Comments on: How to pick up porteñas….. NOT! http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/ expat life in buenos aires Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:24:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Tini Cid http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-480 Tini Cid Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:39:11 +0000 http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-480 Love the blog, first time commenter, and a "Lover" ex pat myself. And I have to say I dont envy you mens at all when it comes to picking up Portenas... every time I go out at night, the clubs look like an 8th grade dance-- with guys on one side and groups of girls on the other. But you know, for as distant as the women appear to be in public they must be hooking up with somebody, because Im practically tripping over babies everytime I leave the house. Go figure. Love the blog, first time commenter, and a “Lover” ex pat myself.

And I have to say I dont envy you mens at all when it comes to picking up Portenas… every time I go out at night, the clubs look like an 8th grade dance– with guys on one side and groups of girls on the other.
But you know, for as distant as the women appear to be in public they must be hooking up with somebody, because Im practically tripping over babies everytime I leave the house. Go figure.

]]> By: Martini http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-269 Martini Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:03:38 +0000 http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-269 Hey Nathan, Long time no see or talk. I am going to get caught up on your life over the next few days. It sounds like you are loving your new home. I am sure Dave keeps you up on the latest Choices News but if he hasn't let me know and I will spill! We miss you here. ME Hey Nathan,

Long time no see or talk. I am going to get caught up on your life over the next few days. It sounds like you are loving your new home. I am sure Dave keeps you up on the latest Choices News but if he hasn’t let me know and I will spill! We miss you here.

ME

]]> By: exnat http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-180 exnat Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:32:56 +0000 http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-180 Hey Deby, Welcome to the Dear Abby section of my blog. I really like your article about paying and about canceling a date. It sucks not to know these things. I just hope that portenas realize that I don't know their rules. I've definitely had my share of girls here getting mad at me for no reason I could understand. Hey Deby,

Welcome to the Dear Abby section of my blog. I really like your article about paying and about canceling a date. It sucks not to know these things. I just hope that portenas realize that I don’t know their rules. I’ve definitely had my share of girls here getting mad at me for no reason I could understand.

]]> By: Deby http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-179 Deby Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:18:58 +0000 http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-179 Hmmmm, you should check my blog...I write about the men and the women. But you never know, on my birthday came the best present of all - Phillippe - the craziest Argentine in the country and absolutely perfect for me. Hmmmm, you should check my blog…I write about the men and the women. But you never know, on my birthday came the best present of all - Phillippe - the craziest Argentine in the country and absolutely perfect for me.

]]> By: tinatangos http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-173 tinatangos Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:46:40 +0000 http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-173 You could always learn tango like the guy in the movie my latest blog entry talks about... ;-) Honestly, I think that when you meet the right person, there is no formula or specific "way" to do it. It just happens however it happens. If she likes you she likes you, and vice versa. My Porteño boyfriend and I got together in the most unorthodox circumstances and we totally went against all rules and methods as we formed our bond - a year later we're still together and our relationship has taken place in three different continents (we're both perpetual expats no matter where we are)... so, ya just never know. Suerte!... or in Italian, in bocca al lupo! You could always learn tango like the guy in the movie my latest blog entry talks about… ;-)

Honestly, I think that when you meet the right person, there is no formula or specific “way” to do it. It just happens however it happens. If she likes you she likes you, and vice versa.

My Porteño boyfriend and I got together in the most unorthodox circumstances and we totally went against all rules and methods as we formed our bond - a year later we’re still together and our relationship has taken place in three different continents (we’re both perpetual expats no matter where we are)… so, ya just never know.

Suerte!… or in Italian, in bocca al lupo!

]]> By: Cieguilla http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-172 Cieguilla Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:10:25 +0000 http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-172 Personal is good, at least in my opinion :-) I would imagine Buenos Aires is a good place to get over the past. Let us know how you get on! Personal is good, at least in my opinion :-)

I would imagine Buenos Aires is a good place to get over the past. Let us know how you get on!

]]> By: exnat http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-171 exnat Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:02:50 +0000 http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-171 This is all a little personal but I guess it was me who opened the can of worms... This is all a little personal but I guess it was me who opened the can of worms…

]]> By: exnat http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-170 exnat Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:46:54 +0000 http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-170 Cieguilla, Thanks for the comment and thanks for reading. I think you're right. It's definitely an advantage. And now that I've got the song "Looking for love in all the wrong places" stuck in my head, maybe I should out the real reason for writing the post. It's not that I've been trying to pick up girls and it's not working. I left the States trying to get some distance from a relationship that went badly. For the past 2 years I've been hung up on a girl back home and I'm just now coming out of that haze. It's been a very long time but I'm just beginning to become emotionally available. Up till now I haven't really been looking and I've been out of "the scene" long enough that I thought this would be a funny article to write. I thought all three of those articles are funny but for different reasons and they're especially funny together. Cieguilla,

Thanks for the comment and thanks for reading. I think you’re right. It’s definitely an advantage.

And now that I’ve got the song “Looking for love in all the wrong places” stuck in my head, maybe I should out the real reason for writing the post. It’s not that I’ve been trying to pick up girls and it’s not working. I left the States trying to get some distance from a relationship that went badly. For the past 2 years I’ve been hung up on a girl back home and I’m just now coming out of that haze. It’s been a very long time but I’m just beginning to become emotionally available. Up till now I haven’t really been looking and I’ve been out of “the scene” long enough that I thought this would be a funny article to write.

I thought all three of those articles are funny but for different reasons and they’re especially funny together.

]]> By: Cieguilla http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-169 Cieguilla Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:38:40 +0000 http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-169 Back in the day hearing a foreign accent was enough for me... maybe you're looking in the wrong places? Back in the day hearing a foreign accent was enough for me… maybe you’re looking in the wrong places?

]]> By: exnat http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-168 exnat Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:28:58 +0000 http://exnat.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/how-to-pick-up-portenas-not/#comment-168 Karine, Tricky. Secretly (or not so secretly) all expats want to be the Lover expats. I haven't really checked out the dating scene here yet. When I have enough experience to write about this I will. Karine,

Tricky. Secretly (or not so secretly) all expats want to be the Lover expats. I haven’t really checked out the dating scene here yet. When I have enough experience to write about this I will.

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