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Mendoza: Agustin the Argentinian vs English Ros(e)

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October 24th 2011
I´m now a month in and about to leave my first country, so it´s time for some sweeping generalisations and cliche insights. Where better to do this than in Latin America; where everyone is so warm, open, expressive, sexual, assertive, revolutionary and proud, compared to us cold, closed, repressed, apologetic, stoic and guilt ridden Brits. Right? Clearly, national stereotypes are bullshit if tak ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more