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There are a bunch of “special” flights. They’re not really calling them “repatriation” flights anymore, possibly because - most people that wished to be repatriated have long done so; perhaps not coincidentally, at least as far as the US is concerned, these flights are no longer solely for US...

I must say that though for many years I expected that ni loco would I ever fly with Aerolineas, I flew with them to NY once and it was not half bad. Their economy service to NY was not worse than American’s, you could say it was better. Cleaner plane, far more courteous crew. I have quite a few...

When the rules are intolerable, rule-breaking becomes inevitable. This sets the stage for selective enforcement, also known as corruption. Not sure if the people making the intolerable rules see that as a problem.

1. We are in Canada, not the US. (We actually have already gotten sick, my whole family, because we were in New York in mid-March. Then again, that was at a family event - in fact some of my Argentine family got infected there too, and developed symptoms upon their return to Buenos Aires. If...

Not sure about the veracity of the studies re children not transmitting the virus. I haven’t done a deep dive myself, but I understand this is the subject of lots of debate. Again, I do want to stress that this was a modified form of normal. Parents were not allowed on the premises for any...

I think the argument about whether the old are worth saving (and whether that is what was meant to be said) is a bit of a distraction from a larger point, which is that with decent management - and some adjustments to the routines of life on everyone’s part - you can have your cake and eat it...

Well, some of us opted to go back... not a moment too soon. Comparing our COVID experience up here and what would have likely been our situation in Argentina, I can only say that we dodged a bullet. Getting permanent residence for my better half just got a hell of a lot more complicated, we...

This is not quite accurate as concerns Argentina: the country-specific advisory is the strictest level: Level 4 - Do Not Travel. Other countries with such a distinction include Afghanistan, North Korea, Russia and the like (but also: Mexico, Brazil, Peru etc). How much politics influences this...

Is the fecha X-X-2019 on or around when you submitted your Radex application? It definitely looks like you were approved on May 7 as a permanent resident. If their computers say so, doubtful you’ll be rejected at EZE - but who the hell can truly know.

In my days (pre-Radex), it was much much simpler. Getting the documents was a serious PITA, because my home country doesn’t do apostilles there was a bit of running back and forth between authenticating agencies and Argentine consulates. But once I had all the papers in hand - duly legalized...

If you have a DNI, that means you reside in Argentina. Ergo you can enter the country.

That sounded... anti-climactic. Here’s wishing you that the family issues resolve themselves in a similarly anti-climactic - but satisfactory and satisfying - manner.

Thoughtful points, one and all.

I’m not sure where you’re going with this. 1. The DNU is if I understand correctly not creating criminality, it is invoking (or activating, if you will) the provisions that already exist in article 205 of the Criminal Code concerning contraventions of measures enacted to prevent - or stop the...

I absolutely agree with your sentiments on the one hand, and completely dismiss them as rational arguments on the other. There is no way of separating the flexibility needed to battle a pandemic, from the capacity for overregulation. How “targeted” the regulations need to be, depends completely...

I mean, I’m happy to dunk on both bajo and this government, but they both appear to be in the right here. The fact is that the plain text of the code makes clear that violating measures taken by the competent authorities to stop the spread of an epidemic, can indeed be punished with prison. It...

Well, why wasn’t it used as the cure? It should be simple, right? Lock everyone up at home until they are no longer infectious, and you’re done, right? Well, turns out that that doesn’t work. People need to buy food. Other people need to make that food. Other people need to pay the first group...

Yes. Many of my “recovered” family are still not quite back to themselves months later. And they are apparently the lucky ones. It seems it can be quite bad. This tweet is the first of a thread, quite a few of the responses are worth reading:

This has to be the most Argentine quote ever. The total cluster^^^k that’s resulting from my gestion? Let’s just pretend that you won the election, not me. Voila! We all know how politicians in Argentina are so friendly as to just go 180° on a key issue because the opposition asked for it...

Just to think that barely 10 years ago, the initial fare when flagging down a taxi was 4.60. Four pesos sixty centavos. If you rounded up to the nearest peso, the driver was happy. Argentina is WILD.