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Learning Spanish in Buenos Aires is like learning English in Glasgow. All local schools are closed and will remain so for the foreseeable future so you'd be better off doing an online course. Edx.org and Coursera.org have free beginner-level Spanish classes from major universities that are...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/28/william-shakespeare-death-mistake-argentinian-tv

The US doesn't recognize dual citizenship, and a big no-no for US citizens is to enter the US with a foreign passport. Even if you enter with a USPP and exit with the ARG one, you could (possibly) get flagged next time you try to return to the US. At worst, you might just get pulled aside and...

The same goes for the Red Light District. I remember back in the 90s an Amsterdam cop handing me a pamphlet that said, "BE CAREFUL, not all of them are women..."

I'm actually in a similar situation, my concern with going anywhere in Europe right now is getting caught in another lockdown should one happen (this is almost given since cases always rise after tourism resumes), something that worries me more than COVID itself. I'm considering getting an RV...

So the measure of American greatness is that some stuff there is "better" than in South America? That's setting the bar pretty low.

Most US beef is still banned for import by the EU because of rampant hormone use. Trump negotiated an increase with the EU in 2019, but even this is still limited to hormone-free beef. Here's an interesting article on the state of the cattle industry in the US: "Yes, cattle get hormones and...

And those who can be easily swayed by preposterous internet conspiracy theories also turn out to vote. The US is proof that this is also a bad idea. One of the drawbacks to living in a democracy is that sometimes stupid people vote other stupid people into power. I still prefer this to the...

I don't need to visit India to know that around 40% of its schools lack toilets. But at least students will learn the English word for "toilet." https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/18/01/why-toilets-matter

"On a micro level, improved English skills allow individuals to apply for better jobs and raise their standards of living." No shit, Sherlock. It doesn't take a degree from HBS to point out that having legs makes it easier to walk. The scatterplots provided in the article don't prove anything...

There is little correlation between economic development and the English language. It's strange that you used India as an example, the entire Indian subcontinent remains one of the poorest regions on Earth even though English is one of the official languages. The only tangible benefit to being...

They would make it difficult to walk.

So, how did you get into the country at a time when almost all foreigners are barred from entering?

All this time I thought it was spelled fecetious.

How good of a friend is this person if you don't have his phone number, don't know any relatives of his, and don't have any friends in common who you could ask about his well-being? Sounds more like he ghosted you.

Well, the idea is that you would commit the offense while outside the country.

Perhaps an option would be to get the government to strip you of your citizenship, not unlike when you have a crazy girlfriend with whom you can't break up because she'll stab you and burn down your house, and you instead trick her into breaking up with you. Many countries will take away...

Whatever political rhetoric around immigration has been over the past few years, the actual laws and procedures haven't changed much. I have a close relative who works with CBP and the biggest mistake most people make is to try to change their status while on a tourist visa. In most cases, the...

The first and third world labels are themselves very outdated since they go back to the Cold War-era world order, and had more to do with political alignment than economic development. Looking at the most recent UN HDI rankings, Argentinal is about in the same range as poorer southern and...

Much of the USA is actually pretty shitty and "third-world." Anyone thinking of immigrating should subscribe to this Youtube channel first.