Costa Rica

[eloisel]

Have you been there?

What do you think of Costa Rica?

If I decide to retire there, can I make them put everything in English for me?

Is it really that cheap to live there? If so, I could retire right now. The jungles are close to the beaches. Are their wildcats in the jungle?

Tell me what you know about Costa Rica, please. Thanks in advance.

 

[missmanners]

http://www.escapeartist.com/efan/retire_in_costa_rica.htm

It sounds too good to be true.

:meh:
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[Vox Populi]

Beautiful country, but they have cockroaches the size of newborn babies.

If you are afraid of large bugs, you might not want to move there.

 

[Dr Dave]

I have not been there.

I don't think they will put things in english just for you.

 

[eloisel]

I've found several retirement communities - cost of living is about $1,000 a month for a 2 bedroom patio home, housekeepers, utilities (gas, electric, water, phone) and entertainment costs.

Bugs don't bother me unless they are fast and sting. Otherwise I can squash them and it not be on my conscious.

Considering they cater to retired Americans, there are probably plenty of people who speak English fairly well. I was just being mean. I'm tired of the Mexicans in America demanding everything be in Spanish for their convenience. If a person wants to learn Spanish, then fine and good. But, when I go to the chicken joint in America and order chicken and it takes 3 people to handle my order at the window because only one of them speaks English, that is fucked up.

I wouldn't move to a foreign country if I didn't learn the language or intend to learn their language.

 

[Conchaga]

But, when I go to the chicken joint in America and order chicken and it takes 3 people to handle my order at the window because only one of them speaks English, that is fucked up.

I don't know if you've noticed but there's a good chance that the chefs at most of your favorite restaurants don't speak English as a first language. Give you three guesses what their real first language is.

I wouldn't move to a foreign country if I didn't learn the language or intend to learn their language.

I moved to Italy and inside of six months I was carrying on conversations with enough acuity as to make the Italians believe that I was actually from Italy (my dialect = Fiorentina & Calabrese). Most Italians were honestly surprised when I told them I was really American.