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Hey Paul -- Just so you don't feel bad for having waited in line, the online appointment system has no slots available for Vicente Lopez for all the given dates. As of now, it's useless (how come I am not surprised) ...

It will likely require some trade-offs if you want to do BA. AFAIK only 2 BA schools follow the American calendar: Lincoln and BAICA. However, neither are inside the city (although I know that many parents live in the city and send off their kids with school buses for a 30-40 min ride each way...

Our real estate agent told us that when USD prices are quoted and paying pesos, the actual exchange rate will depend on negotiation -- sometimes called "Celeste" (a midpoint between official and blue). If you pay straight with greenbacks, you can expect 10-20% discounts. So, it really is another...

Hmmm. Within the chinese, Beijing people are not known for their culinary tastes (with the peking duck being the one yummy exception) or restaurant service. So, if even they gave bad reviews ...

Looking for folks to enlighten me as to what is "Nac & Pop", one of those terms that I find amusing here in Argentina Does it refer to something nationally produced for national consumption? Are the connotations positive, negative, or neutral? Thanks!

Sounds like a 2-entity (American and Argentine) payment arrangement which needs to be triple checked for its legality here with awesome Argentina's AFIP (local IRS). There is no way you can officially get dollars here in Argentina other than buying them at the bank with your locally paid salary...

Amount is plenty. As others have mentioned, one challenge will be to bring in those USDs at the blue (contado con liquidacion is a way -- Google it). As with pretty much everywhere in the world (I think), private schools and rent will be the largest ongoing expenses. Northlands/San Andres...

OK but this is not really what I was asking. What this URL says is that if you work abroad, you are only taxed in the US if your income exceeds a certain amount ($90K). What I was asking if if there is a way to legally claim/divert/attribute social/pensions contributions paid in Argentina to the...

Are you sure? Can you explain a little more? How does it work?

I understand that. I guess my question is if I can "divert" my Argentinian contributions to the US via some inter-country agreement (I can already hear the whole forum laughing at me)

Well, to the US, I declare foreign income earned in Argentina (I'm employed, relacion dependencia), but the taxes paid in Argentina would result in no tax payments in the US (as I'm on a higher tax bracket here than in the US). There is no double taxation between the US and Argentina, as I...

Does anyone know if/how American social security benefits accrue when working here in Argentina? Are there any cross-countries agreements for pensions, (retirement) benefits, and such? I, for one, work en blanco and pay all the taxes, retentions, pensions, and social contributions under the...

To even out things, Despegar right now has 12 cuotas sin interes on all their trips if you book with an Argie card. So, the 35% thing evens out a little (probably gets reduced to about half of that) given that inflation is so high. I just ran a quick analysis (net present value for those...

I'll swing by. For those who prefer a less noisy place (I do too, but can manage) -- any recommendations?

OP needs to give more context for us to be really helpful. What many of us may consider good/authentic, others will just laugh as ignorance. Is OP from mainland China? Chinese from USA? then what city (I can assure you that Chinese food in Alabama is very different from Flushing, Queens in NYC)...

Sad day. He was a mensch indeed. Touched me from Good Will Hunting. RIP, Mr. Robin Williams

To be honest, I also have some hesitation giving out my DNI # whenever asked. In the US, this would be tantamount to providing your social security number and that's a definite no, no. But I think here in Argentina, there is a different connotation, where the DNI is a more "public" number...

Did you check MercadoLibre? http://articulo.merc...f-thomasina-_JM Spanish and French subtitles. Also, do Region 1 DVDs play here? (I have not owned a DVD in ages ...)

:-) On top of the 35%, there are also transaction fees for charging a credit card (starting with 2.75%) and then the infrastructure costs (e.g., a service that lets you receive your payment) which can be anywhere from 5-15%. When the government decided on the 35% tax, that was a well calculated...

I'd be up for this. Sounds like there is good interest and the fact that there is an expat angle could open a wider perspective for the meetup