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  1. Redpossum

    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Thank you, Nikad. It is an odd business, no?
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Thank you, Lunar, much appreciated! Now, what are those things?
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    As long as we're on this topic, let me mention Comunidad Coto. You can join by going to www.comunidadcoto.com.ar They will take several different forms of documentation*, including passport. To use it, you just give the cashier the number of the document you registered with. There are discounts...
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    Argentina’s Economy Unexpectedly Shrank Amid Austerity Push

    At the bakery around the corner, they are literally selling it by the slice. Mind you, it's a very good pan dulce. Only bought it once, don't recall the price. I do remember thinking it was delicious but pricey. Empanadas are 1800 pesos, and apple strudel is 650 a slice, but the quality is very...
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    A number of Patagonian maras now roam freely 40 km outside Dubai

    "Patagonian maras mate for life and females only enter heat a few times a year for about 30 minutes apiece." 30 MINUTES?? A few times a year??
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    How much of a problem is the language barrier in your daily life as an expat?

    I would politely suggest that you go back and re-read the definition of Dunning-Kruger effect. The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities. It was first described by David Dunning and Justin Kruger in...
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    From your lips to God's ear.
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    How much of a problem is the language barrier in your daily life as an expat?

    Specialized vocabulary is always problematic. Cooking is what gets me. For example, in English there are 4 different ways to measure a teaspoon - scant, level, rounded, and heaping. Sure teaspoon is cucharada, but the details...
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    Is Argentina Still a Good Deal?

    Good! AirBnB is the devil, and the sooner it goes away, the better.
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    Milei says he’s put Argentina on a path to stability one year after his election

    Well, sure, a corpse is stable. It lies there on the ground and doesn't move.
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    Chau Evita? Government eyes demolition of iconic BA building.

    It would be in line with the pettiness we have sadly come to expect from Milei and his minions.
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    For those who consider moving to Uruguay

    Thank you for reminding me how desperately we need a "Dislike" button. There really needs to be a way to express emphatic disagreement without having to write something that may provoke or insult.
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    Milei Says Vice President Has "No Influence" on Argentina Policy

    https://www-pagina12-com-ar.translate.goog/784672-enemigos-intimos-milei-hizo-publica-la-ruptura-con-villarrue?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp The usual Google Translate deal, banner is in Castellano and story will initially appear in that tongue, but wait a few seconds and it...
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    Where are the best lap dancing and strip clubs in BA these days?

    Well, I don't run anymore. At my age and with my knees, my fastest pace these days is more like a half-assed civilian version of the airborne shuffle, but I used to walk through the park 3-4 times a week, back when I lived in Las Cañitas. My usual route was along Dorrego past the Campo de...
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    Western Union money transfer

    https://www.rt.com/russia/608001-putin-russia-retaliation-strikes/ Hey, come on, its only the potential end of the world as we know it. Nothing to worry about.
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    Where are the best lap dancing and strip clubs in BA these days?

    In the Bosque Palermo, behind the hipódromo, you can meet a bunch of muchachas con manija. You know, if your "friend" is looking for something exotic...
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    Milei supporters launch ‘armed wing’ to protect president

    Oh, this is going to spawn a whole crop of new memes
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    It's a hyper-polluted city in a basket-case country - but I love it.

    OK, I'm getting into this The US Embassy in Katmandu reports an unhealthy 191 The US Consulate in Dhaka, Bangladesh reports 190 Most of South America is green, with a scattering of yellow flags. The one and only exception is a single report from Cali, Colombia of a 150. The numbers in North...
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    It's a hyper-polluted city in a basket-case country - but I love it.

    One of the problems with talking about AQI is that it is measured differently in different countries. I did find one website waqi that offers some global info. BsAs today is 4-10 and New Delhi is 216 Los Angeles 53-78 San Diego, one anomalous reading of 59, but all the rest are 25-36 Baltimore...
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    It's a hyper-polluted city in a basket-case country - but I love it.

    I was going to say, AQI in north India was over 1000 just a few days ago
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