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I've been getting wonderfully sweet summer tomatoes from the guy on Santa Fe between Justo and Humboldt. 2 kilos for 5 pesos.

Oh, por favor. We're not talking about something petty like banning cell phone use in restaurants; we're talking about a lethal habit that has caused millions upon millions of deaths worldwide. I wouldn't call anti-smoking laws the product of a nanny-state; I'd call them the product of being...

Hey there -- I'd love to have The Ambassadors, the Sedaris, and Atlas Shrugged. I'll send you a PM. Thanks!

Si, a North American conspiracy... or maybe it's somehow related to the fact that all of these leaders are/were habitual smokers, live in very polluted cities, and grew up in cultures renowned for eating way, way too much animal fat.

Can anyone recommend one? I didn't see any advertisements on Craigslist...

Brasserie Petanque in San Telmo is doing a New Year's prix fixe: http://www.brasseriepetanque.com/ano_nuevo_2012.htm It's a charming atmosphere and the food is consistently stellar. No idea whether they're booked up, though.

Thought I'd bump up this thread, since I am once again in desperate need of fresh literature (and I'll bet some other expats are, too.) Below is a list of books that I have available to exchange. If any of the titles interest you, let me know what you've got and maybe we can arrange a swap. The...

Uruguay: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/world/americas/16uruguay.html

I'm getting ready to go on an extended vacation abroad, and will be leaving behind a few English students. These classes are through an institute, so while the pay is lame, the students are lovely and the director will treat you well. Please contact me if you're TEFL-certified, preferably...

Does anyone know whether it's even remotely possible to book a (sober) remis driver for after-dinner hours on Christmas Eve? If so, any recommendations for a reliable remis company (for a ride from Zona Sur to CF)?

I cannot get over how cute those dogs look in their little AFIP sweaters.

I'd like to get my hands on a couple of elementary-level French and/or German textbooks. Let me know if you have any available for sale or trade (to exchange, I have dozens of English and Spanish fiction, non-fiction, poetry/short story anthologies, and all 3 books in the Thomson/Heinle...

The mother of a friend of mine is a shrink with a practice in Once. She used to keep her patients' cash payments in a box in her desk drawer, and after a while, began to wonder if she'd been miscounting/misplacing some bills. Turns out that the friendly, surprisingly-agile portero, after seeing...

So today, 5 minutes after I'd gotten off the Buquebus and stepped foot into the Colonia terminal, I realized I was at large in Uruguay... with no entrance stamp to prove I'd been allowed in (the BA-side migrations official had given me an Argentina salida stamp, but nothing for Uruguay.) Not...

Hmm. Maybe, in the nicest language possible, explain that you do understand her predicament and probable inability to buy dollars at the bank for the official rate. And then... politely but firmly, try to make it clear that unfortunately, that's just not your problem. As Davidglen77 recently...

Once every weekend, we go out for lunch (salads at Tea Connection or a cafe in Palermo)... and that's IT. Aside from the prices and mediocre service (yesterday, I once again had to send back my order after the kitchen forgot I'd requested, "no cheese"), my desire to dine out has been squashed by...

The best cappuccino I've had in BA was at Arkakao in Recoleta (made with Nespresso coffee and lots of foam.) At least, it was great the last time I was there, way back in June... can't vouch for current quality.

Uh, maybe the locals who have never been out of the country. But all of the portenos I know who have actually been to Paris, or New York or Rome or Berlin or Vienna or any other cosmopolitan city that offers something in the way of high-quality, artesenal baked goods, would beg to differ.

Nah, definitely not everywhere. Some restaurants accept them, but some do not (like Parrilla Pena, Miranda, and Juana M, off the top of my head.) And the rate of exchange varies so much -- everything from 4.19 (Disco) to 4.5 (Ligier) to 4.7 (some boutique in Palermo.) Why doesn't your friend...

Has anyone actually looked at that loan application? It must be repaid within 90 days (or it goes into default.) And as bradlyhale mentioned, the penalties for defaulting on a federal loan include ruined credit, wage garnishment, seizure of passport, bank accounts, tax returns, social security...