Articles by Will Betton

Featured Content, Public Transportation in Buenos Aires, Transportation

Colectivos (buses), Part 2: On Board (Super advanced colectivo etiquette)

By | February 10, 2011 | 5 comments

us gringos since most of our Spanish is far from impeccable. Nothing bothers a driver more than a foreigner with headphones that can’t effectively communicate his/her price or destination. Also, don’t wait for the driver to ask you how much. Be sure to notify him when the person ahead has just one or two more [...]

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Teaching English in Buenos Aires

By | May 12, 2010 | 37 comments

I’ve always been fully aware of the advantages that come with being an American citizen. Not until I went south of the border, however, did I realize the privileges of being a native English speaker. Thanks to Manifest Destiny and over a century of cultural, political, and economic hegemony, English has become the global language. [...]