Comments on From Uruguay: Ten things I hate about living in Uruguay

Live in Rome, most Americans I have spoken to, usu...

2012-02-09T09:52:01.212-08:00

Live in Rome, most Americans I have spoken to, usually think Italy is an advanced country. I lived in Rome for a year and found it to be far worse than Montevideo.
I also lived in Iowa (state of the USA), like many states within that country is backwards, close minded and there are no opportunities for new business.
Uruguay is the size of Iowa, with a population of less than 3Million of people and a huge increase of the old population.

A good thing about Uruguay: one day it will disapp...

2012-01-29T17:24:57.726-08:00

A good thing about Uruguay: one day it will disappear...

(I'm Uruguayan)

Well, it´s very simple. If you don´t want to live ...

2012-01-09T07:00:28.188-08:00

Well, it´s very simple. If you don´t want to live in Uruguay you just can go and live somewere else. Nobody ask anyone to come to live in Uruguay and nobody hold you there eighter. If you don´t like it just go or don´t come.

I couldn't agree more with the ten points you ...

2011-12-05T17:58:39.440-08:00

I couldn't agree more with the ten points you mention. Uruguay is great for kids and old people, but it really sucks in between as it is a country that does not offer much. The mentality of people here is really small and they are afraid to think big so life is always the same. The country doesn't allow for people to grow as it is so corrupt and only a few people take the good side of the pie

It won't truly have success, I believe so.

2011-11-21T23:43:50.498-08:00

It won't truly have success, I believe so.

I am an Uruguayan I live en U.S.A, I be glad to he...

2011-10-28T18:10:39.533-07:00

I am an Uruguayan I live en U.S.A, I be glad to help any body w questions . barrosgus@gmail.com

These kind of post are always inspiring and I pref...

2011-10-17T23:59:25.916-07:00

These kind of post are always inspiring and I prefer to read quality content so I happy to find many good point here in the post, writing is simply great, thank you for the post hcg

Anyone care to comment on El Basural in Montevideo...

2011-07-10T20:17:15.664-07:00

Anyone care to comment on El Basural in Montevideo?

Hey all --- a question for a heart longing for mor...

2011-05-05T05:56:48.393-07:00

Hey all --- a question for a heart longing for more people time and less modern interaction. Is is possible to get things you need sent form the us? or else where? If they are not available their- what are the hurdles for getting packages?

Hello "notimportant"... Uruguay is a wes...

2011-04-08T13:17:59.808-07:00

Hello "notimportant"... Uruguay is a western country!
Opportunities in South America? Go to Brazil, the 7th largest economy in the world... really booming... very industrialized... and the beaches are much nicer!

Hello, I'm from Uruguay, I was born here and I...

2011-01-14T02:05:41.073-08:00

Hello, I'm from Uruguay, I was born here and I have lived here all my life. I'm 40 years old. I've been to Europe many times, mainly to the UK and I think Uruguay is a great country to live in. I would never go to live in Europe, the cost of living is too high, the weather is horrible, there's also insecurity and taxes are not much lower than here. Rich countries vs poor countries? I don't agree with that dichotomy. There are rich people and poor people, but does happiness have something to do with loads of money? Today Uruguay is at its best, Brazil our biggest neighbour is a very powerful country with a great standard of living and an exploding economy and fortunately is our main commercial partner. Uruguay is the best country in Latin America to live in. Nice weather all the year round, no floodings, no earthquakes, no hurricanes or tornados, good economic situation, many jobs on offer, great beaches, friendly people, beautiful scenery and no pollution, isn't all this enough? Many Germans and Russians and every year mora and more are already living in the area where I live enjoying my peaceful town.If you want to get further information about living in Uruguay
and want to move here, you can contact me chopppppo@hotmail.com
But remember... perfection does not exist anywhere on Earth.

I would add another thing: Uruguayan doesn't l...

2010-11-26T03:32:51.171-08:00

I would add another thing: Uruguayan doesn't love foreigners.
They envy you up to the moment you are living abroad, then, once you become a resident, forget to get friends in this very colesd mind country.
Unsatisfied foreigner

All the negative things written here are true. It&...

2010-11-20T18:48:45.484-08:00

All the negative things written here are true. It's a shitty litle country. Do not come here for business. You will not succeed It's true about the women, they all have this horse face and really strange and unsexy bodies, at least the temptations are few.

Anonymous thinking of buying a farm in Uruguay: I&...

2010-10-31T18:56:20.286-07:00

Anonymous thinking of buying a farm in Uruguay: I'm from the US, and lived in Mexico for 15 years. The U.S. is full of crime, it's just that we don't put full color pictures of the bodies on the front pages of the newspapers. If we did, nobody would want to live there. Now I want to leave the US because I think it's going to be an even more dangerous place to live, soon. What I have found about Mexico is that the regular people will give you the shirts off their backs, their last taco, despite their grinding poverty. Men are macho anywhere I've ever been, women have to be careful everywhere. It's a mans world. As for the regular women, if you are exceedingly polite and nice to them, chances are, they will be courteous to you. They don't like to be treated like servants, even if they are your servant. Rich people in Latin American countries are snobs, only fraternizing with other rich, and not in the same category as the regular people. Taxes in the US, probably end up being about 50%, since we have multiple levels of taxation, even death tax. And there isn't even any universal health care. If you did have a ranch in Uruguay, you should be very humble and meet your neighbors, learn their traditions and customs and become part of the community. And thank God that you are so blessed to live there. I am hoping to have a horse ranch there someday, and know that I would be very, very lucky indeed, if I can make it happen.

I read that Uruguay has huge tracts of agricultura...

2010-09-16T09:35:22.343-07:00

I read that Uruguay has huge tracts of agricultural land, but that less than 12% of it is used. I was thinking about moving to Uruguay and buying a farm, but after reading this blog I'm starting to think this would be a really bad idea. I dont want crime, women who go out of their way to appear ugly or macho, dispicable men who make course comments, children who rob you on the street with knives, an additude that says "hey theres nothing you can do about it" taxes at 23%, I mean... I have some cash, think I can make things work, but hearing all this it sounds like moving to Uruguay would be a dumb move. somebody please change my mind, I was really looking forward to going there next year to look at available property, but now I dont know.

Hey, I'm 21 years old and I've (so far) li...

2010-07-30T08:41:35.384-07:00

Hey, I'm 21 years old and I've (so far) lived a full year of my life in Uruguay. Interestingly enough, I find your list of shitty things about Uruguay thoroughly accurate, however, it doesn't change my love for the country nor for the people. Being a smalltown Canadian, it was no easy task adjusting to the crazy Montevidean lifestyle that I soon found myself in. But I swear that there is something magical about the place. For example, being a foreigner there isn't many people I'm acquainted with, but during a few hours en el Centro I usually run into people I know. Its just like the Nix commercial.
I agree with "Hope": the way that Uruguayos treat Uruguayas is fucking despicable! It actually makes me sick that some men can be such dogs! It is one of the few problems that I have with Uruguay.
Another is the insensitive mentality. One day I was getting robbed on Eduardo Acevedo one block from 18 de Julio by a child wielding a knife in broad daylight, and even though the street was crowded NOBODY DID ANYTHING! That was a bit of a disappointment.
Aside from these minor issues YO AMO URUGUAY and I realize that the problems we face here are faced in numerous places throughout the world. Sure there is poverty, a lot more than in Canada, but its not worse than Somalia, North Korea, Haiti, etc. I believe that we need to count our blessings, and be happy that Uruguay isn't any worse. Vamo arriba!

Thanks for the articles, Gabo.

PS. I'd pick Montevideo ANYDAY over Buenos Aires!!!

Y porque no te vas del país y TE DEJAS DE JODER???...

2010-06-30T08:58:03.192-07:00

Y porque no te vas del país y TE DEJAS DE JODER??? Fucking stupid!!

Puravida I'm uruguayan but I'm living in C...

2010-06-15T17:57:11.129-07:00

Puravida
I'm uruguayan but I'm living in Canada for more than 20 years. I'have traveled to many countries, but I've notice that young women in Spain behave the same way as young women in Uruguay. Rude, agressive, macholike. I've observe this also in NY and here in Toronto. But is not the total population, it is a sector, less educated or with mediocre jobs. This is not to said that you wont find the same in the opossite case.

Gabo, the problems you noted are real and they can...

2010-05-14T18:10:41.912-07:00

Gabo, the problems you noted are real and they can be stifling. But I don't think they disqualify Uruguay from the eyes of another.

I've visited enough places around the world to see that you can often trade one set of problems for a different set, but no country will be perfect. Also, you might feel those problems more keenly than I do - or vice-versa; or you might encounter problems that I wouldn't face, because of my different circumstances.

Being a lifelong resident of the Washington, DC area, I'm aware of factors and features (especially in the social-life aspects and the behavior of the general populace) that disappoint and frustrate me. OTOH, being newly retired myself (and living in a house I paid off before I retired), there are pressures and problems that don't affect me as they would a younger person in the job market. And my encounters with the people of Uruguay, though only on two visits (one official, one as a tourist), left me liking the people and the country even more.

Wish I could sit down with you right now, on the low stone wall along the Rambla in Pocitos, and share some yerba mate while we talk out all the problems we see in our respective countries. Because, frankly, my limited experience of Uruguay was "la vida tranquilla" for me. (Hopefully, though, you could make allowances for the fact that I speak fluent "portunol"...)

Buena suerte, or is that boa sorte?

Having lived in Uruguay for over a year now, and a...

2010-05-10T14:13:27.184-07:00

Having lived in Uruguay for over a year now, and after having lived for 8 years in Costa Rica, I am very happy to be in this place.

As I was born in the United States, it is interesting to talk with Uruguayans, and to notice that they have very little appreciation for how lucky they are to live in Uruguay. Some do. Some are highly aware of just how incredibly wonderful Montevideo is. Some are well aware of the sophistication and charm that this city has to offer.

Maybe the lure of fast money for some Urugua
yans makes them fall for the trap of believing it would be better in the USA. But I for one, would not trade for all those bleak cement parking lots that North Americans call a city. And all of my friends back in the USA are stressed out, over-worked, angry, depressed and brain-washed to think such a situation is "life".

So far, we have loved every moment of our new life in Uruguay. We have no complaints.

We have only one question that continues to come up in our conversations. Why are so many of the women rude and cold? Why do they dress so badly? Why do they try to look so unattractive? If I am going to be treated rudely in a cafe or store, it will usually be at the hands of a woman. Were they raised badly? We have decided that it is the result of a highly matriarchal culture.

Other than that, life is beautiful for us in Uruguay.

Ciao!

2010-05-08T23:41:34.953-07:00

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I was born in Montevideo,Uruguay, and left it at t...

2010-05-08T23:13:49.151-07:00

I was born in Montevideo,Uruguay, and left it at the age of 23.
I've spent the other 23 years in Britain.
The one thing I have not read yet in comments, is the rotten behaviour of men towards women, especially in the streets of Uruguay!
The one thing it bothered me the most as a teenager, while living there, was the insults and dirty propositions I used to received from men!
I am very much doubting they have changed their ways, and I am pretty sure they still treat women like they were mere sexual objects.
I used to get back home in tears at first...
I was relieved when I stopped listening all the obscenity, once I left Uruguay...
I have suffered the worst poverty and lack of opportunities when I lived there. The education (which unfortunately was while the military government was on power), was appalling, the teachers were never turning up for the lessons...
Basically, I couldn't wait to leave!
The one thing I miss is the gorgeous food, that only the people "of the River Plate" can cook, and of course the beautiful beaches and coast line.
I wish all the men over there would one day learn to behave like human beings towards women, and could understand one day that insulting, specially young girls (like I once was) does not make them more men but less than nothing!

Niveisx Inc. - ... You are the quintessential mise...

2010-03-07T08:24:07.649-08:00

Niveisx Inc. - ... You are the quintessential miserable, unhappy New Yorker (NY) with the penchant for sullying everything. You managed to "dirty" an informative blog with nasty racist comments.

I am duly happy that you are in NY and not UY.

On a better note, this blog was a wonderful read.

The major problem in Yurguay is this. The people ...

2010-02-28T20:58:12.934-08:00

The major problem in Yurguay is this. The people continue to elect grossly incompetent dimwitted feeble minded catholic shit balls who crawled straight up out of the public toilet to represent them. The catholic church is the biggest problem in all the Latin countries. You get what you ask for and Uruguay has gotten exactly what it asked for.
Uruguay is cursed by God for being a man made perveted abomination to God! Castrate all the priests and sterilize all the nuns and place these catholic leeches on a slow bosat to Italy. Then use the boats as target practice by the Air Force and Navy!!!! The Satanic catholic church is the only real problem in Uruguay and all of Latin America!

goucho hello i was raised in paysandu uruguay and ...

2009-11-28T10:04:04.288-08:00

goucho
hello i was raised in paysandu uruguay and returned to the u.s.a 1989 at the age of 16 i recently made a trip back and what a change for me it was being used to one way of living and going back a decade or two ,i could see a person really disliking a country once they lived elswere like the u.s.a its like your a coustomed to driving a ferrari and going back to a pinto ,i love the country and plan on moving back,were one is able to stop and smell the roses.