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Some day you may surprise people and actually make a comment that makes sense.

This is too high an estimate, for a family of four 500 pesos or so is plenty.

The Argentines love conspiracy theories, I think the more implausible and ridiculous the better. More often than not it is some nefarious doings of the U.S. government. Not sure what the psychology is behind all this stuff, perhaps some sort of defense mechanism(i.e. blaming others or other...

It's been attributed mostly to Kennedy. Since J.P. died in 1913 I don't think he was too worried about the 29 crash.

Yeah, but not a couple with 2 kids, get real.

You can actually live in most places in the U.S. for the same or less than B.A. If you actually live in Boston there are less expensive options even there. If you move to B.A. the only big plus will be lower health care costs, but this would be offset at least in part by the cost of private...

Ever hear the story about Joe Kennedy that one day he got a stock tip from his shoe shine boy. He decided if shoe shine boys are giving out tips the end was near. That very day he sold all his stocks and missed the crash of 29. I remember a few years ago just before the housing crash listening...

Well what I am referring to is consistent better economic performance of these countries which has raised millions out of poverty, I think this is more important that the size of the theater district. Brazil is definitely a poorer country but its quickly closing the gap. Chile should be and...

Hopefully it wouldn't take you that long. Argentina is surrounded by countries that are basically doing better and appear to be on the right track. At some point the light-bulb will go on in Argentina as well, just don't know when that will be. My personal opinion is that things won't really...

Well if you believe that I'm sure you see the situation in Argentina as paradise found.

I think there are lots of cracks starting to appear in the China story that's going to end up with much slower growth there and much lower commodity prices. It's more than just agricultural commodities it's also trade with Brazil that depends heavily on shipping commodities to China. My view is...

Well things usually don't go in a straight line up or down and making decisions based on this weeks numbers will get you into trouble. If employment is not a factor then it really makes the decision easier, he should go. You can get more for your money in just about every department in the...

You could be right but my view is that the worse is probably over, whereas places like Argentina, Canada, Australia, other commodity producers escaped the recession more or less unscathed. My view is that commodities are a bubble waiting to burst driven by demand from China. When it bursts...

I found a reference to the multiple ID's. Re: Ex-public servant in cocaine smuggling arrest « Reply #23 on: April 23, 2011, 11:28:01 am »...

Its a good time to head back, not for a job, but if you move to someplace with a reasonable cost of living and suffered from the housing meltdown you can definitely find bargains in housing that may be of a once in a lifetime nature. In Argentina I think about the only thing moving forward is...

She might be but I remember reading(couldn't find it) that when she was arrested she also possessed several ID's in multiple names(sounds a bit suspicious).

Probably spotted him as a Gringo, my wife never let me speak and most of the time tried to keep me out of sight, knowing the price would go up if they knew I was a Gringo.

The difference can be explained by realizing some people are actually trying to make a life here and that there are other people that are here really on a short-term basis in temporary furnished apartments living off cash withdrawn from ATM machines. The latter folks never really run into the...

Well I'm surprised that someone born and raised there has never seen this before. The first two years there I paid about $2700 in bribes(mostly extortion's really) and not to just the police. This is part of the cost of living that the NYT misses in their articles. I wonder what the experience...

Thanks for the frank and honest appraisal of Argentina. It has it good and bad points just like everywhere else. Some of the posters seem a bit over the top describing it as a virtual nirvana and back home as some sort of redneck cesspool.