many Argentine tourists

• I'm from a region in Brazil that receives many Argentine tourists in summers, many who are wealthy. Many are arrogant, treat us and the country as exotic and primitive, and treat us blacks as though we were animals in a zoo or safari. They have a tendency to think, as a popular Argentine saying goes, that they're "Europeans born in South America by God's mistake." However, white, middle-class Brazilian immigrants in the United States have the same attitude. They, as well as the Argentines I described above, are not representative of Brazilian or Argentine cultures; they are people who could afford $1,500 tickets to come to this country. What they represent, most likely, is the racist, conservative elite we have in Latin America. Please give a second try and you'll most likely find pleasant, well-mannered Argentines in no time. By the way, tango, Argentina's most treasured export, has African origins.

  Thiago 05 Jun 2007, 04:06 - Report

Arrogant or racist Argentinians?