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Looking for a responsible housesitter (single person or couple) from now (or the next few days) until Jan 17th (could be a little longer maybe, if you want). The apartment is fully equipped and sunny, but not luxurious-- just going out of town and need someone to care for the sweet loveable and...

Most people would say (vos) "salí de acá" though. And good for the poster for trying, even if there are errors. It's the people who don't try -- or aren't willing to embarrass themselves by making mistakes -- who end up living here for years and never learning Spanish.

8. Men who couldn't get action back home but can here go to brothels or bars to buy pretty girls for AR$500, with no legal problem. Plus sometimes they get the 'girlfriend experience'.

That's AR$ 5,900 per month. If you can live on that in the states, you can live on that here quite easily. That's assuming you don't make it a habit to drink in bars, or have a high-maintenance tastes in terms of beauty treaments, clothes, dining out etc.

Didn't realize about the limits either. Yikes -- shouldn't help friends with non-US bank accounts to do transfers anymore.

Yeah that is why the agents come across like a bad date on the telephone. Worth it though. http://wander-argentina.org/2012/10/xoom-to-wire-transfer-money-to-argentina/

Traffic will be horrible on a Friday though, the bus will take forever. I would take the train from Palermo to Retiro and then get MTL

I'm a kamikazi too, but kids change the equation. But this got me wondering how much child car seats improve safety. Maybe it's just another money making industry -- lobbyists utilize fear to get laws passed to sell those very expensive, requisite car seats up north...

Or you can do it with a copy of your passport and a certificado de domicilio, if you don't have a bill! It is quite easy to sign up. http://wander-argent...ending-program/

There are some great musicians performing. I saw the Gonzalo Bergara Quartet at a great venue and chatted with him last year in the states. A lot of these musicians work professionally overseas, where they can make more mangos. This festival gives them a chance to perform at home...

That really sucks. As I always say, don't follow people on Florida. Anyway the article has an error. Surely he was selling dollars, not buying them. And then they take him to Hospital Argerich. Talk about a bad trip....

The granson of Videla. I guess it runs in the family. I wonder what happened as far as charges too. One of the attackers posted on twitter about it?

Does anyone know the story behind this? http://www.makemikemejor.com/ I am not real clear on the story. I'm not too fond off the importing of US-style binge drinking culture here either. I see drunk and rowdy kids all the time now and on Sat. at 6 am there was a huge rumblefish-style street...

Everyone knows about the free bike lend program right? You can sign up and use it in the same day, takes just a few moments. It's a decent way to get around in these cases if you are slightly suicidal :lol: http://wander-argentina.org/2012/03/mejor-en-bici-buenos-aires-bike-lending-program/

One of the most frustrating things about living here. . .

Click on the link or for a more in-depth explanation see this article with a hidden camera investigation.

Dinner last night in Baires: sushi for two with a carafe of sake and a bottle of agua con gas (with leftovers for lunch today): Ar$308 The fish was fresh but the selection of course limited and the service a bit slow, but works out to about US$50 with tip at the blue rate.

Sorry to hear that! That is definitely one of the oldest scams after ol’ banknote switcheroo (which by the way shouldn't be happening as much any more since the main counterfeiter in the city has been arrested.) Another one for guys to be aware of is the 'strippers who aren't really your...

<:-) Isn't it no me jodas, since the verb is joder?> yes, sorry i had written 'cara de culo' and quickly erased it and rewrote because i really didn't want to compare my cara to a culo. <can i ask what you saw a year and a half ago?> Well i myself was a victim of crime a few times before...

For me it is better than a year or a year-and-a-half or two years ago. Did see an attempted car-jacking at gunpoint about a month-and-a-half ago in broad daylight (the driver yelled and when the carjacker saw how many people were around, he ran). On Friday night I saw two teens pull a knive on...