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Work mostly. A couple friends made from conversation/language exchange events.

Two of these things are no longer as true as they used to be (in my humble opinion). The Mexican food situation has improved immensely in the last year or 2. It’s still nothing compared to areas of the US that are known to have a good Mexican food scene, but CABA has some decent Mexican...

Yes I would bring cash in USD. Enough to get you through the first month maybe. I would then use WU to receive pesos and keep the USD as a cash reserve. Just be careful if you’re staying with friends unless they are very good friends

My US Kindle Unlimited subscription works down here so it seems like there isn’t much Amazon is doing in terms of region locking.

I’ve never heard of tips. I did have once an agreement made in advance that was basically one fee guaranteed and then and additional fee to be paid if they were successful in “winning the case”. But to emphasize this was all discussed beforehand.

$2K for a woman and child is more than enough in BA (especially since you are going to pay school as well). That’s around $600K pesos. 100K for a good 1 BR apartment. 130K if the kid needs a bedroom. I can’t imagine spending more than another 150K-200K on food and household supplies. Chalk up...

I’m interested in others’ opinions, but sounds like the below is going to be good for the CCL/Blue. I expect us to hit 250+ in the coming days/week. Just my prediction though. LA NACION - Dólares: una norma oficial trabó toda la operatoria cambiaria y el Gobierno espera evitar la salida de una...

Lol. It’s definitely a very nationalist subreddit also. There was a thread recently about how the reason Argentines cook their meat all well done is because it’s higher quality than beef in the US/Europe. That the reason we cook meat rare/medium is because we have low quality meat. I love...

For me faina is a nice way to add variety to one slice. I typically eat 2-4 slices depending on how big the slices are. I usually like to eat one slice with faina to change up flavor/texture a bit. Obviously I would never eat it on its own nor would I enjoy it for every slice.

I’m missing a good cheesesteak and decided to make one at home. Got all the ingredients but am struggling with getting thin shaved beef. I like cheesesteaks where the beef is shaved nice and thin. Any suggestions on how to do this? I don’t have any special appliances. Anyone know of a Carniceria...

6) Centro Rossi. Locations throughout Capital and surrounding area. Modern equipment, efficient for the most part but can vary a little by location. I like the San Isidro location but I live more towards that way. Accepts most obra social and is still reasonably affordable if you don’t have...

In my experience if you just go to the taxi Ezeiza stand you pay the official rate (on a sign based on destination neighborhood) at the counter and then don’t have to pay the driver directly at all. I’ve never been overcharged and I look 100% innocent tourist gringo.

For me it’s variety of products in the supermarket. Although I’ve gotten much better at finding the ingredients I need over time. Also from the US work culture, I miss people taking responsibility for their mistakes. Here with my coworkers it seems like a team effort to make sure no one is ever...

I’ve had success with DHL on a couple different occasions.

Yes. Can confirm $1,500 is no problem. Sometimes it takes a few days extra if depositing to a bank account.

So it sounds like they are going to start requiring proof of vaccination in order to go to large events, cultural events and complete “trámites” in government buildings. They’re calling it a pase sanitario, but from what I understand it’s not a separate certificate. It is simply you’re paper...

Thanks for all of the advice everyone! A lot of great ideas here. Another question. My wife needs hiking boots. Anyone have recommendations on where to buy? I’ve tried a couple of the stores I know sell outdoor equipment (Montagne, Salomon, North Face) but they all say they don’t have any stock...

Thank you for all of the advice. In the end we are going to do the drive over a 3 day period. Stopping the first night in Bahia Blanca, second night in Nequen and then into Bariloche. We have plenty of time (will be in Bariloche and the surrounding area for 1.5 months. My wife doesn’t have her...

I wouldn’t worry about hair color or smiling in the picture. The tech generally uses stuff like distance between eyes, nose shape etc, which doesn’t change much over time usually. I have had to do a few of these verifications for different apps. In my experience the cell phone apps works better...

I won’t comment on the value of “inclusive language” as I don’t want to get in an internet argument with anyone. I do agree though that it is not a requirement here to date nor do a majority of young people use it (by young I mean 20-30, teens may be different). I have met dozens and dozens of...