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[quote=”cler5″]What in the world is the matter with you people? Movie stars, celebs, etc. have every right to visit, buy, etc. in CR. You could only hope (in your dreams) to meet them & know them. How small this makes a lot of you look. Wow![/quote]
cler5
[b]hahahha [/b][size=200][/size] that comment only in my hopes and dreams that i want to meet them
thank you for that.. that comment alone made my morning 🙂
I could give a rats ass on meeting them
in fact
it’s the sheep like mentality of people like you that actually give these celebrities all the attention and monies that they earn.
I made a comment on the impact of having celebrities come and buy in costa rica
this brings more attention to this country and that in my opinion is not needed.
so I am glad that your dreams and hopes are meeting actors… that make millions of dollars
maybe you should start a fan club.. and sign up members and talk about what toilet paper brad pitt uses when he is at home.
happy holidays
oh my gosh AMERICAN PEOPLE..
Good, Kind, Respectful, Loving Americans…
Respect one another as you do this country and its people. Freedom is what we want and a good life, good information, good food and friends… This and every country is for everyone/ yes, even stars/celeb/rich/poor who wants to come and be a asset not a liability to any country and the usa.
Why these cat fights… Dont you have gardens to plant, waterfalls to see, teach some child or do something constructive to do (ie) like help a tico build a home, milk a cow or give them a ride to a doctors appt???
Make a difference not wars between one another with these
silly, meaningless comments. Does this get you pura vida?It does not make my day to read these when a notice comes
in my email. I hurry to look to see good, meaning, productive information. Not this child like nonsense.Disappointed in the time and efforts that was put into this simple well meaning tidbit of information.
Go get some Pura Vida… isnt that what you are here for?
Respectfully Submitted,
gg
[quote=”smekuly”][quote=”cler5″]What in the world is the matter with you people? Movie stars, celebs, etc. have every right to visit, buy, etc. in CR. You could only hope (in your dreams) to meet them & know them. How small this makes a lot of you look. Wow![/quote]
cler5
[b]hahahha [/b][size=200][/size] that comment only in my hopes and dreams that i want to meet them
thank you for that.. that comment alone made my morning 🙂
I could give a rats ass on meeting them
in fact
it’s the sheep like mentality of people like you that actually give these celebrities all the attention and monies that they earn.
I made a comment on the impact of having celebrities come and buy in costa rica
this brings more attention to this country and that in my opinion is not needed.
so I am glad that your dreams and hopes are meeting actors… that make millions of dollars
maybe you should start a fan club.. and sign up members and talk about what toilet paper brad pitt uses when he is at home.
happy holidays[/quote]
celebrities bring nothing of value to an area except higher prices, more police (maybe a good thing), and a lot of people who wouldn’t otherwise come to your hood. i know. johnny depp bought a house not far from me. now the woman who used to clean my house and got paid $15 an hour charges $70 an hour because she cleans Johnny’s toilet, and do you know how many people are lining up to have her clean their houses because she cleans Johnny’s????? sheesh. i know a lot of celebrities. they are nothing special. they just make sinful amounts of money portraying someone they aren’t. it’s not like they are great thinkers or really change the world, although angelina tries to do something worthwhile with all that dough. sigh glad they aren’t in my neighborhood.
geegee
comments like yours make me reflect and remember that people all come from all walks of life and have all different viewpoints.
I dunno.. but your comments reflecting how we should all just agree and get along sounds a little like Rodney king..:) ( was it he who said that i dont remember lol)
i enjoy hearing from intelligent people and always listen to people views because it may shed some light on my own opinions.
but i just responded to someone who made a post.
it was not my intention to offend anyone.
i have to agree with maravilla regarding celebrities coming here. sorry to hear about johnny depp being near you LOL
but your right.. these actors make millions making believe they are someone else…
did you know johnny depp made $100 million of a piece of the last pirate movie
A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS!!!!! what a crazy world we live.
i wish they just stayed in Beverly hills.. 🙂
BTW I happen to like brad pitt.
ok
pura vida and lets all try to get along shall we??
steve
ps. Gee gee your a beautiful woman.. can I still say that without getting fined???
Were does the discrimination stop. Celebrities, poor, old,
Black, Polish, retired? I think a lot of the Ticos feel the same about us. Wish we would stay in the USA. Take our cars opinions and life style back to the USA. I find it petty and a waste of time. It is not an idea, but I hear disconcert and discrimination.I would hate to think that when my family came here in 1975 and bought a lot of land for little money that there were these comments going around from other fellow Americans. We dont feel entitlement, but privileged and hope that those who are born here in C.R feel that way about us. That we are good neighbors and make a difference to them and the area being here AS any Celebrity will.
To most Ticos we Americans live a Celebrity way of life. Who defines celebrity/entertainer, football
player and that their careers are any less important than a dishwasher, hairdresser,engineer, teacher or government worker and that their pay is not worthy? Let them all come and live here as we have chosen to do.IT is not for me to say where they should live or stay. Perhaps, the Africans should also go back to Africa? Where does it stop this small talk nonscense?
I will not respond on this silly subject any further, I have spent way to much time already.
I dont need to have an opinion where an opinion is not needed. “Live and let live. I ask myself, am I a part of the problem or part of the solution?”Thank you for your kind compliment. I try to be inside and out 🙂 NO fine and sweet for you to say.
RESPECTFULLY TO ALL OF YOU,
gg
[quote=”smekuly”]geegee
comments like yours make me reflect and remember that people all come from all walks of life and have all different viewpoints.
I dunno.. but your comments reflecting how we should all just agree and get along sounds a little like Rodney king..:) ( was it he who said that i dont remember lol)
i enjoy hearing from intelligent people and always listen to people views because it may shed some light on my own opinions.
but i just responded to someone who made a post.
it was not my intention to offend anyone.
i have to agree with maravilla regarding celebrities coming here.
i wish they just stayed in Beverly hills.. 🙂
BTW I happen to like brad pitt.
ok
pura vida and lets all try to get along shall we??
steve
ps. Gee gee your a beautiful woman.. can I still say that without getting fined???[/quote]
What the heck folks?!!! This is the great website that so many of us relied on to help us get to this lovely country. I wasn’t aware that celebrity, religion, race, sexual orientation, political views, financial condition or any other personal characteristic was a dis-qualifier for being welcomed at We Love Costa Rica.
Good luck to the Pitt-Jolies and their beautiful children. Their excellent hard work for the poor and disenfranchised worldwide would make them particularly welcome here.
it’s kind of the NIMBY syndrome. yes, they have done lots of good with all that money, but when celebrities move into your hood, it all changes. . . and not necessarily for the better. it’s happened over and over again where i have a house in colorado — when the billionaires started moving in the police presence increased, more cameras went up, old-time locals were hassled by the cops for being in the neighbohood of the billionaires, and there was more traffic on my two-lane country road with the sight-seers and lookie-lou’s. i’m grateful that they won’t be moving to my neighborhood here.
[quote=”maravilla”]it’s kind of the NIMBY syndrome. yes, they have done lots of good with all that money, but when celebrities move into your hood, it all changes. . . and not necessarily for the better. it’s happened over and over again where i have a house in colorado — when the billionaires started moving in the police presence increased, more cameras went up, old-time locals were hassled by the cops for being in the neighbohood of the billionaires, and there was more traffic on my two-lane country road with the sight-seers and lookie-lou’s. i’m grateful that they won’t be moving to my neighborhood here.[/quote]
It is absolutely a NIMBY syndrome. So why perpetuate it if we know better? The gringos who have moved here in the last 20 years have brought immense changes to Costa Rica. Massive houses, developments, high-rise towers on sensitive beaches…and on and on. Every single one of us who has moved here has been a pebble in a still pond…no matter how much we believe that “we” haven’t changed our neighborhoods.
So why are we taking shots at these particular newcomers?
P.S. The American Indians didn’t think much of the “newcomers” who settled Colorado. Immigration is ancient and eternal.
i don’t have sight-seers and increased police presence where i live here. and i agree with you 100% that we have all contributed to the changing social fabric of CR, but some will change it more than others, and i think that is what we all worry about.
[quote=”maravilla”]i don’t have sight-seers and increased police presence where i live here. and i agree with you 100% that we have all contributed to the changing social fabric of CR, but some will change it more than others, and i think that is what we all worry about.[/quote]
Well where I live, every citizen would benefit from increased police presence. I am also taking a guess that this family will want some serious privacy that will come from a pretty big piece of property.
I have become more familiar with HUGE, private Tico properties where the very wealthy of Costa Rica live behind high walls with LOTS of security. These compounds have long been a presence in most developed areas, including lots of mountain and beach communities. As to sightseers……….a lo-o-o-ong way to go.
Well said, that is also the point I was trying to portray. Lets all move on to a more positive
subject …..IT is the HOLIDAYS AND LETS BE MERRY AND JOYFUL.GG
[quote=”sueandchris”][quote=”maravilla”]it’s kind of the NIMBY syndrome. yes, they have done lots of good with all that money, but when celebrities move into your hood, it all changes. . . and not necessarily for the better. it’s happened over and over again where i have a house in colorado — when the billionaires started moving in the police presence increased, more cameras went up, old-time locals were hassled by the cops for being in the neighbohood of the billionaires, and there was more traffic on my two-lane country road with the sight-seers and lookie-lou’s. i’m grateful that they won’t be moving to my neighborhood here.[/quote]
It is absolutely a NIMBY syndrome. So why perpetuate it if we know better? The gringos who have moved here in the last 20 years have brought immense changes to Costa Rica. Massive houses, developments, high-rise towers on sensitive beaches…and on and on. Every single one of us who has moved here has been a pebble in a still pond…no matter how much we believe that “we” haven’t changed our neighborhoods.
So why are we taking shots at these particular newcomers?
P.S. The American Indians didn’t think much of the “newcomers” who settled Colorado. Immigration is ancient and eternal.[/quote]
I have come to realize that some here will always have the NIMBY syndrome and their back yard is the whole of CR. They are in country and that’s all they want. No more dreaded Gringos polluting their world. It is a joyous time of year and they are still bitter isolationists.
Regardless of your views I want to wish ALL a very Merry Christmas and a very joyous Holiday season. Thanks to all who strive to keep this site a welcome and friendly place.
there is a difference;
you are from that country, born and raised (no problem here):D
you are visiting that country (tourists):shock:
you adapt yourself to live in that country (native resident):lol:
you go and live at that country expecting THEM to adapt to your way of thinking (UGLY AMERICAN):roll:
my husband and i made a list last night of every place we could think of that was destroyed by the cult of celebrity, going back to the 60’s when out of the way, hard to get to places got discovered by the rich and the famous. soon the locals had to move out because they couldn’t afford to live there anymore, and then they became the slaves of the rich because those were the only jobs available. Think Porto Cervo, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Todos Santos, Ibiza, Mykonos, etc etc. initially all those little places were happy about being discovered until the herd moved in and changed their lives forever.
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