I am writing to you all tonight, because I just came from a Clown show, and I think the world needs to know that Argentina loves clowns. And not only does Argentina love clowns, but I love Argentina for loving clowns. Argentines, (or atleast PorteƱos; residents of Buenos Aires) have created a whole new subculture; a culture of circus performers and circus lovers. They have everything from acrobats to fire jugglers to clowns. They dress the part and they do the acts. But the best part is, they don't do their circus things in circuses, oh no, they are too hipster for that. They have taken their art form to the parks, the theaters, the plazas and the intersections, where they perform for coins while cars are stopped at red lights. (They haven't perfected their timing
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