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I clicked on all of the bands mentioned in the article. None is currently selling a cassette on their bandcamp stores. I have been to literally a couple hundred bands performances in Argentina since 2007. Every once in a while, somebody will have 2 or 3 individual cassettes for sale. most are...

people who have rolexs dont worry about the prices of rolexes. People who want rolexes and dont have them do complain about the prices of rent and food, though. There are a lot of people who read this forum, though, and I have no doubt that a few of them are wearing a rolex right now. There are...

obvio. Thats why I dont live on a farm in Argentina. But there is decent bus service in most of rural argentina. And you can buy scooters for a few hundred dollars. Or a horse. Bus service in rural USA is horrible, expensive, and infrequent. I have taken buses to Rosario, La Plata, Mar De Plata...

I live on a farm, a half hour from town. No public transportation to speak of. MY Sube card is useless. But one son lives in NYC with no car, he takes subways and citibikes, but his daily expenses are high. studio apartments are 2 grand in NYC. and thats rare and hard to find. The other lives...

I am in the USA now, an MY expensas, for comparable quality items, are more in the USA. I recently bought a mini-split fria calor in BA. About 700,000 pesos, in March. I am getting a similar model delivered in 2 days in the USA- it was $1900 from Costco, or $3000 from normal builders supply...

I am 3 rd generation non religious, but he seemed like his heart was in the right place to me. He frequently bought helados for poor people, and we shared a love of Renault 4 autos. Plus I rode on his ferry many times and the bathroom was always clean...

I came in 2007, and while I am not a full time resident I am more committed than ever.

well, they were there first. And Nordelta is not what I would call a "town". Its a suburb, with lots of lakes, meadows, golf courses, and waterways- why, you almost might describe it as an ideal Carpincho Habitat. If you watch that vid of how quickly the land was developed, its no surprise. At...

Argentina is what you make of it. I have several Argentine friends I could call up and they would be over to loan me 500 dollars in cash tomorrow. I have lots of friends who wanted to help me move, or if I need help of pretty much any kind, will be there. Some of them dont even have cars, but...

My inner porteño tells me that while home invasions and car jackings do exist here, the vast majority of crime is snatching of cell phones in a moment of opportunity. I have had many incidents like the one described over my 15 plus years here. I have never been anywhere else where stores and...

I have been here part time since 2007. I certainly never saw a store without price tags during the Ks, or Alberto, or Macri. I do have Argentine friends who worked retail in the 70s, who did, indeed, reprice items every single day. But in 2019- 2022? Sure didnt happen anywhere I shopped...

His 1980s retro/ rock take on the B52s - Los Twist. Thats him on guitar on the left.

His 1990s dance music era, when he lived in Spain.

There are tons of great Melingo songs online. This is one of my favorites.

To balance that out, Trump just slapped a 42% tariff on the Falklands, as they have been mercilessly ripping off the noble USA for decades. Milei is gonna have a hard time reconciling his asskissing with his need to offend.