opportunities? However, this is a time-consuming method and can be particularly difficult if you do not speak much Spanish. why? Chile is NOT a First World Country mate. To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a We WANT to learn about other cultures. :p. Is how I really feel something that you want to hear and not the truth.Buddy I live in Chile many years.If you wanna see poverty go to Valparaiso and you will see 80 percent of its shit slums right next to the beautiful pacific ocean, or just go to la pintana puente alto.Yea high standard of living where the 90 percent of chileans are in debt.anyone can buy a 2 million dollar ferrari and pay it until the day he dies.chileans like to show off their pathetic achievements.if it wasnt for the copper they would be living in strawhuts, or maybe you are just like them, rude and vulgar with no education.Chile is a way overrated country, and the people are boring vague ignorant insular extremely classist(if not the most classist country in the world) and very rude, maybe thats why you like kissing their ass so much.Oh and by the way i lived in USA for many years where I was poor and i could befriend a rich kid and go to his house and have much better life and open conversation with anyone on the street.Bet you cant get a doctor in vitacura talking to a obrero from las polas in the streets, cant you….Thought so idiot! The food I think like you said balances out with the prices of affordable housing. We are 1 hour from the Andes mountain range (with great hiking and skiing in winter), an 1 hour from awesome wineries in Casablanca and 1.5 hours from the funky port side city of Valparaiso.”. If you are looking I like chile but they just me I try very hard to like anywhere I go. The beautifully diverse and hospitable South American nation is waiting for you to make it your new home. This is what America has become. Well 50% bad and 50% good as in every place of the world… So in conclusion if you want to live a familiy life in a mansion with spectacular weather Chile is the place, but you must put fence and alarms to the house, it is not like in the rest of the world that houses does not have fences. Obviously, you haven’t lived here long enough to see how rude people are here, no respect, ignorant, arrogant….and list goes on…. Home town: Perth, Australia. It has nothing to do with your post, but Santiago is really clean compared to other places in Europe. Chile has some of the most advanced medical care in Latin America. I am married and not concerned with what people look like. We are very fortunate to be able to experience the world in our own city. Don’t stay in Santiago, travel arround the country! living in a country that has pride, (moral in the UK is at an all time low) a government that cares for its own people (Cameron would rather entertain muslim extremeists). Try the American Bar in Santiago.

Yes, two of my friends visited Chile they impression was very much like yours, Chileans tend to be very much like Michigan people ( I live in Michigan ) most people in Michigan do not socialise outside their long extended family .. why bother? Torres del Paine National Park) and the Chilean army, because the Strait of But lanzas are pickpocketers. Southern Chile, and in particular the Lake Required fields are marked *. The city is quite safe, except for some cerros that you should avoid at night. It’s decades behind but change is there and working slowly and surely at eroding old mindsets of Classicism, Racism, Homophobia, and the tiring divided between Communist/Socialist and Capitalist/Right Wing Conservatism hatred they have with each other. The prices were a little higher than I expected, but still less than what I pay in the US. PS: I have lived in REALLY dirty places like Dhaka, Delhi or Varanasi… Santiago is seriously spotless lol. Haha es que en Chile no hay Osmel! What’s London like to live in? Here is my email address, top_m13@outlook.com. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links, at no additional cost to you. Of course it depends on the conversion of chilean pesos to dollar in a particular momment, but at most the price would be the same. Next observation is the cheap housing prices and the exorbiant prices of food. Do you know how much money you will need there to maintain your current standard of living? We look forward to spending time in South America….we live in a city that is extremely multicultural and Toronto has a very large Latino community from all South American countries. The majority of international schools in Chile are in the capital, but there are also a few in other cities around the country. And they often ask employers to guarantee rental contracts too. But everything else you have wrote is butthurt. Chileans are Rude and Vulgar, even worse they are ugly and filthy poor, fuck em! – Earthquakes/tsunamis: Chile is known for its earthquakes. Most expatriates choose to settle in Santiago because this is where most professional opportunities are and the standard of living is close to the one in western cities. Hey, I was born in Chile but have lived in Australia for over 26 years. I just requires commitment and sacrifice and a lot of hard work, which brings out the best in a person self-confidence, organizational skills, drive and satisfaction (Hope) . Author: Sanne WesselmanA traveler, wanderer, digital nomad, and entrepreneur. I can agree with you on this. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder haha. What is moving to and living in Santiago, Chile, like? You are right on Trixxi! The traffic can also be a drag and somedays you can be better off walking than trying to drive! I too, get really sad when I see so many countries in South America (and other parts of the world) automatically adopting the American culture. So our mistrust is not just about genearlizing but to the attitude most US citizens have when going out to SA, as if it was their backyard. Furthermore, I would happily fall in love with a Chilean woman, as opposed to an English woman, as English women are becoming more and more arrogant and big headed, especially in London. I have been living in Chile for 5 years. I told them they were insane. I really hope that Americans instead of getting so caught up in ugly jeans and expensive bananas, would look at their own country and culture. We are trying to go out from undevelopement but not even close to europeans countries. Both girls and boys dress in a rather conservative fashion, albeit all major brands and collections are present in the country (and yet everyone seems to have headed to the same shop, ie, H&M!). I had a 450 meter home that was approximately 100 meters from the ocean.

To me Chile is like the tale of the Emperors New Clothes every one is proud of the economic miracle but fail to recognise the factors that prevent the country from being a fully developed country. LOL cuz i used the American passport! Before talking badly about others look into your own reality and hopefully dont come back. The other towns and cities are more rural and therefore offer very different and much slower life styles. Accommodation in Chile is generally very reasonably priced — in many cases single-family houses are just as affordable as apartments. Although drinking water is safe in Chile, you should buy bottled water during your first few weeks. Please, don’t forget that Santiago is just a city, the people that live in santiago it’s just people. I’m from CA and seriously thinking of relocating my child to somewhere safer where my parental rights are respected and where I can keep him safe if there were ever a WW3. “Discover Chile is a great facebook group to ask for local, up to date information on living in Santiago and Chile in general. Watch for stray dogs which I thought Chile has an issue with.