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Las Malvinas is a political tool that became a religion. However Catholicism and cult of Gauchito Gil make more sense than the cult of Malvinas. If Argentina really cared it would have launched more than one 'recovery' attempt in 2 centuries. The more obvious Argentina's decadence became the...

Considerations - 1-legal - Can you get a visa? 2-economical - You'll need much deeper funds than you think 3-emotional - Looking for adventure or running away? First thing I would do if I were you is spend ALOT of time on this forum reading post after post going back years. You'll soon see...

You are scathing of 'expats' and not much nicer about Porteños and yet here you are. Probably best you join the enlightened and educated on the Chinese or Senegalese forums.

Acoustic or electric? Screw on neck or glued. Put it this way - Argentines consider a nice Squier or Epiphone as you would a Fender or Les Paul due to the 3 times price difference. In agreement with elhombresinnombre - if its an electric with screw on neck take it apart wrap the body and neck...

but coming from RSA is a huge improvement in safety and a change in lifestyle. Wow SA must be in civil war if AR is far safer. You still need your wits about you to reduce likelihood of being victim to violent crime especially in Mendoza Capital.

... The most important legacy of Spain to the Colonies are the Genes , creating a new race Mestizos. The British Colonists Didn't spread their genes with local women. Namely in Australia, India, South Africa or the USA. .... The British (men) like any colonists DID spread their genes. Theres...

I would say Argentina is more like Italy than Spain. Middle class PorteNos are so Italian in they way they speak, behave.. In the 2015 elections CFK's three main challengers all had heritage from within a 300km diameter area in Italy. But culturally, legally et al theres not a huge difference...

Settled..? Noone is 'settled' in Argentina. Get ready for some crazy.

What determines transgender? If a (biologically sexed) man says he is a woman he can demand to be included in the 1% quota? Or does he have to prove that he has been living like a woman? And for how long? Wearing a dress and using woman's public bath/washrooms is enough or does he need to...

Ceaseless wind drives people crazy. Are people in Bariloche crazy?

iow typical international diplomacy dynamics. Argentina does exactly the same with The Falklands and in trade etc.

@ben's post You can add 'Israel is massively funded by the US' while they ignore that Hamas is funded and guided by Iran which simply does not want Israel to exist.

Argentina is old school White in the upper tiers - which is obviously not good and needs to change. But the last thing Argentina needs is the cancer of Wokeness - which is the definition of a society/culture eating itself. Its certainly not about equality.

I get your point but there is a difference between 500 dollars and 3000-4000 dollars per month. Fiscal doesnt sound intelligent or savvy enough to be earning 2 million a year. Very few of us are.

My wife's ex sold their property unexpectedly and she came home late with a tatty Vea bag full of pesos. Needless to say I didnt get much sleep that night fearing the peso could massively drop in value, that someone would get a tip off and invade our, at the time, not so secure home and if the...

By what you describe you are wealthy by virtually all Argentines' and many 'First Worlders' standards. Why the false modesty? I'd say you were far luckier to be born in the US and not Somalia, than being 'born white'.

Those who remain on the streets are either mentally unwell and addicts, recent economic migrants or arent aware of the governmental or charital channels available to them to get them off the streets. Whether you want to believe it or not people dont have to be on the streets due to economic...

If you came with nothing and made a good life in Argentina then fair play to you but thats not a typical experience. Most come with money and don't really live like a typical Argentine but claim 'living' in Argentina is superior to the US whose benefits they still enjoy.

The issue isnt the privilege itself but that person having that privilege (that their terrible country gave them) and acting as if their experience in Argentina is that of a typical Argentine's. One argument is how expensive cost of living is in the US. The idea that an Argentine could afford...

Did any of the people here praising Argentina and denigrating the US come to Argentina on a one way ticket with a $1000 in their pocket? Those who are able to enjoy Argentina do so because they came with the privilege that being born or raised in the 1st World/or into money gave them. Start...