Recent content by GerardX

It always amazes me when I read these articles they have some understanding of the situation but no understanding of life in Argentina. Why would any Argentinian put any money in the bank here? Imagine if you had a lot of money in the bank here 24 months ago. With the peso issues and inflation...

There is no exact logic on how people afford it but many can and do find a way. Just looking at a statistic like average salaries in a country like Argentina tells you very little. Firstly you need to remember that until a few decades ago, probably when the houses you are looking at were built...

This thread just proves how delusional and out of touch most expats are, with their dollar incomes living in upper middle and upper class neighborhoods while almost 50% of the population lives in poverty. But, Tucker Carlson played a segment on trans read alongs and a group of minorities...

I love these little finds... maybe you have found others or maybe you don't care...but for those that do the answer is Oddi's. I have tried and tossed several and most are a runny mess and taste like the peanuts were stored in old socks for a few months before being pulverized. Oddi's has the...

Same, I don't think there's any good solution to this. Sometimes the guy we change money with includes a wad of 500 Peso notes and that's enough to manage this kind of situation.

It's been my experience that a lot of housekeepers (or cooks, etc) do not wish to be paid in blanco because they are often under government assistance. You should be very careful hiring in negro because if something were to go wrong (injury, wage dispute, etc) or they decide to sue you for...

Our incompetent administrator was rehired for another year by the consorcio. I was not present when her renewal or removal was discussed as the last item on the agenda. That was intentional on her part to get everyone involved in "what we had to do" and forget that the administrator did nothing...

Today was the mediation hearing with a tenant in our building. Today was also the grand opening of Comuna 3 with a very large gathering of city employees including Mayor Horacio Larreta. I arrived early for the noon mediation appointment, checked in at the front desk, and waited to be called by...

After filing a complaint with the Consumer Protection Agency, they prepare a CEDULA DE NOTIFICATION - AUDENCIA, an official city government document notifying both parties of the date, time, and location of the hearing. It was delivered to my door this morning by a process server. I signed a...

In my first case with the noisy neighbor, she appeared for the first mediation session, but ignored those scheduled for follow-up. My case was closed by the Ministerio Publico Fiscal, and enough time passed that they refused to consider reopening it. I was appointed a lawyer in the case, and I...

First of all, the city has a new mayor Horacio Rodriguez Laretta who listens and responds to citizens at his quarterly neighborhood meetings. I went to these meetings when Laretta was vice mayor under Macri. I encourage you to attend these meetings and learn about what is going on in your...

I don't share your opinions about the system. I attend neighborhood meetings that are for the sole purpose of understanding problems and providing solutions. I'm on the city mailing list so I receive almost daily messages about all the ways the city government is working to improve the lives of...

The new Comuna 3 offices in Spinetto Shopping Mall (the entire square block of Moreno & Pichincha & Alsina & Matheu) opened this week after a delay of almost two years. If you live in Balvanera or San Cristobal, this is your place to handle all kinds of city business including community...

Our building had an administrator for one year who did nothing for us, and robbed us. She didn't respond to my emails asking questions about our building issues. I wanted to file a complaint against her, but I didn't know where to go. In early March we voted her removed as administrator. She was...

This man has some interesting videos