Buenos Aires has a strong Italian inheritance and that's no mystery. Nevertheless, I did not expect to see such a glorious celebration of my country's history. A statue dedicated to one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland" and great general Giuseppe Garibaldi, along with Giuseppe Mazzini, are watching over the central square Plaza Italia, in the barrio called Palermo, like the Sicilian administrative city. The Argentinian accent, over all the lunfardo slang from Buenos Aires, even sounds similar to the Italian one. For instance, the Italian word 'femmina' (woman), is shortened to mina; Friends call each other pibes, which comes from the Italian word 'pivello', meaning ‘youngster’ or ‘novice’.