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Nobody counterfeits anything but US hundreds these days, and the plastic security threads make this an unsuitable donor paper. The blue striped “ big heads” are very hard to counterfeit. They do “ wash” US ones to make pre 2013 US hundreds. Argentines often refuse these, real or fake.

In Argentina there are two styles of wall outlet and matching plug that look similar, but are not interchangeable. There is a standard residential style that is good for 10 amps (2400 watts or so) and then there is the larger sized 20 amp toma which is good for up to 4800 watts. They both have...

Afip, migraciones, and many other federal services are easier and more transparent. Federal changes in banking regulations have allowed private banks to become better online. ( although even the banco nacion online banking is far better now than in 2019) Many regulated but private companies like...

My friend has the ultimate list. Links to maps, great instagram feed, and sometimes special events. https://bardeviejes.com.ar/

yes, my brain is thinking, but my fingers aint typing. The Jazz Butcher says it best. In 1994, as it happens. RIP, Pat Fish.

dont you have to elect him first? didn the left and center left just win 4 times as many votes as the conservatives? didnt Sadiq Khan just win double the votes as the conservative? seems to me that the trend in the UK is in the exact opposite direction... Thatcher already nationalized...

Post Covid, a lot of government services went online, and were simplified. I have found many things much easier to do since 2019, in terms of less tramites, less waiting in line in person, and many things quicker and easier online. Banking and finance are much easier, no longer have to be number...

Waaay back in 2005, La Portuaria did a song that David Byrne guested on. So he was kind of “ tributing” them. Its a great song, too.

I have seen definite improvement since 2019. I ride the colectivos every day, and the Metrobus system is so much better than the old routes. I frequently find myself on new buses- I have been on 2 or 3 this year so new that the protective plastic was still on the seats. Never been on a bus in...

I have been a tax payer of various sorts, in Argentina, since 2007. I have paid Bienes Personales that entire time. It is a very small tax, only in the provincia of Buenos Aires, not anywhere else in the country. Many people are exempt from it. I also pay ABL, which is a City "tax" which pays...

you see argentine brands in south america due to mercosur. but the frictional costs required to export are very high from Argentina. I know some companies that are successful because they are able to ship by companies like DHL or Correo Argentina, as opposed to going thru the system of export...

Couldn’t agree more. The government could and should HELP companies export, but instead hinders. Many countries have figured out how to support exports, there are working models to copy. Neither K nor Milei have much interest, though.

The doors in my apartment date to 1905... And I can still buy matching replacement hardware (industria argentina) in the herrajes stores on Sarmiento. My termotanque is now about 17 years old. I did have to replace a ten dollar part this summer, as it had corroded, but its still running strong...

Obviously I am not buying a Porsche, but it has been my experience that the low prices on Mercado Libre are usually lower than the prices in "high street" stores. tools and hardware usually cheaper than my neighborhood fereteria, for example. I often use Mercado Libre to get a reference price-...

I see similar prices for many different things- a Monster drink, by coke, for example, made in argentina, is now running about the same dollar price as one at a 7-11 in the USA- about 3 dollars a can. A new Porsche Cayenne with the V8, which costs about $140,000 in the US, is on Mercado libre...

The odd thing to me is that Industria Argentina products are cheaper than imports. A locally made chomba is 1/4 the price of a LaCoste, which is made in central america, not france, anyway. Industria Argentina chomba, on mercado libre today, 25,000 pesos La Coste, 150,000 to 200,000. So why...

less than 90,000 people in the entire country earn enough money to pay income tax. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-11/argentina-spares-millions-from-paying-income-tax-as-vote-nears

Orquestra Tipica Fernandez Fierro, most miercoles at CAFF. They will knock your socks off. https://caff.ar/

Solo at Cabo Polonia. Yup, she is also a natural born hippie...

At the opposite end of the spectrum, we went to see Sofia Viola at Club Atletico Fernandez Fierro. Its one of those neighborhood community centers that are all over Buenos Aires, but this one has been a taken over as a venue for casual modern tango, and all kinds of related music, for a decade...