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As to Buenos Aires becoming the most expensive city to live in, I think Perry's five-year estimate is optimistic - that will probably happen much sooner. Are you guys following soybean prices? Nothing short of locust plagues, a five-year drought in Argentina, or the Chinese developing...

Cute period piece - I think it may be even older than the early 1900s, judging by the references to horse-drawn carriages. In 1903 my grandfather imported a Peugeot car from France - came complete with crystal flower vases and an assortment of wrought-silver cigarette and pill boxes. Every...

I followed the link - the article is headed: "High Life in Argentina ( Originally Published Early 1900's )" It's a cute period piece - must be from the very early 1900s, judging by the references to horse-drawn carriages. In 1903 my grandfather imported a Peugeot car from France. It came...

There must be something really wrong with my English: I talk about RENTALS, and keep getting answers with apartment SALES figures. I give up. What I said is the plain truth, but "No hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oir".

This should be obvious, but here it goes: many landlords prefer to rent short-term to foreigners at astronomic prices rather than renting long-term to locals. Therefore, there are fewer apartments left for locals, which means more competition and higher rents for what's available. As to the...

I seem to have trouble making myself understood - I was talking about RENTS. People who came here SOLELY drawn by cheap prices did not buy - they rented. So do the vast majority of expats, according to what's posted in this forum. Get it now? Argentines are currently buying everything in...

Foreigners with hard currencies do drive up rental prices - Palermo has become out of reach for many Args., and so has Las Cañitas. The same thing is now happening to Colegiales, formerly a nice modest middle class neighborhood. There's no way someone earning pesos can compete with people with...

dillster, I'm not blaming foreigners for Argentina's problems, which are 99% self inflicted. But in my view, people who are here ONLY because it is cheap contribute very little to society and drive prices up for the locals. Perhaps they will leave for greener pastures, now the dollar is...

The best piece ever written about the roots of the financial meltdown. ------------------- The New York Times OP-Ed COLUMNIST June 1, 2009 Reagan Did It By PAUL KRUGMAN “This bill is the most important legislation for financial institutions in the last 50 years. It provides a long-term...

Bolivians seem to have some kind of inside track when it comes to fresh vegetables. In Belgrano they spread a blanket on the sidewalk and sell from there - here in San Isidro they make weekly rounds going house to house with a basket. The silver lining in inflation is that rising prices will...

Can you watch it online? It got an excellent review in the NY Times.

Tigre's Puerto de Frutos would be a good option. Go during the week, when the delta island people are there selling their stuff to store owners. You can see their boats arrive loaded with baskets, bamboo poles, wicker strands, dried flowers, and oranges. Saturday and Sunday it's a zoo -...

People offer bribes to underpaid customs' agents and then complain about corruption in Argentina.

Yes, el Pais is from Spain, where a restaurant meal is better and cheaper than in Buenos Aires, and where the unemployed have excellent State benefits.

What a pity - I thought we were about to have an interesting exchange of ideas and experiences, and you had to go and stick that "What an idiotic post" in there and ruin it. You get quite virulent about this subject - that chip on your shoulder must be the size of a railroad tie. Perhaps you...

There were no US citizens in those households - not for the first couple of years, at least. The lawyers knew, and had me tell our clients, that they were entitled to a few things. The problem was that they were so scared of anything having to do with the GOVERNMENT that they didn't really...

Those immigrants were stuck in generational poverty far worse than anything seen in the US. No one gave them any educational opportunities either - they just had to manage without them. But it is true that the right home environment is the key: the immigrants I worked with had strong family...

Those poor little angels doing time in juvenile hall are juvenile delinquents - they ended up there not because they made "mistakes" but because they committed criminal acts. If parents choose not to put in the time and effort needed to educate and supervise their children, it is only fair...

In my view, the post below is totally wrong - nothing but a sob story. In the US, no one willing to work needs to starve. At least not when I left, three years ago. I speak from experience. For years I was an interpreter/translator for an organization that provided free legal assistance to...

Goog detective work, syngirl. Troll or not, Jojoinba sounds like a joke.