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Some expats are amazingly oblivious of what's going on in Buenos Aires. But then, nine months are probably not enough to learn about local conditions, specially without watching the news or reading the papers. In that case ignorance IS bliss. When I talk of crime I'm not talking about silly...

Without any intention of being snotty, from what I see everyone and his cousin has a gun in Argentina nowadays. No self-respecting criminal would be caught without one - it may not be a state-of-the-art firearm, but they all have some kind of handgun. If in doubt, check the papers, or ask...

This may sound hard to believe, but ten years ago my 75-year old mother could drive herself home from dinner with friends a one in the morning, get out of the car, open the garage door, and get the car in without even looking over her shoulder. Her house is two blocks away from El Solar de la...

The locals have every reason to be "paranoid", when you look at things from their point of view. Ten, or even five years ago, there was far less crime in BA. They couldn't care less about higher crime rates in places like Sao Paulo - their lives are rooted in Buenos Aires, and that's the only...

How how many units int the building, how large is your apartment (square meters) and what are the expenses?

It is also interesting to read Perfil, an outspoken small paper, and Pagina 12, formerly an independent paper and know a mouthpiece of the Kirchner regime. But it is only for strong stomachs, as it is subservient to the point of being revolting. As to Boudow's canard about inflation...

Please, Bajocero, I make every effort to take your posts seriously, but this last one sounds like something straight out of kindergarden school. Why not just use the "sticking tongue out" smilie in the side panel? I mean this one: :p...

Didn't know there was anyone who still believed INDEC's figures. They have been totally discredited for well over a year, and now rate as fiction.

The last census showed there were 36 million Argentines. 40 million is the ESTIMATED 2009 population. Check your figures, or just keep making up your own. Have fun....!

Well, that's really amazing, considering Argentina's population was only forty million in 2009. Either the new census revealed some really astounding jump in population numbers, or 60 million of those getting "jubilacion" live somewhere else...;) But you are right in that those in unions...

I recently bought a handwoven cotton hammock in the Tigre market for about twenty dollars. Didn't see any rope hammocks.

One of the principles in advertising is to concentrate on misrepresenting and denying a product's weak points. No need to talk about its good points, as consumers already know them. That's exactly what Boudou is doing: trying to distort an ugly truth. Remember that slogan in Orwell's l984...

Puerto Madero is the safest barrio because a) It's policed by the Prefectura Naval, supposed to be the least corrupt local police force, and b) It's accessed by bridges, easily policed. Criminals prefer places with easier ways out. Personally, I find it sort of sterile and totally lacking...

It is quite easy to paint with a top quality latex paint. They are very forgiving. I keep the brush well wrapped in foil in the freezer, from one day to the next, so I don't even have to wash it. You can do half a wall one day and the remaining half three days later, and there are not telltale...

I have a home in Uruguay and come against that "foreigner penalty fee" regularly. I am quoted five thousand pesos for jobs that the locals get done for eight hundred. It is infuriating. The worst part is that workers feel MORALLY JUSTIFIED to overcharge us; after all, everyone knows all...

That job should be five hundred pesos AT MOST. Try asking the local pintureria or hardware store for a painter - they generally have cards of painters who live in the area - I've been lucky getting referrals that way. My advice is, get the best quality paint and do it yourself - I've done it...

San Isidro is mostly detached homes - there are more apartments in Martinez, one train stop and ten minutes away by car. San Fernando is a little farther out but cheaper. Good luck in your search...

With your attitude, I'm sure your life in Argentina will be rich in good experiences. Having local connections makes ALL, I repeat, ALL the difference. Expats or permatourists who don't develop them see only the seedy side of Argentina, and are totally oblivious to the other side that makes...

Could you expand on that? It sounds interesting.

Bajo cero, I totally disagree with your opinions, but congratulate you on your rational way of presenting them. It is interesting, as well as healthy, to hear a point of view so different from my own.