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    Who has left or is planning to leave?

    As beautiful as the Jacarandas in full bloom…
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    Good, strong, English-style tea, anyone?

    No, you can find Twinings occasionally at extortionate prices. I think Virgen Islands is one of the “strongest” that you’ll get from a supermarket There’s also some different tea blends from New Garden that might fit the bill also very expensive. Also Tealosophy in Palermo but again rather dear.
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    Who has left or is planning to leave?

    Didn’t know it applied to residents in the elections we’re allowed to vote it.
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    Tough Times For Argentine Factories As Consumers Penny-pinch

    Milei delivering on his post election speech promise of stagflation
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    Who has left or is planning to leave?

    By the way BKK may be cheap if you want to live off street food and drink bottles of Chang in your abode but other than that I when I was there few months ago I found it expensive.
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    Cartoons for the illiterate me

    PakaPaka
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    Artist cuts rent by commuting to London from Argentina

    I “commuted” from Buenos Aires to Luanda for 5 years
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    Is the Milei "Transformation" Failing Already?

    No they were going to buy Chinese
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    Is the Milei "Transformation" Failing Already?

    That would be far too sensible and progressive
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    Is the Milei "Transformation" Failing Already?

    There are too many vested interests in maintaining the status quo. Peronism will return in a slightly different form and the land owning elite will go back to having cheap government subsided labour. Argentina’s mineral/agricultural riches will continue to be exported, without adding any...
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    Where to Buy Roast Beef

    In Britain we roast all types of cuts which could be called roast beef. They’re all around the area of peceto, cuadrada, cuadril. Best cut for me for roasting is fore rib, which is Bife ancho with the bone and the bit of gristle cut out I believe.
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    Anybody else notice coffee recently not tasting good?

    nearly stopped buying olive oil too!!
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    Anybody else notice coffee recently not tasting good?

    I used to find coffee expensive here even before the recent jump in prices, no chance I'm paying those prices.
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    Real Estate New Building

    Build quality of new apartments leaves a lot to be desired. Since everything is made out of hollow brick between the concrete columns and beams you can hear a pin drop from apartment to apartment.
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    Catch-22 póliza de caucion

    Welcome to the first of many Kafka-esque bureaucratic nightmares you will face in your time here.
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    Who has left or is planning to leave?

    Aguante carajo!
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    Real Estate New Building

    I bought a finished house also in a barrio cerrado with a fideicomiso, I’m not too worried about the escritura since I’m not planning to sell it any time soon. Only concern I have is that if a lot of people who have second homes out here can’t afford them anymore will barrios cerrados be able...
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    $100K+ USD for apartment can seller legally insist on cash?

    I took $140k USD that I'd changed at a cueva to the realtors office counted it all out and signed the bit of paper. But then again I've got balls of steel. Apparently I might have problems later justifying the funds if I come to sell it.
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