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"vibe" is pretty subjective and obviously not everyone will share your opinion of that... but from objective standards, it's old and decayed and located immediately adjacent to some of the worst parts of the city

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03-20-2010 , 05:04 PM

#2077

xonath0

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nathe and maggy are leaving tomorrow, goodbye dinner plans for tonight will be posted on facebook.

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03-20-2010 , 05:19 PM

#2078

sapol

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Originally Posted by soah

This is correct. Nowadays it's more of a touristic stop than anything else.

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03-20-2010 , 06:40 PM

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xonath0

journeyman

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Chori & Wine
Godoy Cruz esq. Costa Rica. Palermo Soho.
At 21 hrs (please be there on time).
They don't accept creddit card so please bring cash.

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03-20-2010 , 09:59 PM

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CxF

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Originally Posted by CxF

Also - I've been kind of lazy with learning spanish. Will I be okay just doing part 1 - 30(out of 90) of pimsleur, then taking a couple hours of spanish a day once I get out there? or should I cram all 90 lessons into the next month? Level of fluency required = enough to order food and talk to girls in bars/clubs.

I've kind of heard both things - on one hand, people saying that they wish they learned more spanish before they went there, but on the other, people saying that you should just learn the very basics then go out there and do a ton of lessons and talk to everybody you can.

Any views on this?

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03-21-2010 , 12:24 AM

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soah

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To order food you need to know the regional food vocabulary and not much else, and no amount of practice you do now is going to get you to the point where you can carry any conversation with someone that goes much deeper than "hi how are you, where are you from, how old are you?" But obviously, the more practice you do, the better off you will be in various spots that might come up. It's not like there's any specific point at which it suddenly becomes "enough".

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03-21-2010 , 12:29 AM

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CxF

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Either way I'm going to do a couple hours a day of lessons once I'm there, I'm just not sure if I should be doing 1 pimsleur lesson a day until I go(may 1st), or just cram and do 3 a day to finish all 90.

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03-21-2010 , 10:57 AM

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estoysinblanca

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Stop worrying so much sir! Most of your spanish, you'll pick up here during the first weeks of your stay. Keep working on your spanish but don't rush things. U'll do fine with a good knowledge of english and it's not hard at all to pick up spanish if you try.

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03-23-2010 , 01:16 AM

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PragerPlays

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Originally Posted by tmcdmck

how come is san telmo not getting more love ITT? such a cool place to hangout, would be very happy living there, has a much nicer vibe than recoleta imo. am i missing something?

yeah, i agree. I live here now and it's sweet. It has an original scene, great food, architecture, and it's cheaper.

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03-23-2010 , 05:06 AM

#2085

LozColbert

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i think for some people san telmo would be the place to live, but for someone coming here for the first time, I would never recommend San Telmo as the first place. That's why folks in this thread always say people should get their first apartment for just a month or two.

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03-23-2010 , 12:31 PM

#2086

DrMagic

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I don't see why you would want to live in san telmo when you could live in recoleta or palermo. Especially as a poker player who shouldn't be that short of cash. Its not that expensive to live here anyway compared to where most of us are coming from.

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03-23-2010 , 01:37 PM

#2087

Chairman Wood

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Originally Posted by DrMagic

Especially as a poker player who shouldn't be that short of cash. Its not that expensive to live here anyway compared to where most of us are coming from.

WTF do you know about expenses? You never pay for your own dinner anyway.

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03-24-2010 , 05:53 PM

#2088

ArturiusX

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yeah i should have known better than to ccr with drmagic at kansas

is anyone from the US coming over to BA soon? If you are, please pm me.

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03-25-2010 , 04:48 PM

#2089

sapol

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Originally Posted by ArturiusX

yeah i should have known better than to ccr with drmagic at kansas

How much was that?

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03-25-2010 , 05:31 PM

#2090

DrMagic

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Originally Posted by sapol

How much was that?

free?

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03-25-2010 , 06:26 PM

#2091

sapol

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Originally Posted by DrMagic

free?

Haven't been to Kansas in a while, just wanted to know if prices skyrocketed there o not. I remember the times when you could eat there for 25 pesos per person.

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03-25-2010 , 06:29 PM

#2092

ArturiusX

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Originally Posted by sapol

How much was that?

only 500, but still hugely -ev when dm is at the table

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03-25-2010 , 07:52 PM

#2093

DrMagic

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Originally Posted by sapol

Haven't been to Kansas in a while, just wanted to know if prices skyrocketed there o not. I remember the times when you could eat there for 25 pesos per person.

I think the mains were 50-60 pesos fwiw.

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03-26-2010 , 12:43 AM

#2094

sapol

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Originally Posted by DrMagic

I think the mains were 50-60 pesos fwiw.

Arizona Pasta, all the chickens and the salmon with bread and tartare sauce are excellent imo.

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03-26-2010 , 02:03 AM

#2095

DrMagic

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All the food there is excellent when free imo.
Actually thought the ribs were pretty awesome

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03-26-2010 , 10:46 AM

#2096

Praetor

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Cant imagine not ordering the Ribs at Kansas, sounds like a terrible idea

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03-26-2010 , 03:27 PM

#2097

ArturiusX

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john had the salmon, dish is apt for his persona

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03-26-2010 , 09:01 PM

#2098

sapol

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Originally Posted by Praetor

Cant imagine not ordering the Ribs at Kansas, sounds like a terrible idea

Having ribs on summer for lunch isn't the best idea.

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03-27-2010 , 02:15 AM

#2099

Chairman Wood

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Originally Posted by sapol

Having ribs on summer for lunch isn't the best idea.

Never had the ribs at Kansas but I strongly disagree with that statement.

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03-27-2010 , 04:13 AM

#2100

DrMagic

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Originally Posted by sapol

Having ribs on summer for lunch isn't the best idea.

Less silliness in this thread please. Ribs are good anytime obviously

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