culture notes; russians, jews and argentines

[tanago]

Back in the states I often visited my ex-Soviet friends and took a few of our common behaviours for granted. Even if it was a gathering of men who had known each other for a while and owed each other no favors, anyone in the proximity of the sink would automatically wash the dishes when they became necessary. Also, if alcohol was involved, often

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[marvelka]

Uvazhaemyj tanago,
so I have this idea to drive around South America (Argentina, Bolivia and south of Brazil). Since I fly into BA, I'd need to buy that car there (and eventually sell it, too). Any idea if it's possible and has been done before?

[tanago]

Sure. Do you already have an International driver's license? You can get one at AAA, or a similar club. Looks relatively official and has a section in Spanish. Supposedly regognized by Argentina.

[marvelka]

But do you know if that's smth foreighners do - buy cars for a short period? Like in Australia and NZ there's a good resell market among "backpackers" for cars, in India there's smth similar for motorcycles. It's easy to register them in your name and stuff. I wonder if folks do that in Argentina...