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    If somene sends me a letter from the USA what do they write?

    First Name, Last Name Av Rivadavia 1880, 6B Postal Code (C1033AAV for the address you provided) Capital Federal Buenos Aires, Argentina You can look up postal codes here: https://www.correoargentino.com.ar/formularios/cpa
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Dollar blue is virtually the dollar without cepo. Buying or selling of any currency is decriminalized. You can buy or sell any number of dollars at the bid/ask of dollar blue. Maybe the biggest difference is that a lot of expats will start using their foreign credit/debit cards for their...
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    This time it's different (famous last words:). There's no uncontrolled emission + you are getting 35+% annual interest in a country with no fiscal deficit + some foreign investment is getting traction. All this creates demand for pesos. I think market is buying the idea that Milei will continue...
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    Javier Milei on Lex Fridman's podcast

    There's an option to switch to spanish audio track in video settings.
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    Javier Milei on Lex Fridman's podcast

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    Ambientes vs. Dormitorios

    "Ambiente" is a room (any room). "Dormitorio" is specifically a bedroom. "Monoambiente" - a studio where you have everything in the same space (bed, desk, kitchen, etc).
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    Javier Milei's Economic Reforms Are Already Paying Off in Argentina

    La belle époque of Argentina being cheap in dollar terms is gone, that's true. For the time being most of argentines receive their salaries in pesos.
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    Javier Milei's Economic Reforms Are Already Paying Off in Argentina

    That's what "dropped by 40 percent in real terms" means.
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    Javier Milei's Economic Reforms Are Already Paying Off in Argentina

    They provide zonaprop data that measures rent increases in ARS for the first 9 months of 2024 (51.5%) against inflation in ARS for the same period (124.7%): https://www.zonaprop.com.ar/noticias/zpindex/caba-alquiler/ I tend to agree that after last year's jump peso-based rents did not rise...
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    Good, strong, English-style tea, anyone?

    They sell loose tea in any Tea Connection: https://www.teaconnection.com.ar/pages/tiendas Tea selection (English Breakfast included): https://www.teaconnection.com.ar/collections/te-everyday For cheap lower-quality national tea, Coto carries it as mentioned above...
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    Incomes in India: how does Argentina compare?

    Numbeo uses official exchange rate for ARS. Using dolar blue, right now Argentina is probably 25% cheaper than India.
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    group to practice my Spanish

    https://www.facebook.com/events/511371846379417/ - free weekly event. There's a spanish table as well as english, french, portuguese and italian. I practice french, but there are always a few foreigners who come to practice spanish.
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    Supermarkets in Argentina are twice as dear as London

    Just by seeing how they compare price of units in the UK to kilos in Argentina, without even trying to make a simple conversion, tells me a lot about objectivity of this article. Numbeo data is a lot more objective and up to date...
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    Coffee Chat - Wed 8 Oct 2014, 4-7Pm (Barrio Norte)

    I'll stop by around 5:30.
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    How Did You Learn Spanish?

    Private lessons is the fastest and most effective way. 2 classes/2 hours per week is plenty. 20 hours/week in a tourist school is a waste of time. Better spend this time practicing spanish with the locals and absorbing learned material. You'll save both time and money.
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    Aerolineas Argentinas? Visas And Paying In Cash

    Aerolineas' Cabildo and Congreso de T. office. Paid in cash. The 20% charge is applied to the price. Plus they charge you a small fee for paying in cash. One tip: make an online reservation just before you head to the office. This way you won't have any surprise differences in price. Bargain...
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    Aerolineas Argentinas? Visas And Paying In Cash

    I don't have residency, and I have just bought a ticket in cash this monday. Not the first time i do it with Aerolineas. Never any problem.
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    Looking for Spanish teacher

    Juan was my teacher 5 years ago when i started learning spanish.
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    Blue rate? What is it now? How can I find out?

    http://www.ambito.com/economia/mercados/dolar.asp - "informal" line
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    Pluna is out of business

    In case anybody bought tickets from www.flypluna.com, you'll probably need to consider alternatives. I think they are officially out of business as of thursday night.
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