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How big a piece are we talking about?

Choose one. Judging from your on-screen handle, you already have.

Agreed. Otherwise, it's a bribe to obtain services that are paid for.

I'd guess that most expatriots in Bs.As. (or, perhaps, anywhere else in Latin America) are over forty and that most tourists (some here even for a year or two) are in their twenties and thirties.

Sí, ya sé. Bromeaba, V.

You may find this amusing (as the breed in the United States oft is perceived as effeminate), but I suggest a toy or miniature poodle (the standard size is too big for apartment living). Intelligent, teachable, and affectionate, the breed adapts well to changing circumstances -- including...

Goodness, "fedecc", do you really believe that? The militia groups on the American border with Mexico content themselves with alerting the undermanned and thinly stretched Border Patrol to illegal crossers; they have also attempted to make at least one citizen's arrest. They have not used arms...

"Jp", as an American lawyer who's worked with Argentine ones, I understand that the common (and simplest) means may be to set up an Argentine company, then hire yourself. You'd receive a work visa and, after awhile, residency. BUT I'm not an Argentine lawyer, so you'd be wise to consult one...

'Last I looked, ODA was defined as governmental funds. Private American donations to aid foreigners have long been significantly higher per capita than, say, private French or Italian donations, their governmental ODAs notwithstanding.

Welcome, "bull". Wide variety of music in Bs.As. -- all that you list (haven't heard much Indian, though, and no classical Hindustani) and more. Chau (yes, that's the spelling in Spanish).

"thomashobbs" asked, "What's with Argentine's using ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME?" All of us err. Some of us form plurals with apostrophes.

Pretty much what North Americans themselves might say about Latin Americans in general.

I see that you live in Houston, "wine". Perhaps matters are different there; but I, a middle-aged American (who has spent considerable time in Texas, though little in Houston), think I've never known anyone (with the exception of a single group) who's considered such chain restaurants other than...

Surely, "orwellian", you're not originally from the United States? Your dislike of that country might be lessened by spending a year or two roaming the States and getting to know those Americans. You may still find many of them ignorant but, I'd guess, few the domineering sorts that...

“Sergio” gives a fine summation of what I, formerly an historian, understand to be the prevailing historians’ theories for the different evolutions: broad-based, enquiry-oriented education in North America contrasted with limited, rote education in Argentina; a tradition of self-determination...

Well . . . thanks, "SinNombre". I'd posted on this not to draw attention to myself, but to encourage: if I can learn Spanish reasonably quickly, anyone resident in Argentina should be able to learn the language of the land. I confess to impatience with foreigners who move to a country, spend...

A private helicopter service does fly over Bs.As. I haven't a link, but a quick search should yield information.

¡Ja! FWIW (¡ojo, puedo ser estadounidense moderno!), I am American, simply suffered under the twin disabilities of a foreign upbringing and a partly English education. Sadly, though, your observations regarding the quick American slide into oblivion seem to be right on target.

What can I say? I was diligent (yes, I had the advantage of having partly grown up in France) and perhaps have a facility with language. But, as I mentioned, the fast learner certainly surpassed me -- briefly even had one of my Argentine cousins thinking that he was a native speaker. More...

Lawyers' abstract of current bill says $4,000 penalty on tax return, with subsidy to the poor. Plus ça change . . . .