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Phantom,

I'm not saying I totally disagree with you on much of what you say. I truly believe though we need to leave room for the exceptions. For it is those who live outside of today's norms that are one day perhaps are considered pioneering free thinkers.

What I ask of you and everyone else is to realize that there are, generally speaking (LOL) exceptions to every rule.

Third,

The board and more over specific individuals on the board love to speak in absolutes. If you find yourself living in such an absolute world then that world is yours and just may not be the world that the rest of us reside in. I personally don't want to live in an absolute world because in such a world change is not a possibility.

When I read any post that claims this or that as being the end all truth then that poster in my opinion is attempting to blow hot air up our ass. LOL Generally speaking, of course! LOL

MH,

PEANUTS! POPCORN!, ICE COLD BEER! LMAO

It's not so much absolutes as it is playing the odds. I should add that none of the topics is really serious for me. I think it is only fair to state that as a lot of folks here really take the subject matter seriously. I go to several forums and love beating around ideas and getting different perspectives, but they are all just entertainment for me. I will say that if you are secure in what you are doing, then nobody's opinion on the board should really upset your apple cart, so to speak...

Hey nothing personal. It is just that it is guys like you that ruin it for everyone else. It is guys like you that turn the chicas into bitches. It didn't used to be like that in Costa Rica.

It is really a pretty simple formula, you treat the Chicas with basic respect that you would treat any other human being and they respond in kind. If you are a condescending A hole, then the women turn into bitches. It is a pretty basic formula, works the same no matter where you go in the world.

Now we have jackasses running down to Medigin, raving about how much better it is there. Of course it is, the Chicas haven't been exposed to a flood of arrogant, ignorant jerks. Medigin is just like what San Jose used to be like before Ugly Americans started showing up in droves.

It is just a matter of time before they screw Medigin up as well and it is largly thanks to guys like you.

Have a nice day ......

Holy crap! I'm starting to like this Phantom dude....

KL: Given I'm in my office I have to hold off on the beer, but I am happily munching on popcorn, (wishing it was tica poossay though)!

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mh

Much admiration for these chicas down here.... No disrespect for them here. Walk into the DR on any given day and look what they have to pick from to make their money. Makes ya think.

Lets be clear about one thing, the DR is a Gringo creation, not a Tico creation.

The declining quality and selection is in response to the declining quality of the customer base. The DR is a snake pit because the clients have turned it into one. Only the hardest bitches can survive in that environment for very long.

generalization = judgment.

It is human to have judgments. IMHO, the error comes in when I believe my judgment has to be the absolute truth, and I have a need to make all others agree with my judgments, which are not data. Of course, this whole response is just my judgment.

I would ask that when considering writing calling someone an ass wipe, or butt lick, or whatever to make you feel better about yourself at that moment, look into yourself and find the special moment in time when you were truly on top of the world. If you carry that thought in your heart, nothing that anyone else has said, or written can, touch you. IMHO, this is true strength. The name calling, while it may make me feel better in that instant, comes from a moment of weakness.

My opinion of a successful relationship, at this advanced age, is that both of us have at least one orgasm, especially me, within the hour I've paid for.

As always, I have my asbestos shorts on this morning, so flame away.

Health & happiness to all........

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I've said since my very first trip to the DR.... I don't like it. Part of the reason I suspect is my lack of Spanish and my inability to be able to get them out of the business as usual mode. Since I haven't been around long enough to know what it used to be like I'll just say I much prefer the laid back approach you get at the SL.

SB,
I said this to someone else privately but I'll say it again. Generalizations are how we make reasonable sound decisions. We gather our experiences and use them to make predictions about situations in the future. For that purpose they are useful and necessary. It is when we do not allow ourselves the flexibility to at least acknowledge that there are other possible outcomes that we run into problems. If we lived in a world where everything always followed the "rule" then we would live in a very boring world, indeed.

No flamo from me.

KenL

Phantom, you're a trip man. I also agree with a few things your saying but since you came off almost as jilted, it made me wonder what's up.

You seem like someone who enjoys good banter so you should know coming out the door calling everyone an idiot isn't going to effectively get your point across..




Cujo

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"Pain is the fuel that fans the flames of my pyre. A battle plan is only as good as the general carrying it out on the field. This is my war son, and I have the biggest bombs and the smallest conscience"...

Cuj.......... That's the whole point. He absolutely knows. LOL

BTW.......... Works a bit slow this morning. LOL

Everything is an exception in Costa Rica. Literally, everything is an exception. That does not mean there are not general trends.

Regarding my comments on Mongers and Relationships, I was making a logical argument based on a common definition of a "successful relationship" that is implied frequently on the board in general and specifically in this discussion. I am not expressing an opinion, I am making a logical argument based on a particular definition.

My basic point is that if you are going to define a "Successful Relationship" with a Puta Novia as "Permanent", then you should apply that same definition to Monger Relationships with civilians. My point is, if you look at the math, the "success" ratio is about the same, maybe 1%.

If you take the "Permanent" out of the success equation, then I would say that there are hundreds of happy, successful, human relationships between Mongers and Puta. My most recent Ex has positive healthy relationships with (most) all of her Novios before me. We still get along fine. We are no longer together, but I was happy during the time I was with her and we still get along fine now.

How can that not be called a success? I was with a hot woman for 2 years, she treated me well. For a time there was genuine love in the relationship. Were there rough spots? Many. Did I have irrational drama to deal with, YES. The break up was a little messy, but we got past that. I think the relationship is/was a huge success. I am really happy with what we had, but it was time for both of us to move on. Pura Vida!

There are hundreds, even thousands of stories like mine. Success stories.

I'm with ya bro.......... LOL I see exactly where you are coming from. It's a two edged sword and it cuts in both directions.

I'll even go so far to bring up something that I didn't discuss in my much longer post in this thread. (I know, I know... was there even a possibility that something could have been left out of that post?)

It has to do with the "Tribe". Some people may have no idea what the "Tribe" is but it comes from a philosophy that the spirit is endless and that we live time and time again. Tribe members are those people that we come in contact with that we immediately hit off with. These are the people that for some reason we are drawn to. These people are our tribe and they are spirits from previous lives. Under this theory we meet these members and for a time we share moments with. Some times these moments last for years sometimes they are brief. Under the theory of the tribe the purpose of these relationships are to teach us a lesson in life. Once we are exposed to the lesson or have learned the lesson then there is no need for it to continue. Under this concept these people are constantly entering and exiting our life. When a relationship ends it is because it is supposed to end. The theory speculates that the problem is that we tend to wish to hold on to these relationships beyond their intended purpose and when we do so we limit ourselves to further growth.

I think what you are describing fits well into the theory of the tribe.

Food for thought nothing more.

KenL

There is one part of the tribe theory that you forget to mention KL



So I could say soon or later these women find us to be fill with nothing but emptiness and throw our ass out of the relation. because all it is to us is sex and not true love.. I wonder if that's what is happening..

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Robert Nesta Marley

Good stuff, Phantom, after I got past the fact that you like to throw elbows for effect. A lot of truth in what you have to say and I do get a giggle out of your flying elbows.

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but your love don't pay my bills,
I NEED THE MONEY!" - John Lee Hooker

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I use the word Idiot because there are a lot of them among us. You know it as well as I do. Some on this board are openly disrespectful to the point that they find humor in it. It is really not funny.

I see nothing wrong with posting a girls picture if that is what they want. I am the first to recognize that many see it as good marketing, FINE. I don't think it is a Positive thing for the image of Gringos in Costa Rica as a whole, but I am willing to give it a pass. But when you are ILLEGALLY posting pictures of girls without their consent then you are an asshole and you are making things worse for everyone that comes down here. To make matters worse, not only will a person post a picture without consent, he will post pictures where he has promised the chica he wouldn't. These are the actions that cause hurt and resentment among the chicas. Every time Someone does it, he is pissing in our swimming pool. There is a group of guys here that think that this is funny, HA HA, good entertainment. They are just as bad.

I am picking on one individual but in fact there are 100's of such classless actions by some among us that are turning San Jose into a shit hole it is becoming.

Everyone these days is talking about the possibility of the Gulch getting shut down with the change of administration. It is not Prostitution that the politicians want to get rid of, it is the Gringo ASSHOLE Mongers they want to get rid of. WHY? Because of assholes and the thousands like him that come here and show no respect. You can also include 60 year old mongers that are walking into restaurants with their 18 year old hookers. It is disrespectful to Ticos and the lack of discretion is an embarrassment them.

So if the new administration comes in and starts cracking down on your fun, you can thank those among you that I call the Idiots.