Hacer una vaquita

If you spend time around Argentinian buddies, it won’t be long until you hear, for one reason or another, someone say “hagamos una vaquita”, or “le’s make a little cow”.

In Argentina, the expression refers to all the people in a group contributing to a common fund. However, there are no financial ambitions behind it. This fund is not intended to yield returns, but rather to make something attainable or more affordable

You can do this for many, many reasons:

• For a birthday presents.
• For a friend who has no money and is in need.
• To order food for the group.
• To pay someone’s expenses in the most diverse contexts.

It’s one of those small examples that go a long way showing that solidarity is embedded in small, daily actions of Argentine culture.

Hope you liked learning this,

Until next time,

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