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As a comment on the NYT article mentioned above.I received a note today from Kitty a friend from NYC with a poem by Irishman Michael Longley on the Ceasefire in that country. An excerpt: "this whole business of foregiveness and magnanimity is so fraught,so clear in theory and so very,very...

Serafina: Reading your post about the "mucamas" etc.I was reminded about a comment made by Cristina --"nuestra primera descamisada y sacrificada-----our first shirtless and self sacrificing one"----when she was empress--oh,sorry--president about how proud she was about always...

El Queso. Right you are! There is also a Spanish saying,"Un pueblo tiene el gobierno que se merece". --A people have the gov't. that they deserve. In the Argentine case it usually fits like a glove.The greater majority do not participate in their own governance...

Once again we are faced with Argentine unionism's answer to every problem----"paro --work stoppage". Whatever the problem,whatever the cause the response is always the same....work stoppage in which the biggest loosers are the customer public Argentina is a hugely over-politicized society.There...

This is another manifestation of how the Peronachos---Cristinistas or whatever--- try to twist economic and fiscal realities into what they want economy to mean which for them is "relato"---demogoguery and populism .Quite naturally it doesn't .work but that doen't matter to them because they...

Ries: Why would anyone spend time "in the poor residentioal barrios" ? Only if they were admirers of Cristina's "relato" and her never ending Keynesian economic policies with heavy rake off for her Peronacho cronies.They might even be interested in seeing how less...

The first known Social Security System was founded by Bismark in Germany in the 1870s.In the US many people thought that Bismark had chosen 65 as the minimum retirement age there.So the US selected 65 as well.Bismarñ had acually chosen 70 as the minimum age.He himself was 74 at that moment.In...

Ries: Doesn't the train go to Haedo from Once any more? In 1968 I used to commute from Haedo .The station is only about 3 blocks from Rivadavia.I agree with you I wouln't take a colectivo either.Does the Lujanera long distance Bus still run?

It doesn't matter at all,if you are a temp or permanent Argentine resident with a DNI -A US citizen lways needed a tourist visa as well which if you brought all the requierded info to the Brazilian Embassy,Consular Section was usually given in at most 2 days. The tourist visa was...

Athough I'm not sure if I am technically an expat or a long time foreign resident (antiguo residente),I have lived in 5 of the 100 "barrios porteños" or Gran Buenos Aires. Barrio Norte,Congreso,Acassuso (GBA),Haedo (GBA) and finally SanTelmo where I will most likely "estirar la pata ----...

You betcha! It was super "work-to -rule " at Ctibank/Banco de Santander Calle Florida this noon.The machime that gives out teller #s kept running out of paper. About 11:45 customers started asking one another,"Pararan a las 12.?"..Will they stop working...

I recently returned from a short trip to Colombia.The reason for which was the wedding of the daughter of a US lady friend in Cartagena.The big news of the moment there is the ratification of the 2nd peace accord by their congress.I came up from BA and my sister plus a large US contingent flew...

Jeff.Zorilla: No problem.I have been resident in BA since 1979 and have had a USD account at Citibank BA since the "infamous" Menem period or 1996. No gov't has ever touched it.I did loose a few USD 100s in the "corralito".However,I withdrew the big bucks in...

Camberiu: As I stated in my previous post, I have many other things to do than spend time detailing info on the 8 reforms.I am not an Argentine gov't employee. Personally, at 74 I am now working in blended training.I imagine that you are also busy with other matters too...

Citibank has sold their retail banking business in Argentina,Brazil and Colombia to Banco de Santander. This sale was not sudden and Citibank customers like myself have been expecting it for months. My USD account has not been effected but it is a real struggle with the Banelco ATMs...

Camberiu: Last July Macri's gov't. outlined 8 points to achieve growth : 1) Lower capital cost 2) Initiate infrastructure public works 3) New measures re job training to improve productivity. 4) Tax Reform 5)...

Camberiu: Now you are a mind reader? All this could be true regarding his father but not his son.At least we don't have any real indication that he doen't relly intend to carry out these reforms.You have already said that you have "no sympathy for him". MY...

Tex: It might be worth it to try a couple of those reforms by decree and risk a "revolt" De La rua tried it by bribery with the padded envelopes (which the Brazilians know quite well).but it didn't play out too well because,I believe,it wasn't the right moment. It was much...

EJLarson; Exactly.Totalitarianism is the same old story --left or right.You gotta throw a lot of grey in the middle and participation.

Not all Republicans are that obstinate.Although not living in the US,I can´t recall those who are more prone to comprimise. However, a joint effort is a pressing imperative in the US,in Colombia and everywhere. CONVERSEMOS en PAZ ! LET´S TALK IT OVER In PEACE !