In January 2000, I returned from Argentina on crutches and with a cast on my left leg, with no desire to retain my recently acquired Argentine accent in Spanish. After spending a year in the country, I wanted no traces of the Argentine “sh” sound for the double “ll” and “y” letters in Spanish. (Most [...]
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Accent comeback: I am back in Argentina (in my mind)
If we had paid attention to the laws of physics and the wisdom of the Old Testament… we wouldn’t be is such a financial mess
A few lessons from high school physics and religious school could prevent financial stupidity!
When I lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1999, the famous financier, George Soros, mentioned something briefly about the Argentine peso being overvalued as it was pegged to the US dollar.
Soon after his phrase was pronounced, I saw Argentines flock to the [...]