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Expat Advice: Relationships in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Submitted by Skipper747

What is the name of the city or town that you are reporting on?

Buenos Aires

What is your current status? Are you single, dating, in a long-term relationship, married or divorced?

Widower - Not dating here - Planning to move again, this time to Cebu, Philippines where I met a new girlfriend and will probably marry her. My wife was native of Buenos Aires, we had married in 1995, she lost her life in a car crash, in 2005.

What is it like in your country of residence for someone with your relationship status (married/divorced/dating)? If you're single, how do you meet other people? Do English-speaking people tend to gravitate to certain parts of your city?

I did not seek nor associate specifically with English speaking people. I am multilingual fully fluent English-Spanish-French, good Dutch and basic Portuguese. Learned some German in school as kid, but forgot 90% of it. Being native of Brussels and traveling extensively around the world (was airline pilot) my personal friends were airline-industry people of any language. Previously, I had lived (25 years) and based in USA.

If you have children, what advice would you give to others making a similar transition to your country of residence?

No children

If you do not have children, do you generally spend your social time with other expat couples? If not, what else do you like to do as a couple?

My wife and I had mostly Argentina friends, and a few from Uruguay and Brazil. We liked to go to restaurants, classical music concerts, opera, tango music and dance activities. My wife also helped me to learn to ride horses.

If you are married or in a relationship with a person of another nationality, how has this experience enriched you as a person. What kind of challenges do you face?

My wife not being able to speak English, was the major reason for me to acquire excellent proficiency in Spanish, and getting me into the Argentina culture. I never did feel to be an "expatriate" after meeting her. Now my country is Argentina, my home is Buenos Aires. In my head, I might have some lyrics of Gardel or Goyeneche, or a melody of Piazzola.

If you are a single parent, what advice would you give to others considering moving abroad?

Send your child to a regular school in the language of the country where you are. Just continue to speak your own language with him when he is with you at home. A typical kid will master that new language in 6 months time by learning at school and when playing with friends.

What would be the best advice you could give someone with your relationship status that lives in your country of residence? Any other thoughts?

I live in Argentina and enjoy the food here. I think that I ate at McDonald's and Pizza Hut about half a dozen time, long ago, in the 17-18 years of residence here. I drink Malbec wine with dinner, and if you catch me during the day, it will be yerba mate...

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