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Uruguay: Moving to Montevideo, Uruguay:

I have read with great interest the recent posts regarding relocating to Uruguay. As a Ecuadorian American I have to add that growing up in New York City sounded more dangerous than Uruguay. Try waiting for the bus in the south Bronx and see if the crack heads don't hunt you down. There is crime everywhere. My cousin just got robbed entering her home in Quito and got everything taken from her. I do think it is good advice to live wherever you decide to relocate and get to know the people, the history, the government, the not so obvious "rules" of a place. North Americans are always looking for a bargain no matter where they go and Latin Americans make many assumptions about North Americans. One assumption is that they are all weathy and that they are all white and privileged. We have to work and struggle just like everyone else. We just live in a country where the dollar has higher value (for now). Retirees and ex-patriots are just trying to find safe havens where their money can go farther after working hard all of their lives. Perhaps if developers and realtors weren't so greedy in foreign countries the prices would not go up so much. All the reading I have done indicates that immigrants add to the economy of a country and the country benefits. Do you not think that ex-patriots would also share their wealth of infomation, money and experience to benefit Uruguay or any other country they want to live in? Do you not think that retirees with experience in every aspect of US life would not be a boost to a foreign economy? Everyone can win. Not just a few. My family cme to the US to get a better life. My Dad was a German refugee and my Mom was an Guayaquil Ecuadorian whose family lost all their property through their own greed and stupidity. I received my education in the US and I am eternally grateful for that. However, I maintained my connection to my family in Quito and I made sure my daughter maintained her ties to Ecuador. If I return to Ecuador as a retiree you can be sure I will add to the country of my birth. Not take anything away. And if I decide to retire in Uruguay I will live there and talk to lots of locals, investigate, inquire and be a pain in the ass for several years before I plunk my hard earned cash down on anything permanent.

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