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Author:  Luvsack [ Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:48 am ]
Post subject:  What to do and bring for a 90 day visit when considering ret
I've read the various threads about retiring in CR and it seems there was a reoccurring theme about checking it out for 90 days in several areas to see what it would be like.

That being said, what would one do during this time to make the final determination that this is the place for them? With the constant checking of several areas, apartments, being on the go, mongering, etc. this doesn't seem like really acclimating to the culture in 90 days. For me this would seem more like an extended vacation.

Once the daily grind of going to the bank waiting long hours, visiting the hospital for a doctors appointment, going grocery shopping trying to find items one couldn't and dealing with the slower pace, it doesn't seem like one could really know in a 3 month trial. Or maybe this is why a lot of people return in a year or two because they weren't really sure and didn't realize what it would be like.

So my question is what to do during that time to really know retiring in CR is the right move? Of course mongering goes without saying. But besides that, living daily life.
Author:  Luvsack [ Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do and bring for a 90 day visit when considering
What the hell did I just read :)? That's some of the funniest shit! I've read almost all the threads in this section and all your posts were amusing :).
Author:  Seabreeze [ Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:05 am ]
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the theory about 90 days or 120 days or whatever is to find the right "Costa Rica" for you. That includes the town, culture, climate, location (beach, mountains, city) and many other factors. Costa Rica is Costa Rica is true to a point, but there are many micro-factors that can determine where you want to live and can be happy.

Never, never buy until you stay here for a year, maybe two. You have to find the right spot for you and then see if this culture is compatible with you. It ain't for everyone.

Lastly, my experience (and I have heard it from many) is that mongering becomes much less important the longer you are here. You phuck a lot :roll: but have a few favoritas to call on, maybe you get into a relationship.
Author:  Jett [ Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:21 am ]
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Greengo wrote:
is one asking the right questions? ...getting a lot of answers you want ot hear?...costa rica really emerged on the expat scene through a series of world bank loans ..actually outright give aways...culminating in a 90s whopper of 10 billion...these were leveraged into 100s of billions of trade concessions..currency manipulations and swaps with european and other latin american countries..including money laundering and distribution of the dregs of proceeds thru sophisiticated means in most countries and not so sophisticated in costa rica (the brothers..etc..).with expats wallowing in 40per cent a year interest..the local population got a few buses..xray machines..and a big shwantz in the ass.setting the stage for gringoitis..the tico K*ds grow up hearing mom and dad ...grandma..grandpa...talking about ...just another gringo...i hate the gringos...Phuck the gringos...if you speak a little spanish youll hear cashiers telling people from other latin countries..why did you come here?..we dont want you here...Phuck the gringos..they dont even know why..whatever you experience on a personal level as a gringo...its against the backdrop of an envious zenophobic uneducated(except for eight or nine formative years of marxist horeshit in pathetically political schools)population ..where stealing from the family ..friends..the vulnerable..is not only accepted ...but the butt and the highlight of family gatherings and parties..and sadly is just another page in the encyclopedia of latin fatalism reflected in the eyes of a country full of angry passive victims..waiting for the grand chieftains to slash out their heart..and toss their worthless bodies back down the stairs....once the relatively cheap and accessible pussyfactor "thrill" is quenched...youre left with wandering about ...paying hundreds of dollars for driving gringo...paying triple u s for a car...and 500 to 600 per cent more than u s markup on 20 bucks a square foot houses and condos..whole groups of gringos..ticos ..colombians..with a plan to scam and skin you while laundering money at the same time..beaches seething with bacterica..feces..medical waste..wholly untreated sewage from a million people swirling around you and the parasitic leech ..you brought to the beach :lol: chinese foods and products rejected by other countries relabled marked up and sitting on shelves ..poisonous toothpaste..health food..candy..dry dairy.. products and protein supplements full of melamine..leaving some nice necrotic abcesses and lumps in your already stressed kidneys.. from parasites and the fecal strains of bacteria in the drinking water...when you pay the taxes on your house or condo for years ..then need to check something at the assessors..you find theres no record of your payments..even though you have receipts ..next year and thereafter ..same scenario...the judge or lawyer ..politician or cop...really wants that nice place youve spent your life saving on for her grandkids.. :lol: i realize this is all just jumbled ridiculous narrative running on a loop of the subliminal behind the ads full of shiny ornaments ... the cheappussi and dreams of having a grateful lifepartner snatched from the jaws of rampant stupidity and ignorance by her big strong "fuckinggringo" :lol: ps ..dont worry ...theyrll be lots of expats to salve and rationalize your doubts ...whether for profit ..or fantacizing about those gringas that didnt want them.. living in envy and regret... :lol:


This is the first post by Greengo that I've ever actually understood and I'm glad I did! Absolutely hilarious. Dude, you're awesome. :mrgreen:
Author:  Thirdworld [ Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do and bring for a 90 day visit when considering
Try this little twist and should really tell you something about whether you would like living here. Spend some major chunks of your time staying away from the gulch and monger scene. Don't be blinded by the little pink snappers and be fooled into thinking you like living here. There will be plenty of time for chicas so find out if there are other activities and things to do in the area you are checking out. Go to the mall, see a movie, grab a paper in the morning and reading it in the park. If in San Jose go downtown to the area around the Coca Cola. Familiarize yourself with the bus system and explore where you can go. You can go from Coca Cola to Multiplaza for about 60 cents. Downtown a flew blocks over from the Del Rey, in front of Mas X Menos, you can catch buses that go to Mall San Pedro and Terra Mall. Check out restaurants and grocery stores and find out if you will be happy with the food here on a day to day basis. Set a little time aside each day and learn a little more Spanish. It's great if you can take formal classes. If not learn what you can. If you were to commit to learning just 3 words a day, your vocabulary would increase 90 words a month. It adds up. What would you do on a daily basis if you retired back in the States? See if you can find the activities and interests you would want back there.
Author:  Chi_trekker [ Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do and bring for a 90 day visit when considering
No one even helps
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