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I load up with 147 grain jacketed hollow soft points my friend:) I don't think there is much that 17 or 18 of those in a row will not deal with...;) Of course I was trying to post something semi serious here and now I am thinking about how the tip of those rounds look and about the ''insert...

The owner of my apartment has just told me that I can have another 6 months but that the rent has gone up by $US 100 a month. He's said I can have another 6 months after that if I want it too (so I am assuming that it will automatically go up again then as well?) Should I expect the rent to go...

I *have* to agree with you CedarPawn. The places where you have the LEAST crime are where you have the right to carry (and if need be) use a weapon. IF the bad guys know you will be armed and that you are prepared to use what you are carrying they will DEFINITELY think twice about it. Its only...

...and do something to him that involves a rather large object of suitable shape and form ? :)

I came here at the beginning of the year. One of the first things I noticed is that many vehicles do seem to get broken into. I do not think I would have a car here unless I had private parking for it.

This is a question I would be most interested in knowing the answer to as well.

I was wondering how long it would be before what I call the ''Rhodesian factor'' kicked in. It is a very interesting point though I am thinking. The idea that based on previous experiences we will certain people of a certain skin colour and perhaps expect the worse rather than the best. This...

Ah, here is the one point I forgot to make. It is a theory really. If both people speak English as a second language THAT might also have a lot to do with it. In some way I believe this is a bit of an equalizer. It is the idea that, ''we both meet in the middle because you do not know my mother...

To me this is a strange one. My girlfriend is a local and through her and her daughter I have made many local friends. I could not see myself dating another expatriate myself actually and I do not think my experience of Argentina would be quite the same if I was with an 'expat'. Yes, there will...

Some ''food for thought'' here - I look forward to many interesting experiences ahead I guess. The idea that people are not just simply a number is nice.

I have to say I had never even heard of this Fernet until I got here. The first time I tried it was not too impressed but now I drink it all the time:) I love the food here too but I know I am starting to put on weight here because maybe I like it a bit too much. I'm not exactly a pullthrough...

One gentleman on here suggested pepper spray or a taser/stun gun. I think that for me the idea of ''having something'' is not bad. But I also agree that to carry something that is a more serious weapon would be very dangerous because of two things. The first worry would be that if you were not...

Thanks for that Roxana :) Computers are not always my strongest point.

I have just joined. How do we send messages to each other ?

is it a question of being a foreigner singled out as one or just ''anyone'' in the wrong place and time ? I hope the question is not seen as insensitive but I am curious to know - I do know one local friend told me in some barrios to ''cashate boca'' (spelling?) because if I was heard speaking...

I've only just signed up here but I have to admit that in most of the countries I have lived in this is just a bit on the dangerous side of this yes? You never know who is reading this or monitoring the site and although I do not know the drug laws here I think it might be a bit dangerous to...

BTW, a quick strange question:) I am assuming most of you use a first name that is real and the rest as a pseudonym? Would that be correct? I am one of those who feels a bit paranoid about putting my complete name online unless I need to - there is simply far too much identity fraud and other...

Oh, call me Cas (or Caz) btw - everybody else does...

What can I say? A long story. Part Latvian and part Norwegian - and I grew up in Rhodesia (which is now Zimbabwe) and also in the UK. I'm here in BA and I love the place - looking to make new friends and contacts, to settle in and become part of the furniture. And yes my first name is real - the...

I've only been here a few months but I've talked to a few people in local universities. From what I can see so far there are possibilities for ''en negro'' and legal employment too. I would assume that there will be preference for native speakers over those of us who have English as a second or...