[Tango-L] the Banelco problem

[Christian Lüthen]

espected some reactions like this ... ;-)

On 24 Feb 2007 at 13:04, Sergio Vandekier wrote:

> Luthen you can not imagine how much we are going to miss you!
> In the mean time try dancing Tango in Thailand . I went some time ago there 
> and liked it a lot. The good thing is that Banelco does not exist there.
Well: not directly Thailand but just around the corner ... Singapore. I 
had a very pleasant time there in november, friendly tango community 
and absolutely client orientated buisiness!!! Of course no problems at 
all re get cash out of any ATM! :-)

Just to get it clear: I love Bs.As. ;-) I love being there! I've been there 
before the crash (1998) and a couple of times after (2003, 2004, 
2005). My partner has been there before, during and after the crash!

Service was arrogant before the crash (and argentine service was 
reknown for this, worldwide). It was great after the crash, seamed to 
have profoundly improved, esp. when I was there in 2003 (not perfect, 
but people were putting a lot of effort in service, you could feel this!), 
diminued in 2004, getting even worse in 2005! I.e. no problems with 
cheeting taxi drivers in 2003, some in 2004, a lot in 2005 ... observed 
by myself and reported by enough friends living in Bs.As. And yes: I do 
speak enough spanish to find out this things, or at least I understand 
enough of it. And yes: I do behave friendly, communicate in spanish as 
far as I reach and people will feel my efforts ...

... and I just as honest service for which I am definitely willing to pay! 

And it's not that I can't afford or do not want to pay. I am willing to pay 
for real service - but I am not agreeing to ripp-off!!! 


Hiding rising Banelco-fees behind 'security-lies' is ridiculous and should 
be brand-marked like this!!!

Thanks to modern communication methods including internet people 
are less dependend on ripp-off structures and one can try to avoid ripp-
off-banking companies. Which I will do the next time being to Bs.As.: if 
the machine will not give enough money I will use the 'cancel'-button 
and try the next / different bank! If the problem exist with all the banks I 
will seriously consider not to come back as appearantly the country 
does not need to welcome foreign visitors. Because otherwise the 
country would facillitate the life of foreign visitors! 

Anyway: hope Bs.As. and Argentina will prove me wrong! And banking 
will become normal again as soon as possible. And service will get 
better as soon as possible. Because I think there's hope: allthough 
nobody ever though it would be possible Bs.As. are reported to be non-
smoking by now ... one thing I still like to discover!!!

Enjoy the "festival de la ciudad"!  [even if it's commercialised by now ... 
the first one in 1998 was still genuine ... I also loved the original logo ;-
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Christian  [outspoken as usual ;-) ]