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    Newcomer Power cuts this summer

    You gotta climb the stairs. Also a lot of the staircases are internal with no windows so when the power is out they are pitch black, try climbing 15 floors in total darkness slowly putting one foot after another 😳 😀 😉 😄
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    Newcomer Power cuts this summer

    My power went off at 6am just came back at 4pm. I live a couple of blocks from La Casa Rosada and their power was off too which eases the pain
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    Have you ever seen an Expat go completely insane?

    Yes it's for real and also it was about 10am in the morning so if drugs or alcohol they started damn early lol
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    Have you ever seen an Expat go completely insane?

    Monday near the Once subway station, a white guy about 50 years old, grey hair, with perfect English and what I would describe as a California tech bro accent blocking the intersection of Rivadavia and Pueyyredon while screaming the 'N' word and ranting about every "Jews control the world"...
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    Crazy prices of lavandería! Is it just me?

    They are tyring to screw you over for being foreign A good price these days is 4500 pesos for a decent sized bag, basically a trash bag 45 x 60 cms full of clothes, and compared to the last few years this is horrendously expensive A place I have been going for years raised their rates to...
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    Largest Immigrant Groups in Argentina over the years 1820-2023

    "There are too many white people in Buenos Aires" he said from the Recoleta Hyatt
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    Controlling a tablet in USA from Argentina?

    Thanks for that I use Nord VPN which is about $10 a month just that lately Ive heard some things that it isn't as secure as I thought I want to look into some better options. So you are saying you can set your VPN to a specific place like your parents house? That's what I wamt
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    Controlling a tablet in USA from Argentina?

    Yeah I'm using Nord VPN which someone just told me isn't as secure as I thought it was which made me paranoid
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    Controlling a tablet in USA from Argentina?

    Does anyone do this? For banking purposes etc ? Ive read a lot lately about people being locked out of their accounts for accessing from an Argentina IP for over a year. And even VPNs don't save them. Is it hard to set up for someone with no computer skills ? If you are controlling a tablet...
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