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Hey Guys, So I am tasked with entertaining a friend coming from NYC for a week. She is the kind of girl that likes to go to fancy nightclubs and dance until the sun comes up. Being new to BA myself i have not gone out to see the nightlife here yet. Any recomendations on good places that play...

I know where you are coming from Tina, had the exact same issue. I told the landlord that it was nuts to go to the atm pay lots of fees to get pesos only to go to a cambio to pay more fees to get dollars. I said i couldn't do unless she wanted me to take all the fees out of the rent. I eneded up...

Hey Guys, So the owner of the apartment wants Rent in dollars and not pesos. How do i get dollars in BA without first making several ATM withdrawals at a time to get pesos (there is a low daily limit at ATMs), each time paying a withdrawal fee and a 3% conversion fee, then going to a cambio to...

Hey Guys, Do you know if any of these places sell dual language texts? I've been looking for dual language books for quite sometime now. i have been finding english books and spanish books but not the illusive doble idiomas. All help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks I'll definitely check that out. But what about those that want it all? Good meat and a little bit of atmosphere? Any place for that?

I'm new in town and would love this information as well.

Hey guys Anyone want to go salsa dancing this weekend??? I'm feeling the urge to salsa dance and was wondering if anyone wanted to come with or knew where to go. From searching the forum i found three salsa places (Azucar, Abasto and Belgrano) mentioned but no reviews or details. If anyone has...

Hey all you spanish tutors out there, i'm looking for one, please PM me with your sales pitch, rates and experience. I can only work with those available before 10am or after 5:30pm weekdays. Weekends my schedule is a little more flexible. I will be choosing one in the next few days so PM now...

I don't know about the fake bills, but i have definitely been under changed at an ATM. I withdrew $700 pesos at the HSBC in the Ezieza airport, and the machine gave me 5 $100 notes and 2 $2 note. Thats $504 pesos, but my receipt says $700 plus the 11.25 fee. I didn't notice till i was already in...

Well i can't do it over the counter in the HSBC here, my spanish is limited but the 'no' came across clearly. It seems the HSBC here is not linked to the HSBC in the US. I am charged to withdraw money from the ATM of an HSBC branch here even though i'm using an hsbc debit card. This sucks. I'll...

Hey Guys, If you needed to get large amounts of cash from a US account, say to pay rent, while you are here in BA, how would you do it? I know the ATMs have a very tight limit. Can I just go to any bank around? Have any of you guys done this?

Hey Guys, I just arrived in BA last night and would love to join you guys. Please add me to the list.

Hey Guys, I know Buenos Aires is famous for it's Argentine tango, but i have not been able to find much on Ballroom dancing otherwise. Would any of you guys know there is a ballroom dancing community in buenos aires. I have been in to International Style Latin Ballroom for years now and would...

Hey guys, Question. Whats the typical rent for a nice furnished one bedroom apartment in buenos aires? I guess that would depend on what is meant by 'nice' and in what neighborhood. Since i don't know the BA neighborhoods well feel free to answer based on whatever neighborhood you know, and for...

Thanks lots!

Thanks. I have been trying to teach myself, and it has been going well. I can read pretty well but i can't hear it. Maybe it's the spanish accent but i can't seem to pick out any definitive words when spanish is spoken. I guess maybe it's something i will need to be exposed to more before i get...

So it may not be worth it to procure a tutor or enroll in a class? I was told I'd be able to pick it up i a month or so on my own by friends who have spent time in none English speaking countries. I however have always been skeptical of the 'you'll pick it up approach'.

Hey Guys, I'm a new yorker who in four months will be an Argentinian resident! Well non-resident but i plan on being there for a while. The thing is I have never been to Argentina and do not speak a word of Spanish. I can kind of understand the written word, but cannot for the life of me tell...