Interesting. I rented a house in Beccar (a small suburb of Buenos Aires where the trove was discovered) for two years back in the late 90's. Many of my neighbors were of German descent but were very closed mouth except for one old man named Horacio who befriended me and on occasion would come over and ply me with cigars and excellent wine and tell me stories of Germany and how much he admired Pinochet and Hitler, who he claimed was still alive and living in Argentina.
He also taught me the finer points of Rugby which he loved and is a big deal in Buenos Aires. At the time I thought him to be simply eccentric, but now I really cherish the memories of those evening chats in my backyard.
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Dudley_Doright ago
Interesting. I rented a house in Beccar (a small suburb of Buenos Aires where the trove was discovered) for two years back in the late 90's. Many of my neighbors were of German descent but were very closed mouth except for one old man named Horacio who befriended me and on occasion would come over and ply me with cigars and excellent wine and tell me stories of Germany and how much he admired Pinochet and Hitler, who he claimed was still alive and living in Argentina.
He also taught me the finer points of Rugby which he loved and is a big deal in Buenos Aires. At the time I thought him to be simply eccentric, but now I really cherish the memories of those evening chats in my backyard.