As many of you may know I live in Buenos Aires. The media is making the Gripe A panic situation. I had Gripe B which is the plain old flu. I got it on Monday night. Guys, this is winter, this is flu season. People get the flu during flu season. They say that
The doctors really don't know the difference other than if your fever stays high then you have Gripe A. Duh. I was at my HMO today Swiss Medical and it was empty. There was no one there...as in millions of patients trying to get help. Friends told me the same was true at Hospital Aleman earlier in the week. I can tell you that the streets are emptier than normal, even more emptier than in January. That is because the government has scared the hell out of people. You can't turn on the TV without some special news program blaring out on Gripe A. The schools have closed earlier, in some cities, they have closed the nightclubs and restaurant-bars. Pretty much here in Capítal Federal everything is still open except the schools. I didn't dance last week because I was sick, but my friends told me that the milongas were light of people. They have been light of people for the last couple months more because of our economic situation not because of the flu. For us going to milongas every night is expensive. Do not expect prices to go down here. We still are suffering from continuing inflation and prices continue to go up. Prices cannot drop because our expenses keep doubling. You are seeing some sales on clothes earlier this year, but that is about it. The good news for you all is that the peso is 3.80 to the USD. It is still less expensive here for you. You should still come. Buenos Aires is always a great place to visit no matter what time of year. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
