Japanese grocery store in Buenos Aires.

in wich part ot town are you

happy travels : )

It is difficult for a local to know where the Japanese are located because Koreans, Chinese and Japanese look the same to us. We cannot tell the difference.

Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.

yes, i often find it difficult to tell the difference between a chilean and an argentine....or even a peruvian and an argentine....

I have NO idea where to tell you to go genieh. My only suggestion is the Japanese cultural center on Independencia, in San Telmo. Its just past Chacabuco on the left hand side going towards 9 de Julio....I will post the address later. I know they have a traditional japanese restaurant. I would go and ask them.

Suerte.

#3 RE: the first part of your post - great response!!

OP - also try contacting the

Centro Nikkei Argentino
Bulnes 841 - (1176)
54-11-4862-7774

Well, the Japanese - Argentine population has been there since WW2, and are known for owning many "Tintorerias"; many of the locutorios and independently owned grocery stores are Chinese/Taiwanese owned; there are a handful of sushi and chinese restaurants, and there is a significant Korean population in Once (and a Korean grocery). Some of the Argentines (at least the ones I spent time with) knew the distinctions, from movies, travel, etc.

There is a Japanese grocery store in Congreso, near Rincon and Mexico. I'm sorry I can't be more precise but I don't have a Guiat with me and it's been a while since I was there. It's near a great fried empanada place.

Thanks to those of you who wrote #3-#5, especially Lizzylou (I nearly posted a reply that went something along the line of, "yeah thanks, that really helps.") I will try your suggestions.

Jorge Daniel Barchi, a lot of locals in fact could point out to me the respective barrios in which the Chinese and the Koreans live. It was the whereabouts of the JAPANESE they did not, and I did not, know.

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You, sir, are an idiot. #2 wasn't joking, and i'm pretty sure he meant no disrespect. He was just being sincere. What he said IS true, most argentines can't tell the difference.

And the difference between #3 and #2, is that i'm pretty sure most argentines wouldn't take offence if someone told them that they couldn't tell the physical difference between a chilean and them, because NEWSFLASH, there is none.
#2 meant no offence, # 3 did.

In fact, i'd be glad if you could tell me how to difference one from another (koreans, chinese and japanese) because truthfully, all I think I know is that koreans have thicker eyebrows, and that japanese are somewhat whiter, but that is prolly some steretypical bullshit influenced by cheap i-sat saturday movies.

Some physical generalities, definitely language, culture, even body smell my man. But what do I know since I'm an "idiot".

I do believe you meant disrespect from what you labeled me. But I'll let it rest...

One enlightening dig I get in with my pareja chilena is when she (innocently) uses "chino" on me is when I respond and call her a "peruana". I see that as a light-hearted way to spread awareness and understanding.

#6, the Nikkei Argentinos I know personally do not live in segregated barrios and are actually kind of spread about the better parts of town living among non-Asian Argentinos. They are virtually all professionals and think and act like Argentinos. BTW, I believe the dueña of the Japanese restaurant in the Japanese garden in BA is a member of the cultural org I listed above.