Nicaragua2017
1/27/2017 19:16 EST
My husband & I are flying to Nicaragua next week & don't want to stand out any more than 2 mid-30's gringos would anyway.
What do folks wear in Nica?
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atz111
1/27/2017 19:21 EST
Hiking pants with less than 10 pockets. T shirt or some ordinary shirts...not LL Bean tailored. Walking shoes or sneakers. A cap, not from safari jim store.
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ricktee
1/27/2017 19:24 EST
Normally, very casual clothes. Shirt, T or otherwise, shorts and sandles. Dress clothes for occasions, nothing fancy.
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cedelune
1/27/2017 23:41 EST
Okay: female perspective. It very much depends where you are. Living in San Juan Del Sur pretty much everyone wears shorts, skimpy tops over bikini/bathing suit, or a sundress or long tank top and sandals. Bring shoes/sandals that have some arch support--people do wear cheap flip-flops but unless you are renting a vehicle and driving most places you will be walking more than back home, often on cobblestone streets or broken/uneven sidewalks. Bring something like Keens or Tevas for hiking up volcanoes or in the jungle or along a rocky beach. (I wear Birkenstocks most of the time, except to the beach or pool, when rubber sandals make more sense). If you plan on going to higher elevations, you may want to bring a pair of capris or lightweight long pants, and a lightweight cardigan or sweater. You may never need it, but you never know. Used to be Nicaraguans dressed quite a bit more formally and were more covered up, but that seems to be changing, except in work situations. You won't "stand out" exactly, since this country thrives on tourism and there are plenty here at this time of year because the weather is drier and hot, but not as hot or humid as it will get later on. Lots of folks here from Europe, Australia and Canada as well as the U.S.
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novato1953
1/28/2017 06:55 EST
Fly down with no luggage. Buy what you need when you get here. It'll be cheap, and if you pay attention it'll be just the same as the Nicas are wearing. Of course, wherever you go there you are, so you'll still be a gringo and you'll still look like one -- but you won't be dressed like one. You'll look marvelous.
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elduendegrande
1/28/2017 12:56 EST
Wear pretty much what you would in summer up north, but remember the UV and insects and thorns are tough here, so have at least one pair of long pants and long sleeve shirts and a cap. It you are going to the boonies at low elevation, I would have 1 pair of Insect Shield (r) clothes, but if not just buy insect repellent at a super or pharmacy. The 5% deet works fine for short term exposure like a couple hours.
A good pair of jogging shoes or low hikers are good for everyday wear, sandals for casual or beach.
Being clean and neat is more important than nitpicking the wardrobe.
Camo and Hawaiian shirts are out!
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dollyd
1/28/2017 20:35 EST
Shorts are fine in the tourist areas but if you are in Managua, no one wears shorts. Have some long pants for Managua trips.
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cedelune
1/28/2017 22:46 EST
Following such advice about being more formal in Managua, I wore dresses on every trip. Most recently to Migración, where every other woman in the building who was not actually employed there was wearing, shorts, or a skirt (sometimes very short), a dress, a revealing top, etc. Frankly, I could've worn a sack and it wouldn't have attracted any attention. Obviously, going out to eat in a nice restaurant or to a cultural event would call for more formal dress, but honestly, I haven't seen half as much formal dress as I was led to expect. But I will still wear dresses to go to Managua, because then I'm prepared for anything (like my attorney taking me out to lunch!)
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johnchip
1/28/2017 23:05 EST
OK, I bet that attorney of yours was the same one who made me pay for lunch.. You owe me a salad!
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elduendegrande
1/29/2017 10:44 EST
In the north the young women dress like eye candy and the married women tend to coverup for everyday wear. Generally, jeans (or khakis) and sport shirts get by for almost everything.
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atz111
1/31/2017 15:52 EST
You really do not need a lot.....nice jeans and a nice shirt is reasonably dressed up. If a dress suits you bring one...but do not need it.
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Nicaragua2017
1/31/2017 16:32 EST
Thank you all for the fantastic advise, we are incredibly excited to be heading to Nica next week!
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johnchip
1/31/2017 21:19 EST
I am dumfounded MissyP, you can come one here, make a fool of yourself, keep lecturing and insulting the expat community here. Then you LOL laugh at others. You are one sick bitch. You will never fit in here in Nicragua with locals, your have too much moose up your ass.
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atz111
1/31/2017 21:22 EST
John...for god's sake quit insulting the moose.....she just be some old crazy bitch...doing this on a dozen sites because she cannot afford cable. She will never come here and if she does she will get eaten alive.
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johnchip
1/31/2017 21:32 EST
AZ, Yep, she is one lost soul. But it has been fun while I rest from my surgery..;)
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johnchip
1/31/2017 22:51 EST
Ah, my RickyTeeshirt, so lonely, so nasty, so repetative.
Crass | Definition of Crass by Merriam-Webster
crass: having or showing no understanding of what is proper or acceptable : rude and insensitive
You and your MissyP sure fit the bill. But you both will never find your Canadian/Nicaraguan woman fantasy, Mrs. Goodbar here, Trudeau of Canada may have had Bianca Jagger, but she does not live here any more. HA!
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ricktee
1/31/2017 23:11 EST
So you took the time to look up the definition. Now if you drop the cr you are what's left.
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johnchip
1/31/2017 23:35 EST
RickyTeeshirt, you came on here blasting your nasty post-menopause and made a fool of yourself. You never once offered a question or advise, just venom. I enjoyed a bit of banter with the crazy moose lady looking for OZ as I am still housebound from surgery so have the time for the 'Soaps'. Next week I am back on 'walk status' and active again, driving the family around, getting the kids and all the cousins off to school for the year, taking the kids to the pool, doing my good deeds. You see I am actually for 20 years here, fulfilled and living here with a Nica family I adopted, not like you and your moose friend, lonely and searching for yourselves. Have a nice life in your own "Private Idaho".
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ricktee
2/1/2017 00:09 EST
You MAY be what you claim yet you speak as though you are an expert in your knowledge of other people however you are totally ignorant of the truth. Bluster if that makes you happy, it is sad that you have so little a clue as to how to be happy without demeaning others. If that's what it takes to give meaning to your life have at it.
Your tiraides amuse me so keep them coming.
BTW, if you are looking for sympathy by your claims of surgery look elsewhere and help those in worse shape than you are. Glad you seem to be on the road to recovery, now go help someone else to recover. Make yourself useful for a change.
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ricktee
2/1/2017 00:09 EST
You MAY be what you claim yet you speak as though you are an expert in your knowledge of other people however you are totally ignorant of the truth. Bluster if that makes you happy, it is sad that you have so little a clue as to how to be happy without demeaning others. If that's what it takes to give meaning to your life have at it.
Your tiraides amuse me so keep them coming.
BTW, if you are looking for sympathy by your claims of surgery look elsewhere and help those in worse shape than you are. Glad you seem to be on the road to recovery, now go help someone else to recover. Make yourself useful for a change.
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johnchip
2/1/2017 00:39 EST
OK, CrazyTeeshirt, What involvement as an expat living here as guest in Nicaragua have in the opening of the schools next week?
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ricktee
2/1/2017 00:48 EST
So! You are only a guest here?
Go to the school and ask what you can do. Sad that you could not think of that for yourself.
Sweeping and cleaning should not be too dificult for you though, just take it slow, don't exert yourself until you fully recover from your alleged surgery.
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ricktee
2/1/2017 00:48 EST
So! You are only a guest here?
Go to the school and ask what you can do. Sad that you could not think of that for yourself.
Sweeping and cleaning should not be too dificult for you though, just take it slow, don't exert yourself until you fully recover from your alleged surgery.
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