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They know I'm not from here because I don't use vos or its conjugations... but they can't place it. When I say the US they're usually surprised... when I tell them I have a Spanish mother, it all makes sense. But now I rarely get asked. I think I picked up enough of the Argentine way of...

Contact your credit card company and explain the situation. Maybe they can help you by waiving some of the fees. Probably not going to result in anything, but worth asking. This is a very old thread, but may have useful information. http://baexpats.org/topic/1102-stop-paying-killer-atm-fees/

If you live here and buy things, you're paying taxes. :P

My advice would be if you're going to be in Argentina for a short period of time, get familiar with where the good public hospitals are (there are a couple I suppose) and stick to those in case of an emergency. Or just plan to pay out of pocket at a private hospital if something should happen...

Glad to hear it went well and you're recovering, Eugenia. :)

Land of the free... :P I would advise against trying to bring in any meat or fruit products into the United States. I once had a humiliating experience in Miami when my mother decided to pack a small piece of jamon serrano and we were caught, hit with a nice fine, and the agents acted like...

Why do you need the marriage certificate? Seems unnecessary... unmarried people have babies and no issues. From the website it says you only need the acta or the libreta... I found out the hard way the libreta isn't really "official" (at least when it comes to immigration) so if you take...

Very sad. 8 Frenchmen and 2 Argentines... the 2 Argentines were the pilots. I saw the video of the accident... it looks like pure negligence. https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/video-chocaron-helic%C3%B3pteros-rioja-121810260.html

I went to a place recently and they offered that "baño de crema" which I suspect is little more than a conditioner... I asked the price and they wanted something like 250 pesos. The haircut and blow-dry was 500 pesos. I got a keratin treatment once that cost 400 pesos and lasted only until...

My cousin bought a bike while in Tokyo and not knowing anything about how to transport it, simply walked into the airport wheeling the bike alongside her. After some giggling from the check-in agents, they helped her pack up the bike and gave her all the materials necessary. She wasn't charged...

I too was shocked at the number of kids per class/teacher and the very small size of the classrooms at a private school. I'm afraid that's just the way things are here... although some schools may be better and they are lowering the students per teacher ratio. Before it wasn't uncommon for...

El Gauchito Gil is associated with thieves and an Argentine thing. The whole amulet/evil eye thing is ancient. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_eye#Spain_and_Latin_America It's also customary that when you buy a new car, you put a red string in the back to protect against jealousy.

It's a superstitious thing... to ward off envy. Before, it was customary to put a red string or an amulet on a baby to prevent the evil eye. It's supposed to attract attention to the string instead of allowing a person to give the evil eye (which can be given even without wanting to.) Some...

Hard to say what's going to happen. The blue dollar seems like it's been around forever, but it's only been 3 years. http://dolarblue.net/historico/

I checked out the magazine, clicked on an article, and saw wineguy in a photo.

I call into question the fact that many of these 'healthy eating' countries have an astounding amount of poverty and malnutrition. Eating 3 beans a week provided by foreign aid isn't "healthy"... as healthy as beans may be. Take Sierra Leone for one... 46 percent of child deaths in Sierra...

:lol: This ranking.... What kind of shameless gall do you have to have to say people in Sierra Leone eat well??

I've heard you're most likely to get ticketed for such infractions on the Provincia Routes... especially those coming into and out of the city. So maybe today a lot of vacationers are leaving / coming back from Mar de Plata or wherever and have their lights on.

I don't know the English names for them either... white beans, black beans, red beans, etc. :P There are several varieties within the same family. The scientific name sometimes helps, but your best bet is going by color and shape to get close to what you want. From a quick search...

My gut feeling is that they're not going to stick hard and fast to that 30 day rule... as long as he has his shots, it should be okay, especially if it's a puppy. BUT you could be facing quarantine (or a bribe) if they do enforce the rule. If you can find a vet willing to fudge the dates a...