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I'm guessing you guys don't get out of the city center much. People on the other side of General Paz aren't as fit and obesity is becoming a problem. When I first came here over 10 years ago, you hardly ever saw an obese person, now with cheap cuts, the influx of pizzerias, fast food, and bad...

It caught me by surprise as well that the 2 peso note will soon be worthless. Usually, banks will still exchange old currency. At least that's what I thought. You can still exchange pesetas for euros in Spain, even though it's been well over a decade. Granted, only at certain banks and only...

I would file the paperwork here and wait. When it comes time to prove your ability to “sponsor” him, perhaps you could get a family or friend to help. By benefits I assume healthcare from your job? New green card holders often have waiting periods before they can receive state benefits like...

Spain... any town, but I have family in Barcelona and Granada so either of those would be nice. :)

Argentina is #29 for anyone wondering. ;)

Anyone else notice a very plastic taste to Ivess water lately? We buy the 1.5L packs and I almost don't want to drink it because of the plastic taste... especially since I'm now pregnant. It tastes like it was left in the sun or in a hot warehouse or truck too long. It's too bad because we've...

I never knew they sell coffee in tea bags until I moved here. I do not recommend.

https://hogares.telecom.com.ar/ayudaysoporte/soporte/telefonia/servicios-adicionales/call/ Levante el auricular y marque: *123# Siga las instrucciones de la operadora que lo guiará. La primer clave corresponde a los últimos cuatro dígitos de su número telefónico Says here Dial *123# Follow...

Not sure if it qualifies as sexual abuse, but one of the first times I flew down here (being 23 or 24), I was seated next to a man who was about 50. I was by the window and he had the aisle seat. After a brief chat, found out he was coming down for business. He fell asleep pretty quickly, and...

Be a gentleman and accompnany her to a remis or bus stop. :P Perhaps since it's so expensive you two can split the fare if she insists on taking a cab/remis. Not sure what the age difference has to do with anything... If anything you are getting what you're paying for.

Not sure about current prices, but it won't be cheap. Also zona oeste covers a pretty large area.

Glad it seems he is doing okay and will hopefully make a full recovery. When my husband told me the news, he said "see why I didn't want to take you to la Boca?" :P 14 years visiting/living here and I've never been. We don't live in the best part of town, but there's certain areas where it's...

From my experience, customs mostly cares about fruits, meats, and dairy products... especially the fresh variety. Not sure about ginger, but I doubt they'd find it. In any case, even if you do get caught, I doubt they give you too hard a time... it's not like the US where you have to pay...

Think she means the paper/dice roll game. Not sure about expats, but I'm sure there's some local groups.

I think one of the problems with the market here is that normally sellers aren't too willing to part with their goods too quickly... so the markup is extreme. Eventually someone will come by and buy it... and if not, it's okay, it can sit there. I've come to the conclusion that they prefer to...

Not sure how this thread turned into one about Macri... but I'm not too impressed with his policies. Yes, he eased up on some measures that were restricting the upper classes, getting rid of certain taxes or making it easier to buy things from abroad... but inflation is still crazy and he...

"Whiteness" is subjective. There's people that don't believe Italian or Spanish is really "white" which is why I always felt okay with checking off the "Hispanic" box even though my mother is from Spain and my father is some Northern European mix. There are plenty of blue-eyed, fair skinned...

You have to go in person to the registro civil where you plan to marry and ask them for the documents you need. Don't call; calling/email is a waste of time 90% of the time in Argentina. Go in person. If you can get it in writing, even better. You have to apply a month before the date you plan...

Businesses practices are surprising, to say the least, here. Consumer rights are in the dark ages. My husband had the experience recently of seeing an item online at a certain price, getting to the store, and being told the price had changed and the website hadn't been updated. Could be true...

French Jurist / Frenchie did some nice detective work. :) (For the tourist/expat that got his throat sliced and another case, I think that apartment ripoff.) Hope the Frenchman is doing well, wherever he is. ElQueso's sucker punch to the eye in a road rage incident comes to mind as well...