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  1. B

    Situational awareness / the need of vigilance

    oh, I just thought of another one, vigilance! ie: situational awareness! You said Cordoba, don't know if you meant city or state, but regardless, this applies everywhere. Keep you head on a swivel! I don't mean to sound paranoid, but if you're like me, I don't "blend in" everyone on the street...
  2. L

    Newcomer My oldest son got mugged for the 3rd time this year.

    Dammit! No harm done, probably just a scare. At Plaza Almagro, by three other "kids" probably his age. He's 15 and was always in the company of another kid, either my younguest son (11), as today, or a schoolmate. This happened already twice in front of the Subway or/and Burger King on Avda...
  3. CarliNeces

    Newcomer Where can I avail self-defense training in BA

    With all these horror stories , I am hearing from all expats..I am beginning to get paranoid though I have been lucky to escape some incident so far. But who knows how long my luck will last. Rather than leave it to god or my destiny, I want to do something about it. I am looking for some...
  4. V

    Newcomer Do you wear a diamond engagement ring?

    Hello everyone - I have plans to marry an Argentinian in the coming year and settle down in the city of Cordoba. On a recent trip back to the States, my mom gave me her diamond engagement ring to wear. It's just one small diamond on a thin gold band, nothing flashy, but it's still much larger...
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