PurpleE
10/26/2017 07:43 EST
Hello friends! I'd would like to communicate with someone about to move to Argentina or has recently moved there to get feedback on how does it feel being there and how receptive are Argentines. Thank you all for the education.
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mikelley
10/28/2017 08:19 EST
I think everyone in Argentina is hibernating and waiting for the last frost. I am headed down in one week for San Rafael. Perhaps by then someone will answer your query.
Mike
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PurpleE
10/31/2017 09:31 EST
Thank you, Mike.
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todikaios
10/31/2017 14:15 EST
As you probably know, Argentina is a BIG country, the 8th or 9th in size in the world. Where you settle will determine how readily you will feel "at home," and accepted. Do you want city life, rural life, or something in between? Are you ready for high inflation (25-40%) and high prices for anything that is not produced in Argentina? Macri is trying to produce changes, but it won't be overnight after decades of populismo y peronismo. Do you speak Spanish...if so go online and read LaNacion y Clarin, y Infobae.com or urgente24.com to get a flavor of what gets the Argentines excited (besides football that is). Is this your first visit? What is your traveling experience? I've been to Argentina about 30 times in the past 10 years (one week to one month stays) and now have Arg. residency, but after a couple of weeks I'm still ready to come back to the USA for recuperation and appreciation of the American wayh of life. If you haven't visited previously, I STRONGLY recommend that you spend a month or two traveling in Argentina before making any long term commitment. Disfruta y da gracias siempre! Jorge
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TomP
10/31/2017 16:28 EST
I think PurpleE should thank todikaios for taking the time to answer such a sweeping question. It’s like someone asking, “I’m visiting the US next month, can someone tell me all about it?” Can the person be a little more specific?
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LeonAllen
11/6/2017 06:05 EST
As mentioned in a post from me, we are looking at moving to Mendoza within the next few months. We are from South Africa
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PurpleE
11/6/2017 21:30 EST
Hello Jorge: I'm Argentine born but lived for many years in South Africa since 1979, Austria since 1986, and the US since 2001. I learnt to hate the Argentine culture, their soccer, they way they talk, their racism, their arrogance and their discrimination. I know all about them. I am returning to Argentina because my mother is getting old, feeling lonely and she needs me. I lived in the US with my native American husband and we are both extremely lonely because the US society is also not the friendliest. We both need family and friends. Had it not being for my mother, and brothers, I'd never return to Argentina. The US is also a place where not even my husband wants to stay either. I rather go to Brazil. They are much nicer people than the Argentines. Macri is nothing other than a... oh well, I don't like to use disgusting words on this forum. There's no future for Argentina anymore after him, for this generation or the next three or four ahead of it. Your extensive response, and the way you answered them, gave me a strong feeling of what you mean/feel. It mostly confirms what I already knew all my life. Argentina and argentines had and will never change. They were bad and abusive all their lives, and they ain't getting better. If anything, they're getting worse. This is the country where they'll eat you alive, especially as a foreigner who comes with bit of money to try his luck. I guess nobody has much good to say about living there, I noticed. Can't blame them. I was last years with my husband visiting Uruguay and people there are much cleaner in their minds than in Argentina. I prefer it, BUT, there are things that they themselves can only get in Argentina. It is indeed more recommendable for South Africans who are looking for peace, tranquility, want to see their kids playing in a park freely and carefree. Grow your veggies and enjoy peace and tranquility. I'm myself "extremely" nervous to go back to Argentina myself, but it is my turn to sacrifice for my mother, as she and my father did all their lives for us. I predict that soon, something big and bad is gonna happen in Argentina. If my fellow and beloved South African friends are reading this, please, trust me on this one. Try Uruguay instead. For nothing it is known as the "Little Switzerland" of South America. Unlike Argentina, it's got a much stable economy, and reach people and investors from all over the world go there to open a bank account and deposit money there for it will be safe. Even Trump, as a businessman, is building another "Trump Tower" there. It's actually a very exquisite and expensive apparent complex only for those who can afford it. Nothing like anyone has ever seen before in South America, obviously. Uruguay is the place to go for peace and tranquility. People are a lot nicer and more honest. Take the word of this Anti-Argentine Argentine. If anyone need more information about opening a bank account in Uruguay and living there too, please write to me at [email protected]. I like to help and not mislead you. Don't get brain washed by comments of people who so far have been lucky not to get hurt. Remember that an extremely bad economy like Argentina's, always comes hand in hand with crime, not to mention the corruption that always existed and always will.
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jagam
11/17/2017 15:41 EST
Hi! I don’t know if you have recieved any answer jet. But people here are very warm. if you move to the city life it can be a little complicate, And everybody lives in a rush. it all depends in what are your needs. if you are coming with or without a family,
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expat0tree
11/20/2017 14:01 EST
re: PurpleE
Life here in the Argentine chaos isn't any better or worse than it is in South Africa or the United States, there are problems everywhere you go, and life is what you make of it. That includes your social life and the way you relate to people around you, there is not need to be sour about Argentine arrogance and discrimination, they are behind in some ways, i'm sure, but that too can be understood.
Uruguay by the way, is not any better, a new trump tower there isn't going to make your life or my life any better, nor the dollars that investors are bringing into Uruguayan bank accounts, not mentioning that statistically Montevideo is not different than BA on a whole range of issues, the homicide rate is actually higher.
Argentina is a beautiful country and as an immigrant from Canada, i can tell you and others who read this thread, that any individual with a head on their shoulders and willingness to adopt, even in the less privileged parts of Buenos Aires where I happen to live, can not only survive but to also assimilate and grow stronger in their personal pursuits, whatever it happens to be.
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panamajames
11/20/2017 18:45 EST
Life is what you make it. If you receive lemons, make lemonade, or how about lemon meringue pie. Yum. As another immigrant from Canada and moving around South America, I can attest that whatever you want to do, you will never be fully ready to do it, just start it up and good things will happen. I love Argentina and in particular Mendoza but Buenos Aires is also one of my favorite places. Just get friendly and you will learn to love any of the differences that you find. It is really a great place to spend time.
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Knowing567
12/29/2017 08:55 EST
Hi, I am contemplating moving to Argentina in 2018. I would like to know if, as a retired person, you have to pay taxes to Argentina for foreign income that comes from Social Security and pension. Not work. Thank you so much for your kind answer. MD
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quietbibleguy
9/9/2018 22:30 EST
MD, I don't know if you still need the answer to this question, but US News says yes, Argentina does tax foreign income. . https://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/on-retirement/2011/12/05/the-most-tax-friendly-places-to-retire-abroad
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