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Bajo_Cero thanks for the info on MERCOSUR. That's interesting. I have one question. Is there a waiting period after you get citizenship or do you have immediate access to all MERCOSUR countries for living, working, etc. And thanks for the info that you post.

Well I tell you I laugh a lot on this forum. I am sitting up in bed in Chile trying to find some threads that concerned me that I wanted to catch up on (but I don't know what happened to them so I give up). But there is absolutely NO DISCRIMINATION in Argentina. Argentines even love Chileanos...

Well said, John st. I am giggling at your appropriate comment. AND this crazy discussion. I am also analyzing it for what is really at the heart. I said that I am finding it good to be in a place where you don't have to look over your shoulder all the time, and asked if anyone knows places like...

Thanks, Ries. that's the kind of thing I wanted to know, I'll look into it. I know there are a lot of small towns but it helps to get a recommendation from someone who knows an area. I like Buenos Aires but there are trade offs for living there. Thanks to you who made thoughtful suggestions...

You can buy gold all over in the States. You can walk into shops and buy it there or you can buy it by mail and phone. MONEX is one dealer but there are many. .In the U.S. a dealer now has to have some kind of ID but that is new. Used to be you didn't need to do that but things are...

Thanks for the information. I wonder if he knows WordPress. I could sure use some help with it if he does!

Thanks John.St. I do realize there's a lot of difference between where I am now and a city the size of Buenos Aires. There is always more to watch out for in a city that size (in all fairness to B.A.) And Gringoboy, I don't know what it is that people like about Argentina. It is SO INTERESTING...

I've been in Chile about a month and, in a way, I love it. Well, it's a beautiful country but what I like is not having to look over my shoulder all the time. No purse snatching, no holdups at knife or gunpoint. Of course I am visiting relatively small towns--not Santiago this trip. There are...

How long will it be before governments outlaw bitcoin, do you think? That is, unless they want the idea well established because they want an electronic currency so maybe let people get used to it? I wish I were there to go just to understand it better. But these are my questions about it.

I can tell you people do not get it. This is not about providing coverage--it is about denying coverage. They have gotten in so deep there is no way to pay what has been "entitled" by a bankrupt country. This always always happens with socialism. We don't want to admit that there is no free...

Thanks yall. I hope you know I'm not complaining. I wondered if it is available in Argentina but I see it is. Most people would know about it, I think, and perhaps I would if I even were more into the cell phone. Also iti may be it works better here than Argentina from what McKenna says. If it...

Lucha54 and anyone else interested--I don't know the Argentina exchange rate right now but in dollars the modem service costs me $20 a week or $1.00 an hour if I were to tell it I only want an hour and that's figuring USD. I'm in Chile and of course you knowi it might be less there since overall...

Wongjoh I just don't get into all the Iphone stuff. My cell phone is seldom used though I am now in Chile and have it along. I hope everyone who uses them keeps them away from ears and body. My brother-in-law is one of the brain tumor-behind-the-ear victims. I use it when I have to. Y'all...

City girl is probably right. I didn't work it out, but as I said, I heard it, my son couldn't believe and said wait while he tried and then was so surprised Two separate people told me that. Then my son checked it on another phone. All said it answered Affordable Health Care. Then I heard it on...

Do y'all remember when I was without Internet for three months and I cried on your shoulder and took advice from several of you here on the forum about how to get it connected? Did you know there is a modem that looks like a flash drive, plugs into a USB port on your computer and connects you...

One more comment. I can't resist and if someone else already posted this I apologize. Did you know the phone number for Obamacare is 1-800-F***-You? I heard that and mentioned it to my son on the phone and he said "No! I don't believe it. Hang on and let me try it" Then I heard him exclaim...

El Queso, any time I happen to check in here and see "El Queso" I read it, even if I don't get to read anything else. You're so right. I talk to Argentinians a lot about things. I get them started and then I listen. Most have no clue and no education about how the economics work and that there...

Whew, if I don't look at this for a few days I can't catch up with you smart people! But I will comment on Internationalguy's comment. He either touched on the truth or maybe was just close to it. I know some think that oil was the motive, but when Saddam said he would not take the U. S...

I do think having real Argentine friends is hard here (in answer to the question above).But what I think is don't worry about it. Just realize the situation and enjoy the time here. I do think that friendships with Americans a good idea. They have not been as damaged--YET! I think it's coming...

La Coqueta, you could very well be right. Also thanks for the kind words. Maybe we should also be prepared for those battles. But I don't know. . . . . the woman who carries the pepper spray (or whatever it is) and, with her husband, fought off those men says to me,"Arlean, where's your mace?"...