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    Newcomer Why is nobody speaking the truth about BA?

    Really ? I'm coming to BA next week and looking for a nice airbnb right now they are all 30-40 % cheaper than comparable places in Brasil
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    Does it still make sense to retire in Buenos Aires on fixed income?

    If it makes you feel better I've been mugged in Buenos Aires too it happens everywhere just gotta try and live and learn
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    Does it still make sense to retire in Buenos Aires on fixed income?

    Cost of all kinds of insurance is exploding everywhere unfortunately
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    Don Julio now has $100 US steaks

    Nah no healthcare, honestly if I get really sick at this point I'll just jump off my 11th floor balcony no regrets
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    Does it still make sense to retire in Buenos Aires on fixed income?

    Where are you planning to surf around Buenos Aires
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    Don Julio now has $100 US steaks

    Pretty messed up I just got a juicy steak and fries for like $9 USD in the microcentro drinks extra
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    Does it still make sense to retire in Buenos Aires on fixed income?

    You can still get a kilo of delicious steak at my local Jumbo for like $6 USD so who cares about Don Julio. If you are basing your decision of where to retire on that you are in for a world of suffering
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    Newcomer Can I Drink The Tap Water In Buenos Aires?

    I drink it, been coming here for 15 years and the first 10 I only drank bottled water. Somewhere around the 10 year mark I said yolo and just started guzzling tapwater. In my apartment water from the kitchen tap tastes great while water from the bathroom tap is disgusting. I also eat from...
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    Newcomer Parties at Club Museum - San Telmo

    Very true I learned fast and made sure that I've never put myself in that position since
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    Newcomer Parties at Club Museum - San Telmo

    Nah I was just extremely naive and complacent, we were laying in bed then she had to go to the "bathroom" it didn't occur to me until the next day she took 15 minutes in the "bathroom" because she was loading her handbag to the brim
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    Newcomer Parties at Club Museum - San Telmo

    I learned a hard South American lesson from Museum 15 years ago, met a girl there and took her back to my temporary apartment. She stole my passport, cash, and anything else of value she could fit in her handbag i was too drunk to notice until it was too late. Still love that place and...
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    Newcomer Parties at Club Museum - San Telmo

    Museum was the first club I ever went to in Buenos Aires over 15 years ago it makes me happy it's still around so many great memories there. I'd like to go 1 more time for nostalgia but I would feel very old
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    Economy Argentina isn't the affordable option

    How about short term 1 - 3 month rentals though? Still amazingly cheap here. I imagine it costs a fortune to rent a place in Barcelona for 3 months
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    Newcomer Walking alone along Calle Florida in the evening

    "After sunset" yes Up until about 10pm yes After 10 pm... yes.. with a be careful, travel in groups if possible, no watches or visible jewellery, don't be a dumbass speaking English loudly, flashing cash etc
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    Extending a Tourist Visa in Buenos Aires to be a permanent-tourist in Argentina

    Brown people from all over Latina America could could come to Argentina for free University, Medical and housing from 2000 to 2023 There are literal advertisements on Colombian TV telling them to come without paying a peso. But yeah Argentinos are so racist and evil. One day you will get...
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    Is it true that 2 visa overstays = auto 5 year ban?

    This is my situation, I've spent a decade living here probably 80 % of the time in Argentina with frequent trips to Chile, Uruguay, Brazil etc. I have friends in every South American country. If I have been in Buenos Aires 3 months and I go to Santiago for the weekend for my friends birthday...
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