Recent content by Bill

I think the chorizo is tough to find. I also need a good butcher. I get it at the supermarket and terrible!

I see a bunch of different things wrong with Argentina. Not easy to fix quickly. My cousin is Argentina and owns a business here and I get a headache just listening to him. The Big Picture on Taxes and the Black Market Right now, Argentina’s tax system is actually working against itself...

Thank you for sharing about this. All of this is interesting. It's no wonder all of these factories are laying off and closing down! I knew it was bad but did not know the costs went up that much. A friend that has a company told me that they were always protected with high taxes but...

I do see more people in the streets and more homeless. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/2/16/in-argentina-locals-are-taking-loans-to-buy-food

In Argentina, locals are taking loans to buy food Argentinians are taking on loans, selling their belongings, and living on credit cards to pay for basics including food. I don't think many are talking about how badly some are in debt here. “I have never experienced anything like this,” Nacasio...

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It's all Whatsapp now. https://argentinaxp.com/en/

It's very easy to meet new people in a town like BA. Just depends what time of people you want to meet. Expats? Locals, escorts? You name it and it is all here for the taking.

What irks me is the double standard. When Cristina was corrupt or cooking the books it was wrong. The government already criticized Cristina for her lying about inflation numbers and they came up with a new measurement system that was going to be more accurate. Now Caputo is saying that they...

Interesting seeing the surge in defaults from Argentine households from 2.5% in late 2024 to 8.6% in November 2025. The drop resulted from inflation eroding debt values and accounting adjustments instead of genuine income gains. Rates rebounding sharply alongside 2025 credit growth expansion...

Argentina's economic activity shrunk 0.3% in November 2025. BUENOS AIRES, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Argentina's economic activity shrunk 0.3% in November compared with the same month last year, marking the first monthly contraction of 2025, data from Argentina's national statistics agency showed on...

I don't doubt there are rats if the city isn't picking up trash.

What is going on? Is there some strike? I was walking in Recoleta today and surprised to see so much trash everywhere. Looks like no one is picking it up. It's not wonder people are complaining about rats.

For any comic book lovers, Time Out just put out a list of some good stores. https://www.timeout.com/buenos-aires/best-comic-book-stores-in-buenos-aires-la-revisteria-entelequia-club-del-comic

The FBI background check is very extensive. It shows arrests and convictions. If it's not a conviction it will stay on your record for 7 years and then typically drops off if you weren't convicted. If you were arrested it will have all your details. DUI's are included on the FBI report. I had...