Yep, Lots of DOOM & GLOOM!!!
As Harmony put it.
And he has not distorted any of the facts that he stated.
That said......
I live in Barrio China, Haina, about 15min from the Capital.
On my level, in the last 3 years, from when the pesos was 16 to 1.
1. There has been no increase in crime in my part of the world.
2. People are buying what they need, and there has been a great drop-off of the, weekend corner, beer-drinking & girl-watching rituals. The girls are still walking the runway, but the audience has dropped from the usual 50+ to around 12.
3. No body, and I mean NO BODY, should try walking around the Capital, wearing loose, and or bold jewelry. The moto-chonco guys have been doing this for years!!!!
It's like the merry-go round ride, and the necklace & pocket-books are the Brass Ring for them! After Living in NYC, we already knew how to dress and handle our-selves before walking out the door, for a stroll around town.
4, Peso devaluation is a fact that people are living with.
5, Those who get their funds in another currency are probably seeing what I am, that even though prices on services are going up, do to the peso devaluation & inflation, I am actually spending about 10% less @month, for the same life style.
6. Most parents at New Horizons do not walk their kids into & out of the school, they pull up and drop them off and pick them up, just like back in NY. I do not know about the other schools.
Enough of that nonsense....
Come on down and check it out for awhile, read the archives and put your scouting list in order for when you come.
If you coming to the south shore, my wife and I can spend a weekend showing you and yours around the capital.
I'm sure you will get them same for the north shore from some of the other family members here.
Tim H.
P.S. Lets stick to the original thread. I'm going to copy and start a new one for the replies that are coming for this.