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Yeah, seriously, if you want bourbon down here, you'd better bring some down with you. Or, you can go to the-bar-that-can't-be-named-on-BAExpats.org which has a pretty damn good bourbon selection but I'm sure it ain't too cheap. Just about everything coffee-related that I have down here is...

Thanks for the tip. She's Argentine and her father's a lawyer so we'll be cool. She's just never looked for an apartment rental before (her parents own the apartment we're in now but, long story, we may need another apartment soon) and doesn't know where to start and neither do I. I would...

My girlfriend and I may need to rent an apartment soon (with a two-year lease and a guarantor and all that) and I'm wondering what's the best place to start. Any of these real estate places that I walk by? Newspapers? Some website? I don't want to get (too) screwed with broker's fees and...

Oh, another thing that's really come in handy is my Pur 3-stage water filter (the kind that attaches to the faucet; and plenty of replacement filters) and a couple of big water jugs with taps so I only have to pull them out of the fridge when I need to refill them. Water filtration stuff is...

Best thread ever. I have a new appreciation for the full range of products that Hitachi offers. And, though they have been mentioned several times here it can't be repeated enough: pack spices. And sauces and oils and anything else you might need to add some flavor to your food. Man, how did...

Anyone know of a decent maid that could use around four hours of work or so? Our current maid was hired full-time by someone else and can't come anymore. We would only need her one-time only at this point, but we'll probably be looking for someone to come once a week after New Year's.

Fashion for men here seriously sucks. It is extremely difficult to find anything worth buying in any Argentine men's clothing store. And I rarely see an Argentine dude wearing something that I'd care to wear myself. Women seem to be able to put themselves together fairly well in Argentina...

Yikes, how many of those "15,000 well-travelled women" managed to sample lovers from most or all of those 20 countries? Well-travelled, indeed.

Well, I had my first Christmas in Argentina experience last year and it was pretty wild, but not in Buenos Aires. My girlfriend is from a small city in the middle of the country and it's customary (and I believe this is true throughout Argentina) for everyone to get dressed up and go out all...

Also check out OceanAir (http://www.oceanair.com.br/). They were cheaper than Gol when I flew from Florianopolis to Sao Paulo about a year ago.

Benihana the first teppanyaki joint in Argentina? And does anyone know of a decent Korean BBQ place here in BA? I've only been to one Korean restaurant here and it was pretty terrible (can't remember the name).

And always have small bills on hand because counterfeit money is a problem down here and handing a taxi driver a large bill is a good way to get your hands on some. Although I've heard stories about counterfeits finding their way into people's wallets in other ways (one guy told me that he got...

About crime here in Buenos Aires: while there is very little violent crime here there is loads of petty thievery so make sure to keep an eye on your stuff whenever you go out. Even in places that seem nice and filled with folks who seem to have money, your wallet or mobile phone or bag or...

Which, unfortunately for enterprising Argentines, is why it's probably better to just work with other Americans down here and not involve Argentines at all. I've met several Americans "bootstrapping" their web businesses by simply living here and taking advantage of the low cost of living...

The one recommendation I'd add to this thread, as someone who has been dating an Argentine for a few years now, is to avoid Porteños. The hysterica/hysterico nonsense is really only a Porteño phenomenon and is stupid and not worth dealing with. There are plenty of Argentines from elsewhere in...

Hah! This thread is really going to bring out the crazy, isn't it? There are folks who comment here who find a way to turn any thread about anything into an opportunity to talk smack about the US so this thread--United STATES OF SHAME!--is like throwing gasoline on the crazy fire.

Isn't "United STATES OF SHAME" a strange use of capital letters? It's like calmly saying the word "United" and then screaming "STATES OF SHAME!" Wouldn't "United States of SHAME!" be more effective, jedard? Or, perhaps, "UNITED STATES of SHAME!" That lower-case "of" surrounded by all-caps...

Hah! Cabrera, are you one of those guys who's always looking for an opportunity to rail about the evils of the horrible United States of America? And are you available for parties? Add a bit of juggling to your act and you could make a few pesos down here for sure.

Chile and Uruguay are tied for 25th on that list, right below France. I read somewhere that trying to bribe a cop in Chile will land you in prison, which is, of course, the way things are supposed to be.

@ElQueso Damn, dude, I just ate and I'm stuffed but your post still made me hungry. When I get back to the US I may just take a few months to do a BBQ tour of the south. I may drop dead at the end of it but it'll be worth it. One other fantastic thing that I miss from New York, though, is...