolectiva.org.ar
it's all about consent and respect. but at no place that has tried to charge me Cubierto have i received drinking water. i asked Buenos Aires Grill on the Corrientes strip about the law, and the server just said "welp, we just don't offer water with the
cubierto charge" and he shrugged it off, ahahahha. could i show the law and argue, and ask for the police, etc.? sure, but i don't look like a local, and i have a Mexican accent, and i'd rather just 'vote with my dollar' by leaving a negative Google review and never coming back.
the funny thing is about the commies: i pay Cubierto every week; CheVos thinks they can read minds and know the inner workings of other people's thoughts - it's all projection, and i'm not that interested. it's also weird that people who (to me) sound like they are MERCOSUR locals, and not Expats investing or looking to move to Buenos Aires for political or economic or personal reasons, are posting on this forum so much.