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    Latest on visa overstays?

    > Do you pay the overstay visa at the airport? Approximately how much is it? I forget how much it is, I believe less than USD 20. But if I recall correctly you need to pay it in cash. You can do it at the airport (they'll direct you to some other booth/office for that, from which you return...
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    Western Union money transfer

    > Lately Western Union transfers are taking 5 working days (or 7 or 8 days). I don't know why. I've been doing WU every couple of weeks for the past 4 months and the transfer never took more than 10 minutes. I could walk over to a branch and it would be ready by the time I arrived. I made the...
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    Moving to Argentina

    > You can’t live just anywhere you like in BsAs with kids I'd be interested in seeing this elaborated. I'm in a building at Scalabrini Ortiz in the middle of Palermo and the building is full of kids; babies and toddlers mostly.
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    Crypt coin shared by Argentina's President Javier Milei skyrocketed Friday, then collapsed

    From what I understand this kid who did the $LIBRA launch did the $TRUMP and $MELANIA coins too. Sounds like they offered it to Milei and he said, sure, porque no.
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    Crypt coin shared by Argentina's President Javier Milei skyrocketed Friday, then collapsed

    For those who don’t know, this is known as a rug pull, the crypto equivalent of a pump’n’dump scam. A deliberate scheme to steal a bunch of money from greedy but uninformed speculators. They build up the value by ways of some announcement, then at its peak, sell it all, pulling the rug from...
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    Just arrived: Cash, tips, and ATM woes

    To get cash, use Western Union or trade your cash (pristine 50 or 100 dollar bills) at an exchange office (‘cueva’) such as Cambio Baires. Or just use your credit card
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    Any leads on BA restaurants with spicy food?

    Punch Curry Bar has some curries without coconut milk that are actually spicy. Palermo prices ($26K). They're on PedidosYa, which I would recommend 10x over Rappi which I find unusable.
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    Any leads on BA restaurants with spicy food?

    > Thai restaurants are plentiful in BA. Where? Google Maps only gives me "Asian" or Vietnamese restaurants searching for Thai food. Would kill for some (real) Thai food.
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    For sale: Samsung TV, table and chair from Muebles Modernos, adjustable stool (pick up Feb 26th only)

    All these items were purchased new in November of last year. Can offer receipts for each item. - The table was $212K - The white chair was $31K - The TV (A 2020 43" Samsung T5300) was $500K - The adjustable stool was $100K Please DM with a bid if interested in either of the items...
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    Where to sell stuff ?

    My time in BA is up for this year and I'm left with some furniture and electronics that I won't be bringing back home. I tried to list a TV on Mercado Libre, but they don't allow in-person pick up and they require national ID. Are there alternatives to Mercado Libre for selling stuff that are...
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    Milei Deserves a Nobel Prize

    Propose a Domestic Politics category be added to the forum for this stuff
  12. J

    From Buenos Aires to Salta: Argentina's Wild Beauty and Adventure

    Would consider this except car rentals with different pick-up and drop-off points are insanely expensive these days
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    Sushi take out recommendations

    To answer my own question, Neko comes close.
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    Exit fine at Aeorparque

    I've heard mixed stories about the Retiro office, but at least at that point you're in less of a hurry than when you're trying to leave at the airport
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    Giving up on my iPhone 13

    You buy a laptop, it comes with a charger. Apple kept Lightning ports on iPhone as long as possible just so you could retain your charger between phones. Then the EU came in and started demanding USB-C on all devices. > Opinions, please I'd think hard before switching mobile operating systems...
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    Mercado Libre giveth Mercado Libre -- taketh away? I bought something fairly pricey then it ID'ed me

    What I can tell you is... - Cookies are not a major part of this. All they do is either keep your account signed in or not. Having to log in again shouldn't mean much in terms of your account being verified and allowed to make purchases with. - If your account got flagged it's probably because...
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    Sushi take out recommendations

    The only place I’ve liked for sushi so far - Washoku in SoHo - went on vacation. Anyone know of any other sushi places that do take out or delivery that are actually run / led by a Japanese chef? Every other place I’ve tried always has this thick greasy layer of rice with every roll and just...
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    Does anyone else feel there might be a peso collapse this year?

    > It’s not just the politics, it’s society. It requires a change in mentality and I just dont think culturally it will. I wonder about this too. Is the 'healthy and prosperous' economy that Milei wants, supported culturally? Or is he envisioning an economy that is simply too much to ask? I'm...
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    Does anyone else feel there might be a peso collapse this year?

    > What has happened after previous cases of peso overvaluation? Just in the last 15 years, periods of overvaluation above 25 percent (in GDP-adjusted terms) have been followed by a crash in the Argentine currency, with a swing of at least 45 percent and as much as 117 percent toward peak...
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    Argentina Takes Steps to Dollarize and Holds Key Rate

    > The discount for cash lets savvy retailers play the forex game by either holding or immediately exchanging dollars, depending on whether they think it's going up or down. We’re talking about paying pesos in cash though.
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