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If you arrive without a dni, you are traveling as a US citizen. I would not bring up whats in your luggage, and if they ask you any questions at the scanner, just tell them its a hobby, and used, in english. They are looking for bags with 24 new iphones or 10,000$ in new brand name designer...

Most of the Argentines in the USA have at the very least green cards, but mainly dual citizenship. So, sure, a few of them may actually vote in Argentine elections. But the conservative ones I have met are largely voting up there, not down here. the internet says while florida has the largest...

thats why people have been moving from tiny towns in the provincias to greater Buenos Aires for 150 years. 40% of all the jobs in the country are in the BA area. And most of the good paying jobs are too. There are already plenty of unemployed or underemployed people in places like Catamarca...

Maybe before Menem got rid of all the railroads... or Milei privatized the 2 lane highways... In reality, just like Southern California is the largest manufacturing center of the USA, BA is the logical place for industry, logistics, and wholesalers, and in general, a population of a measly 40...

As the article points out, milei has lost more jobs than the most optimistic projection of new jobs from these "investors". many of these jobs are initial construction, and not permanent. many of the better paying jobs, that would justify moving, require things like machining or welding skills...

the key words here are "Milei dreams".

No.

Pina colada mate? Ick. I like mine elaborado con palo.

Tv dinners haven’t been sold in aluminum pans since the 80s, when microwaves came out.

Anti vaxxers will never admit that. And yet, covid has been on the rise among the unvaccinated in places like texas. While it’s virtually nonexistent in Argentina.

how do you prove residency? is a dni enough?

What as the final score? Did the quarantine really end up killing 10% of Argentina?

while I have been studying Argentine music for about 20 years now, and own something like 500 albums of it, I never really clicked with Solari. I will have to go back and listen again. Rock Nacional is a pretty porous description. The early stuff was heavily influenced by the Beatles...

Blame Google.

Asian food items, especially condiments like garlic chili sauce. Argentines prefer bland foods. While the selection in barrio chio has gotten better in the last 20 years, its still pretty thin. As mentioned above, specialty tools and electronics. Strangely enough, while there is more quantity...