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I think for preventative care, in normal times, and for the bulk of the population, the medical care in Argentina is heads above the general medical care in the US as a whole. However, the OP is faced with a choice of whether to go from lockdown in Peru to either Argentina or to California in...

I think Argentina is doing a better job of managing and controlling the spread of the virus so far, but California is also doing a pretty good job and is heading into summer, rather than winter/virus season. Yes, LA is a bit of a hot spot in the state, but the Governor of CA is way more on top...

Wow the tone of these posts changed fast! Might be a record. Regardless of the subject, when you post an assertion that a politician does not lie (ever!?), you might need to back that up with something beyond a link to an interview.

Yes, indeed, obviously I can imagine that many now might feel like leaving Argentina is a better idea than riding it out in times of uncertainty. But do expats here actually know long-term expats who have left? For good, because of coronavirus? Do expats who have stayed really feel like they...

Does it seem like long-term expats in Argentina are leaving in droves? I’ve gotten the impression that many felt safer in Argentina at first, but maybe not as much now. Do members here know many who have left? Maybe the flight was canceled due to lack of demand? Good luck getting a refund...

Shelter in Place in California has now been extended until May 3. CA is starting to be seen as an example of successful (so far) initial flattening of the curve. I am hoping that there will be an antibody test developed so that people who have tested positive or suspect they had covid-19 can...

I’m making a personal decision to assume you are kidding. Maybe bored at home and trying to be provocative? Opportunism these days is especially cruel. You will get no sympathy here for your beer fund or your nest egg.

So happy to hear you made it back! Thanks for letting us know.

Any update? Sorry no additional advice or contacts. Wishing you luck!

Hi again BKK to BA. I’m so sorry to hear that Choi Choo has cancer. Our beloved dog that moved to BA with us in 2010 died from cancer a couple of years ago and I still miss her every day. You two are amazing world citizens, such adventures. I’m happy you found each other and had ten...

With everything that is happening right now and how quickly things are changing, I would go as fast as I can to wherever I want to be for awhile (and with whom I want to be with) and then plan to stay there.

Maybe because, the last time I checked, it takes TWO to tango, a woman AND a man. Why should men be let off the hook entirely? Why should control of an individual's body then only be limited to women? If you get a woman pregnant, or more than one who doesn't want to have a child with you, do...

The statement that women make the choice to have an abortion casually because it is just an easy form birth control is totally infantilizing and offensive. And to say there is righteous shame for taking the "easy" way out? What does that even mean? Do you really believe that women should be...

It’s just that their tshirts are pretty cool looking.

Any inferences about the quality of my butt's attractiveness aside (you NEVER FAIL to surprise me with the digressions BaExpats), you are a man and I am a woman. Therefore, our reasons for looking someone in the eye have different intentions and most likely, different responses. Maybe a gang...

Personally never had a bad experience on the NYC subway, after dozens of trips there for work and vacation. Just be smart, and maybe a little lucky. Then again, I took the train daily in BA and also never had a problem. I would suggest...always look people in the eye and make it clear they...

Take the subway within NYC. Good maps show you how to get around and you just need to keep a hand on your belongings. It's usually faster too.

Alfajores in Peru are much better than in Argentina. They don't douse the outside in a gooey sugary coating as a matter of course. The masa is less sweet as well. Yes, this is my strong personal opinion. And I welcome passionate disagreement.

You're definitely in hipsterville when you keep coming up with micro-neighborhood names to define that you're located in the next "edgy" area...what's next, Palermo Bravo?

When tourists are at Patio Bullrich or the Four Seasons, I doubt that many of them know there is a huge villa just on the other side of the train tracks. I doubt the government wants to make this information well-known, that many of the best neighborhoods in BA exist directly adjacent to some...