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5 sats \ 7 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 15 Oct \ on: MY NIGHTMARE EXPERIENCE BUYING AN APARTMENT IN SPAIN – BEING A BRAZILIAN Education
When you are not a citizen of the country, everything is a difficulty. I wanted to buy a condo in Japan, but dealing with the real estate people was a nightmare. I don’t think they wanted to sell to a foreigner. I wound up renting an apartment. That was great, because the next year the Japanese real estate market crashed. I would have lost a boatload of money.
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20 sats \ 6 replies \ @nomainvest OP 15 Oct
The bureaucracy is insane, but mostly I was frustrated by the banks and fees, not really with the country.
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 15 Oct
I understand that! However, it is often times applied to the foreigner with much more vigor than to a known local.
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20 sats \ 4 replies \ @nomainvest OP 15 Oct
This is true unfortunately, even when adapted to the culture, language, and everything a foreigner is always a foreigner.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 15 Oct
You also have some advantages as a foreigner, you can feign ignorance at times and get away with it. It worked well for me many a time.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @nomainvest OP 15 Oct
Hahaha yeah! I've escaped some cycling fines by answering the cops in English and as cops in Spain don't speak English at all, they usually let you go :D
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @nym 15 Oct
It also works when new at a job for a little while also!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 16 Oct
Yes, but you really have to be careful on who you apply it to. I got whacked with a wooden sword for doing it to the wrong person. Ouch!!!!!!!!!
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