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This shocking crime a few days ago shows that intolerance is growing in Buenos Aires . There are now nearly no organizations that attend to complaints of hate crimes as the mantra of no hay plata has desmantled it all ...

Shocking the amount of unemployment atm and its getting worse . I fear for what will come soon !

A countries resources must be managed for the benefits of its inhabitants as happens in Norway Dubai and Quatar . Milei wants to privatize everything and leave his citizens with absolutely no protection.

In 2003 for those who worked life was good and very cheap . One coffee and three medialunas was 2.80 pesos or one dollar . A steak meal could be had for US$ 5 in many restaurants . Everything was three times cheaper in dollars than today . Minimum wages were also twice as high than now but with...

Thank you for your beautiful post and it made me feel sad as the city feels completely different in 2024 than in that very special time in 2003 . I came in that year myself to live here and it had all the comforts of Europe for one third of the price . Nowadays the difference is shocking to...

A countries performance must be judged by the standard of living of its inhabitants not foreign investment which only benefits a few billionaires . Angola has many billionaires and its capital Luanda was the most dearest in the planet recently but 80 % of its people are living in abject poverty...

Uruguay has 3 times the minimu wage of Argentina and prices while higher are not three times more . In Argentina today the amount of people falling into abject poverty is most distressing for those with social conscience...

I fully agree with you . Have been living here since 2003 and life in 2024 is much worse than back then . The city seems very unclean and many busineses are using the minimum electricity creating a dismal ambiente . Those who support Milei will of course say things will get better but...

I find this a interesting neighboourhood but its not Palermo by a long shot .

The costs in Buenos Aires for restaurants are completely overpriced and unjustified for the quality especially for low end meals . Dumplings ramen available for just a few dollars in Asia and even Australia is over 15 dollars in many restaurants in Buenos Aires . I went to a hole in the wall...

Beef consumption has dropped dramátically in Argentina and it shows in the worsening health and obesity in the inhabitants. In the 1950s the beef consumption was three times as much per person than now and if you look at city videos of that time obesity was very rare ...

They also believe that things will get better as time progresses , If it is this bad in 6 months imagine in 3 years ? With no money spent on nothing and the market allowed to do as it pleases Argentina is now one of the most expensive countries of the planet for basic foods and simple household...

Some things need improving for sure and able to import without all this ridiculous red tape is a great start . The issue is for those who are workers who need a dignified wage and food that is affordable . Paying them US$ 250 a month and making them pay for food european prices will not improve...

In 2008 the minimum wage in Argentina under Nestor Kirchner was nearly 2 times higher in dollars than currently in 2024 and prices of all goods in dollars were less than half of today meaning working people lived many times better . During his ´presidency every year there was a improvement in...

You must live in a different reality to everyone as in 2003 the poverty rate was nothing life it is today . After the economic collapse in Argentina the economy recovered very quickly and economic growth was over 7% per year from 2003 to 2009 Nestor Kirchner also paid off the imf debt in his...

I loved Buenos Aires once with such a passion but now that seems like a distant dream. In 2003 when I moved here there was a joy in the streets and most people were living a decent life . Remember from 2003 to 2009 Argentina had one of the fastest growing economies of the planet and with a...

When this government was elected they promised that the casta would pay and we are seeing at every turn that only the middle class and pensioners are paying for everything in their loss of earnings and a dignified living . Sergio the minimum wage in Argentina is not 7 million pesos a month...

The inflation that we are suffering now is much worse than the 1980s as its in all currencies which never ever happened in Alfonsins period . Yes there was 2000% inflation back then in local currency but for those who had strong foreign currencies the cost of goods was dirt cheap . Since...

He certainly is progressing the fastest in wanton destruction of Argentina in just 7 months . More businesses closed. highest inflation ever recorded. provinces not recieving funds, no money for public works. no money for culture, no money for sciences , no money for hospitals nor public...

Lol I never could understand why vegans have to create new foods using words from the lexicons of animal protein . There is a vegan butcher in Villa Crespo that sells these products for double the price of real meat . One kilo of soya milanesa is 14000 pesos a kilo . No thanks...