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I am not trying to find excuses for staying here. Bottom line is that currently the benefits of staying here outweigh the costs (has to do with my work situation, age of kids, among other factors). But if things stay this way (or get worse), it will be beneficial for us to leave in a couple of...

I am not saying that you are wrong with your - may I say hedonistic? - views. But I think it is - as I mentioned in another thread - a question of where you are in life, your perspectives. If you are relatively young, have small kids then naturally you are very interested that the country you...

He lives in Zona Sur (Adrogué). But I am in CABA and this is not an issue. I am not sure how far north he can go, but I assume he is pretty flexible.

I am currently doing some small repairs and fixes around my house. I am working with a guy who was part of the crew when we renovated a house a few years ago. He is mainly an albañil (bricklayer, builder), but is also good at painting and fixing other small stuff. And most of all is a very...

If you take our Minister responsible against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism Victoria Donda as a reference, you can pay her 5000 pesos per month en negro, without vacation, aguinaldo etc. Inflation adjustment? Not necessary. You could also rent her out to your family and friends as you...

I wasn't here in 2001/2, but I also think it is considerably worse than then. The main reason is: now the mid and long term outlook looks so bad, that nobody is going to invest here. So I just don't see anyone creating desperately needed jobs in the private sector over the next years. Yes, the...

i generally agree with your post, but this particular point does not reflect what i experienced over the last years. I even bought a brand new car last year for more than 10k usd without declaring nothing, literally walking into the office with a plastic bag full of pesos. and then there is the...

As a follow up: yesterday evening we heard from an unofficial channel (a personal friend and doctor who has access to the Covid database) that the person indeed is positive (that would be about 36 hours after performing the test, which is kind of plausible). But hear this: this person was still...

On Sunday we had a family gathering. One person showed pretty clear symptoms two days later. On Wednesday she went to an official test center (Conurbano, not CABA). Apparently it takes 72 hours until she gets the results (I am not sure if the deadline falls on a weekend, if it will be even...

No. And most certainly not this government. The Russian Gamaleya institute is state owned, the American producers are private corporations.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/03/02/russias-sputnik-vaccine-is-luring-eastern-europe-worrying-the-eu.html Italy does not contradict this point. I believe for the Russians it is more interesting to look after the “European market”. But we will see to what extent they will...

When Alberto said in December that by the end of February there will be 10m vaccinated, everyone outside his political circle knew it was nearly impossible. The question was why he would make such unrealistic forecasts. According to Kiciloff the opposition is already in electoral campaign mode...

Not only that. Until 1997 she was even a member of Peronist party ...

So far i havent met an Argentinian who is paying all his taxes. And certainly not the lawyers in this country. So are you sure you want to throw the “tax evader” stone?

You might want to elaborate your point. i am just questioning why a chronically bankrupt country who cannot provide for its own citizens is offering free healthcare and education for the rest of the continent. I dont blame those who take advantage of it, i just think that it is bottom line not...

I agree with the other posters that the events in Formosa are scandalous. And no majority basically justifies these actions. I dont want to say “they deserve it“ or ”its their fault”. However, next time he gets again 70+% of the vote and to a certain extent you have to hold the voters. responisble.

What i like about Argentina that it is generally speaking much less xenophobic than other countries. The open door policy with basically free healthcare and education is probably quite unique in this world. However, is this really beneficial for the country? 1) is it morally acceptable that...

No. In my family (wife plus 2 kids) no case. In my wider family here in Argentina 1 known case (mild symptoms) of around 20 members.

Thats an interesting point. I always wondered why there are so many pickups on the streets in Buenos Aires. Whereas on the countryside it may make sense, they are just not made for urban environment (too big, bad for road safety and certainly also for ecological reasons). Just an anecdotal...

I am not sure what shocks me more: the fact that apparently you really need to get an activation number from this group (is this really true?!) or the fact that this is seen like the most normal process in the world ....