We researched several places to watch the Playoffs, and settled on two places run American expats: Casa Bar and Alamo Bar. We tried both and decided we liked the crowd better at Casa Bar. We also learned quite a bit about how expats struggle to get their home teams televised "in the manner to which they are accustomed". For instance, here in BsAs - NFC games are televised on Fox Sports, but the simulcast is in Spanish. Probably great for the 6 people native to Argentina who like American football, but when you're in a bar full of Americans decked out in their team gear, it can be frustrating to watch Troy and Chris do the halftime commentary while a steady stream of pop songs plays over the speakers. AFC games, however, are golden. They play on ESPN with English simulcast. And by that time, the crowd is good and tipsy, so the camaraderie and rivalries get more energetic.
During one of our football Sundays, we met Andrew - an American living in BsAs - and hit it off with him. We decided to meet up later that week for dinner and drinks, and on his suggestion we decided on a local Thai restaurant near our apartment. Great choice, as it turns out, because the food was excellent and the cocktails were even better! Argentine food is never very spicy, so Sudestada is one of the only places in town you can get truly lip-burning spicy food. I had the rabbit, Jax had the best fish of the trip, Andrew had a curry chicken, and we split some samosas and "gyozas".
After dinner, we headed to 878, another closed-door club to continue the drinking and conversation.
I would love to post pictures of our meal, but as it turns out my camera (Jax's camera has decided to retire) takes terrible, blurry photos, and the restaurant might not be happy if we posted the ones we have. We do have a few usable photos from 878; here's me, Jax, and Andrew well into our 5th drink:
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