Anyone Tried Argentina?

[Tallman]

Has anybody tried Argentina?

Any resources there?

[sabound]

argentina's think they are above everybody in the latin world . some go as far as saying that they are real latins of this universe . i know a guy married to one and she thinks she is the hottest thing in town ............

[utopiacowboy]

argentina's think they are above everybody in the latin world . some go as far as saying that they are real latins of this universe . i know a guy married to one and she thinks she is the hottest thing in town ............

She may be. Nevertheless, my wife would agree with you. The word she uses to describe Argentines is "creidos".

[Jeff S]

Great people, great food, great resources. (Do you mean AGENCIES? - sorry none of them, you have to stand on your own two feet.)

Nah....., you mean there are Latin Americans who think they're better than other Latin Americans? Say it isn't so! The illiterate Mexicans at one of the businesses I used to run wouldn't let the illiterate Guatemalans sit at the same table with them at lunch. People from Luxembourg have a saying about people from the Netherlands: Know how to make a dyke? put a layer of Dutchmen, a layer of sh1t, a later of Dutchmen, a later of sh1t, on and on, but make sure the last layer is sh1t, otherwise it'll smell too bad.

Argentinians are wonderful and lovely people. If you don't understand Jeff Foxworthy's jokes that begin "you might be a redneck if..." because it sounds like he's talking about you and your family, you might want to consider somewhere's else though.

[joemc58]

beautiful country, great steaks, leather coats. A lot of European blood there

[Tallman]

Without an agency, it may be very difficult to even start.
Most people succeed in Colombia because of the many agencies there.

[Jeff S]

There are plenty of Argentinians on dating sites. http://yahoo.cupidovirtual.com/ "Agencies" are peculiar to Latin America, specifically Colombia. There aren't any in Asia or many other places in the world where plenty of people find brides. The majority of people who date and marry foreign women do it without agencies.

[utopiacowboy]

Without an agency, it may be very difficult to even start.
Most people succeed in Colombia because of the many agencies there.

You wouldn't know it from this site but I would say that more succeed without agencies than with agencies. I just can't understand the gringo obsession with agencies. Why limit yourself to the women who are in agencies which in cities like Medellin is a tiny, tiny percentage of the available women? And I'm not even talking about going down there in person although that's a good idea if your Spanish is decent. If your Spanish is not that good, you can learn online while chatting with women. My wife has a very uncommon name and out of curiosity I google it every so often. For a long time the only person who would show up was a woman in Peru. Now there are several other women who show up which indicates to me that the pool of people online is expanding rapidly in Latin America.

[jm21-2]

No agencies in Asia? Come now...there's even one in Japan (but the one in Japan is designed for fairly high net worth individuals apparently...they check your income, etc.). And that's not counting the agencies that introduce guys from first world Asian countries to girls in poorer Asian countries which are very common. Asian guys seem way more into the agency idea than American guys.

[Jeff S]

Well, yes there are introduction services in Japan, but not agencies like in LA where they have a book of local girls, a place to stay, tours, parties, and interpreters intended for foreign men. I hadn't heard of any in China (though there are tons off dating sites) and they're illegal in the Philippines, though there are tons of dating sites as well.

[jm21-2]

There's one in China that does basically the same thing. www.bridesinasia.com .

At least one in Thailand, probably more. Some of the Taiwanese/Singaporean ones in Vietnam seem to be targeting the western market now.

I guess I don't really see the difference between an agency that has a book of girls you pick from and they introduce you to and offers the services of interpreters, and an agency that does that but also does a sort of vacation package with it for some extra profit. The main difference seemed to me is that with an agency you're basically paying someone to go out and recruit girls for you to meet, whereas a dating site is more of an online meeting place.

[Tallman]

I believe on this site or somewhere else I saw, a survey done for all foreign marriages; the majority of marriages were through the help of agencies. Of course that includes Eastern Europe where agencies are very big.

One can of course go through the dating sites, write numerous letters, I don't know what if any response they would get.

This is an expensive pursuit in the long run, I would tend to think that money spent on agencies is a very small portion.

Without knowing much Spanish, I would not know even where to start in Argentina.

[william3rd]

go online meeting such as thai love links or other similar outfits.. . . you can determine your own pace, price is much less. Your likelihood of success will be much higher

[Kiltboy1]

I met my wife online and in fact I met the majority of the over 100   Latin women I dated in the past 10 years online. I did however meet my trainwreck of an ex calena wife at an agency. So, for me it is a no brainier which direction I would persue.

KB

[sabound]

very cute " I did however meet my trainwreck of an ex calena wife at an agency."

didn't know that could happen , when ALL these agencies advertise tell you they make great wives .

perhaps KB you just got the rotten apple in the bunch !!!

[Zon]

There is a difference between paying a visit and learning a place (including women).  I know it is not possible / practical for many to spend a prolonged amount of time in one area, but it is the really the only way to really know.  Either tons of time fast (living there).  Or tons of time, over a long period (second home). 

There is a BIG difference between girls who have stepped into an agency / looked for a husband from abroad, and those that have not.  I do not want to start a pissing match, and of course there are exceptions to every rule, but ....

At the end of the day the marriage transaction needs to be a fair deal that both parties are happy to honor on a day to day basis. That can be done in any country - including Argentina, or America for that matter.

[Jeff S]

I would very seriously doubt that the majority of foreign woman/ American man marriages are done through agencies. Of the dozen or more couples know personally, European, Asian, and Latin, not one was introduced through the agency route. We did a survey a while back on the Asian board and of the married guys, about 1/2 were introduced through friends, 1/4 met accidentally, and 1/4 through address selling (dating) or chat sites.

If you're planning to find a Latina wife of any stripe, you should first start by learning Spanish. There are very few fluent English speaking women anywhere in LA. Mexico probably has the most, but it's still a tiny percentage - and I just don't see using an interpreter as an intermediary as a way to get to know a woman well enough to consider marrying her. My wife and I were far from fluent in each other's languages when we married, but we made up for it by spending a lot of time together, me there and she here - Japanese are issued a tourist visa upon arrival, no pre-approval necessary.

[Dave H]

I met my wife online and in fact I met the majority of the over 100   Latin women I dated in the past 10 years online.

KB

Damn KB,

You have me beat hands down!!!

Dave

[Kiltboy1]

Dave

Have not seen you around lately. Hope all is well. Yeh, it was a difficult job dating all those Caliente Latinas, but somebody had to do it

KB

[RJS]

So nobody has tried Argentina? I'm having a lot of difficulty deciding where to go.

[Jeff S]

Not sure what you mean by tried. I've been to Buenos Aires on business many years ago when I was single. When there I did a lot of partying, out dancing and such. Met some really sweet and stunning women, and enjoyed myself immensely. I'd say it is right up there with Brazil and Uruguay as being the best places to visit in SA.

You might want to check out the movie Assassination Tango with Robert Duvall. He plays a hit man who travels to Buenos Aires, and he meets and falls in love with an Argentinian. They did a good job of capturing the sights and sounds of the city.

[RJS]

I know it's a beautiful city. If I had to pick a place to live in SA, that would probably be it. I'm more curious about the women. I've been reading an expat forum and it's hard to tell. Some guys are totally down on the women there saying they don't date outside their circle and that very few are interested in a serious relationship with a foreigner. Most want to stay in Argentina. Even the guys that are pro argentine women say they are complicated and very in to mind games. I have a feeling that I might prefer colombian women, but would prefer to live in the city of BAs. I don't know if I want to live in bogota for several months... Apparently the air quality is really bad. However, I do want the women I date to be educated...

[Jeff S]

Lots of guys say that about Japanese women too, but there are probably more J/A marriages than any other Asian country. Truth is, if a low class guy gets blown off by a smart, educated, attractive women suddenly every woman from BA/ Tokyo/ New York or wherever is stuck up and won't date a foreigner/ insurance salesman/ person from Kentucky, whatever. None of this is about generalities or what other people think or do, it's about one person meeting one person. If you're a classy educated guy, meeting a classy educated woman anywhere in the world is not difficult. If you're out to bang as hotties as much younger than you as possible, you need to go with the highest averages. Just my 2 cents worth.

[bcc_1_2]

I don't know a damn thing about Argentina, but unless it is a feminized man hating culture I see no reason you shouldn't explore it. I'd agree with Jeff's comment. I'll pretty much not go there with the age topic... but when economic conditions aren't terrible and women have some rights in a country, then they have some choices. And all the sudden these women are more selective.

[utopiacowboy]

You seem to assume that the only place you can find an educated woman is Argentina. I assure that if you're willing to look beyond poor young barrio women, you'll find plenty of educated women in Colombia.