In response to Brick's post commenting on the use of Cabeceo in BsAs, my observations from a number of quite lengthy visits has been that the overwhelming majority of Argentine women look very uncomfortable when approached directly at their table. At times adjusting their chair to avoid contact. I don't think I have seen a Porteno approach the table of a Portena unless they were friends. All my impressions have been that it's simply bad form. Of course there are a few places where cultural norms (form) have been largely discarded. And as I've oft heard from a Porteno, why show respect to a gringo woman who doesn't understand. I for one hope that the culture of traditional milongas lingers and regains its strength. I sit on a plane for 16 hours and spend thousands of dollars every year to experience their way of doing things, not to change them. Why would we want to export our barren Western culture to anyone? However I do agree with Brick that there's no "one true way to do tango" but simply in my opinion, the Porteno way and the rest.
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