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Yes, a lot of items at TICH are cheaper than the rest but you need to check and compare. I just went to barrio chino and found that the exact same brand of coconut milk costs 3450, 3550 and 4500 depending on the store.

Coming from Asia...LATAM is an entirely different world. They say CABA is considered one of the safest places in LATAM yeah but the bar is pretty low.

I went back to Bangkok and the train was packed during rush hour and I automatically put my hands on the pockets of my pants for fear of a possible pickpocket (habit I suppose) but then I realized oh I don't have to do it here. It's safe and no one will pick my pockets no matter how packed the...

For me Casa China and Ichiban have the most selections when it comes to Asian vegetables (water spinach should be in season sometime this month). Prices are similar. Asia Oriental has less variety of vegetables but has more sauces and other Southeast Asian condiments on top of the usual...

You kinda have to be here at least in the beginning because you will need to submit certain documents in person a couple of times and go to PFA and Reincidencia for fingerprint sometime during the process.

I'm doing it all myself both PR and citizenship.

When you marry an Argentine citizen or have your child born here, you can start the process of PR and citizenship at the same time right away but separately (because PR is done with Migraciones and citizenship is done through Juzgado. They have nothing to do with one another) so there is no need...

Different people definitely have their own unique reasons why they want multiple passports. I have an Argie friend who has both AR and IT passports and is married to a US citizen. Now he has 3 passports namely AR, IT and US. About two years ago Spain passed a law nicknamed Ley de Nietos for...

I tried to get it the same day right after the expediente turned RESUELTO but this was the reply from Renaper:

When your expediente status is changed from whatever previously to RESUELTO, you need to wait probably a week or two to be able to request IDtramite on Renaper's Whatspp channel.

The system will add 00 in front of the 9-digit IDtramite automatically once you input it in the box. Below is what I looked up for a friend of mine who isn't so tramite savvy.

@StatusNomadicus Estado del tramite, then Hablar con agente and proceed from there.

@StatusNomadicus Renaper also has Whatsapp where you can ask them for your IDtramite. It's a bot-like chat so they will ask you certain info to verify who you are. If I remember correctly, choose 'estado de tramite' once all the choices appear. Then proceed from there. Once you have your...

My friends were in Rio prior to coming to CABA. They were not impressed with Cristo Rendentor (for having the status of the 7 Wonders of the New World). They said they liked Buenos Aires especially asado and wine but found the city in general quite expensive. I made a mistake by bringing them...

We live in CABA, aka the bubble. But the rest of my partner's family lives out there in the 'jungle'. My staying here is a bit complicated. Is it alright? Yeah, I am used to it. I've been coming here for the past 15 years, so I'm used to it to a certain extent, but would life be more fun and...

My first South America trip was actually to Brazil. I remember going to a shopping mall and saw the prices of electronics in Sao Paolo and Rio and felt that it was so expensive. This was back in 2007-2008. What shocked me even more was when I saw that people paid for clothes in instalments. We...

Electronics are ridiculously expensive and janky here. And I refuse to buy clothes in Argentina. A few months ago I needed some shirts and when I looked at the price, I was like...you gotta be kidding me. The cheapest decent shirt I found at the mall was like 30K-ish. A basic Zara shirt costs...

When crime is so prevalent in this country, I don't think it's a grudge but a common occurrence which is sad. I don't know if I resent living here but life back home is definitely much easier and safer. I'm here for the time being so we shall see what happens. A couple of my friends visited...

I mentioned a few months ago that my partner's police officer sister was robbed at gunpoint and her car was taken. Guess what? Last month, the same thing happened to my partner's brother in law while he was driving Didi. People don't rob your car like that where I come from. And here two people...

Just about anywhere in general. You just go. You'd never have to think that oh this 'hood is dangerous etc. And the fact that there are still lockers in front of supermarkets and shops and you can't bring your bags in or you have to show that your bags are empty at check-out still bothers me. We...