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Great post. The truth is always refreshing. You always have to be on guard here and it is exhausting after a while. If this post were on a tourist forum it would disappear. I just came back from a wine store where I tried to buy a bottle of wine that had the price tag on the bottle. When I...

Did I read on a different post of yours that you are living in France at the moment? How would you compare living in France with living in Argentina? Also, have prices of real estate started to come down in Paris?

If you are looking for a place to donate old clothes, shoes, electronics, or anything.....to those who really need it the most, there is a serious organization called CARITAS. This organization is extremely reputable. It won´t get you any recognition. You donate anonymously but you can feel...

You have to wonder what these smug Californians were doing with regard to "philanthropy" in their homeland before moving to Argentina. I find it strange how people who never did anything before use "philanthropy" as a means of making social contacts, business contacts, feel important, get on...

The picture is stunning. But, Bariloche is a second world city. It does not compare with certain cities on lakes in Europe that are first class and first world in every sense of the word. Think of pictures of beautiful apartments for rent. Sometimes the apartment doesn´t look the same in...

"I think the current situation in Argentina where almost a whole generation has no access to buying a home is a disaster waiting to happen. Just wait 30-40 years when they retire." What about inherited wealth? The same people who might not be able to afford a house today will certainly...

From what I have seen the elderly are the most vulnerable on the streets.

"As for myself, I am from here, but sometimes feel that I am so far away." I find this an interesting post. I often wonder if people can ever really adjust to going back "home" once they have been away for so long. How long have you been back in BA? How would you compare Buenos Aires of...

Bariloche has been good to you. Now, what are you putting in that mate that you drink??

Give me a break. I have a feeling that you are sharper than you would like to appear. My point was only that you can´t wear anything that attracts unwanted attention anywhere. I don´t even own a Rolex. As bbw stated, it was just an example. The same would be said of cameras, cell phones...

Inflation is very high in the States. All forms of insurance, treatment for anything health related, gasoline, food, education, etc. Why do you think that so many Americans are living paycheck to paycheck?

WOW! You think that there is no inflation now? Maybe the issue of inflation has to do with what one is willing to pay for or what one has to pay for. If you are paying for health insurance your premiums are going up enormously each year. Anyone with health issues knows that there is serious...

No, I really don´t agree with you because my life is tailored to live in a certain way so that hopefully nothing happens to me. In truly safe places people don´t think about what they are wearing, the streets they walk on, their surroundings, etc. etc. Avenida Alvear is supposed to be the...

Joe, Just my opinion here. The real estate market is flooded with foreigner sellers these days. Most of the buyers are now Argentine. It is a buyers market and I expect prices to drop quite a bit over the next year. I only say this because of supply and demand. People from the U.S. seem...

Soulskier, Most people do not report crimes. If I were a victim of a crime here the last thing I would do is waste hours of my life reporting the crime knowing that nothing would come of it. Hang out on the various tourist forums long enough and you will see that most people who report...

Soulskier, Come on. Just because nothing has ever happened to you personally does not mean crime is not a problem. Frankly, nothing has happened to me but I still am aware that crime is a big and growing problem. The problem with people who work in tourism is that they constantly try to...

Surely, you are familiar with the expression "the apple doesn´t fall far from the tree."

I know that this remark has to be sarcastic. Just checking. :)