Comments for Buenos Aires at http://inthefray.org , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://inthefray.org Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:23:36 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://inthefray.org/content/view/2805/38/#comment-3024 With so many tourists now and expats choosing Buenos Aires, I wonder how the next crisis will be? Tourists and expats seem to be shielded in a way from the quilombo, to live in their (and I mean my, also) own bubble. As far as the tango is concerned, I don't really see a reduction in the amount of people coming to dance, at least on Thursdays at El Beso and Saturdays at Plaza Bohemia. The old, local diehards and the tourists keep coming. - Evie Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:25:04 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/2805/38/#comment-3018 Suan, This was beautifully written. It captures the feeling of the dance and the people behind it. One thing that concerns me about the future of tango tourism is the inflation (15-20% per year?). During my last visit, I asked all the taxistas that I met why they were driving a taxi. It was of course due to the crisis. People can hardly afford to live in Buenos Aires. Many milongueros go out less than half as much as they used to. There's also a large number of young tango nomads that go to Buenos Aires every year, I wonder what will happen if things keep up like this? Un abrazo, Eric - Eric Siegfried Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:09:15 +0100