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    Total of expats in BA

    This question has been asked before(also by me) but how many expats from first world countries you estimate that live in BA? I am pretty sure I know or have met most expats who are longer term here and my guess is there can't be more then 2000-3000
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    Inflow foreign currency and ATM's

    If you withdraw money from your foreign bankaccount the money will be send to the Central bank of Argentina and you will be given Argentine pesos. With the current blue rate I doubt many expats will be using the ATM and take advantage from the Blue rate or something like Xoom? Any estimates...
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    How to survive on INDEC budget

    They say you need 6,88 peso to eat. For breakfast I had a small yogurt but now I am out of my daily budget How do I eat lunch and dinner?
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    Press freedom

    Can you imagine any journalist in a democracy begin forced to publicize his income and assets and therefor can become pressured by the government of that country?
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    Phelps 18 gold - Argentina 17 gold

    That says about everything but when I tell an Argentine that he/she will say how hard it is in Argentina to play sports, and there is no state policy to support athletes First there is a state policy atleast the last few years and playing sports and excell in sports has all got to with those 3...
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    Xoom future?

    I havent been following it really but the way I understand it you send dollars in the US to a dude in the USA and he gives you peso's in Argentina. This way the dollars are not really leaving Argentina but they are not entering neither. If they force to close Xoom down they will force people...
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    Will Cristina.....

    visit those 33 people injured in the Mitre train crash? Offcourse she will probally use the Tango1 to go south like the last time a serious train accident happend in BA
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    Dollars as a tourist

    I would like to know if you can change pesos to dollars at the official rate at change offices? I heard that you need a ATM reciept showing you you have the funds, is this correct? How much can you change? Does the money need to come from a foreign bank account? Anybody who tried to do this...
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    What's K's next move?

    Crosspost because there is more traffic here The way Argentina goes it makes perfectly to nationalize deposits in Dollars - AFJP - Aerolineas - Reserves of banco central - Writing unpayable ANSESS and AFIP bonds - Dollar controls - Import controls - YPF There must be something new brewing...
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    Meet-up tonight

    Anybody interested in going out somewhere in zona norte tonight? I will be in Palermo early and then head to Zona Norte later. Place I want to go probally has about 0 foreigners but is good fun and target range of crowd is probally 20 to 35
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    Another crisis 1999-2002

    Lets say if this economy falls down, which Argentines would be able to move out? I personally think it will be very limited and only the ones who have an expat partner, EU pasport of have family on the other side can realisticly move. With the current state of the EU economy Europe can't give...
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    Some expat observations

    This has been talked before but I think it's an interesting thema 1: many (semi) long term expats have left. March to may is always the time people move because of winter-summer dinamics. But it seems there are way more people leaving then 2010-2011 2: I think pretty much since 2008 but I don't...
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    Another low for Argentina

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9242488/Argentina-airs-Olympics-advert-of-athletes-in-Falklands-on-Belgrano-anniversary.html and http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1470046-el-deportista-del-spot-en-malvinas-no-sabia-que-el-aviso-era-para-el-gobierno For the...
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    Going rate for electronics

    What's the going rate for the following? Ipad 1, 1,5 year of use Ipad 2, new Iphone 4gs, 6 months of use Ipod touch 32GB, 6 months of use Macbook pro - 6 months of use
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    Meanwhile in Spain

    http://www.perfil.com/ediciones/2011/8/edicion_596/contenidos/noticia_0087.html Maybe Cristina should get her priorities right and give the Argentines money to return instead of tc2000 because i expect that soon Spain will start to send Argentines without work back. Something they should have...
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    Ypf begin nationalized?

    Pagina 12 reported it and they are normally very well informed I would say just awesome after nationalized futbol, airline travel, pension funds, central banks now also production and selling of fuel will be nationalized Keep the good news coming
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    Subte less crowded

    I dont regularly take the subte and it's only February but to me the subte is a lot less crowded after the price increase How is your experience?
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    (free) running group in puerto madero

    Is there à running group that regulary meet for à run in puerto madero during THE evenings? Prefered to be free and it must be open to different people,age, nationality and experience any Leads on this?
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    Expat observations 2011

    My observations 1: more expats getting 'normal' argentine jobs 2: many left, the ones that stayed are much more united 3: people that have stayed 2,3 years and have the ability to get a job somewhere else leave 4: people who have stayed 5 plus years are settling in ba and not likely to leave...
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    Tech guy

    This is probably asked before but everything is so flexible in argentina might have been good yesterday is bad today I need my laptop to be reinstalled For windows, office,etc because it crashed. It's an acer. San telmo area Anybody got a good contact for someone who is thrust worthy, cabable...
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