4707  Top 10 reasons Inflation Hurts

Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 18:03:40 -0600
From: "Lois Donnay" <donnay@donnay.net>
Subject: [Tango-L] Top 10 reasons Inflation Hurts
To: <tango-l@mit.edu>

10. Multi-visiting tango teacher has to eat soup instead of steak.
9. First-time visitor finds she can only afford 5 pairs of Comme Il Fauts
instead of 6.
8. Lesson addict can only take two private lessons per week instead of
three.
7. Female tango dancer tries to get her own dances and sits a lot instead
of paying for a taxi dancer.
6. European has to stay at Porteno y Bailarin instead of taking the
expensive cab ride to La Viruta.
5. Women tourists has to learn to take the subway instead of the taxi
4. Group leader doesn't take the group to Sunderland because it's too far
away
3. Tourists stop using people like Janis to take them to milongas, and make
multiple faux pas.
2. Argentines can no longer afford lessons
1. Argentines can no longer afford to go dancing

In my opinion, the lack of Argentines at the milongas and lessons is beyond
tragic. Awhile back, some people were upset that there was a two tiered
price system, and Argentines got a price break. How much worse if they are
just not there?

Last Friday I went to a milonga where I was the only non-Argentine. It was
very fun, and very informative. They were delighted to have me, played a set
of Elvis for me, the teachers gave me a private lesson in Canyengue and I
taught them some swing, the dancing was simple and authentic, and there
wasn't a pair of Comme Il Fauts in the place. The level of creativity in the
clothing and shoes was incredible. My intention was to go to Gricel that
night, but I elected to stay and I'm not sorry.

Lois
Minneapolis

Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 21:55:30 -0500
From: "WHITE 95 R" <white95r@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Top 10 reasons Inflation Hurts
To: donnay@donnay.net, tango-l@mit.edu

Years ago when I went to Baires, the peso was at par with the dollar. My
trips to BAires were very expensive indeed. We did not complain, we were
happy to have the opportunity to go there and enjoy the tango scene. We had
no paid guides, taxi dancers or anything of the sort. The shoes were from
Flabela and very expensive. Mens shoes were over $100 USD per pair and the
womens shoes were similarly expensive. The third rate hotels that go for 5
star hotels in Baires were over $100 per night......While I can understand
the disappointment of seeing ones dollars go away faster, The following
reasons do not elicit much simpathy.

>10. Multi-visiting tango teacher has to eat soup instead of steak.

Steak every day all the time is not good for you anyway. Besides, how can
one complain of food prices at 1/3rd the US price?

>9. First-time visitor finds she can only afford 5 pairs of Comme Il Fauts
>instead of 6.

This is written with tongue in cheek, no?

>8. Lesson addict can only take two private lessons per week instead of
>three.

Hard to believe that another $30 could not be found...

>7. Female tango dancer tries to get her own dances and sits a lot instead
>of paying for a taxi dancer.

Well, how'a that so unfair? A good dancer would have no problem getting
dances all night long after meeting some people.....

>6. European has to stay at Porteno y Bailarin instead of taking the
>expensive cab ride to La Viruta.

That's also quite a stretch... Just how much does the cab fare cost and why
is it such a tragedy to stay in one milonga? In other places there is not
even a milonga every night, let alone a choice of milongas in one
night....Besides, why would one want to go to la viruta anyway?

>5. Women tourists has to learn to take the subway instead of the taxi

Well, it depends how many taxis one takes each day, right? Also, it's still
incredibly less expensive than getting around in the USA or Europe.. Try
taking a cab in Atlanta to go anywhere and see how much it costs....

>4. Group leader doesn't take the group to Sunderland because it's too far
>away.

Group leader is too cheap or not savvy enough to arrange things properly..

>3. Tourists stop using people like Janis to take them to milongas, and
>make
>multiple faux pas.

Well, that's the cost of doing the tango business....

>2. Argentines can no longer afford lessons

This is true, but it does not hurt the tango tourist nearly as much..

>1. Argentines can no longer afford to go dancing

Again, this hurts the Argentineans more directly than the tango tourists.

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