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    Legal Any risk to constantly overstaying on tourist visa? How many times can you do border runs in Argentina?

    No offense, and I'm not saying you are lying, but this exact same story has been appearing on expat boards since 2005 and earlier. I know because I have been overstaying off and on and reading it for 20 yesrs. Down to the exact phrasing about how "the crackdown is here" and "they are finally...
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    What happens if Argentina gets too expensive? What are alternative cities/countries to move to when it's overpriced in Argentina?

    How would you compare it for dangerousness to someone whose never been to Mexico City but spent about a decade in Buenos Aires. For someone who always walks around late at night without caring in Buenos Aires is it similar.ar
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    Watch robbery today

    For anyone under the impression its like David Copperfield a good looking Italian guy starts sweet talking you while stealthily taking off your watch, wrong. Two rugby player sized guys start punching and kicking you from behind while a third yanks on your watch hard enough to dislocate your...
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    Newcomer Power cuts this summer

    Take me with you I'll pay half the rent
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    What happens if Argentina gets too expensive? What are alternative cities/countries to move to when it's overpriced in Argentina?

    Look up Don Gorske dude eats 2 big macs a day for decades, currently up to 35 000. He's in good health. Two big macs are like 1200 calories and a mildly active 220 pound man requires around 2500 calories a day to maintain weight so he's all good. The sad thing is I always wonder if he were...
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    Banking What is going on with the Blue dollar? Why is it going down?

    If seems like Milei is betraying all of his deepest principles. He will surely regret this later. Better to go down doing what you believe in than live another year selling your soul
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    Newcomer Sim Card for short stay tourists

    I would go for anything but Movistar. I don't know anything about the other companies but my experience with Movistar has been so bad I can't imagine anything could be worse even in Argentina
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    Can someone put 4k pesos in my account

    Lmao well to be fair I was only begging since it's impossible to purchase anything online without a DNI and it was already 9pm so shops were all closed otherwise yeah I can usually afford 4k pesos about $3.50 usd
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    Can someone put 4k pesos in my account

    I was staying at an airbnb which required to put a code into an app to unlock the door
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    Can someone put 4k pesos in my account

    Thankyou!!!!!!!
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    Can someone put 4k pesos in my account

    I know I a terrible person for this but I'm trapped outside with no help I csnt charge anything My account is movistar 011 3847 4151 Whatsapp samw
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    Javier Milei Launches Bitcoin Revolution in Argentina

    A chicken burger meal at KFC went from 7200 pesos to 8900 in just the last month. A 23 % increase in 1 month !
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    Don't count Cristina Kirchner out for a comeback

    Surely worth hundreds of millions now, a lot of her stolen money she put into Manhatten real estate, how much has that increased since early 2000s
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    Newcomer Why are Porteños more miserable than all the other provinces?

    Pretty basic stuff, psychology 101, they think they are special and when reality slaps them and says "you aren't special" they don't cope well
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    I'm on my way!

    Good luck, getting out of a taxi at peak hour 5pm amongst a mass of humanity at the corner of 9 de Julio and Corrientes is one of the greatest memories of my life I fell in love with Buenos Aires right then I hope your first experience is equally great !!
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    If i have a plain regular AirBnb TV can i watch the superbowl ?

    Title. I've never watched regular television in Argentina before and have no idea how it works
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    Newcomer Passing on some advice about tourist SIM cards/chips

    "Just ask someone nice on the street" ... LMAO Again this thread is about tourists who don't even speak spanish. Great advice, it should be Argentina's new advertising slogan "Come to Argentina. Just ask someone nice on the street." Anyway my challenge stands. Find a tourist fresh off a...
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    Newcomer Passing on some advice about tourist SIM cards/chips

    Yah... the answer is right there "every local uses Mercado Pago." This thread is about tourists who have no idea what Mercado Pago is or how impossible it is to use for non Argentine citizens. Honestly if anyone here can find a fresh off the plane tourist who buys a pre paid sim and starts...
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