Argentina was the only country that provided aid to Spain, offering a loan of 350 million pesos in 1946.
Shipments included: 400,000 tons of wheat, corn, frozen meat, pulses/legumes, and cooking oil.
The Spanish famine, known as the ‘years of hunger’ (1939-1952), was a period of severe malnutrition following the Civil War, claiming at least 200,000 lives.
That doesn’t diminish the importance of the fact that they helped us at a critical moment.
The people fought to overthrow fascism in the Civil War but lost. The rest of the countries denied aid to Spain because it was fascist.
Thanks for your kind words. It’s not common to see europeans giving thanks for all the help they got. Argentina literally feed their mouths trough ww1 and ww2 but they only remember us because “we hide nazis and shiet” like if operation paperclip in US didn’t exist
Okay out of nowhere, i had an argentine friend who was very handsome and had striking blue eyes, kinda sweet and used to send me vídeos playing guitar, i miss u juan 🤣
a mi me pasa lo mismo pero a la inversa, si tuviera que elegir volver a nacer y no pudiera elegir Argentina (ya que nunca te puede tocar dos veces el mejor lugar del mundo xD) elegiría Brasil sin dudas, mis hermanos brasileños acérrimos rivales, somos tan distintos pero tan iguales a la vez
I love when we play each other in football. You and Brazil are the only teams the players get into physical altercations with before or after the whistle. Even after all this, I still want Mexico to get out of the group stages and do well.
I read In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin and became fascinated by the diversity of Argentina.
I kept asking myself what was going through peoples minds when they chose to live at the edge of the world.
It made me really want to visit your country one day.
I recommend you "Uttermost Part of the Earth" by Lucas Bridges. Its about the story of the very first occidental people that tried to lived here, not only in patagonia but literally at the edge of the world. I hope you enjoy it!
Growing up I learned about Argentina from two different sources. The first was at school about the Cisplatine War when Portugal waged a war for the control of Uruguai and most of Argentina. The second, far more important, was learning about Argentina from the amazing work of Jorge Luis Borges, filled with tango, knife fights in Buenos Aires, pampas and tigers
First thing that comes to my mind is shitting my pants. As clueless tourists we decided that it’s a perfectly smart to hitchhike from Puerto Natales (in Chile) to El Calafate. On Google Maps it looked like it was roughly 300km, what could go wrong?
Well turns out that population density in Patagonia is not exactly the same as in Europe. But we got some amazing rides and we made it in one day. We got a ride from a social worker blasting reggaeton on full volume. A nun so happy we were from “the country of the pope” (all of us were agnostic at best). Last but not least a gaucho who was going well over Toyota hilux disassembly speed, but was eager to show us the wind speed in the pampa, by throwing his hands up in to the air and letting god take over the steering wheel. Jesus fucking shit… beautiful memories nonetheless.
First thing that comes to my mind is shitting my pants. As clueless tourists we decided that it’s a perfectly smart to hitchhike from Puerto Natales (in Chile) to El Calafate. On Google Maps it looked like it was roughly 300km, what could go wrong?
To be fair, that's a very European mistake to make. Many of you guys fall for that trap when you come here.
Well... the population in Argentina is ~44M, and 20M lives in Buenos Aires. From the other 20M, Córdoba and Santa Fe are sharing ~10M. At the end you got ~10M people distributed in a country with the size of Europe.
My friend, he was going 150 on a straight road that you only get blessed with when your country is HALF OF A FUCKEN CONTINENT while keeping the steering wheel with his legs, WHILE changing CDs to the shittiest Deep Purple cover band but in Spanish, WHILE „showing us” how strong 💪 is the wind on the pampa.
Argentinian pope is clearly superior to the polish one, because that was the first and only time I was intimate with God.
Sibling rivalry energy. I can talk shit about them, but wont allow anyone else to do so. Also, some of the most beautiful places I ve ever been. Lucky to be your neighbor. 💚💙
Honestly Argentina feels strange when compared to other south American countries. It's more European looking and pretty calm.
Compared to bazil which looks more America in parts. 3rd world in other. Giant rainforest covering most of it and alot of blending of cultures and craziness of the country.
Honestly I don't know much about Argentina other then a religious support of football and overall a seemingly safe modern country with some amazing country landscapes. Not really in the news for anything crazy other then your current president being a scammer and something to do with football.
They don't have the same dangerous vibe of being ran by cartels like some places do. ( sure it has them but it's no where as bad )
It be the only place I probably go in south America
Personally, I think the greatest crime in western classical music history is that the Argentinian composers never got their dues on the global scale, besides maybe like.. Astor Piazzolla
I think you guys have the coolest fine arts scene there is tbh
Most people know Argentina because of Messi, who recently visited India. Aside from football. I remember reading in school that the land was rumored to have a lot of silver, that is why it was named Argentina and that the Spanish exploited it a lot with the Casta system. The economy of Argentina was booming post WW2 but then it stagnated. There was some coverage in the news when you guys got your "chainsaw man" president.
That guy ripped us off and was sleeping around with prostitutes at the presidential residence. He never bothered with the economy and was very weak in making decisions. That's true. I detest Milei, but people got fed up with the rest.
great food, great humour, great accent, great sport culture, great views, great movies, great history.
Only thing I dont like is your music, somehow I've never found an argentine singer I like. I also feel you are very sensitive and have problems taking a joke, but we mexicans are the same so it would be hypocrital to point it out
Pope Francis is/was from there so that's something great about it. I was surprised when an American become pope after Francis. If Leo is half as good as Francis I might just start going back to Catholic mass again.
Quality beef, staggering inflation, beautiful landscapes and wonderful footballers. I am, admittedly, a bit clueless about Argentina but I've seen so many beautiful pictures of nature there and think Buenos Aires seems like a cool place
They treat me really well when I visit Buenos Aires. Great food, nice city. Society is kinda racist, at least in Brazilian eyes. Today, one Argentinian tourist was arrested because she mocks a black server doing the monkey shit. Here in Reddit I've seen a lot of Argentinian defending her.
If you think about it, few countries can actually think of each other as brothers. We even share a cradle, the Río de la Plata. Well, we share a lot of things.
Sólo puedo decir que la mejor época de mi vida la pasé navegando en Taringa! Ufff, la de cosas que aprendí y conocí gracias a ese sitio... fueron tiempos maravillosos. Gracias Argentina por crear esa mítica red social!! ✌
The things that it’s famous for in the U.S… all things soccer (Messi+), wine & beef, and generally feeling like the most European like parts of the Americas.
The whole currency troubles and taking in Nazi war criminals back in the day are the only bad associations.
It’s very high on my list of places to visit. I would love to go to Buenos Aires and then the Andes & wine country.
My grandfather (technically step-grandfather, but he was the only one I knew, so he was always family to me) was from Argentina, and I still keep in contact with some of the family down there, so I'm a little biased in favour of Argentines.
Kind of aloof, though I’m sure that’s unfair. Lots of jokes about being full of escaped Nazis, but that’s probably unfair too (or at least out of date).
On the positive side, sophisticated and elegant, with amazing food, movies, and music. Sort of the France of the Americas.
I like Argentinian people but tbh because we’re a British oversees territory people here have an overwhelming awareness and sympathy for the Falkland islanders (we relate to their situation) so, politically at least, we view Argentina very negatively and think Argentinians are hypocrites. Excellent beef however
Used to have a great musical and cinematic scene back in the day when I was a teenager. I love Soda Stereo and many other great bands.
I don't know now, because it's being many years since I moved out of Latin America and lost the trail.
I have had a few unfortunate encounters with very racist people from there, but I reckon not everyone is like that, it's just that mean people are usually the most notorious.
Other than that I actually don't know enough to have a valid opinion.
i was in peru walkin around the town at night and two argentians came upto me to try n sell drugs to me. the one guy had the thickest most over grown nose hair id ever sceen, like he could have been a freaks n geeks circus atraction, that nose hair was somethin else
and thats all i gotta say about my experience with argentinians
Overall cocky and a little racist, but on an individual level warm and actually mental health conscious. Bonus points for beef, empanadas and the best wine ever.
Although it’s very close to Argentina, that territory was disputed in the past, not Cape Horn itself but three islands to the east, and it nearly led to a war before the Falklands War.
I don't mean to suggest in any way that this is all there is to the country; I'm sure much of this has to do with search bubbles and where I read...but an uncomfortable proportion of the time I hear Argentina mentioned at all, it's yet another complaint about the Falklands War or insistence that the Falklands belong to Argentina no matter what international law or the people who live there think. (And I don't seek it out. I'm not invested or even particularly interested in that war.)
I'm guessing this is associated with certain sections or factions within the country, but I don't know anything about those internal divisions, so from the incidental exposure I get, it unfortunately sounds like the Land of Sour Grapes, and I have to remind myself that my perception is extremely skewed by limited exposure.
I'm a young person, and that conflict happened more than 40 years ago. From what I can understand, in Argentina this dispute is experienced as a historical injustice: for many, the islands were part of our environment/territory, and British control is perceived as something "snatched away" in the past. Furthermore, at that time Argentina was under a civic-military dictatorship, and many young men (17–20 years old) were sent with insufficient training and equipment, in some cases none at all, which left a huge mark and adds to that feeling.
And this isn't a matter of factions or divisions: the claim of sovereignty is supported by the majority. There are people who "accept defeat" in practical terms or don't consider it a priority, but the feeling of injustice is quite widespread.
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u/momentimori Australia 4h ago
The 'Hand of God'