Recent content by YanquiGallego

Being originally from Madrid, my feedback on this might have an obvious bias, but I will try to be as objective in general as possible and back everything up with fact, especially since (aside from the armed home invasion robbery I had which caused me to leave) I do also love BA as a city. I...

CNN Latino has just announced that the latest polls show that CFK has an approval rate of just 24% of all citizens in Argentina. The lowest it has ever been. Now, I am just curious, does CNN "tambien miente" ??

I think it's safe to assume that in most other major cities, in the environment of an upscale bar, someone offering a free glass of their expensive champagne as a form of toast would be seen as more than welcome. In the States and Europe its quite common to invite perfect strangers to a round...

Sorry to hear about your experience and as someone who is human, when I was held up by gunmen in my Palermo Soho loft and had practically everything I owned stolen a few months ago, I too was thinking some pretty harsh things about BA and the people, especially since in my 30 years I have lived...

I'd like to point out that culture in regards to arts-wise Santiago also seems to beat BA hands down. The current government apparently believes heavily in it and not only are the ballet and opera considerably affordable (albeit probably still a stretch for the lower classes) it also offers free...

If you want first class shopping experiences, good choice of mid range restaurants and cheap mobile telephones BA is not for you, however, if you like the idea of not being surrounded by Louis Vuitton'd Starbucks toting i-clones, decent high end restaurants, cheap cigarettes, friendly enough...

As promised, I wanted to post a comparison of life in Santiago vs BA. Mind you, I have only been here for a little over a month. I have broken it into different basic everyday categories. JOBS: The job market here is GOOD. And that is an understatement. Without actively seeking work, on my...

A variety of some food and good delivery you will always get, as Argies are used to conveniences, having everything brought to their homes, and " cheto" food items like Starbucks at Alto Palermo or Benihana, you will just pay more for it than you would in the States.

I agree wholeheartedly that itd be wise to do some reading up on posts about people "divorcing" BA, like I did about a month ago. I think that people who are romanced with the idea of coming to BA, are like people who had a high school sweetheart or a crush on someone, went out on a date and...

In my more cheto days, I was a great client of the Ralph Lauren store on Alvear which was actually a flagship/mansion location for the company. Actually, prior to the Kirchner BS, buenos aires was a HUGE focus market for them as well as for most luxury retailers, hence the reason why BA had 3...

FYI- there is a new looking Call South office I just noticed here in Santiago, Chile, while walking down Avenida Providencia. Same crook?

Absurd. The Nacionalistas denouncing Starbucks for apologising to the public for having nationally-made (the problem is not so much the origin it's that they sucked and were literally falling apart) I see absolutely nothing wrong with a multi-national chain such as Starbucks in which part of...

If I am not mistaken, legally you have to be paid in Argentine pesos if you are working for a company in Argentina. Even the US companies here are registered as Argentine companies IE: Ford Argentina, etc, and abide by the same functions as any other Argy company.

Its because they are pincha pelotas. How is it that the exact same products imported FROM Argentina cost less in Spain (for example) than they do in Buenos Aires? Business owners here are very proud and act like having a cup of coffee at their locale is the equivalent to tea at the Ritz and for...

Recruitment type jobs usually have a base plus commission based on your success at recruiting good candidates. The base for these types of jobs in BA is usually an entry level professional salary of 5000-6000 pesos a month, which in my opinion, unless you are renting a place at local prices...