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    More than 20,000 Kiosks closed in Argentina over the past year (50 per day)

    "Several people on this thread" is a long way from over a 100 thousand in a city of 3 million. The overwhelming majority are owned by people who own thousands with some independent owners sprinkled in
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    More than 20,000 Kiosks closed in Argentina over the past year (50 per day)

    I don't believe that, either the 20k number is highly exaggerated ( possible ) or the number of independent operators is highly exaggerated. 20 thousand independent kisko owners didn't suddenly go broke in the last year I know that. But anyway feel free to disagree 👍😊👍
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    More than 20,000 Kiosks closed in Argentina over the past year (50 per day)

    I mean if 20 thousand just closed down ( Allegedly ) and there are still 80 thousand left, obviously they aren't independently owned lmao. That would be an insane amount of kiosco owners no ? Yes I'm sure there are *some* independent kisko owners. But the vast majority are owned by very...
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    Trump 2 Dictators 0

    Its a shame Castro isn't still alive I would love to see President Trump go 3 for 3
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    More than 20,000 Kiosks closed in Argentina over the past year (50 per day)

    In reality when you go into a kiosko you never see the owner, they are all millionaires who own hundreds or even thousands, many of them apart of organised crime and acquired their locations through less than ethical ways. Its hard to feel sorry for them
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    Meat-loving Argentines shun beef as inflation bites

    I assume they were some of the best in the world in the 90s ( I have no idea I wasn't here ). Then Argentina just got tagged with this "great steak" reputation ever since even though it hasn't been true for a long time
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    Homelessness is on the rise in Buenos Aires - Up 57% in the last 2 years

    Inflation has exploded the last month or so whatever the official rates say
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    Is there anywhere to buy reasonably priced almonds here in BA

    How about a butcher that has nice sausages, not chorizo just plain sausage like you could get at a hotel breakfast buffet
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    Is there anywhere to buy reasonably priced almonds here in BA

    Cashews would be a bonus but I've given up on them
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    Homelessness is on the rise in Buenos Aires - Up 57% in the last 2 years

    One thing i noticed being an insomniac is a lot more people going through the trash at ungodly hours like 3am. I don't know if it's true but I've heard even trash scavenging is regulated by local mafias, like you can't just go up to any bin and take from it, they are assigned. I wondered if a...
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    Attention John Malkovich Fans: John Malkovich to perform one-night show in Buenos Aires on march 27 at Teatro Opera

    Would gladly bet $55.000 pesos it's going to be pretentious garbage
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    Massive warehouse fire in Benavidez following letter bomb explosion at Escuela Superior de Gendarmerie Nacional

    The left has turned to violence once defeated, their typical method in Argentina and the USA. Hopefully the security agencies can get on top of it
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    Worst things about Buenos Aires besides dog poop?

    There's nothing wrong with dog walkers. There's something terribly wrong when it's one person walking 20+ dogs at the same time. Its animal cruelty and the dogs are suffering. Don't support animal cruelty just to get a temporary break from barking
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    Worst things about Buenos Aires besides dog poop?

    Worse than the dog sh*t is those dog walkers with literally 20 dogs at a time. The owners are scum. If you are too lazy to walk your dog at least pay a bit more for a walker with a small number of dogs like 5 max. It might cost more but if you can't put in the smallest amount of effort don't...
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    Worst things about Buenos Aires besides dog poop?

    Go to the nyc subreddit like the top 5 posts all complaining about the dog poop epidemic in New York LOL. I don't know how to link a video but one of the top posts is "after the show melted" an entire walkway covered in dog crap, worse than anything I've ever seen in Buenos Aires ! Enjoy your...
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