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    Products that are identical in America but suck here

    Speaking of Gillette the same gel deodorant I found for the market here all eventually leaked out of their tubes. Clearly a more watery texture. I went back to using the imported Gillette ones. It's a shame really. Shrinkflation you might say.
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    Milei’s economic reforms under pressure

    I saw an interesting interview the other night that spoke of Milei being a reactionary tool to remove the disastrous incumbent administration, reduce inflation and "clean house". The speaker went on to say that now that his purpose has been achieved in the eyes of the general populace, he too...
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    Love of Cats and animals

    Cats have an outsized effect on the local bird population. They are prolific hunters. According to estimates, feral cats in particular account for 70% of cat related bird deaths. It's understandable a community seeking to protect their native bird life would cull the feral population. Sadly many...
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    Products that are identical in America but suck here

    Find the beardiest person you know and ask them, that's how we do it down here. Recommendations are more valuable than a TV commercial.
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    Products that are identical in America but suck here

    Correct they are manufactured here for the local market. They are not shipped on a boat from the US. You learn over time which products are actually good. Regular Raid (blue) does not work, the Raid Max (silver) does. It's obviously more expensive. My theory why? Because price sensitivity...
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    Looking to Buy a 4G SIM Card with a US Number

    Howdy Henry, It doesn't really work that way. Nobody owns their cell phone # and therefore it cannot be sold privately. In other words, somebody can sell you a sim but the original owner will still be stuck paying for it as if it was their phone. Should you fail to pay the service fees, the...
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    Urgent advice needed on obtaining Argentine citizenship

    Howdy Maikito, Your first step is hiring an attorney to handle your tramite. There are a few who occasionally promote here. They will tell you everything you need to know.
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    Argentine, more than 26 years in Seattle, returned and semi-retired

    Welcome Xavito, My wife was in the US for 12 years as a medical/court interpreter before returning to Argentina. Plenty of resources here if you need any.
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    Pago Facil Wallet

    Howdy Xpic, Although Pago Facil and Western Union cashiers typically operate out of the same branch, they are two separate companies. Cashier's sometimes offer to "receive" a western union transfer into someone's Pago Facil account, but they are for all intents and purposes the cashier is...
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    Looking for new friends for an expat kid

    Howdy Dani, I was homeschool too at 13 years old. It was pretty disastrous socially and my parents enrolled me in Boy Scouts at the time to try to make up for my loss of friends. It was somewhat helpful but, being a male dominated group, the whole arrangement really stunted my interactions with...
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    How long does your dental cleanings take here?

    My dentist would go very fast. 5-10 minutes and the whole mouth. Although thorough, I found it unnecessarily rushed and painful. We plan on finding another one. Small co-pay and the prepaga takes care of the rest.
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    Trying to find cellular service +54 for SMS bank codes in Argentina and US

    That's a tough one. Perhaps you can use a friend's phone # that lives down here while you are out of the country. Then when you get back you can change it back to your new local #.
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    What's your favorite Malbec that you can't find easily in the USA?

    Rutini is quite popular in the interior provinces.
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    USA cell phone number to use in Argentina

    On 1 sim from a US carrier? Not likely without paying a fortune for outbound calls and making it near impossible for inbound calls from Argentina without an international plan from the Argentine caller. It's impractical and unnecessary. Dual sim phones exist for this reason. Keep in mind most...
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    Trying to find cellular service +54 for SMS bank codes in Argentina and US

    Howdy Juliet, Have you considered a VOIP # with an Argentine prefix? https://support.ringcentral.com/article-v2/International-Numbers-Supported-Countries.html?brand=RC_US&product=RingEX&language=en_US
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