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23 sats \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 17 Oct \ on: Moving to El Salvador and alikes may not be a good idea alter_native
I know what you're referring to which people in developed countries take for granted: clean water, good plumbing, electricity, internet connection, roads, restaurants, bars, and a plethora of stores to buy whatever you desire. Still, the tradeoffs are becoming less and less worth it
I did move to a latin american country. I have all of this.
These are stereotypes. The buses here are better than in Europe and a LOT better than in North America (not really a context, there)
Access to everything I need is safe and secure and cheaper.
Also I'm far away from any war that may or not spread.
There aren't cameras everywhere, nobody is surveilling my internet use (except the US, as it does everywhere). But locally, nobody cares what I post where.
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I wonder are people who throw out these kind of objections trying to justify and convince themselves they are doing the right thing by staying put? (which in all fairness, quite likely is the correct decision for them) But maybe they still have that curiosity that perhaps they are missing out (FOMO), wonder whether they really should or want confirmation they should not.
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I've also encountered a lot of "stay and fight" "I'm not leaving my country" and a lot of other talk that comes off as nationalism (which, to me, is mainly a govt psyop). I get it. But I've moved around countries a fair bit in my life, so I don't have much allegiance to countries, flags, sports teams etc.. (more psyop) and I certainly aren't willing to die for any country's government or allow my children to either.
When moving to other countries we never really know if it's the correct decision but I'm more often than not willing to take a punt.
Certainly, moving to a developing country is a whole lot different to moving to another western or european country. It can be somewhat of an environment shock to begin with. In some places you can surprisinly get better health care, if you find the right places.
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the country I'm originally from is the last place on earth I'd fight or die for. Well, second to last. the last is the US, of course, the global dictator, but I'm not from there.
and it's not so different, really. It depends of course, on whather you move to a bigger city or to the countryside; the countryside, yes, is different and does suffer some development issues; depends on the countryside.
The cities don't. And a lot of the environment shock is really only due to the stereotypes you were saddled with. It looks a little different, and at first you suspect things that are in fact ghosts conjured up by bad expectations your home country set you up with.
It's propaganda to portray these places as dirty mud huts. Before I left, I vividly remember my doctors trying to 10 different vaccines on me. Talking to them about it, it quickly became clear that they thought I'd sleep on a dirt floor, swim in rain puddles filled with bugs, and eat unwashed berries from the jungle. I told them, I've been there before. It's a normal house and the food comes from a normal supermarket, and yes the rivers are dirty, but everyone knows not to get near that water.
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