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It's getting difficult. I don't care if you're living here as expat, immigrant or local. Probably why Avocado finally took enough is they are frustrated. Some of my friends are thinking about having to leave a country they love and where all their family is from to move. That causes stress and...

I don't think this is a good idea for Argentina.

Been here. Amazing!

Terrible change!

What category did you start the process with? Did you try with the trust? Or just typical rentista income from rental income?

Wow times are so tough in Argentina that people are even cutting back on mate consumption! That is sad....

I talked to an acquaintance today that said they heard from the immigration attorney Rubilar that the government was trying to make it tougher to get Citizenship here. I guess they are going to make it much more difficult to naturalize citizenship here. Does anyone have any information on this?

This week there are free milonga classes around the city. FREE. You can schedule for your class at this page. https://buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/llega-una-nueva-edicion-de-la-semana-de-las-milongas-0

Playadito is the gold standard. Not just middle aged divorced women but yes many! They are a good chance for cultural exchange. Usually there are some people from other countries. Many from Brazil come too to learn about mate.

Definitely be careful with your phones especially in Soho. You were really lucky @CraigM that you got it back. That was a really honest waitress. Especially if it was a nice model like an iPhone. They steal those a lot here and sell them for parts I heard which can fetch several hundred...

I like that a national store like Diarco is doing it. I think stores like Coto have long accepted USD but the exchange rate wasn't as good as cuevas. These rates are better than cuevas. Hope that trend continues as the dollar is really artificially low...

Yikes! Over 2,000 people have gotten arrested and in prison in Venezuela. https://en.mercopress.com/2024/08/04/maduro-admits-over-2-000-arrested-in-venezuelan-riots?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)

Add wife beater to the long list of miserable things that this ex President did. https://en.mercopress.com/2024/08/05/alberto-fernandez-a-wife-beater?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)

I love La Plata!

This is a great article on Mate by an expat. https://geologotrader.substack.com/p/yerba-mate-why-you-should-drink-it?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1745304&post_id=147342700&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=yvwda&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email