Zman wrote:
He states that 3 out of 4 resident gringos are conman scum and he comes down to CR and breaks the law using white face powder, and brags about it.
Sure made SL look bad. If I was Bill I would ban him.
1. El Ciego painted with a broad brush, but he was guilty of exaggeration rather than falsehood. I would say that it isn't 3 out of 4 gringo expats, but there's a goodly number. Especially amongst those living hand-to-mouth. And it's more that they are willing to screw over what they perceive as a tinhorn.
Maybe that rubs off from Ticos. Separating gringos from their money is an international sport and there's some world-class professionals in Costa Rica. Heck, if there was a World Cup in it, Le Sele would be a top ranked contender.
2. As to the second part... I don't do drugs (aside from the odd sociable puff when offered - and it's never done anything for me), but it takes significant naivete to imagine that any place in the Gulch is drug free (defined as "more than weed"). On the other hand, I wouldn't talk about it here either.