Wednesday
Why are these cars waiting to turn the wrong way down a one way street? As I walked home today, I noticed a line of cars parked on the far right lane; they all had their right blinkers on (this is really impressive because most cars here just swerve into the nearest available space and most people don't use their blinkers at all). And then I walked farther down the block and saw that there was another block full of similarly parked cars. The line led to the gas station.
Why are these cars waiting to turn the wrong way down a one way street? As I walked home today, I noticed a line of cars parked on the far right lane; they all had their right blinkers on (this is really impressive because most cars here just swerve into the nearest available space and most people don't use their blinkers at all). And then I walked farther down the block and saw that there was another block full of similarly parked cars. The line led to the gas station.
It took a few seconds for me to realize that the line for the gas station was longer than usual because drivers knew they would have to drive, or walk, in order to get anywhere tomorrow. The streets are going to be packed with cars with very little space to wait to fill up your tank.
For those of you who are not currently living in Buenos Aires, there is going to be a bus/public transportation strike tomorrow. Most people here prefer to walk or take some form of public transit, usually buses, to get where they need to go. Most of the time that is perfect. Tomorrow, not at all.
Thursday
I walked to school like I usually do and was surprised to see that the main street was not packed with cars. This was strange because I can see at least 3 buses every minute on the main street. Without buses, everything was much quieter. I never realized how much noise they make. There is regular noise of the motor as well as the frequent screeching of someone slamming on old brakes.
Not a lot of people showed up to school; either they had no way of getting there, or they were taking advantage of the opportunity to skip class without consequences.
My roommate and I took at taxi to a friend's house on Thursday night and stayed there until after well midnight in order to take a bus home (it's much cheaper and just as safe as a taxi).
Reasons
I heard a lot of reasons for why the general strike happened and I don't know which is the most right out of all of them.
Thursday
I walked to school like I usually do and was surprised to see that the main street was not packed with cars. This was strange because I can see at least 3 buses every minute on the main street. Without buses, everything was much quieter. I never realized how much noise they make. There is regular noise of the motor as well as the frequent screeching of someone slamming on old brakes.
Not a lot of people showed up to school; either they had no way of getting there, or they were taking advantage of the opportunity to skip class without consequences.
My roommate and I took at taxi to a friend's house on Thursday night and stayed there until after well midnight in order to take a bus home (it's much cheaper and just as safe as a taxi).
Reasons
I heard a lot of reasons for why the general strike happened and I don't know which is the most right out of all of them.
- people protesting having to pay more, higher taxes
- people upset at the crazy inflation in Argentina's economy
- a powerplay by some union leaders to show potential presidential candidates just how strong they are
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