tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post7302555962284766428..comments2023-06-21T03:47:46.818-05:00Comments on World's First Expat Blog: Horton hears a what?Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722343350901344205noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post-65562025166617628932009-12-11T20:50:48.828-06:002009-12-11T20:50:48.828-06:00you know, the German translation of the title-givi...you know, the German translation of the title-giving movie was "Horton hört ein Huh" which means "Horton hears a Huh" and does not make any sense in German either, and there is a phonetic similarity between "Huh" and "Huhn," which means chicken. So it sounds like "Horton hears a chicke" .... random.serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301347913550328823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post-9814097321656776972008-03-21T09:07:00.000-05:002008-03-21T09:07:00.000-05:00I 'member. I'm pretty sure it was your very last d...I 'member. I'm pretty sure it was your very last day here.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722343350901344205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post-77884990745809932792008-03-21T07:55:00.000-05:002008-03-21T07:55:00.000-05:00OMG, remember how excited we were when they had ba...OMG, remember how excited we were when they had bagels at Olsen, Dan?!! What a great lunch - but definitely bittersweet b/c it was in my final days living in BsAs :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post-70561099705126749692008-03-17T15:49:00.000-05:002008-03-17T15:49:00.000-05:00There were a lot of things about that NYT piece th...There were a lot of things about that NYT piece that struck me, but on a nitty-gritty level, one thing was that it recommended eating at . . . Olsen! There's nothing terribly wrong with Olsen (or there wasn't when I was there three years ago), but they recommended it in February 2007.<BR/><BR/>And for accommodation, it recommended Home . . . which they suggested in their piece on Buenos Aires in December 2007. I guess we can conclude that it's still a good place to stay? Couldn't they have mentioned one of the other bazillion bed and breakfasts in Palermo? There are more B&Bs in that neighborhood than piles of dog crap or gay tourists. Almost.<BR/><BR/>I can feel a rant coming on, so I'm going to cut myself off before I really get going. I'll just say that it would never have occurred to me to pitch a story about Boedo or about what a great, hip expat destination Buenos Aires is. And I guess that explains why I write a lot more blog posts than travel articles.<BR/><BR/>Whole thing makes me a little queasy.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722343350901344205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post-10549516042677561092008-03-16T13:59:00.000-05:002008-03-16T13:59:00.000-05:00I don't see your problem with such a well research...I don't see your problem with such a well researched, original and, most importantly, timely article. It's certainly unlike anything I've read before about Buenos Aires. And with deep and intelligent quotes such as <I>“There’s definitely something happening here”</I>, it gives an insight into the city that other people (for example, expat bloggers) could simply never<I>get</I>.<BR/><BR/>Or is it that you're just jealous you didn't think of re-writing EVERY SINGLE STORY ABOUT BUENOS AIRES FOR THE LAST 5 FRIGGING YEARS and selling it to the NYTimes as an original? After all, if this blog tells us anything (<I>if</I>), lazy journalism is your bag. ja.ja.ja.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900725715325926065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post-24502289132049843032008-03-16T06:14:00.000-05:002008-03-16T06:14:00.000-05:00Wow, what a hodgepodge of a post (not that there's...Wow, what a hodgepodge of a post (not that there's anything wrong with that)!<BR/><BR/>So I basically walked away with the following conclusions:<BR/><BR/>1) anyone who takes an interest in the latest cliché NYT article deserves the rotten service they get from the cafe you recommended; and<BR/><BR/>2) you're not going to wag your tongue up and down the city before you go because you can do that anytime upon your return in the future.<BR/><BR/>Was that the gist of it? Honestly, I liked how you wrote it better, though. ;)<BR/><BR/>BTW, nice panorama of Chacarita; very Frank Gehry. My still present cemetery tan flared pinkish at the sight of it.Estebanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546977413943507625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post-63429442149790845242008-03-15T20:20:00.000-05:002008-03-15T20:20:00.000-05:00I'm glad I don't have to mention the NYT article n...I'm glad I don't have to mention the NYT article now. When I read things like that I ask myself, how many times can the same text be repackaged, sold & reprinted for the public? Le sigh indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com