ILuvCR
1/28/2016 08:01 EST
#25. "But perhaps most of all, Costa Rica is a great place to chill out, breathe deep, get in with nature, and let yourself totally, completely decompress from the stresses of daily life."
Please "thumbs up" and or comment if you agree,
http://www.buzzfeed.com/anniedaly/25-reasons-im-slightly-obsessed-with-costa-rica#.cuOg9jDXaK
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ILuvCR
1/28/2016 09:10 EST
Hi Kohl, of course there is but there is good stress and bad stress, right?
http://www.ulifeline.org/articles/450-good-stress-bad-stress
I got married on Saturday an over all the preparation and build up to the event was "stressful" but the stress allowed us to stay focused and perform at our best. It's over now and we'll be getting back to normal.
Before meeting my lovely bride I'd say that I had a nearly stress free life here in paradise with a "one thing per day" rule.
Of course it's different now and her stress with work, family and school will become mine to a certain extent.
I worry about what I can control and that's not a lot and don't worry about what I can not control like "muslims in Costa Rica" or U.S. politics.
Stressed out? Go spend 3-4 hours sitting in a mountain park or on the beach by yourself, with a loved one or in my case my three dog's.
Costa Rica is indeed my paradise!
Pura Vida!
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ILuvCR
1/28/2016 09:21 EST
BTW, Costa Rica absolutely changed my life for the better! Eat better, sleep better, exercise more, and found my soul mate and married her.
I just read that 70% of white adults in the U.S. are angry everyday?? Incredible, that can't be good for you, right?
Pobrecito's!
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Bob12
1/28/2016 09:55 EST
I agree with Kohl! Also, stress is stress. There is no good vs bad stress, All stress affects the body the same way - negatively.
My sister and her husband are having a lot of what your refer to as"bad" stress in CR. They keep talking about people trying to rip them off constantly even though my brother-in law speaks Spanish. They have been there one 1/2 years. I think they will be gone in a year. I hear a lot of complaining and gripes. We like CR, but are concerned about their never ending complaints and anxiety about CR. Kohl wrote in a previous post that most expats don't last more than 2 yrs. I believe it.
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Bob12
1/28/2016 10:00 EST
Also to LUVCR - Being married to a Tica must help your life be easier in CR. as opposed to expats that are not related to a Tico. She probably has clarified a lot of things for you about CR which would be very beneficial.
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richardschlinder
1/28/2016 10:08 EST
Please let me share an experience.I worked in a four star hotel on the beach on a island off the west coast of Florida for twelve years .There could not be a finer environment to enjoy life.
There they were,in the middle of the lobby,nose to nose,yelling at each other.I had noticed this numerous times where people,even though they were in a perfect setting bring their biases and attitudes with them.
I have found that here in C.R. Frustration sets in easily, things don't go just right. I cannot tell you how many time Ticos said to ,Tranquilo,tranquilo. I was still working on the Gringo attitude. Thank you Ticos for slowing me down and smell the roses.
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richardschlinder
1/28/2016 10:14 EST
BOB.You are absolutely correct. My Tica has been a godsend.She showed me so many wonderful things about C.R. PLants,animals,trees,she loves them all and helped me understand the Tico life.
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GBP
1/28/2016 10:40 EST
I agree---they can teach us a lot about attitude.
Gill Phelan
www.gvecr.com
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Bob12
1/28/2016 11:04 EST
My point is that expats that are related to a Tico have it a lot different than expats that have no Tico family members here in CR. Basically, if you marry a Tico, you are now a Tico yourself. You really are not a true expat any longer in my opinion. You don't have to worry about getting ripped off as easily as the rest of us have to worry about. So you may see things with rose colored glasses since things should be better for you.
I am a realist. Just pointing this out for the people researching CR on this forum and hearing how "wonderful"CR is.
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ILuvCR
1/28/2016 11:12 EST
bob, pobresito I'm sorry that you're so worried about getting "ripped off" all the time.
I'd rather look through "rose colored" glasses that the brown ones that some others use daily.
Costa is "wonderful", with all due respect, love it or leave it?
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richardschlinder
1/28/2016 11:25 EST
Again BOB,I agree completely. It does take a change to adapt to any new environment. I tell my Gringo friends,you are not just moving to a foreign country,you are moving to a foreign culture. Things are different here.
I spent the first year here walking the streets of Puriscal.Meeting,talking to and shaking hands with every shop owner,every security guard, the trash men with the broon and wheelbarrow, Every policeman and woman. In one year ,everyone new Richard the Gringo. I did that to learn them,how they did things,to show me their culture. Today I walk through Puriscal and get hola Richard,pura vida. THis is their country and I am the guest.GRingos have a problem with that adjustment.
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celferis
1/28/2016 11:42 EST
I agree richardschindler. I have been an expat in two other countries (Jamaica and the Netherlands) and I always thought of myself as a "guest" and not as an "American". When in Rome......
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MusicinMind
1/28/2016 11:46 EST
Life is what you make of it, no matter where you live. There are things to complain about all over the world, it is up to you to choose what to focus on.
Is your life crap? look in the mirror, the only one that can change your crappy life is staring back at you.
So change it.
This message brought to you by a content expat.
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ILuvCR
1/28/2016 12:19 EST
I've also heard that many expats return home after a year or two in Costa Rica. To me that say's nothing about the country, culture or people here but rather something about them.
If you can't get over the fact that "that's not the way we do it back home!"
Or if your glass is half empty,
Adios!
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Bob12
1/28/2016 13:15 EST
If someone returns to their home country you can't make a blanket statement against them by stating, " it says something about them". Not necessarily.You don't know an expat's circumstances or what they they may have experienced here. I agree though that if you are living in a new country, you have to make the adjustment to the country not the other way around. (However, there are some things that they could learn from the western world - road construction with regards to safety for example. That is not a bad thing!
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Bob12
1/28/2016 13:40 EST
To Luv Cr - It DOES happen. People on this forum refer to having to be careful about not being taken advantage of. Let's not be naive.
Please stop taking everything one says that you may not agree with about CR to heart. It is in no way a personal attack on you. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. As you say, enjoy life - pura vida.
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GBP
1/28/2016 14:19 EST
I don't live my life in Costa Rica as a guest. I am a permanent resident and I provide jobs and many other things to the locals. Sure at first you may feel that way but I assimilated--speak the language and provide a good give and take of our cultures. I find most Ticos willing to see how we do things as long as we are willing to see how they do things and many times we end up meeting in the middle and both learning something of value.I surely feel more like a Tico today than a Gringo!
Gill Phelan
www.gvecr.com
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richardschlinder
1/28/2016 14:35 EST
BOB.If I may,could I pass on an experience I had in Puriscal. I had a nice house on a road that connected to two streets. My road was full of pot holes,rocks and even some boulders.There were about thirty home on my road. A few of the neighbors went to the municipal and talked to our mayor. He said they don't have the money to pave the road yet but if we start a neighborhood fund ,he would match funds so we could get our new street. For about two years,we each paid our share each month. We went back to the mayor and showed him out bank deposits.He liked what he seen and matched our funds. The work began but most of the labor was done by volunteers from the neighborhood. In four months,our street was done.
Learning to do things yourself is part of this culture.
In the U.S.,if there is a problem in a community,the residents say,they should do this or they should do that. I was sick of that. All they did was get another phony politician elected who made those promises and raised our taxes to do it. Adios.
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Bob12
1/28/2016 14:44 EST
Richard I agree with what you just said. (Raise the money locally, go to the town and have them match it, and have the work done by volunteers.) Great idea. I would be game for that too!! --and you're right about the politicians raising the taxes big time for the same work!
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mate31658649
1/28/2016 15:54 EST
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Costa Ricans do not seem to be obsessed with making money. They tend to be happier and more relaxed than the Gringos.
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richardschlinder
1/28/2016 20:07 EST
Thanks BOB. It takes a different type of thinking here in C.R.
The bonus was,we saved a ton of money but doing the project this way. The other bonus was my house went up 10 K because of the new road. Chao.
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ILuvCR
1/28/2016 22:12 EST
no, really click the "thumbs up" button at the bottom of my initial post to this thread if you agree "Costa Rica Could Actually Change Your Life"
Pura Vida!
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Armindo
1/29/2016 13:11 EST
You mentioned "work, family and school" talking about your new spouse.
That makes me believe that she is much younger than you!
There is an American guy here who is 72 years old and his girlfriend is going to be 20 years old!
She could be his great grand daughter!
Disgusting!
Marrying a young girl doesn't make you look any younger!-It's the other way around!
Good luck and goodbye!
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Armindo
1/29/2016 13:20 EST
This message is for those who hope to get married to a young Tica who could be your grand daughter:
Many times their soul mate is your wallet, not you!
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lhammond14
1/29/2016 13:30 EST
I believe CR is definitely a change in lifestyle. Not everyone can do without Macy's and their favorite restaurant in the US.
But if someone is complaining a lot in CR, it is either because CR is truly not their cup of tea, OR they are just complainers.
Like the saying goes - "Wherever you go, there you are!"
If you weren't happy anywhere in the State, you will be about equally unhappy in CR. If every time, something does not go just as planned, and you are crabby, you will be very crabby in CR because things usually don't go as planned here.
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richardschlinder
1/29/2016 14:18 EST
The odds of these people staying together is thin but let's leave that up to them. Even if you know these people,your opinion is not important.
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bill27
1/30/2016 18:40 EST
You were easy pickins, Gomer.
Let us know how it all turns out.
P.T. Barnum was right.
I guess you never heard this one ...If it flies, floats, or fu&k$, RENT IT.
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ILuvCR
1/30/2016 20:48 EST
bill, dude with all the respect that you're due, go f___ yourself, what an A-hole! you sad f__k!
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GBP
1/30/2016 23:16 EST
Oh great more valuable input! We all can take advantage of what is called "private messaging"! I use that quite often to save the innocents on this forum from having to read our rants---try it you may like it.
Gill Phelan
www.gvecr.com
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Bob12
1/31/2016 07:39 EST
Personally, I don't think anyone should be using this language on this forum or on a private message! Why isn't this site monitored as other sites are? When people use this kind of language, they lose credibility about anything they say!! It's too bad!
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