Everything has Changed in Buenos Aires Argentina

[@MercedesVirgo]

Going to Argentina in January and thank you for these tips!

[@GrandChessboard]

Get ready to pay an arm and a leg to do it. It is not like it was before way too expensive for that place now.

[@puertousbmonkey]

Welcome, just don't go to tourists restaurants. Accomodation, meat and wine are the best and the cheapest. Nice piece of meat costs 7 dollars a Kg at the supermarket

[@JustinCase780]

​@@puertousbmonkeyNo tourist wants to be so cheap to cook their friggin' carne. 😂😂

[@spark_6710]

Super jealous of you !! Have a great time in Argentina 🇦🇷 😀 Fabulous 👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🇦🇷⚽️💕💞

[@speelangs7161]

@@GrandChessboard Not true at all. That only happen if you use the turist mindset. In Argentina you just need to ask the locals were to eat good at fair price and you are on a good way. No need of internet recommendations.

[@miguelbahamonde6321]

Man i love your style, POV, detailed description and not overspending.

[@goldberrygal4406]

You shoukd never feel bad about getting scammed or ripped off --- you were trying to be a good person and if you were scammed, that's on them, not you! I try to keep the attitude of I'm trying to help someone I think is in need and.if they're lying to me, that's on them because my heart was in the right place ❤

[@info781]

This is the attitude to have when traveling.

[@handsomeX]

💯🎯

[@hotrox2112]

Carma, will in time smooth out the edges, of deceit....

[@TheMasterhomaster]

“This is why evil always wins. Because good is dumb.” -Darth Helmet, Spaceballs the Movie.

[@aldozilli1293]

He wasn't scammed unless the person went off and sold them on. Sounds like they probably really needed them. At 14 dollars you can see why. Had he just given the money then that would have been dumb.

[@alpal4131]

$30 for steak? wow! I visited Argentina in October 2023 and I paid around $12 for steak+wine at a good restaurant. Looks like thecost of food are going up to the USA level. But still missing Argentina a lot! My favorite country and I want to live there one day even if it’s expensive. Hope to see you again Argentina!

[@martint3901]

That's right, my friend. Since you came here, with the new government, this has increased more than Switzerland, with third world salaries. Imagine, if it seems expensive to you, what it is like for those of us who live here. Greetings from Buenos Aires. (Sorry for my English)

[@PablooscarCastro]

Es según a los restaurantes que decides elegir, hay lugares mucho más económicos.

[@vosyasabesquien]

@@PablooscarCastro está comparando contra lo que costaba hace un año atrás, no está comparando lugares populachos con lugares finolis.

[@ADRIAN-zh4ti]

@@PablooscarCastro en lo de kevin en la general paz

[@markrush2319]

Like everywhere else in the world, it depends on where you purchased your items. I lived in Buenos Aires Argentina for over 10 years. Where he brought that steak the restaurant had table clothes on the tables and that indicated to me that was an expensive restaurant in Buenos Aires, hell you can buy a 200 dollars steak dinner in Buenos Aires if you want, but if you live like a local in Argentina you will never spend 30 US dollars for a meal in Buenos Aires.

[@drewmorg.]

Damn I thought it would be getting summer timey there by now! Your videos are helpful! Argentina is my next long distance destination. Shout out from California.

[@annettepreston7916]

We went to Buenos Aires. Argentina and loved it. Very clean. Lots of road signs, easy to drive around although heavy traffic as per big city’s. Nice people.

[@JeffDvrx]

The streets being clean depends a lot on the neighbourhood - the places he was walking around when he went out for dinner are kind of notorious for being messy most of the time. Pisses me off.

[@LucasNCP92]

Argentinian here, you didn't get scammed with the diapers, it's just that for poor people $15000 pesos is a lot, for reference you can buy 2 kilograms worth of good meat with that kind of money and feed yourself for 1 week or more, great video Sly, thanks for visiting.

[@TheAirlock]

Wow. That's amazing. How do you find reasonably priced/clean places to stay?

[@malthus101]

the idiot shouldn't be using disposable diapers and should be using washable towels.

[@lamrof]

diapers? Why diapers?

[@malthus101]

@@lamrof for all their sprogs they had without considering the cost of raising children - these are really dumb people, don't forget.

[@ashleylaw]

That light up thing at No.9 get it ? 9. With a 49 meter base = 13 get it ? And 67 meter tall = 13 get it ? The symbol. Who rules you.

[@sarahou-young]

Thanks!

[@slyslife]

Anytime! 👊🏿

[@sarahou-young]

💗💗💗

[@johnfrancis4401]

It looks very clean and smart in Argentina. I hope Milei is successful. The people will need patience because turning a massive ship of State around is not an easy or quick process. God bless the people of Argentina. Love from England.

[@darioburatovich2240]

Since 1806 and 1807, there was never any love for Argentina from England....believe me..🤣🧉🇦🇷

[@johnfrancis4401]

@ Nevertheless I wish you the best, love John

[@abb7118]

@@johnfrancis4401 Millei shipped their gold reserves to London for some reason.

[@johnfrancis4401]

@ Interesting.

[@Tavat]

Dude is a brainless ancap psycho. It’s magical thinking to imagine his deregulatory policies will “turn things around.”

[@eduardo261881]

Very interesting video. Regards from Australia.

[@spark_6710]

Hi Australia 🇦🇺 👋💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

[@jt92]

Hi Sly. I wanted to correct some things that you didn't get quite right. First of all, the MEP dollar rate isn't new, it's been around for many years. What was newly introduced in January 2023 was the differential tourist exchange rate, which was an agreement wherein the credit card processors like Visa and Mastercard could sell foreign card transactions USD on the MEP market instead of the official market. This was always around 5% lower than MEP due to extra fees that they charge. Back then the official rate was 200, the Blue rate was 400ish, MEP rate was 350, and I think the differential rate was like 320. For reference, today dec 13th 2024 the official rate is 1000 pesos, the differential exchange rate is 989 pesos while the MEP rate is 1070 and the blue is 1100. So you're still paying around 10% more by using your card instead of cash. Especially since in many places there's a 10-20% cash discount. So generally it's still better to use cash. The reason why BA seems a lot more expensive in usd now is that we had 190% inflation over the past 12 months but the exchange rate has stayed at around the same. The reasons why there was so much inflation without a chance in the exchange rate are many and fairly complex to get into, but baiscally everything got a lot more expensive for foreigners. Even though it's still cheaper than Uruguay, it's not the bargain it once was.

[@caracolina8785]

The change in Argentinan prices isn’t only because of our inflation stabilizing. The US dollar has been getting weaker too.

[@websurfer5772]

This was nice. Thanks for taking us out with you Sly en la hermosa y vibrante Buenos Aires. 💙❤💛

[@FLAC2023]

I moved to Argentina last year. Went to Buenos Aires and fell in love with a beautiful woman. We moved to a small town several hours south of Cordoba and love the simple life. You are not going to find much better women than an Argentina woman... obviously they have a few bimbos too, but if you take your time you will find a good woman

[@paulwal222]

Which town?

[@jibril2473]

South America is a no go for me.

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

I ❤ Bimbos.

[@FLAC2023]

@@paulwal222 San Luis

[@paulwal222]

@@FLAC2023 Nice, man. I almost ran out of gas heading there from Mendoza. My mujer is from Rio Cuarto.

[@muhammadhanifbaloch4430]

Argentina a beautiful and peace country, I love Argentina

[@DimariaeMelhor]

Buenos Aires de tranquilo no tiene nada jajaj, pero si el lindo

[@AlexanderHansmeyer-195]

@@DimariaeMelhor Aguante Cordoba

[@LexxLarsD]

It’s turning into a shithole apparently?.

[@DavidPaz-py6zw]

@@DimariaeMelhor jajajaj., este ahi esta ilusionado. Me rebataron mi celu en constituicion tras dos dias de estadia en CABA. Soy extranjero pero esta gente que habla asi de argentina es porque no vive el dia a dia de aqui.

[@ldgg3871]

@@DavidPaz-py6zw Es una de las capitales mas seguras de toda America Latina. Si de verdad crees que Buenos Aires es insegura, el que no conoce mucho del mundo sos vos.

[@fistfulofswoon]

I love Argentina, best country in the world, it's people and food are something else, greetings from Argentina

[@DavidPaz-py6zw]

Go to Brazil and you will rethink your words. I lived there for 13 years and for me it's my second place.

[@Mongoose-ct6us]

Have you been anywhere else?

[@fistfulofswoon]

@@DavidPaz-py6zw how can you not realize it is a joke? I've been to brazil and I love it, also chile, uruguay and peru, every country is different and the best in their own way

[@CarlosSalvadorBilardo-p5v]

The same stupid comment, once again, written by buthurt latinos who envy Argentina.

[@janetsmiley6778]

Pres. Millie is working very hard to stop the devaluation of the Peso and revive the economy. God bless him

[@gogofuki6769]

It's amazing that could be any city in Spain France or Italy, looks more European than actual Europe!

[@risinbison1106]

Perfect steak. Argentina has some of the best it the world.

[@valeriemors3225]

"Argenina's got the Steak Game on lock", I agree 100% 😊

[@LunaMiel186]

Actually the steak in Paraguay is much better. Argentine steak has good flavor and it’s big, but half of it goes to waste as it is fat and gristle. They also over-salt it. The Paraguayan beef is better overall quality. I lived in the southern cone for 3 years and have eaten many steaks in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. Just my opinion .

[@breadloaf2163]

@@LunaMiel186 lol

[@unacarafea567]

Having been born in Argentina, raised in the U.S. and lived in Paris and Frankfurt for a few years, I can say that Buenos Aires is the Paris of the Americas. Food, culture, nightlife, people and general atmosphere is alive and full of effervescence. There is no other city like Buenos Aires anywhere in North, South or Central America. Not even New York.

[@joececere4918]

You gotta be kidding!

[@unacarafea567]

@ 😂😂 You haven’t been there, have you? Or you’ve been only to the bad villas. 😆

[@joececere4918]

@ you gotta be kidding

[@lisasaims3007]

🤣😂😅

[@valeriemors3225]

Buenos Aires is way better than Paris, and I live in Paris. Argentina is the best country with the best people in the world

[@Hermes79818]

"better than A1 sauce" LOL in Argentina possession of A1 sauce is punishable by 20 years in prison 😂😂

[@info781]

Same everywhere, you only use that if you want to completely mask the favor of your food.

[@JustinCase780]

Yea, but they drown the papas fritas in mayonnaise so to each his own.

[@Hermes79818]

@@info781but A1 is special...it was designed to mask the flavor of grilled cardboard

[@Hermes79818]

@@JustinCase780meh, I've come around to it. I mean I don't drown them, I use dipping cups but honestly? I like dipping fries in mayo now (especially like a garlic aioli mayo) because it's less acidic than ketchup, and it the fries are too dry or starchy (like, food-service cafeteria fries) just a little bit of mayo lubricates them really well

[@JustinCase780]

@@Hermes79818 In some places people use 4 o 5 papa fritas + 1 cucheritta de mayonnesa 😂

[@muiroht1]

The steak looked good. I'm sure the quality of the beef is different than in the U.S. For $30, that's an amazing meal.

[@rudfil]

Yes indeed and all the beef in Argentina is high quality because most of the cattle roam the land and eat only grass, they are not fed grain with hormones like in North America.

[@puertousbmonkey]

Just avoid tourists restaurants. Accomodation, meat and wine are the best and the cheapest. Nice piece of meat costs 7 dollars a Kg at the supermarket

[@JulieN-v4r]

The beef in Argentina is better than the USA, organic, natural food, not hormone.

[@Gus.JSegovia]

Thanks for visiting our country! :3

[@sebastianponce9658]

That's the spot right there my friend. I'm surprised you know about it because it's not where most people go to film any videos. Excellent choice and not overhyped or overpriced either.

[@SerDunk-224]

As an Argentinian I'm glad to hear you like my country so much! I gotta say, I was getting a little anxious to see you walk around with your cellphone out, especially at night, fearing someone would swipe it from your hand xD Also, on your question about the steak mooing, I'm on the well-done camp, so I would've asked for a few extra minutes on the grill :P You gained a new sub! Really like your style Sly! Will go and check your other videos now! :D

[@Pancito49]

I’m into Argentina music, I’d be going to the shows. I always wanted to go to Rosario.

[@Marc-investor]

He is right about the phone. They stole it out of my hands. They know immediately who is a tourist and targeted me. The crime is the highest i have experienced in any latin american country.

[@evoGage]

Good to see you back in this part of the world Sly!

[@mattdaniels8120]

Currently in Argentina. My 2nd time here. I love this city. I stayed in San Telmo and now in Palermo. It's my favorite city for eating and electronic music at night. The prices have definitely increased and I hope this benefits the Argentinians in the long run. Get the medialunas at Cafe Oli in Palermo and a slice of mocha cake at Casa Telma in San Telmo. Pastry game in Argentina is top tier in some spots

[@JustinCase780]

To recomend one place for medialunas in BA is hysterical. Hay muchas opciones. 😅

[@mattdaniels8120]

​@JustinCase780 i never said it was the only place asshole. Feel free to recommend more if you are so offended or how about you just eat a dick.

[@TheAirlock]

How can you blend in there without looking like a tourist?

[@mattdaniels8120]

@TheAirlock for me? Not possible. Jaja. I'm obviously a New Yorker and in my opinion there's really no need to blend in, in Buenos Aires. As with anywhere, general street smarts and learning the language rules apply

[@JustinCase780]

@@TheAirlock And, to add to Matt's point, it's Buenos Aires for f sakes. That's like saying how do I blend in as a tourist in France, Bosnia or even the U.K? You don't.

[@oliverp5270]

Thank you for you showcasing Buenos Aires. I went in 2023 based in part from your earlier videos. It is a fantastic city, clean, safe and back then very affordable. I am waiting for you to visit Nigeria as it seems that you are going everywhere else but there.

[@pearlperlitavenegas2023]

I've lived in Nigeria & visited many times. I don't recommend you go to Nigeria as a tourist unless you have a host to guide you do to safety issues. If you need someone to show you around Lagos I can recommend someone.

[@puertousbmonkey]

Just don't go to tourists restaurants. Accomodation, meat and wine are the best and the cheapest. Nice piece of meat costs 7 dollars a Kg at the supermarket

[@TheAirlock]

@@puertousbmonkey How do you tell which restos are tourist?

[@puertousbmonkey]

@@TheAirlock Not saying every single place for tourists will rip you off. Just walk around , talk to the locals. In Argentina almost everyone speaks basic english and is easy for you to be understood. Usually happens the same in places like Italy, France, the best places and prices are further from the tourists places

[@michaelcarr488]

I did the exact same thing you did from Montevideo to Buenos Aires back in late July. I ate at the Parilla Pena as well. It is one of the best places for steak. Great food and low prices. I wish I was there right now and your video helped me relive my trip from earlier this year.

[@anava6137]

Loved your video and how you enjoyed my city... Let us know when you are back! You got another buddy here 😉

[@TheAirlock]

What are the best areas to stay in BA from your point of view?

[@anava6137]

@TheAirlock well, Palermo is the most popular but expensive. Recoleta is in between downtown and Palermo, also expensive. If you want something centric... I would choose something in Belgrano next to the subway. Belgrano is nice, close to Cabildo Avenue, and easy to get a bus and subway to the most famous attractions. You can walk if you are a walking tourist.

[@cuprum166]

How cool you walked through some familiar places I used to walk back and forth when I stayed in BA for a couple of months. And Parrillada Peña is definitely my favorite steakhouse. Five (5) years ago I paid about the same you paid for a similar dinner including tip. I remember all the employees at Peña go on vacation for the whole month of February, so it as a bummer. I haven´t been to BA in like 5 years now. Thank you for taking us along! I sure have high hopes that things will get better in Argentina with the new President.

[@lbco5229]

Yep, expensive! I just got back from Buenos Aires a couple days ago. Lots of places not taking credit cards. Very expensive to use an ATM (max I could take out on a single transaction was $30US and got charged $12 each time, ouch!). Lots of black-market money exchangers downtown. Lots more street beggars than I remember. Stores were much more expensive than my last visit a few years ago. Lots of construction and full restaurants, so something is working, but it wasn’t ‘cheap’ like last time.

[@kennethmcgurn3830]

Wow! I thought it was bad using an ATM in Thailand. My U.S. card limits me to $500 a day and the Thai ATM charges $6.60, my U.S. bank charges an added $10, there is a conversion fee, so about $20 total, but your $30 limit is ridiculous.

[@fernandorodolfosuarez3405]

Mientes, todo mentira.

[@FaceLess-n9r]

welcome to Argentina brother, I hope you have a good time!

[@titanmode3888]

Great to see you back in Argentina!

[@ADRIAN-zh4ti]

back or black?

[@titanmode3888]

@ADRIAN-zh4ti Back, Sly was in Argentina some months ago. Very beautiful city

[@websurfer5772]

@@ADRIAN-zh4ti Back in Black

[@BetaTestCoin]

I moved here about a year ago, I eat steak every day and drink 2L of milk, it cost me like 7-10$ a day to eat like a king where it would cost way out of my budget in canada to do the same. Prices are a bit up though specially housing/renting the exchange rate isn't as good.

[@relicofgold]

1) They don't light up the buildings on the main drag every day because it's expensive, 2) I wonder how you select your lodgings ahead of time. Certainly for location, price and amenities (or lack of them), but what app do you use?

[@euge8705]

All looks so good! I need to be there again!

[@Teckenburg]

thumbs up and hello from Germany ;-)

[@spark_6710]

Hello Germany 🇩🇪 😍 🙋‍♀️💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💕💞

[@victoriaashleyxo]

When I first moved to Buenos Aires at the beginning of the year the blue dollar exchange rate was 1.43 and when I left 6 months later it was 1.07 blue dollar at western union. Enjoy your time in the city!

[@pablobon5957]

Nice video. I’m from Argentina but I live in Atlanta. I just came back. Amazing city and amazing food. Specially steak and ice cream. Prices doubled since last time. Before with the blue exchange rate you would have paid around $12. Here in Atlanta I go to a bbq place I love called beer grill $23 all u can eat

[@Richard-rj9hd]

That's right, the prices hasn't grown that much but the exchange rate continously falling makes the country much expensive for tourists.

[@MrCae001]

Where is that? My parents are from Bolivia and I live in ATL. Must not be great food if it's all you can eat for that price 😊

[@francoishaesler6194]

Thx Sly, I still have family in Buenos Aires but haven't been there since 2014 when the Peso was 3 to 1 ! Great city to visit! Steaks & food are affordable and mouth water! Looking forward to your next Argentinian video!

[@yactabay]

Here in the U.S. they asked me for baby formula for their baby at WalMart. I figured it was so she could then return it for cash. What I did was tell her I was going to also buy a plastic container and pour it in there and keep the original container. She said forget it and left fast all bothered. I mentioned it to a cashier supervisor and she described how the woman looked exactly and said she also tries to get the receipt from the person.

[@MrBao-yt7bk]

No cash refunds in Buenos Aires, so no that person actually needed the diapers. They're very expensive here in Argentina.

[@yactabay]

@@MrBao-yt7bk Maybe but they can also be sold on the street

[@JeffDvrx]

@@yactabay nah, that sort of thing doesn't happen here. If they ask you to get them some diapers it's because they need some diapers. They just ask you for money otherwise.

[@yactabay]

@ oh ok. Understood

[@Nordestada]

Great video, Sly. Panamericana Highway (obelisque area) is, or perhaps was until recently, the widest and longest highway in the world. I thought it was worth mentioning that.

[@andrewhopton9322]

Both cities look super clean and good to navigate.

[@hemantdahya9398]

Great insights on Buenos Aires. Thank you very much.

[@edombre4637]

Wow people look normal there - no piercings, no purple hair, no tattoos, clean and well dressed. Nice!

[@Food4thought1234]

Im sure they have better character than you too ❤

[@iSee109]

Did you see the homeless man sleeping on the street?

[@Shifinline999]

en argentina es normal entre la gente joven teñirse el pelo de color, tener tatuajes , aritos o piercings, eso no tiene nada de malo, lo mas normal es tener el pelo de color jaja

[@CharlesMartel829]

@@Shifinline999 Kuka?

[@CharlesMartel829]

Google the singer Luck Ra

[@justjoe942]

Enjoyed that; thanks for posting. God bless.

[@jakaparker]

Honestly, the prices of goods and services in Buenos Aires are ridiculous right now. The country is experiencing very high inflation, if you notice, there are more and more homeless people in Buenos Aires.

[@nicogaregnani9008]

saludos desde argentina , la inflacion bien decis es alta , pero viene bajando realmente mucho ! desde que asumio Milei , la inflacion actual en argentina es de 2,5% (11/24) , cuando el año pasado (11/23) teniamos un 25% de inflacion por mes . y lo de las personas sin hogar ,es una realidad tambien en argentina . Espremos a futuro pueda mejorar para todos , Saludos !

[@tenorly]

@@nicogaregnani9008 That was in *December* 2023 - in response to Milei's shock devaluation (which in Argentina is felt immediately - often even days before the actual order to devalue). That said, it *had* reached 12% a month that November - which is severe even by Argentine standards. And yes: inflation is better now - though by way of a depression.

[@camiloordonez4906]

The inflation has been in steady decline since Milei took over, what is happening right now is that argentine peso has gotten stronger that's why is gotten expensive for foreigners and also the extreme austerity mesures taken by the new government have cutten up a lot of social welfare.

[@JeffDvrx]

Not true. Inflation is high when compared to pretty much any other country, but it's still under a fourth of what it was a year ago. The prices of goods and services have indeed increased, but that's because subsidies have been severely cut (especially for energy consumption), which was one of the main forces pushing inflation. Prices rose and stabilized as predictable, and have remained steady for months now except for a few items which didn't increase their price early on and are finally catching up (or items that needed such a mark up people wouldn't have been able to afford them if they were marked up in one go, so they did it in stages). Last year we had weekly changes in the cost for everyday products, including food. Now those are monthly and don't add up to that much. The economy is visibly recovering. There are homeless people, no argument there. There has been a lot of homeless people since the 2000s, with their number increasing or decreasing slightly (sometimes markedly) on a year by year basis. The number of homeless people right now isn't especially high. Hopefully as the economy keeps recovering employment will rise and those people will finally start to be able to afford housing and improve their lives and that of their families.

[@juanflorez1644]

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to visiting Argentina and the beautiful south tip of America.

[@juliusmcbean1611]

Argentina 🇦🇷 is beautiful. South America is more Europe. Have fun buddy

[@robertoraularias4306]

Solo argentina es europa. Sudamerica, no

[@markoDhex]

@@robertoraularias4306Mentira. Mucho de lo bello en Latin America viene de Europa, te guste o no. Soy Peruano Argentino, nacido en Canada, saludos.

[@pabloterramare592]

So, you can go with an American credit/debit card, like a TD Bank card and use it in Argentina in restaurants, supermarkets, ATM's and you'll have a similar rate of the blue dollar? And they don't charge any Government fees for international cards?

[@hockleyvalleycoffeeroaster4599]

The 3 steaks every man has to have 1. Argentininan, 2. Steak alla Florentina, 3. Kobe Like it mooing Sly

[@marinamunoz7117]

Bife de Chorizo the most wanted cut

[@marcelogarcia6523]

Hope you enjoyed your staying at my hometown , living in fl 🇺🇸, haven’t visited Buenos Aires In a long time , great video bud !

[@tinglestingles]

Subscribed today - you go to places where others fear to go!

[@websurfer5772]

Lovely avatar.

[@jtray3]

More exciting adventures with Sly.

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

wow, looks amazing, but not cheap! you can get a steak meal (not as good) in the US for $30.

[@Tehui1974]

I'm from New Zealand, and I visited Buenos Aires for my first time in November 2024. I was warned by two Argentines living in NZ to be careful about scams there, but I had great experiences during my short time there (and in other places in Argentina including Salta, Iguazu and El Calafate).

[@Spicy248]

Your videos are amazing

[@ContentCreatorClair]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@rudfil]

I love B.A. we were there in March of this yr. and had a great time. I’m guessing that those buildings now are not as lit up as before is the new government does not subsidize electricity for consumers like it once did. It now costs a lot more.

[@marinamunoz7117]

besides that, the idea of the government is a total liberalization of the prices, the electricity company can raise the prices every month without explaining what is the reason for the percentage, or to be at the same pace as monthly inflation.

[@shinjiikari4629]

​@@marinamunoz7117 That is baloney, how much was your electricity bill this month?. I literally paid 12usd myself and I live in Buenos Aires.

[@marinamunoz7117]

estoy contestando una pregunta, si querés podés ir a quejarte de que queres pagar mas a la empresa de electricidad, , podés incluso atarte a la puerta y exigir pagar el triple de éso, :)

[@shinjiikari4629]

@@marinamunoz7117 estas diciendo mentiras, sos kirchnerista y se nota.

[@marinamunoz7117]

@@lacamisa2084 es lo que digo, escribamos a la empresa que tenga , no tngo ide ade cual es en pcia, y que sean tan amables de aumentarle la factura

[@EricLehner]

Hello from Canada. Man, what a GREAT LOOKING MEAL. Good choice!

[@spark_6710]

Hello to Canada 🇨🇦 I've been there once,been wanting to go back,but not done so ! Very ,very friendly people ,a beautiful country ! 👋💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💕💞

[@munshmachine]

That's a scam man, they resell the diapers and make money of it. Happened to my friend in Brazil, and we saw the dude a few streets over selling the same diapers we bought him to some cars.

[@craighogg426]

Someone tried it with me in Brazil too. I'd already heard about the scam and just ignored them.

[@BlackLabelExpat]

I can confirm this

[@JustinCase780]

Yea, it's so full of crap.

[@aparicioarguinarena4483]

How do they know that anyone needs diapers? I mean why sell them? That's crazy 😂😂

[@JeffDvrx]

that doesn't happen here. If they ask you to get them some diapers it's because they need some diapers. They just ask for money otherwise.

[@CharlesMartel829]

There are at least 9 exchange rates but most are not for tourists. Dolar oficial, dolar blue/libre, dolar MEP, dolar CCL (Western Union uses this), dolar ahorro, dolar mayorista, dolar tarjeta (when Argentinians shop online, like pay for Netflix), dolar turista (for argentinians abroad), dolar blend, and the rates that Mastercard, Visa and other card companies give you. There were also the dolar Coldplay, dolar Quatar, dolar soya etc

[@JeffDvrx]

several of those exchange rates were just a passing result of the previous government being the political equivalent of a bunch of clowns on lsd

[@Th0ws]

Just exploring Buenos Aires is like 5% of Argentina. If you want to see the true beauty of our country go to Mendoza, Bariloche, El Bolson, San Juan, Catamarca, most of Patagonia is also beautiful. Buenos Aires is like the worst image of Argentina lmfao

[@JuanFranciscoSanda]

Glad you enjoy your time in here!

[@AdamEgret]

Parilla Peña is a kick ass place. Very popular. I sat at the table behid you when i went.

[@websurfer5772]

Peña means Grief - Grief Grill?

[@AdamEgret]

@websurfer5772 I'm certainly grieving the fact that I haven't been there in over a year 🤤

[@websurfer5772]

@@AdamEgret😄

[@Ramón-j9f]

​@@websurfer5772 Peña = bar restaurant con tematica folclorica. Pena = grief ❤

[@muchotexto92]

@@websurfer5772 nope! Spanish for grief is "pena", "peña" means a gathering of people that participate in group activities or events

[@jessicaarverne1181]

Nice to see that t's almost summer over there, while it's so cold here in Paris. Buenos Aires is a beautiful city somewhat a bit like Paris.

[@codernov]

Not sure if you watching latest news. But if I was in your place, finances, no finances, I'd stay around argentina, urugway, peru until at least february.

[@iSee109]

Bro, you did it! ... getting that steak and filming it was epic. Good timing. Got in. Ate. Got Out. Smooth.... You haven't been to NYC? And yet you've been to Eritrea. Awesome content.

[@zackcraft7204]

that is the funniest hotel room ever, but for $22 you can't complain

[@JeffDvrx]

not a hotel room, most likely airbnb

[@NorthernMike-1]

I’m seeing a lot of familiar streets in this video. Massive respect for a great video

[@lauraszarapo3362]

Lots of Actors in America believe Buenos Aires is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. There are amazing areas like Palermo Hollywood, Belgrano, Puerto Madero or Recoleta..Buenos Aires has something special not found in other countries. I travelled all around the world and there are amazing places everywhere but for me, Buenos Aires is unique. Has something different and I dont know what it is.

[@ireneNL9349]

Lucky you, but you have only visited the nice areas of the city. As someone who grew up in the western suburbs I can assure you, there you are not far away from a completely different Argentina. The nice parts of the city, and most of the northern suburbs do not represent real Argentina, but wealthy Argentina. But, even after 40+ years living abroad, it is still ‘home’, and I love it.

[@ireneNL9349]

PS sorry, went off on a tangent and left the city limits 😂

[@lauraszarapo3362]

​@ii lived in Australia, New Zealand, Usa, Panama, Europe, Dubai and some other countries and I have never seen a city as beautiful as Buenos Aires. I was born in one of the most beautiful area in the province of Buenos Aires.. but also I lived 23 years IN Ushuaia and Cordoba. Argentina is one of the most beautiful countries in the world... only visit Ushuaia. , Mendoza, Cordoba, Iguazu, Bariloche, San Martin de los Andes, Puerto Madryn and I can continue. The country is amazing...@ireneNL9349

[@pablofernandez-beri6646]

Awesome video! I'm from Uruguay but I've been to Buenos Aires since I was little. Last time there was July last year, the month the most Uruguayans went there in History due to an extremely convenient exchange rate (also for other people, of course, not just Uruguayans, but we have a special thing for Buenos Aires, is our big city nearby (10 times closer than Sao Paulo, and the language's the same). I see prices have increased nearly tenfold or so, at least 5 times higher than last year now that Argentina's about to take off for good (just let Milei remove that handbrake the "cepo" on the US dollar is, and you'll see, growth by over 4% is expected for next year, but I think it's going to about 6 or more!

[@Winternova]

What? Where’s this restaurant? $30 is what I pay for one steak in BA. This must where locals go.

[@gorsh7870]

$30? That would be around 31000 pesos... That's a LOT in local prices. You must've gone to a pretty fancy place.

[@fichinesonline]

@@gorsh7870 probably Palermo prices

[@jarrodrambert4457]

Cero5 en retiro is a good local restaurant

[@Aleblanco1987]

parrilla peña is in Rodríguez Peña 682, there are cheaper places tho

[@hacc220able]

Thanks for sharing

[@albudos]

Dude you got robbed. That place is a clear tourist trap...just the fact that it has menu items in english gives it away. You can probably get that same meal for 40% less any other place. Glad you enjoy my country though, and hey, I travel as well and I fell in countless trourist traps in the past few years so who am I jugde.

[@phatkingscore7020]

Really? For US Dollars?

[@JeffDvrx]

@@phatkingscore7020 yup. that was expensive.

[@JeffDvrx]

Great video sir! just a piece of advise: be careful with your phone. Walking around holding your phone out is a sure fire way to get it snatched out of your hand, especially if you're walking on the street or very near to the curb. I was honestly anxious watching lol.

[@niclesnyc]

I went to a restaurant last year and got a steak meal for $5 in Buenos Aires at their lunch special, it depends where you go also, if I had gone to a famous parrilla it would have been $100 or so, but you pay for the popularity of the restaurant, and the parrilla you went to, had a line, that means the prices won't be cheap because certain spots have a name and then they can afford to charge higher prices, but if you go to a random restaurant the food most likely will be as good, and the prices much lower.

[@amgooder]

What kind of meat was it?😂

[@JustinCase780]

@@amgooder Raton

[@marinamunoz7117]

well, this year a normal menu in Buenos Aires starts at 20.000 pesos, I was the other day at a Burguer King and the combo my son wanted was 17.000 pesos, 30 dollars is not that high, its like a normal price at that part of the city

[@indie8189]

Will be visiting Argentina in three weeks. So looking forward to. Right now I'm very confused about the money. Every video I saw saying cash is the king. Don't know if credit cards would be good enough.

[@markrush2319]

I first went to Buenos Aires Argentina in 2005. I lived in Buenos Aires Argentina for 10 years. You want to avoid the Argentina banking systems because of the fees you are going to be charged for using your cards.For me, Western Union is the best option while in Argentina. Sometimes Western Union will give you a better rate than the blue rate.

[@vosyasabesquien]

right now there is only a small amount of difference between the official and the blue dollar rate, so its safer to make the exchange with a bank vs make the transaction in the streets with strange people. currently the main 'problem' is the cost of living (food, floor rent, etc). the price of a pizza at an average pizzeria is aprox 16 usd (same as in the usa).

[@markrush2319]

@vosyasabesquien You are totally wrong. There is a 200 peso difference from the blue rate and the official rate. Next if you use an ATM 🏧 machine both your card company and the Argentina bank will charge you fees,you may pay 10 dollars in fees to take out a 1000 Argentina 🇦🇷 peso which would be the equivalent of taking out 10 US dollars 💸. You should avoid the official Argentina 🇦🇷 banking system at all costs, its not worth it.

[@vosyasabesquien]

@@markrush2319 oficial: 1027,50, blue: 1135. además tené en cuenta que una cosa es haber vivido diez años y otra diferente ser un turista desprevenido que pisó el país hace unos días. saber dónde moverte de manera segura y con quién no es algo que sepa el turista promedio.

[@vosyasabesquien]

@@markrush2319 wrong. actually the difference is 100 pesos (1027 vs 1135). besides that, there is a huge difference between you (a person who lived for 10 years here) and an average tourist. there are a lot of videos of arbolitos scamming tourists. 'viveza criolla', you know.

[@markrush2319]

@vosyasabesquien well if you are not willing to do your research and take the time to study and understand Argentina you will get ripped off, next, the last time that I checked the official exchange rate was 927 pesos to the dollar and the blue rate was 1105. But Western Union was offering 1127 pesos per US dollars 💸. I can send myself from Chicago 1000 dollars 💵 to Argentina for a fee of 4.00 US , and I avoid all those ridiculous bank fees. But if you think that the Bank has a better deal for you, then by all means, use it. No sweat off my back. I will continue to use the Blue Market and Western Union.

[@matiascanevaro6774]

Hermoso trabajo caballero!! Gracias

[@Juanmanuely2022]

I experience the dipper begging a few weeks ago in Buenos Aires. It seems to be a scam. I had a women approaching me and asking me to buy her diapers. I just gave her a few bucks and she got really upset, so I thought that there was something shady because that was not a normal reaction after getting little money for free.

[@Martina-eva]

People are starving under Milei’s government, it’s not a scam, they really are losing their houses, their livelihood, their retirements, their healthcare. People are really sad and upset, there’s no upward social mobility anymore, they’re desperate

[@streetphone4619]

Great video. Liked and Subscribed. Please do an atm withdrawal and compare what's taken from your account to the mid-market currency exchange rate. Separate the atm fee out though as I hope there's at least one bank that doesn't charge a fee; that instead takes a small percentage of what's withdrawn. Here in Lima, Peru Banco de la Nación doesn't have a fee and only takes about three percent vs the mid-market rate - regardless of how much you take out. I hate giving money to banks but three percent is way better than most banks.

[@Gamma3]

thank you for visiting,love your videos

[@sar2dg]

Make a video in Punta Arenas, Chile and Ushuaia, Argentina. Those two places are on my bucket list.

[@6360carolyn]

We spent time in Buenos Aires twice. We absolutely loved it. It’s like Paris.

[@edgkenny]

Thanks for the great video. I will never able to travel outside the U.S. but this video made for a little of that.

[@Ufu4847]

Why aren’t you be able to travel outside the US?

[@Onemanshowforever]

The last Argentinian steak I had was so rare it still had a bell on it. :)

[@NorskInjustis]

my mooed as i swallowed it

[@tenorly]

Yeah - you have to always tell them "a punto, por favor" (with an a-ok hand signal). In the past, most waiters would know better - but these days, you practically have to get up and grill it yourself.

[@MHB1989]

thats the tourist doneness. 90% of argentinian would had returned that steak. Well done/medium doesnt mean dry...Argentinian art of cooking meat is very slow and with "quebracho" firewood, so you get a supertender and juicy meat but not raw. thats for the french jaja. but of course, its all about a matter of taste.

[@blitz_zen]

Very cool you are doing this!

[@carlosfeder106]

Saludos desde Uruguay!!!!

[@marpro212]

Artificially low prices aren’t a good thing, because that difference in cost is likely coming from somewhere else. Eventually that ‘somewhere else’ runs out of money to subsidise those artificially low prices. Then people act surprised.

[@gadhager]

Argentina is 10 times more expensive in general than one year ago... if we talk about prices .... now our prices are higher than in some europeans capital cities... very sad for us, our salaries are one year behind

[@KB3TLE]

If the exchange rate is the same as the Govt. rate - things would have to cost more - wouldn't they ? The USD was worth much more last year !

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

Welcome to the United States over the last 3 years.

[@tenorly]

@@Oldbmwr100rs Please. Maybe for *you* it is - but Americans are making retail purchases and going on holiday travel like never before (and businesses, on equipment like never before). Had El Cheeto been in office, we would've had a *banking collapse* by now - and now, we probably will (though he and his crime family will find some way to profit from that, no doubt).

[@Richard-rj9hd]

@@tenorly What are you talking about exactly?

[@ricosuave7102]

I’ve never been abroad. You seem like a cool person to travel with.

[@marinamunoz7117]

you should try the Argentinian way of the asado. If you go to a Argentine Parrilla, the first course is Grilled cheese with chimichurri, grilled vegetables, and chorizo, lots of French style bread and then all then some chitterlings, kidneys, some other parts unnamed with salsa criolla ( onion.pepper), plain salad ( tomato lettuce ), maybe fries. The rest are increasingly bigger parts of the sides of the cow, and the juicier. The last course is coffe and dessert. You could gain a lot of kilos in one seat. Never ask for sweet sauce of any kind or the service will be very mad. The URuguayan version have more chivito involved, but is almost the same

[@sdavidpringle]

Something is driving up prices in Argentina. It isn't inflation due to money printing. For a long time prices were depressed in Argentina perhaps this is just Argentina coming into the norm with the rest of the world.

[@Zenantsy]

Sweet video, I was there exactly a year ago in November, curious to see what the price difference was. What camera do you use by the way?

[@Martina-eva]

Right now Buenos Aires is more expensive than Europe, we have less inflation than a year ago in Argentinian currency but more inflation in US dollars. Milei is really ruining the country in every shape and form

[@Zenantsy]

@@Martina-eva Oh I see, thank you for letting me know

[@tessjones5987]

Excellent vlog. Thank you.

[@carendancer8265]

In 2013, I made this journey with my friend. We spent 3 weeks in Uruguay and took the ferry to Buenos Aires!!! This was one of the greatest trips of my life!

[@LDdrums20]

Exchange rates today are almost all the same Cool vid! Good luck in my country!

[@MaryJones-fs4wf]

10:31 a hospital bed looks more comfortable than this one

[@livelovetravelwithed2547]

Here in Rio de Janeiro that's a very common scam asking for diapers and powdered milk right in front of the pharmacy. They have something worked out with the cashier where they do the return the cashier keep some of the money and they keep the rest. This is 100% how it works here in Rio de Janeiro