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An Argentine friend told me the owner of her apartment (which is in an exclusive area of Palermo Chico) raised prices in December, and then came back to her in January and said "I'm sorry, but I have to raise the rent again." Basically she explained that the expenses were so high that she wasn't...

Shoot, didn't know camel toe was contagious.

I'm coming to the conversation pretty late but here goes. I originally signed up with Swiss Medical on a cheapish monthly plan (500 pe') late 2012 and at first found the quality lacking because only the Swiss Medical clinics were part of the plan and I had really lousy service the few times I...

Hi there, A friend of an old colleague is looking for an English teacher for conversation practice. If anybody is interested, the student's name is Nadia, her email is [email protected] and she is upper intermediate level. She is not absolutely set on one particular English variety, but...

It's not just Europe to Argentina, the same is also true of tickets bought from New Zealand and Australia to Argentina. Return flights from NZ (AKL->EZE->AKL) often cost less than one way EZE->AKL and obviously much less than a return flight EZE->AKL->EZE. I don't think there is a way around...

If you are buying with a USA credit card in dollars, the transaction does not incur a 35% tax. The 'tourism' tax is only for purchases in pesos for overseas services or with local credit cards. Actually, for this transaction your residency status is not relevant. Have a good trip!

I wanted to share my recent (as of today) experience with picking up mail, as I managed to get through with relatively little stress. I received an aviso on Monday this week saying I had received a package from Nauru (although I knew it was from Norway because my friend had told me she was...

For all Australians and New Zealanders on this forum, the annual ANZAC Day commemoration is being held at the Australian Embassy in Belgrano this Saturday at 10.15am. It's always a good opportunity to rub shoulders with fellow Australasians, check out how much fancier our rich cousins' place...

Hi, Caitlin. In the end, what is the status on the desk? Has it already been sold? Thanks!

I am a big fan of the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas. (http://www.rojas.uba.ar/cursos/jovenes_adultos.php) The new semester began last week, but maybe some courses haven't started yet. I did Portuguese 1 and 2 there a few years ago and they were top quality. This year I decided to do a short...

Sorry to sound cynical, but it looks like even Greenpeace is cutting costs by hiring for an international position but only being willing to pay third-world wages for it. Why else would the position be based in Argentina? (Riddle me this!)

@Serafina: This 44-minute doco on New Zealand English is fascinating, informative, and very entertaining! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV_UmOvV1vs One thing that characterises our accent is something called the High Rising Terminal (HRT), which means our voice rises at the end of a sentence...

Well it's flattering that anyone is even considering little ol' NZ as a possible bolthole... I am from Tauranga in the North Island and after five years in BA, I'm calling it a day. I think a lot of it has to do with life stages. I was a young and naïve 21 y.o. when I arrived here, but now that...

Last night we went to babysit my brother in-law's cat Kika since my cuñado is away for the long weekend so we decided to taught the feline by ordering sushi (just kidding, I had a craving). We were recommended a little place called Genki Sushi at Crámer 676. The 30 pc classic combo for 230 pe'...

Interesting experiences. I am from New Zealand but even in my home country people ask where I am from, so I don't have a typical accent in English either. After living in Buenos Aires for five years, I often get asked if I am from Ukraine (no idea why, although there is a big Ukrainian...