4050  It is not inflation - Lets all enjoy the various cultures ...

Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:24:48 -0800
From: Dr Zarlengo <zarlengo@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: It is not inflation - Lets all enjoy the various cultures ...

I agree with you about the thread and what it might demonstrate about
us. I avoid saying words that criticize others or show judgment. I
have lived in Spanish speaking contries and have experienced the
wonders of other cultures, values, ...

Don



El Feb 13, 2006, a las 11:01 PM, Russell Ranno escribió:

Thank you Pablo,

I think this all needed to be said. The entire thread demonstates zero
cultural awareness and an appalling lack of sensitivity. Cough up a
couple
bucks to support the milonga, who cares what somebody else pays. If
that is
going to break you you shouldn't be down there in the first place...

Russell

> From: "Hector P. Pereyra User" <pablo@THEZVIMIGDAL.COM>
> Reply-To: "Hector P. Pereyra User" <pablo@THEZVIMIGDAL.COM>
> To: TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] It is not inflation - is abuse ( it was
> Inflation
> hits milongas in Buenos Aires)
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:06:56 -0500
>
> I understand that in this list, the topic is about everything but
> tango. I
> respect that and always keep my silence (why will I just send another
> stupid
> email complaining)
>
> Now I think it is different. It really sucks to see you guys
> dissecting my
> country, it's culture and it's economy based on your own petty and
> greedy
> needs. Don't take me wrong it is not that you need to be
> Argentinean to
> address economical and social comments, but if you guys are going
> to get
> there I believe the parameters should be a little different than
> how cheap
> it is for you to spend time in Buenos Aires. What is a "good deal"
> for you,
> the crisis that lead us to bankruptcy has to be paid with poverty by
> millions. Those millions don't travel or even go to the milongas,
> actually
> you guys don't even know those people, 'cause they don't live in
> Buenos
> Aires.
>
> There are internal problems our own corruption per instance, but
> you also
> have to trace the roots of those things. When we discuss politics
> it should
> be in the belief that we want to create better conditions for
> everybody, a
> better distribution for wealth, not just that we want things to be
> accessible for ourselves.
>
> Now some of you feel abused 'cause they have to pay a different fee
> at the
> milongas. Milongas in NY are fuckin' 12 bucks to get in. Why don't
> you cry
> over that. Why don't you get upset 'because a lot of Argentineans
> can't
> travel to visit your countries 'because of the inflation. You don't
> know
> what it means to put together 700 hundred dollars in Argentina for
> somebody
> that has a regular job, maybe the same job you guys have that still
> allows
> you to travel to BA. (this is just the other way around and I don't
> see
> nobody caring about it).
>
> In terms of you guys feeling abused by the locals, maybe you should
> take in
> consideration all the military coups during the seventies that where
> financed with CIA money and sent all our countries 50 years back in
> terms
> of
> economy and education.
>
> Perhaps with a better economy and education we would be in a better
> disposition.
>
> To understand a culture and to get involved in it is not
> impossible. It
> just
> takes more than a nice pair of tango shoes and some fancy steeps.
>
> This can be applied to any country, not only mine. I live in the
> states and
> I learned myself a lot about it's own idiosyncrasy before venturing
> any
> political remark.
>
> My idea that Bush is a mean mothefucker has nothing to do with my
> economical
> reach (quite low!), but more with my compromise with these country
> (since I
> live in it) and my concern for all the people that lives here.
> (count also
> the people that lives somewhere else but is affected by the moves this
> country makes. The list is long... we can start with Iraq.)
>
> Start making sense.
>
> Please
>
> ps: forgive my poor English
>
> Pablo "the pulpo" Pereyra
> www.thezvimigdal.com
>

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