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Thank you to everyone that took time to respond. I went to the US Embassy and applied for replacement. All very painless. Thank you.

So I am a fool. I never walk around with my passport unless I am going to Western Union where they require it. I was walking around today and I had it in my front pocket and when I got to the WU I couldn't find it. I must have dropped it or someone stole it from my pocket somehow. I dont'...

Agreed!! I read an actual post the other day where one of the forum members actually thought the old US $100 bills were more desirable than the newer big-head bills. I read that and laughed so hard! Talk about stupid gringos! Ha! https://baexpats.org/threads/big-head-bills.46780/

Normally I would say the truth is usually somewhere in the middle but that's a big difference!!!

I agree! It's good to see great info on soccer. I'm too cheap of a bastard to watch the popular teams. There are a lot of second-tier B and C league teams inside Buenos Aires that probably are just as fun to watch at a fraction of the prices. I'm too cheap of a bastard to watch those too! So...

“What is Peronism?” Speech of 20 August 1948 by Peron: In Congress a few days ago, some of our legislators have asked what Perónism is. Perónism is humanism in action; Perónism is a new political doctrine, which rejects all the ills of the politics of previous times; in the social sphere it is...

I really like Mexico but I agree that it's gotten more expensive. But you can still live there on a budget if you avoid upscale neighborhoods. I've been to Chapala but it's a bit boring for me. Too many ugly Canadians and Americans that don't speak any Spanish even after living there for...

I'm getting really concerned about the rising prices. I just signed the escritura on my new apartment 10 days ago and had to grab some appliances this week. It's a bit nerve-wracking. I ended up getting the absolute minimum in used stuff for now. The thing is, with this new Milei thingy with...

Hey, can someone break down this Blanqueos y Cambios en Bienes Personales thing for me? It's part of the Omnibus law, and it sounds like they're asking all Argentina residents to spill the beans on every asset—local, foreign, cash, crypto, the whole shebang—and tax you on anything over 100k...

I first came to BA in mid 2017 when the peso was like, stable for a while at 15 pesos to $1 US dollars I'll never forget grabbing a cerveza at this cool spot in Palermo Soho – it was just $100 pesos, which was like $6.60 in US dollars. I also picked up a tin of tuna and a block of cheese for...

I check out Perfil, iProfesional, and a bunch more, but I totally ignore the junk Victor Santa María and Cristóbal López spew. Not a fan, and I don't think much of people who fall for it. There's this one person on here who's all about that super biased stuff, and turns out, he's been living in...

I did a quick 2-minute search, and here's what I found. If you're into it, these should kick things off. Just a heads-up on a couple of things:This law is like only three years old. If it was really about saving the environment, it took them forever to make it happen.They dropped this law smack...

Dude, it's totally clear from what you just said that you haven't checked up on the topic. I'm not gonna bother replying here anymore. Later!

Hey, so there's this new law called the fire law, and it's kind of a big deal. Maximo and the Kirchner crew are really into it, but not everyone agrees. People were talking a ton about it, and if you're curious, you should totally look it up to get the lowdown on all the drama. I remember this...

Glad you warned about this. I was going to go and use it. I like FREE! I find it a total rip off that I can't withdraw much money and the banks are all charging a lot of money each time I take out $30 USD!

Workers should totally get fair pay right from the start, you know? Depending on tips just to survive doesn't seem cool. Like, if a job can't pay decently without tips, is it even a real job? Some jobs pay more, some less, but we shouldn't have to feel guilty about not tipping, especially when...

I went to eat sushi last night with my wife. Our bill came to 58,000 pesos. My wife wanted to leave 6,000 pesos as a tip as she heard the local custom is at least 10%. We didn't eat too much. A couple of rolls of sushi, some drinks, an appetizer and we argued for a good 15 minutes how much...