BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

smartymarty

EOG Veteran
LOOK OR DON'T LOOK, I COULDN'T GIVE A SHIT. HOWEVER, IF YOU WANT
TO "KNOW" COSTA RICA THROUGH A PAIR OF HONEST EYES, STAY TUNED
AND FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.

START OFF WITH HOW TICOS VIEW HANDICAP PARKING.
THEY DON'T!!!!!!!!!! FIRST COME/ FIRST SERVE. NO RESPECT
FOR THOSE WITH A HANDICAP. LACK OF RESPECT IS TYPICAL HERE
AS YOU WILL LEARN. BY THE WAY THE SO CALLED SECURITY GUARDS
ALSO DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHO PARKS IN THE HANDICAP SPACES THEY
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GUARDING.
 
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

So true lol I love it here but there are lots of things to bitch about. Once I get caught up with my work I will join in on this rant.
 
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

I don't understand how a gringo could love living here, unless they live at the beach.
 

Jensinc

EOG Member
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I hate how they put the pics of dead people in the paper. It took a while getting used to that.
 
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I hate how they put the pics of dead people in the paper. It took a while getting used to that.

I remember a picture on the front page of La Extra where a woman had hit a tree with her head while driving her car. Still scarred from that one.
 

steak tartar

EOG Dedicated
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how they rag on the US for being elitist and intolerant towards others yet treat nicaraguans like cat turds..........
 

Jensinc

EOG Member
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how they rag on the US for being elitist and intolerant towards others yet treat nicaraguans like cat turds..........

Look up the rates for ICE. Its cheaper to phone the US and Canada than it is to phone Nicaragua. Serious hating.
 
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Ticos are an angry and flatulent people
 

smartymarty

EOG Veteran
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

legal system. lawyers officers of the court? hahahaha!!!
all lawyers had been recommended.
first lawyer took two 1500 deposits to obtain residencies and disappeared.
second lawyer stole $50,000 from me.
next lawyer stole 10,000
next lawyer supposedl;y working to get my 50k as i have paper
it's been 4 years and if i get 1 call a year i'm lucky.
lawyers don't believe in communicating with their clients.
no such thing as loyalty here. so many lawyers, so few gringos.
so, they want your business, make all kinds of promises and if
you need to pay some upfront--which is standard in most
situations here, good luck!!!!!!!!!!! instead of builing a customer base
they take your money and run for the hills.
 
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

Happy New Year's smartymarty,

I realize there are many, many, many, many, things wrong in Costa Rica. The country has changed dramatically in the past 20 to 30 years. But still a lot of people choose to live here as opposed to up north for many good reasons.

The most frustrating thing for me whenever I hear a foreigner's negative experience is knowing that making a difference to the system is oftentimes just so difficult, if possible at all.

Still there are exceptional people who make many positive differences day in and day out.

Do share more of your experiences, please.
 

SeaDawg

EOG Veteran
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Nothing harder to reach on the phone then a tico lawyer.......:LMAO
 

Jensinc

EOG Member
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

legal system. lawyers officers of the court? hahahaha!!!
all lawyers had been recommended.
first lawyer took two 1500 deposits to obtain residencies and disappeared.
second lawyer stole $50,000 from me.
next lawyer stole 10,000
next lawyer supposedl;y working to get my 50k as i have paper
it's been 4 years and if i get 1 call a year i'm lucky.
lawyers don't believe in communicating with their clients.
no such thing as loyalty here. so many lawyers, so few gringos.
so, they want your business, make all kinds of promises and if
you need to pay some upfront--which is standard in most
situations here, good luck!!!!!!!!!!! instead of builing a customer base
they take your money and run for the hills.

My first lawyer took $1500 too, but then was arrested as part of the ex Prez Angel thing.

I'm sure there lots of corrupt politicians in other countries, but how many ex presidents have been in jail here?
 
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The lawyer who married my wife and I was also a friend of the family. A month after we were married he casually mentioned to my wife to "not worry, there is still time to get out". Turns out that he didn't file the paperwork because he was secretly in love with her and wanted to give her a chance to change her mind.
 

dj_destroyer

EOG Addicted
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Do the families have the deceased not get pissed when they show them dead in the paper?

I picked up a Mexican paper the other day and it was littered with dead people.
 

smartymarty

EOG Veteran
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mike-- i plan to share many, many experiences. i am not a foreigner. i have been here 12 years
and will not take a step out of costa rica for the rest of my life.
 
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I'm with you judge I'd still be bitching regardless of where I lived.
 

Viejo Dinosaur

EOG Master
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There are worse places to live in the world.....the CR government makes a ton of stupid rules and regulations that makes it ass backwards....the people are great, not so the government and their leaders....government tends to keep the poor people poor....there really is no middle class...
 
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The lawyer who married my wife and I was also a friend of the family. A month after we were married he casually mentioned to my wife to "not worry, there is still time to get out". Turns out that he didn't file the paperwork because he was secretly in love with her and wanted to give her a chance to change her mind.

Wow. That's crazy.
 

KingRevolver

Born Rambler
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

how they rag on the US for being elitist and intolerant towards others yet treat nicaraguans like cat turds..........

Most countries do this...

Mexico scoffs at the US, too, but then spit on Guatemalans.

Human nature.
 

plommer

EOG Dedicated
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

There are worse places to live in the world.....the government makes a ton of stupid rules and regulations that makes it ass backwards....the people are great, not so the government and their leaders....government tends to keep the poor people poor....there really is no middle class...

Hmmmm, sounds exactly how I would describe the USA!
 

Ezio Auditore

EOG Member
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Meh, I think people are gonna bitch about where they live, no matter where it is. I'll bitch all day long about Louisiana, and now that I've been here going on 9 years, I'll bitch plenty about here, too.
 
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

Meh, I think people are gonna bitch about where they live, no matter where it is. I'll bitch all day long about Louisiana, and now that I've been here going on 9 years, I'll bitch plenty about here, too.


ahhhh now I figured it out
 
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

A couple solid posters in this thread.
 
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would beat your current super nerdy handle
 

KingRevolver

Born Rambler
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

legal system. lawyers officers of the court? hahahaha!!!
all lawyers had been recommended.
first lawyer took two 1500 deposits to obtain residencies and disappeared.
second lawyer stole $50,000 from me.
next lawyer stole 10,000
next lawyer supposedl;y working to get my 50k as i have paper
it's been 4 years and if i get 1 call a year i'm lucky.
lawyers don't believe in communicating with their clients.
no such thing as loyalty here. so many lawyers, so few gringos.
so, they want your business, make all kinds of promises and if
you need to pay some upfront--which is standard in most
situations here, good luck!!!!!!!!!!! instead of builing a customer base
they take your money and run for the hills.

That may be more of a lawyer situation. A lot of lawyers are scumbags.
 
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I was talking about me and Ezio Nerditore. Rednecks for life!
 
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

Can't think of anywhere else I'd rather live.

Ok. Let's say you were younger, weren't in the gambling biz, had to commute to work...and lets say prostitutes were legal the states. You would still choose to live here?
 
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lol, on pins and needles here waiting for this answer
 

Ezio Auditore

EOG Member
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I probably wouldn't live here if I weren't married with a kid. They're way too close to their family; there's no way I could ask them to move away.
 
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I don't see how being married with kids keeps you here??

That should make you wanna run the fuck away. As a kid, life is way much better being raised in the states than the third world.
 
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Funny, today on fb i see this:

Fresh from the Barefoot Kitchen:
Organic Arugula Salad with papaya cubes, fresh herbs, sunflower seeds on a ginger lime vinaigrette. Only 4100 Colones. Every day the Barefoot Kitchen makes fresh sandwiches and salads - all with our fresh organic ingredients. Healthy food without chemicals or pesticides



10 fucking dollars for a sandwich? And no, not celebrity apprentice sandwich.....just a reg sandwich.

Organic doesn't have to be that expensive. Prices in this shithole are ridiculous.
 

chullo

EOG Member
Re: BEEN HERE 11 YEARS AND LOVE BASHING THIS PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY

Funny, today on fb i see this:

Fresh from the Barefoot Kitchen:
Organic Arugula Salad with papaya cubes, fresh herbs, sunflower seeds on a ginger lime vinaigrette. Only 4100 Colones. Every day the Barefoot Kitchen makes fresh sandwiches and salads - all with our fresh organic ingredients. Healthy food without chemicals or pesticides



10 fucking dollars for a sandwich? And no, not celebrity apprentice sandwich.....just a reg sandwich.

Organic doesn't have to be that expensive. Prices in this shithole are ridiculous.

Where is Barefoot Kitchen? Sounds like a gringa yoga establishment. What do you expect? Of course you will pay up the ass for that sort of food at a tourist beach...
 
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Ok. Let's say you were younger, weren't in the gambling biz, had to commute to work...and lets say prostitutes were legal the states. You would still choose to live here?

Good question. Not sure. Being in the biz and not having to look over my shoulder constantly is a large part of the equation. But I love my rustic house in the mountains and the lifestyle that comes with it.
 
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Where is Barefoot Kitchen? Sounds like a gringa yoga establishment. What do you expect? Of course you will pay up the ass for that sort of food at a tourist beach...

It's in santa teresa....
 

Ezio Auditore

EOG Member
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I don't see how being married with kids keeps you here??

That should make you wanna run the fuck away. As a kid, life is way much better being raised in the states than the third world.

My wife is tica, and she's incredibly close with her family. My son is the same way. When I see how close the entire familiy is, it would just be cruel of me to take them away from that. Life is all about family, man. I would never split apart something that means that much to them.
 
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