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[quote=”maravilla”]third world doctor??? what the H does THAT mean? i’ve had some really fine third world doctors in NYC and BH, and even here in Costa Rica. not ALL doctors are Jewish! jjjjj don’t move here if you don’t want a third world doctor! actually those doctors CARED about what was wrong with me rather than handing me a scipt for some bogus drug i didn’t need. but you are right that many specialists no longer accept medicare but there are still plenty who do.[/quote]
Even before Obamacare kicks in, there are going to be a lot less doctors! There are many making plans, as we speak, about getting out of health care. There are going to be less doctors, longer waits, and with less qualified doctors. The Obamacare death panel, will be making the decisions on what care you get, and the cost and your age will have a lot to do with it. And if you are not following doctors orders…like buying twinkies when you need to lose weight and ending up with diabetes, you will be denied care. The government has already announced this!! They are monitoring what you buy at the grocery store, all stores and every aspect of your life as well to be exact!
[quote=”waggoner41″][quote=”2BNCR”] Professional incompetence, including doctors especially lawyers, vetinarians and pharmacists.[/quote]
We have resolved all of these problems, some with luck.
We have a very good Caja doctor, pharmicist and attorney and a good vet.[quote=”2BNCR”]The gap between the haves and the have nots
Western materialism corrupting traditional values, disconnecting more and more Tico from their historic ties to agricultural, and living off the land.
US feminism and the degradations of motherhood.
Rampant uncontrolled development that has degraded the environment through unfinished inappropriate projects that stand as testimony to greed.[/quote]
I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment but lets lay the blame for these problems where it belongs.
Many of the problems that expats face are problems that are a result of the actions (greed) of those who have come before us and some who are still here. Some are self inflicted.This is a macho society and it is we who are guests in Costa Rica and we need to be aware of the differences in culture. If you don’t fit in with the community you are asking for problems that can be avoided.[/quote]
I agree totally! If people who move to the US from other countries, would understand that, then there would be a lot less problems in that respect. I would only expect to be a guest in another country and adapt to their culture and language and not expect them to change to suit mine! This is a big pet peeve of mine in the US! I am so tired of calling somewhere and being asked to press # 1 for English!!
[quote=”maravilla”]my internet goes out in a storm in colorado, too. and i don’t put toilet paper in my septic tanque there either. and we had some of the best engineers do I-70 and every year boulders the size of a VW roll down the mountainside and smash a car or two, and two years ago the entire left lane of I-70 collapsed in a huge hole. Sh%^ happens everywhere, not just in Costa Rica.[/quote]
I remember the collapse of the I-70. I had just came through there and tried to go back a few days later. It was a big sink hole. And I have seen major mudslides there too. Especially west of Vail, Co.
[quote=”guru”]1) The seemingly illogical changes in the rules that effect “residents” (such as the new laws that may or may not be completely enforced. . ). Friends of mine dropped their resident application when they were told their necessary 6 months a year in CR had to be in one continuous block of time after having made several hundred thousands of dollars investment and many years work toward permanent resident status. I would have been ready to strangle someone. . .
2) Security bothers me a little. We happily live in part of the US where we don’t lock our doors and probably could not find the keys at this point. . . as well as having no doors on a work shop building. I KNOW this will not fly in CR.
3) Rising costs. A limited budget can quickly become an an insufficient budget when costs rise too much. But we are seeing that in the U.S. as well.
4) How property will be handled when I die. With my children in the U.S. I am not sure how well the property transfer or sale if necessary will go when the time comes. I suppose some serious lawyering and planning is necessary.
Bugs, snakes and pests are almost everywhere on the planet. In rural Virginia and North Carolina I’ve been in places where the flies, mosquitoes and wasps were MUCH worse than in Costa Rica. We have a dozen types of mud daubers here that clog hoses, vents and oil ports on tools, machinery and automobiles if they hold still too long. . . I’ve had snakes in the shop on a regular basis and Copperheads are fairly common. We may not have the variety of snakes as Costa Rica but they are more common than folks think. The bugs that bothered ME in Costa Rica were the little noseeums that eat you up at night without notice and can bight through the holes in mosquito netting.[/quote]
I live in Northern Arizona and the noseeums are abundant in the summer. The only answer here is Skin So Soft, especially in the spray bottle!
[quote=”mbuhler”]I used to think that my biggest concerns about living in Costa Rica were concerns about theft, about being able to learn the language, and about whether my wife would be able to find enough true friends to replace her circle of very close friends back home. Whatever my #1 concern was, however, it has instantly been supplanted with “46 US warships & 7,000 US Marines on route to Costa Rica”. I cannot think of much else that would more quickly and completely turn me off to my dream of retiring in Costa Rica than for the country to lose its heritage of peace and independence and be ruined by the influence and presence of the U.S. military. OK, OK, the Chinese or Russian military would be a quicker and more complete turn off! If the country doesn’t desperately need the U.S. military, their presence is a big concern. If the country does desperately need them, then I guess I need to rethink whether I really want to be in the country.
I agree with you I have been planning on moving to Costa Rica for about 2 years and now that there are 46 US warships, 200 helicopters and 7,000 US Marines this really concerns me. Why are they REALLY there? I have heard things from defense against Venezuela to building military bases, fighting drugs ect. I think it’s all plans of the NWO!
