Images of Argentina

The aim of this report is to present what is popular in Argentina. I interviewed 10 of my friends, by telephone, and all the people in my family. The questions concerned food, music, sports, free time activities and places to visit.

Food: the 60% of the persons I interviewed said the fast food is the most common food they eat. The 25 % prefer the asado, they like to eat it on weekends. Others said they prefer pastas, pizza and fish.

Sports: in Argentina the most popular sport for the men is football, but sometimes they prefer to play basketball or tennis. The girls like to play other sports like volleyball or handball. Other sport they play is rugby, it is coming very popular.

Music: in Argentina the people listens a lot of kinds of music. The oldest people like the traditional music, like tango, Mozart or Beethoven. The teenagers had a lot of different tastes of music. The girls prefer the pop, electronic music and sometimes rock. The boys prefer the rock, jazz, blues, metal and sometimes electronic music. The international music is very popular too, a 50% said they like it.

Free time: the majority of young boys like to play online games in computer, or in the playstation, or to play football matches in the clubs, parks, etc. the girls prefer to go sometimes to shopping and go out with friends. A 80% said they like to go to the “boliches”(this is something like a disco club) on Sundays. The old people like to do more quiet activities like walk, stay in their houses, go to a club or organize a metting with their friends in a house.

Places to visit: the 70% of the people prefer to go in vacations to the beach. Argentina has a lot of beautiful cities with beach, and the people like to stay there in summer. Other places to visit can be Bariloche, las leñas, or the capital city, Buenos Aires.

Conclusion: I’m surprised about the lot of tastes of music they like. In my country we are more traditional about that. The food is very good in Argentina, they have very good meats, and the pizza is delicious!!! I like to play sports in my free time, I think play computer is a stupid habit, but sometimes I do it.

Gastón