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I know someone who brought in around US$40-50k in cash and they simply declared it on arrival at Ezeiza. They had the papers to show how they had acquired that money - it was from the sale of a property overseas - and aduanas hardly asked anything and waived them through. This was about seven...

Well according to migration it says he was last in the country in 2017 so they are suggesting he entered illegally somehow.. It's sad to know what the full story is - I'm sure there will be two sides to this and the truth will be in the middle. There really is no happy ending for things like...

Theyll be back, I am sure in time they will be allowed to get their stock in and they will re-open. It is a joke though that it has to get to this. I was speaking with one of the guys in the Nike store the other day and they were saying it was difficult for them also. Speaking of high end...

Or maybe the question is more, what happened to Argentina? ;)

I just dont believe it, I call for a re-report...or something...(sarcasm). Along with what citygirl has already mentioned about it being scary to think what the real numbers are given the amount of unreported crimes here, as well arent these numbers from 2010? I would think crime has increased...

Hey Scot thats awesome news, glad to hear it. You moving within Buenos Aires, yeah? (ie as opposed to leaving the country).

To be honest, I really dont mind what you class yourself as: local, tourist, expat, president. I still dont agree with your opinion and how you derailed the thread. But hey, why dont we just agree to disagree, its almost home time for me.

There are a lot of Argentines on this site and a lot of expats that have been here for many, many years (I am not one of them). I think it is disrespectful by claiming you are more local than them, like your opinion is more valid, thats all. You are definitely entitled to your opinion though.

Its not rocket science, most Argentines I know dont report crimes as they dont trust the police. My girlfriend has been robbed 3 times in the past year n a half (luckily nothing happened to me yet) and hasnt reported. Her friends, family, my colleagues, mates...no one bothers because the police...

How many of these are gang related? How many of these occur in middle / upper class neighbourhoods? What about all the crimes that go unreported here? I think the average Joe in Buenos Aires has a significantly higher chance of being the victim of crime than in the US.

Good post George! Feliz día a todos! Awesome day as well, nice change from the crappy weather this week! I am with you George, love the quantity of public holidays here, not sure it makes up for the 2 weeks annual leave though, but hey...

Be interested to know the key points from her speech, what inspiration will she provide to the students, perhaps these are some of the topics she could discuss - how to amass wealth through corruption - buying votes - robbing pension funds - fudging key economic stats - how to maintain an...

Terrible to hear Lucia. Any1 see the 5 shops that were robbed in Recoleta the other day? Just another day in Buenos Aires, really.

Third Santander, cant complain too much.

Early retirement, I usually align with your viewpoints, but on this matter, I respectfully differ. Positive change often stems from courage. If individuals persist in remaining passive due to fear of potential repercussions, the existing state of affairs will persist. This, I believe, is a...

To understand how Argentina is going, there is no point comparing it to Europe and the USA, need to compare apples with apples, ie compare it with economies that are similarly agricultural & commodity based, ie Canada and Australia are not a bad start. Brazil, Chile would probably be the closest...

With some talk in the other thread about prices, I thought it might be useful to provide an extract of some of the information the lovely girls in Personal in my office gave me this week - for 3 of the larger health service providers, monthly prices in pesos. The name of the plan is in italics...

Haha go easy on Palermo. I live down towards Libertador and I dont think I have heard a word of english since we moved down this end 8 months ago. However, outside of the Recoleta, Barrio Norte, Palermo, Belgrano region, of those that I know and like: I have a cpl of mates that live in...

But isnt this only a short term fix? I mean, if this is their approach to bring down the black market rate, unless they are going to continue selling their $ reserves...which obviously isnt sustainable....

I am so confused. El expatriado has nailed it, just dont understand why they would sell dollars at $5.10, unless they are being forced by the government or there is something shady going on under the table. Unlimited access to the printing press?