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Yes.... Who am I to disagree? Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas Everybody's looking for something Some of them want to use you Some of them want to get used by you Some of them want to abuse you Some of them want to be abused. Persuading...

Really like most of these points though I worry about analyses that echo Catholic penance as cure: I think Argentinians realise that their politics is shameful but can't work out what to do about it. Populism has thrived on politicians telling them that The People can have what they want if only...

Love the phrase 'anarco-capitalistas' in discussions of neo-liberal (aka gonzo) solutions to the economic lock-jaw of Argentinian political-economy! Chile could attempt such experiments because Pinochet had soldiers on every corner and even then it couldn't deliver what the Chicago monetarists...

Interested in your commentary but not so clear what is making Argentina more expensive than UK? Ok some electrical goods and durables imported will be more expensive and cars are not cheaper. The Expatistan comparison of BA and London may be inaccurate but based on current prices it says...

Precisely. So are the police labor unions the main culprits in any police failings?

The labor unions are, again, one piece in the dysfunctional jigsaw of Argentina's political economy. If I blamed the civil rights laws and protection of black people in southern USA for the high crime rates, often involving black people, there would rightly be a storm of protest. The labor...

This explanation blames the poorest groups for the problems of the whole economy: there are many reasons for the dysfunctional state of economic life in Argentina, labor restrictions being only one: even the IMF and international observers in the USA and Europe identify chronic corruption and...

Fair points. Though in 'UK' (England and Wales) the incidence of violent crimes is moderating over the longer term: Figure 6: Crime Survey for England and Wales shows long-term reductions in violent crime but little change in recent years England and Wales, year ending December 1981 to year...

My take on this is that there is a cultural politics to the relationship with the public as well as an issue of current expectations. I find that if I salute a police officer with buen dia! He or she almost invariably replies courteously. The historic issue is that the police were (and are)...

Joglide says: Thanks for advice from Steve for elucidating the process! The two people rule looks odd if the principal has more than sufficient to cover any rental expectations, especially as one can simply (it seems) invent a relationship from a willing person and then assert that they work in...

Thankyou for your insights. From the other end, as it were, if you find you have, or acquire, difficult neighbours (with multiple dogs!) or unresponsive landlords then as a tenant you are somewhat stuck if you have signed a long-term contract? So both parties need to be responsible I guess.

Thankyou for the advice. By getting a guarantee I assume you mean getting a guarantor willing to underwrite the risk? Not sure how I get insurance but will enquire. SOme people say that if you offer dollars up front for a year or more than many vendors/landlords will waive the guarantee requirement.

I visit here two or three times I year and in total probably spend about 5 months here or more, so I am considering a long-let rental rather than Airbnb but find that the prices asked are surprisingly high at around ARS$480,000-555,000 for the total years plus all the add-ons and bills, even for...

If you pay full tax on your pension in the country where the pension is paid or 'earned', do you then have to pay tax on the same income again as a resident in Argentina?

This is an empirical question I guess: we would have to base a conclusion on tabulation of articles etc about the parties, rather than our impressions. We cannot state as fact what amount of criticism would come to the Peronistas: they would almost certainly get more criticism from the USA and...

Thanks for the explanation/elucidation garrly. Speaking as a regular visitor I have never been taken with Recoleta as a place to live or even visit much, and like Palermo I avoid it as I come to see Argentinian people at work and play rather than watch tourists. Staying in the Almagro or Villa...

I like the wide range of discussion on this issue. First to say, anti-American sentiments around the world tell us as much about the resenters as about the Americans, who embody a very wide variety of cultural values from the white-power road bikers who backed Donald Trump to the radicals who...

I still like the old neighborhood of Recoleta, you walk around those buildings in 40s/50s, you feel like you are in different time, you can live in the past. You get to enjoy the true Argentina. But the local young professionals prefer the new buildings in Palermo, the real estate value...

Lots of debate above on the housing situation: good points. The turning point was 2001 recession and whether you were lucky enough to be one of the majority who owned their homes. As Marcela Cristini, Ramiro Moya and Guillermo Bermúdez note "Housing became less accessible in Argentina after the...

Hi. Recently arrived from UK and have seen some petty crime already: young man who was very dirty and clearly very hungry stole a large sandwich from a panaderia very near the centre just off Av. Cordoba. The shopkeeper made a token chase shouting usual abuse ("puto" etc) but not seriously - the...