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As a child of emigrés from the Communist bloc, it is difficult to distill into words the extent of the eye-rolling posts like this induce. Sure, theatre, classical music, opera, ballet were indeed all subsidized. There was merely the issue of procuring food. Black markets were not just for...

Because people with a real life with no interest in discussing politics with English speakers who happen to be in the same country... won’t?

Also, the process cost 600 pesos. Good times.

Yes and yes, question of funniness notwithstanding. This list is absolutely moronic, it reads like something coming from the Forbes contributor network. From the first paragraphs: OK, let’s go with that analogy. How many people would go with adding up a person’s BMI, pulse rate multiplied by...

This sounds positively insane. I got my PR in the early 2010’s, my home country doesn’t do apostille so had to jump thru extra hoops with getting my documents authenticated/legalized at the local Arg consulate. Once I had the docs in hand, I made a turno online for a few weeks later. Came in...

As several commenters have written here, the process absolutely CAN be done from within the US, and this is done all the time - but then it is even more important to do it through a competent lawyer.

Full disclaimer, I have a close relative who is an immigration attorney in NY so that might cloud my thinking. That being said, I do think anything related to US immigration should be handled by a qualified attorney. It is WAY too easy to make some small mistake and mess things up hugely, and...

I remember having largely identical arguments about Macri, back in 2015. That blaming the whole economy on him in the first month was absurd., as was blaming on him the inevitable unpleasantness that would stem from necessary fixes. That said, clearly he did not succeed in righting things at...

VERY well known. Not a secret in the slightest. Like, anyone in Ukraine, Russia, or anywhere else, knew. This. Also public record and not a secret in the slightest. Thanks.

I only ever sent regular mail once from Argentina, to the UK. Opted for certified. Took forever but got there eventually.

I cannot remember the last time I got a customs form. Must have been before 2015.

Correct me if I’m wrong but if dialing from a landline you still need to dial 15. Calls to a cellphone are still billed differently than landline calls, unless something has changed in the last 2 years. In Argentina, as in most countries, incoming calls to a mobile are billed to the caller -...

Oldie but goodie.

Don’t want to get into the political side, and TBH there’s no need to. Speaking as a passenger, I avoided flying with AR for as long as I could, for lots of the sentiments stated above. I’ve flown two return trips with them BUE <-> NYC, and both times they were far more pleasant and... I think...

Correct, most airline offices don’t want to deal with this anymore. That’s what travel agencies are for. (doubles up in fit of coughing)

Every word of this is right. Hyundai H1’s are popular where I’m at. It’s really not worth your while to bring a car of this type from the US. There’s a 2021 Toyota Hiace on ML for 47K, if it’s in good shape that’s very competitive with US prices. For a moment, I semi-seriously entertained the...

Sponsorship or visitor visa?

I was referring to the old quote, not this one. Thought that was clear. It is simply a matter of my remembering it, vividly. It rankled. And for better or worse, it very much shaped the way I’ve read just about every post of yours I’ve read since. So when I find you using the word again in a...

“Hasbara” in the literal sense means “explanation”, no more and no less. It is sometimes used in a sense similar to PR. Using it as a synonym for “misleading propaganda” - as has already happened here before, when the discussion had nothing whatsoever to do with Israel - is, quite frankly, a...

Is there another country on Earth that has anything similar to the impuesto al cheque? Where the simple act of transferring money is taxed? Where the justification for cash is so blatantly obvious? In a situation where everything possible should be being done to make life without cash more...