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Yeah, you’re totally right. I was frustrated, but ultimately it’s easy to work around it now that I’m aware, and I definitely shouldn’t let that experience taint all the other great aspects of this country and the other beautiful kind people here. I went for some nice long walks yesterday and...

How did this thread turn into socialist commentary... Is it because getting ripped off is a common underlying theme of socialism? If so, it fits in nicely. In any case, I won’t stand idly by while folks speak lightly or positively of socialism. If you feel the need to comment on your proclivity...

Yeah, I thought this was insane and tried contesting it, but the driver got extremely aggressive and it became a very volatile situation. It was also 1am and it was just not worth the fight. I’ve decided to never take a Taxi again for this reason. It’s too bad, and honestly it has tainted my...

Thanks, folks. In hindsight it seems obvious I got scammed and this post is embarrassing. Oh well, you live and you learn. Thank you for all the tips! Will definitely be taking Ubers from now on, or at least keeping my mouth shut during cab rides...

I need a sanity check here because I feel like some taxi drivers may be taking advantage of my naivety... I took a cab from recoleta to palermo which was like ~8000 pesos, and that seemed reasonable. However, my cab ride back (which was actually shorter) cost me 18000. I contested it but the...

cool, I'll definitely try to make it out to one of these :)

thanks, LuckyLuke! "international" has a much better ring to it -I like it 🙂 I'm currently in Buenos Aires and will be here for a few months. My goal is to explore the country a bit, though, so I will eventually make my way down to Patagonia, probably starting in Ushuaia or El Calafate, then...

Hey folks, New to the forums here. Not sure if this technically counts as "expat", but I was born in Argentina and moved to Canada early with my family when I was around 7 years old. I came back once when I was still a kid, but hadn't been back since. I mainly speak and think in English, and...