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Absolutely I agree... but the exact same argument stands to reason in stopping 'permatourists' at the border... In terms of crime, permatourists from these nations 'don't move the dial'. In terms of medical 'extortion' again... 'they don't move the dial'. Canada has a fully inclusive health...

Whenever policy is announced through the press there is ALWAYS alterior motives... Laws like these are not usually designed to enforce their stated purpose but are almost always used in other (creative) ways... (in this Argentina is not unique) If you take this announcement and the latest ruling...

Kate I appreciate your POV and let me say that for a woman it is COMPLETELY different... I do understand and appreciate that... The point is... that I do not advocate engaging anyone in any kind of 'conversation' but to always keep moving... Not wait for a reply... You have to remember...

Guys I think it is important to understand the 'why' when dealing with a problem like this... it is all well and good to say 'I lived in NYC' this is how we handled it... but many sociologists have surmised that in North America one of the 'triggers' for aggressive behaviour or acting out by...

So let me just say to Chicaargentina first of all thanks for still checking your thread and the replies after 15 or so pages... lol... But secondly... Don't take it personally. People are on here complaining PRECISELY because it is ex-pats who are listening... The community that sympathizes the...

Well said. And every time I return to Canada it is exactly those kinds of things that I appreciate the most... The quiet... The cleanliness... The EFFICIENCY... and the RESPECT... My god!!! The respect!!! but then a funny thing happens... After a couple weeks... I get a feeling... Like an itch...

It's funny because when friends visit me here... I take them to my fav places here with excellent service, awesome people, incredible ambience and all round buena onda and unanimously their reaction is... "I could totally live here." To which, I simply reply with a sly smile... Knowing full well...

Unfortunately like in most big cities around the globe these crimes are a fact of life and the best protection is simply an unpredictable schedule... For a low tech solution, I think if you even suspect that your portero is not 'on the level' it is a good idea to leave a little invisible tape...

Looking forward to connecting with you guys! I'm going to bring some people from my spanish class as well!! Girls and guys.. Should be fun!

Sounds like fun!!!! Count me in amigo!!!

but that begs the question... Why implement all of that and then maintain a haphazard (at best) or more likely a completely random policy of enforcement? Worse... why enable the permatourist by having a fine for 'overstaying'? Doesn't that 'fine's' mere existence... and the fact it is not...

Yessir. Agreed. It has always been an issue of consistency... I'm not as certain as you that all the 'permatourists' are the targets of this one however... They are a pretty inoffensive lot in general... :D I don't see the angle. If it is to drive them to the rentista for a cash grab...

Actually no need to reiterate.. I got it. I agree AND I understand what you are saying... In fact it is actually what I meant.. Until we know exactly who the decreto is targeting and if it is being unilaterally applied... it is impossible to know exactly how it will be enforced... This was...

:cool: Ummm... New powers... But It has always been 'illegal' and up to the discretion of the officials, until there is 100 percent across the board accountability nothing has really changed.

Well this certainly seems to be the 'eternal question' around this forum... There is and should be no question about the 'legality' of this issue... it is illegal... YOU know it and THEY know it. It is really a question about their 'incentive' to enforce it. And in this case there is very...