Why We Really Left PUERTO RICO

[@gotmozart]

This video is someones personal reasons for leaving. Accusing them of racism or ignorance is a reflection of you! They tried, it didn't work, they moved. And they're sharing THEIR viewpoint. Most of these social media trolls spewing negative comments wouldn't dare say these things in person to their face.

[@dianajusinogonzalez6553]

Many of their opinions, I don't think they would dare say to a Puerto Rican to their face...I'm actually baffled they dared to say it on a video and published it. "Malls are TOO cold" Really? After you complained about how hot the weather was?! Check your privilege. Edited to add: It hurts many of your remarks but after letting go of the hurt your words caused, I must say in all calmness and peace; IN THE END, many of your reasons for leaving are everyday torments for the natives. As a non-native you got to experience many of the hardships that the people of the island deal with. Hardships that are mostly the direct result of the colonial condition the U.S. government has us in. Instead of complaining how unideal paradise was, why don't you join the cause and protest the U.S. government and its treatment of Puerto Rico? Share your voice but instead of placing blame on the island, place the blame where it belongs: The U.S. government who continues to abuse our island by keeping it a colony. Do better. Instead of a "why we left Puerto Rico" video, do a "why U.S. is failing Puerto Rico" video. Be our voice. Share our struggles, unite on our fight. That's what sets the Puerto Rican people apart. We unite in our fight, we endure our struggles and we do not give up. Our own hymn "Preciosa" by Marc Anthony says about our island "The bards that sing your history call you Precious, It doesn't matter that the tyrant treats you with black hatred". We know the beauty of our island even if we have been treated by the "tyrants" (Our colonizers) with BLACK HATRED. lyricstranslate.com/nl/preciosa-precious.html Please use your voice to do good and to spread awareness not just to shame our island, our culture, our people and their struggles. And how my parents would say "Dios los bendiga!" (God bless you).

[@willam779]

We will tell you to your face

[@lunchmeat510]

I would! 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@carlossantiago2461]

You guys reminds me a Couple of Old Cubans that I met in Miami back in 2008, they never Had Kids, but they traveled a Lot, all around the World, The guy , Mr. Armando use to spend MOST of his time watching Porn on His computer, He looked Gay" but got me confused because she Has ,His "Bad Breath Lady" right NEXT to Him, most of the Time!! They were so "Unique" that only them, understand "each other! I left Puerto Rico back in 2006" is 2021, and Im still dreaming to go back, but "Honestly, I didnt save money my first 10 years..in US (Miami, Atlanta, Pascagoula, Mississippi, /St. Rose, Louisiana, /Houston, Texas, /Reno Nevada, NOW in California (Los Angeles, Im Trying to save at least to go back to Hatillo, Camuy, or Isabela, because I dont want to retire in Mainland!! This Nation is Going DOWN!¡ Homelesses, Immigrants Working in Good Jobs, Having babies just for Benefits, Low income Housing, Woman Economic Housing Projects, Traffic os getting bigger, Now they Drive, and Buy Cars, We" Latinos, having Babies, White People Raising Dogs!!! LA is Sucks, I dont wanna go back to Florida State "Hell No!! So" I wish to have money enough to be Jake Paul or Logan Paul or Óscar de la Hoya , Neighbors but, just "Please God" let me have..my yard with Roots, Plaintain, Fruit Threes , a 2 door jeep, 1 Toyota Tacoma, 2 Guard Dogs ( Rottweiler or Germand Shepperd, Health , And $$ Little bit to Pay bills...and I Will be a 90 years..old strong and active Grandfather, meanwhile guys, Thanks for share your experience in the Island. Some places Are Better some are Worst, Look what happened in KY, And dont worry about Shipping Items, China Will run the US, Like how I said US US Going Down, Foreigners raising babies ,White Communitty raising Dogs!!!!! "BYE!!!! 👋🤏

[@glendasanchez7170]

Hi! I agreed with you. This is someone's personal reason for leaving.... BUT when you talk down, when you disrespect another place, when you insult other people home because doesn't work for you. That talk more about them. Constructive criticism is always welcome, call other people dump.... Im sorry, not sorry at all. They came looking for a tax exception paradise, the reason doesn't work for them is because they just saw money and never did the research when you move to another place. Im can't excuse other people comments, but Im seeing disrespect receive disrespect. I combat this with knowledge, but not everyone is like me and thanks of God not everyone is like the guy in this video. Actually she looks ashamed

[@Velamyartsy]

Did you really expect everything to be handed in a silver platter in an island that has systematically and constantly been ignored and taken advantage of by your so loved mainland? News flash, that’s just they way it is in most Latin American countries, and im confident saying us puertoricans have the better side of things. Some of these reasons are why a lot of us move to the states in search of better opportunities and yet a lot of you guys question why we do it and tell us to “go back to where we came from”, yet, it’s okay for you to flee ASAP once you “find the shopping malls too cold”. For people who say you can’t do any work without the internet you sure as hell don’t seem to be able to look up any information about a place before you decide to completely change your lifestyle. Apart from all the political aspects, Puerto Rico is an amazing place to live in, filled with incredibly talented and genuine people. Most of the things you claim bothered you, say more about the types of people you are, than the people on the island. You gotta check yourself.

[@_ar8410]

I mean… damn 🔥

Por el centro'el plato.

[@joemitchell877]

10 4

[@thisplaceisnuts]

Xenophobic outrage is not a good color for you 🤔😳🙄 You attacks are ad hominem (directed at the person) rather than dealing with what the person says. Big mistake! You chose one issue out of 21 (Cold air conditioning in the shopping malls) to create a “strawman“ (logical fallacy) argument, and then proceeded to attempt to destroy it. It’s like you didn’t even listen to the video!🤔🤔😳 They made a point of saying Puerto Rico had natural beauty, but unfortunately, much of it was marred by decaying infrastructure, abandoned buildings, trash on the beach, etc. Next time, try LISTENING to what is said and don’t let your emotional prejudice against any criticism blind you to the reality of The need for change on Puerto Rico! 🤔😳🤨

[@lambert13]

I think you are way off. From watching their other videos, they were pretty familiar with how things were there. But, only when you live somewhere do you really get to know it. The complaints they had were just complaints. They weren't blaming the island or the people. Just some things that they didn't like. I noticed that they so didn't say that the people should change. They know that it's up to them to accept things if they want to happily live there.

[@juliocruz6251]

I believe the lack of investigation before moving is what creates 80% of your complaints. You cant complain about heat when you are living on a Caribbean island. Mosquitos, you never been to Florida? Heat and humidity, you never been to New Orleans? If you are working from home and have to have the a/c on 24/7, what do you do during the summers in Nashville, just pop a window for a few months? I cant say I ever spent 20 mins pouring gas lol . In NJ they pour your gas for you and theres still a huge debate between people that like it and people that dont. You do have a few points. For example, the wait on services, cost of living and power outages. The fact that you choose the word “dump” to describe the island, kind of makes me angry but in part I do hope my people see this and react to it. We do have this problem with our beaches and it is sad. I respect your argument but maybe next time, some well spent time in learning about a place before you financially invest in it, would help you make a better decision. On this Island we learn and adapt . Like we say here, no aguantaron el empuje!

[@kmarchany7]

Definitivo, que bueno que se fueron.

[@CEbelmar]

@@kmarchany7 En primer lugar, son ignorantes y tienen muchos prejuicios, como si viniesen de un paraiso, de acuerdo: que bueno que se fueron!

La última línea lo dice todo!

[@lunchmeat510]

I love that they're complaining about the weather. When they're based off Las Vegas, Nevada. That's the desert - it's hot as hell there. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Privileged at his finest.

[@lafytaffy1220]

They make many good points though. Many of which can be directly and indirectly tied back to politics and the economy. Crime and finances are deal breakers. For what they were spending they probably could take a luxury vacation every year somewhere new.

[@TraderMigs]

I'm a Puerto Rico native and a US Army Combat Veteran. I've lived in Puerto Rico as well as several states and other countries. There's truth to what they are saying about our island, however, not much different than places even in areas of the states as well as other countries. When you aren't native to an area it's so simple to find something to complain about. It's not your culture, it's not your vibe so it's a problem to you two. That's all. Thanks for taking yourself out. We appreciate it.

[@ELCybermatador]

I’m also a veteran from the island. They’re 100% right in everything they said. PR is not what they are trying to sell to people in the states. There’s a reason people living there want to leave but can’t because of $ etc.

[@TraderMigs]

@@ELCybermatador Read my second sentence again. P.S. Thank you for your service.

[@leadreviewer3257]

I totally agree with you TraderMigs I lived in PR for a couple of yrs and have been back every yr since and love it for so many reasons. She is far from that type of lovely people that are common in PR and it shows, I am sure that the people she surrounds herself with and friends are just like her, so best to leave them to their gossip and sense of superiority. So many places across the US are so much worst with the heat, bugs, crime and so on. Many of us have traveled more and lived in more locations than she yet she piles on the makeup thicker. In the end she has no opinion just a sad search for viewers late in life.

[@TraderMigs]

@@leadreviewer3257 1000% agree. It's just the reality.

[@juanjomonroig]

@@ELCybermatador Why does it matter that you are a 'US Army Combat Veteran'?

[@L4tinG]

#21 - No shit. It's the Caribbean. #20 - Didn't check the climate #19 - Again, Caribbean. #18 - Colonialism #17 - Jones Act # 16 - P.R. is not rich. There's no money for fancy gas stations. #15 - Fair. #14 - People aren't rushing to do things. Life is hard enough as it is. #13 - Lucky #12 - This is everywhere, not just PR. #11 - Fair #10 - Yes, it was your responsibility. #9 - Fair #8 - "People who say they love their island, they don't seem to treat it with love" Generalizing a bit here. #7 - Yep. The PR sato. #6 - I'm sure it annoys people from there too. #5 - Didn't check the culture. This is very much a Latin culture. Music is everywhere. "Puerto ricans are naturally deaf"...I'm not even going to touch that. #4 - Fair #3 - Corruption #2 - Man, those crowds of puerto ricans walking around their own island sure are annoying. #1 - Honestly, this list and this attitude is likely the reason you didn't have many friends. Many of the things on this list are a google search away. Hot climate? Creatures that are attracted to hot climate? Spanish? Loud music? Cars? Also, yes...that Hurricane María. I too remember it for the lack of internet...oh....and for the over 2,000 people who lost their lives, but mostly for the lack of internet.

[@dangda-ww7de]

Usually the dumb and poor are always loud.

[@L4tinG]

@@dangda-ww7de Wow, what a clever thing to say. I'm paralyzed by your sheer genius.

[@LylyHec]

@@dangda-ww7de Dude just move already!

[@daianefuentes7762]

The best comment! You just said it all.

[@MrAmhara]

Spanish people are not native to Puerto Rico. Go back to Spain and Africa.

[@annmaguire6346]

I lived in Puerto Rico for a year…and it was one of the best experiences of my life 🤗friendly people, opportunity to learn a second language, amazing food and beaches. If I could go back, I would 100%. if you aren’t willing to have a slight change in lifestyle when you move to a new country, just stay home.

[@ElCaciqueWillo]

Factssss 🍻🍻

[@07bently]

I totally agree I lived in PR a few yrs and I had returned every yr since. I now have a condo and plan to stay most of the year to try and avoid as best I can people like Diane Cohn. Oh and I am not in a coastal town I love the people there.😁

[@robertwolfeii615]

Not a country its a territory of usa

[@annmaguire6346]

@@robertwolfeii615 yes I realize this but you get the point.

[@FloatingWeeds2]

It's not a slight change unless you already live in a Florida ghetto town.

[@Selene_Moon98]

I mean.. thank you so much for leaving the island. The Caribbean isn’t for anyone anyways. Only natives can enjoy our own environment and climate. If you aren’t up to something different and new knowing to well PR is a tropical island then why bother to move in the first place?

[@Selene_Moon98]

@@NecroBanana so? Calling PR an island isn’t wrong either.

[@Selene_Moon98]

@@Luckyener I know.

[@darkcoeficient]

Do you at least acknowledge the corruption part? That was pretty spot on.

[@dberriossantiago]

Exactly!!!!!

[@kengarcia3834]

@@darkcoeficient Sad, just when I thought I can escape that in the States.

[@abrahamgarcia1044]

Perdonen que lo diga en español, pero ese es mi primer idioma de Puerto Rico. Si van a hablar de mi isla que aguanten presión. Estas personas vienen primeramente para beneficiarse de los incentivos de la ley 20-22 para no pagar impuestos como nosotros los residentes de la isla que somos los mantenemos la economía del país. Segundo, cuando uno va a mudarse a un sitio que no es su nación primaria tiene que hacer un estudio o análisis de todo lo que conlleva el moverse a ese sitio. Pero como lo que estaban buscando era una guira para no pagar contribuciones, chocaron con las situaciones del país. No niego que en PR hayan muchas cosas pasando a la vez, pero lo primero que tienen que estudiar o buscar es que sos una colonia dependiente de los EU. Aquí todo se mueve acorde con los EU. Pero no voy a entrar en política ahora. Simplemente siempre habla el que menos puede. Si la cosa cuenta tan mala, porque tanta gente viene a vivir o a invertir a la isla del encanto. Simplemente la matemática te dice que es un buen negocio.

[@EricSPizarro]

Algo que deben hacer los americanos que quieran vivir en la isla es hacer una prueba seis meses.

[@rjz4329]

I'm a gringo who has spent much of the last 5 years in PR, though not as Act 20/22. I don't disagree that people are moving there to dodge taxes, but the PR government is enabling this by offering Act 20/22 in the first place. The tax structure there is crazy with the poor and working classes being charged high taxes, both on income and sales, and the rich encouraged to set up tax shelters. Among other things, it's led to a hollowing out of the professional classes with an obvious example being the departure of 15% of the island's doctors over the past several years. I am not an economic expert, but there must be a better way to encourage investment in the economy -- and migration to the island -- than to give free money to rich people.

[@arelisramirez2592]

Es una tristeza, pero una gran verdad. It’s a very sad truth.

[@dberriossantiago]

Por lo que pude escuchar es un asunto de persona acostumbradas a las comodidades y a tener todo lo que desean en la mano. Bastante changos. Todo lo que criticaron fueron cosas superficiales. 😒😒😒

[@SenpaiGeeze]

Como Boricua, te voy hacer honesto. Puerto Rico es solo buen negocio porque es barato. Y se sigue poniendo más barato con toda la corrupción, crimen, etc Ahí salió el video de la masacre y la gente ya acostumbradas porque pasa lo mismo todo los días. Yo soy Boricua full, pero la Isla es horrible

[@MurakamiTenshi]

Is this a parody video? Too hot? Bugs? Crime? As someone who has lived in all four corners of the continental US, these issues are all over the place.

[@titomala-madre]

This is like Romans complaining about the soil in Carthage being too salty.

[@titomala-madre]

@@Notrocketscience101 You must be so blissful with all that ignorance. I apologize for triggering you snowflake.

[@mand0c0mmand0]

@@Notrocketscience101 you do understand that Puerto Rico is a US territory and we are US citizens. It is no different that someone living in New York moving to Florida. And I don't see you complaining about that.

[@ojibungaming6748]

@@Notrocketscience101 Except the system has been partly built with the help of the US. The US is responsible as well to what we go through, because they benefit from it. Remove yourself.

[@titomala-madre]

@@hectoroliverasgarcia2869They're wondering why is there a famine here?

[@titomala-madre]

@@Notrocketscience101 Article IV Clause 2 of the US Constitution: "Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State." This applies to the District of Columbia too. At the end of the day Congress calls the shots in a US territory.

[@ArTomRocks]

Just for your understanding, a third of your complains are due to the fact that US interests control the island. We use to grow our own food and had a transportation system that went around the island... But US big interstes took it all down to create a dependency from them.

[@Jimbobeatty]

Untrue. The vast majority of our problems are our own doing. We accept to live in the mediocracy we live in and refuse to change. And when someone comes to the island and points them out, people get offended.

[@alianzaconlanaturaleza5623]

@@Jimbobeatty your Matrix believes blinds you from reality. Read some history.

[@Selene_Moon98]

@@Jimbobeatty you need to read your own history then. Seems to me that you don’t know nothing about it.

[@Joel-ud3yj]

@@Jimbobeatty totally correct.

[@Selene_Moon98]

@@adiaz9201 bruh. You should read a little. When USA invaded us, We had everything, we made our things and we weren’t depending from Spain since they give us the liberty to do overseas business (libre comercio) We even had our own representation at court in Spain and pretty much to have our own stuff such like our own electricity system little by little in some part of the island, education system/ teaching French and Italian in schools, El Colegio de Abogados, scientists/labs, a large train system, National Radio and national sports, El Yunque was already a national forest/natural reserve and many more things. When USA dowgraded our coin it caused such a severe economic blow, causing the island's millionaires to emigrate to the United States and the working class to become poor. Literally USA turned PR into a poor island when we were one of the most places advanced in the Caribbean. Later on with the arrival of the Commonwealth (ELA), many believed that USA saved them from hunger when in reality the ones who screwed us very hard were them in the first place. ELA is another lie created by the government of PR and the USA to think that the great nation saved us when they really just fucked everything we had… we don’t own shit to USA, they own us EVERYTHING they took from us.

[@zraker7]

In Puerto Rico the overall cost of living is about 13% higher than the mainland United States. The Jones Act of 1920 requires that everything that comes to Puerto Rico must first be shipped to the States and then reshipped to the island by US transport, thereby increasing cost. Blame the politicians who are in the pocket of shipping cargo corporations.

[@EricSPizarro]

Que disparate es ese, sera mas caro que en las ruralías de los EEUU.

[@williebori]

@@EricSPizarro Yo me mudé de PR a los Estados y lo que dice es cierto. PR es de las jurisdicciones más caras de los Estados Unidos a pasar de que ingresa mucho menos.

[@pedrodorta7404]

This video took me a couple of minutes to digest. I think you mentioned a couple of valid points for leaving like power outages, difficulty making friends, and overall contrast in culture expressed through waiting periods, gas pumps, and noise. But the majority of these are an indication of how blind you are to your own privilege and maybe a little racist? You receive these monumental tax benefits (15-25% less than average) that you can leverage to buy real estate property, charge rent, and in no way have it trickle down. But you complain that there are fees for these tax incentives? That you have to hear loud noises because people are def? That you have to deal with crowds and traffic?! That not everybody knew english?!?! What gets me the most is that you put up 21 reasons to complain about the island and explained why you left, but still decided to keep the house in Dorado and charge rent. Those houses in Villas de Golf were +/-$500k a year ago but because people that take advantage of the tax incentives have come to the island, they're now in the +/-$1-1.5M range. Someone that lives on the island doesn't get the tax incentives and now can't afford to pay a $1M house. But I'm glad that you were able to contribute to the gentrification. And don't get me wrong. I'd love for all my friends from the mainland to buy a house in Puerto Rico and live next to me and truly get to know and enjoy my culture. But it's the combination of your privilege and the benefits you received plus the complaining that gets me frustrated. But hey, at least you volunteered to clean up the beaches!

[@255151gr]

This couple actually volunteered to do coastal cleaning because that was in the contract that they signed with the PR government. Also the contract read they they need to own a property in the island. They really wanted to get the most benefit from the deal as possible and when it didn’t work they complained about puertorricans.. they left but still have the property there.. they got it rented now…

[@baponte]

Que llorón es usted. Ellos tienen opinión igual que tu y pueden hacer un video de lo map que lo pasaron en PR

[@ChrisRasch]

There are under five thousand Act 20/21 recipients in Puerto Rico, in a country of 3 million people. To suggest that they're having a significant effect on housing prices (except in a few expat enclaves) is absurd. And no matter where you go, almost every fourth building is an empty hulk. There is plenty of land and potential housing, but nobody wants to buy / invest to renovate or rebuild. Why is that? It's also not the Act 20/22 recipient's fault that the Puerto Rican government's taxes are so high. Puerto Ricans have typically voted in a bunch of leftist politicians who buy votes with the promise of generous government welfare and social programs. Who did you think was going to pay for those programs?

[@pedrodorta7404]

@@ChrisRasch que clase de disparate

[@MonadTransformer]

Reason 22 not to stay in Puerto Rico: Pedro would call you "blind", "privileged", and "racist", and blame you for owning property.

[@rjz4329]

I'm a gringo living in Puerto Rico for much of the last 5 years. This video makes me uncomfortable as being like sort of rudely criticizing somebody else's house and hospitality, but it's not a great analogy. The heat and humidity (and the weird overcorrection with a/c in places like movie theaters) are real. I recognize many of the other complaints they had while also recognizing that it's often a result of underinvestment as a function of both external neglect and internal corruption (aggravated by things like the Jones act and the dediversification of agriculture as a result of rum production). I don't know how to solve those things, but if they were solved, I don't think potholes would be an issue. I also think all of the complaints in the video would have seemed like minor nuisances if the people in the video had found community. For this, they likely have only themselves to blame. I have no doubt they fit in well and have no problem making friends in upscale neighborhoods in the states where everyone has a similar socio-economic-linguistic background. But in a gated community of transient tax-dodging gringos, you're going to feel isolated and cut off because, in fact, you are. They mention this in the video, but I think this is probably the one problem that magnifies all the others. It's certainly not impossible to move to Puerto Rico from the states and find friends and community. I know people who have done it, but I don't think it's possible to do while staying cocooned within the luxuries to which they seem to feel entitled and apart from the people whose home the island already is. Or maybe I'm reading too much into it. It is really hot, though.

[@jasonbroski3896]

The heat is killer. Luckily we can grab a beer and enjoy the nice breeze at the beach whenever. Cheers!

[@nmwnomatterwhattimewilltak8608]

I grew up in the island and visit every year and all u do all day is to say how hot it is. I hated how my hands sweat so much in school of course with no ac. agghhhh! Now I live outside of NYC and all u do is talk about the weather and how much it sucks in the winter and too hot in the summer. Lol ! But I know when it stays in the low to kid 80s in PR and u listen to the breeze hitting the trees or palm trees is just glorious as u fall into a meditate trance instantly.

[@MrAmhara]

F*ck your sensitive feelings. If you don't appreciate honesty from this guy then go somewhere else. Puerto Rico is not that great.

[@carminnazario4746]

Don't come back no more to puerto rico you are the kind of person dont know God at all after you take advantage of the lsland you criticize the beautiful lsland

[@skylarblue6725]

What is a "gringo"?

[@dvidsilva]

Hope your friends see this video and it discourages from going. The island doens't need folks like these.

[@baponte]

Le duele que le digan la verdad? Está tan acostumbrado a estos inconvenientes que le molesta que se lo digan?

[@Dosgunar]

Sad , but they just said the truth. I am Puerto Rican and I left my island for the same reason.

[@Notrocketscience101]

These are just the people that island needs. Hard-working, self-supporting, not on welfare, honest, non-violent, smart, well spoken, insightful... amazing people like you can’t figure out what makes for a good living place; People, people, people! If you want the exact opposite of these people go to Haiti and see how great it is

[@Cinnamonrollseveryday]

@@Notrocketscience101 or the socially unjust mainland USA

[@Notrocketscience101]

@@Cinnamonrollseveryday Socially unjust? In my lifetime over $25 billion has been extracted from taxpayers in the states and donated in welfare. At least another 25 billion has been pickpocketed from them and given in the way of FEMA. How come nobody on the island has any shame for living in a beautiful climate and environment and taking all this money from people who spend their lives working so hard?

[@RETIREMAJORPAIN]

After watching this video, I laughed my ass off. The ridiculous excuses this gentleman expresses are the realities that we live on our beautiful island everyday of the week. Sir, we don’t need people like you who only cried about their stay in PR. I know plenty of “Gringos” who moved here, married here and LOVE it here. I also know various gringos who visit the island every year and have the time of their lives in PR. We are against Act 20 & 22 which only benefit people that move here and don’t contribute nothing positive to our island. Stay in the USA and don’t live in Latin America, specially if you don’t even have the interest of learning the language.

[@pamelallorensginorio5336]

THANK YOU

[@MrAmhara]

Puerto Rico is not representative of Latin America. For example Mexico is better run. Sorry. LOL

[@iguanajoe9329]

@@MrAmhara ...nobody asked how you feel about it tho.

[@user-tm1oy6ck4t]

@@MrAmhara I currently live in Mexico, and as much as I love it my reaction to your comment can only be... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EmmanuelMelendez]

So true

[@marielamartinez2237]

20/22 Questions for you: 1. Why not move across the street in your “mainland” Hometown? 2. Do you really think belittling others with your videos has any purpose other than some penny worth likes? 3. Is 99% utilities uptime unreasonable for you? 4. Why didn’t you use your double-digit tax savings to buy a battery backup to replace your cheap and noise gas generator? 5. Did you know that tropical weather, flora, and fauna is different than your 4 seasons? 6. Why didn’t you use your double-digit tax savings to buy a central A/C unit? 7. Had you thought that your services prices might be related to your upscale community and not because you are “gringos”? 8. Were your home services costs higher than USA? 9. Do you know Maria was an event of a century? 10. Do you know how fortunate you were by being able to fly away before Maria’s hurricane impact? 11. Do you know how many poor families has gotten paid by insurances or FEMA? 12. Do you know how many people were left homeless after Maria? 13. Do you know there is a big, big ocean between continental USA and the Caribbean? 14. What good did you do for Puerto Rico? 15. Why did Puerto Rico needed to adapt to you? 16. What did you do to integrate with Puerto Ricans beyond your entitled comfort zone? 17. Do you have any perspective of the challenges that most of the world population faces in the day to day? 18. Do you know what xenophobia is? 19. Do you know what privilege is? 20. Have you ever experienced real life needs or has everything been given to you? 21. Are you even slightly aware of how offensive your expressions are? And yes, we are LOUD and PROUD. We should be even louder against STUPIDITY. We do not need you in Puerto Rico. We do not want you in Puerto Rico. Do not even come for visiting. Stop making money out of Puerto Rico related content.

[@ElCaciqueWillo]

Que palabras más hermosas ñeta ✊🇵🇷

[@sugeil]

Bravo!!!

[@puertocool]

The sad thing is that these "settlers" have nothing in common with the majority who move to the island. They give them an undeserved bad name.

[@Lalyversus]

Louder for the people in the back

[@LuisGonzalez-zd9vm]

DAMM RITE...IF THEY CAN,T STAND THE HEAT ...GET THE FUCK OUT THE KITCHEN 😘

[@lsolhjoo7152]

Diane, it is interesting how all of the sudden you could come up reasons why you left but when your youtube channel was making you money you were happily giving positive pointers about the island. The hurricane Maria happened, I get it but you failed to explain how the people that stayed were resilient enough to rebuild and make the island better than ever. If you are complaining about paying $10 -20K in taxes, then don’t complain, you had all the enjoyments while some of us had to pay the taxes you didn’t pay.

[@lsolhjoo7152]

@@dorkladytravels You know exactly what I mean… You made and are making money from your postings. Why you kept going back to Puerto Rico? There should be a sense of responsibility when you use the island for your personal gain, instead of calling the island a dump now. It is a shame, just because you were unable to use the island as a tax shelter anymore. It means all the videos that made you money were fake if you were not sincere or telling the truth. Your responses to everyone that called you in your disrespect are also fake. Just remember don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

[@stefanietrotski6502]

Thank you both for leaving! I hope wherever you settle you manage not to break a 7th air conditioner. FARRTTTTT

[@shaq2635]

😂😂😂 lmfao

[@allones3078]

lol

[@Douken]

I grew up there. By not learning the language you missed on quite a lot. Yes, it is that significant.

[@juanpalerm7712]

I appreciate most of your opinions. You chose to live in a tropical island, that is naturally hot and humid, with plenty of life and bugs, and people of a different Hispanic culture. We also recognize the Problems we have with the energy outages, cars and prices, shipping and Amazon, corruption, cost of living, potholes, etc. Maybe you should analyze what it means to be a colony, a classical status of economic and political exploitation that people have to endure. And not simply state, as the tourists you remain, that they are the result of cultural differences.

[@RafaelSantiagoToro]

👏🏼

[@tlo9966]

Cleaning up garbage in your neighborhood, or permitting vandalism or graffiti has little to do with colonial status. It is a free rider problem - tragedy of the commons.

[@FloatingWeeds2]

Exploitation? PR is the wealthiest and highest wage island in the Caribbean.... The US just committed 15 billion dollars to rooting out corruption and rebuilding the electric grid -- at no cost to locals. This exploitation narrative is so ridiculous.

[@tlo9966]

@@FloatingWeeds2 exploitation with an American passport?

[@Gamenetreviews]

Vote for Independence, these same problems exist all across Latin America.

[@amycamacho8]

Mi fav fue que el mall es muy frío 🤣

[@idiriaferrer281]

Problema grave osea nada sobre la gente que está pasando hambre no no no mi pana hace frio en plaza.....

[@ELJOSHIPR0501]

Y se queja del calor. Es infeliz en cualquier clima.

[@javilx03]

Extrañan el invierno pero los malles son muy fríos. Whaattt!!!

[@Aelmis]

Lol!

[@ritamontalvo6195]

So, where in the States do you not pump your gas? That is a very good reason to move!!!!!

[@carmengomez1544]

While some of these are facts, you will find most of them in many other states. My advice, if you want to move to Puerto Rico or any other place, don't pick up your entire life and move to a place you have visited once or twice; rent first, put all your stuff in a storage for a year or two; if possible, lease a condo in the area you which to buy. You will make friends in a Condominium setting, or at least have local neighbors that can give you recommendations like places to visit, options on grocery stores, etc. If it doesn't work move back, Research before you buy, its just common sense, that way you wont be trashing the place in social media just because it didn't work for you!!

[@GeroMaldonado]

How is telling the truth equivalent to trashing? Everything he said was the truth even if most of his complaints are pretty stupid or nothing different from any other place. I've seen videos or articles about why people left any number of really popular cities that other people love. It's just their opinion and I think they said it candidly and politely.

[@jaas9457]

@@GeroMaldonado people getting offended by everything.. the new norm

[@otelina]

I’m soooo glad you left. You’d be happier in a frozen cave somewhere or maybe I didn’t hear you correctly? I may be one of those deaf Puertorricans.

[@raymar091]

Que clajeh eh' cojones tienen estos gringos evasores de impuestos. Saludos Maruchi

[@darkcoeficient]

Can confirm: had to stand up to listen to your comment better. XD Jesus Maria y Jose! Estoy de acuerdo con lo del ruido pero igual me mato cuando dijo eso!

[@darkcoeficient]

@@dorkladytravels XD I mean I grew up in Bayamon... At some point gunshots and loud music are just normal noises to wake up to.

[@um8440]

For every person that leave 3 more of us will come, im here in sj, have been here for 6month.

[@KnowledgeOverIndoctrination]

Meanwhile, those that leave Puerto Rico end up where? Cold climates like New York. Most be their frozen cave ancestry from Spain that promoted this. 😆 🤣 😂

[@josharmenta]

As a Chicano from the Bay Area now living in Mexico City I am ridiculously tempted to make a video entitled “Why We Really Left PALO ALTO”.

[@Aelmis]

Lol!

[@TheRhussmann]

I would love to watch this!

[@somospewriquenos]

@@cdtstrong1 Word up Detroit streets can talk about that 🤣

[@baponte]

@@cdtstrong1 jajajaja esa es la actitud.

[@jamespratt7627]

Lmao, I’m also a Chicano from Mountain View, small world! On the internet of course

[@jennifermayo8293]

Your husband seems like such a fun person 🙄 Completely baffled as to why he didn't fit in 😂

[@CorderoIvan]

When he said “Silicon Valley” that’s all I needed to hear. Those are the worst types of people.

[@GROZNAYA]

Nail on the head. These Starbucks types enjoy living in a bubble that conforms to them, and the ultimate reason they left is a failure to adapt.

[@MrAmhara]

Silicone Valley invented the personal computer, the internet, social media ect. So they are useful people. What have Puerto Ricans ever done important?

[@dearjohn8789]

Yup. The jeans and sandals type. Probably mad there wasn’t enough Tesla charge stations and Starbucks on the island 😂😂

[@marilyndejesus4971]

Yes

[@karinacortes2636]

Hurricane María would have been a much needed humbling experience for you guys. It’s ironic that most “natives” leave bc they can’t find good jobs, you guys left bc the Caribbean is not like Nevada.

[@MrAmhara]

Puerto Ricans don't like America but refuse to be independent. The irony.

[@joanmoliverasacevedo1080]

@@MrAmhara Colonization it’s a bitch. It’s not like the us federal government systematically persecuted and killed nationalist/independence seekers through the 20th century; or quite literally incentivize the local government/corrupt politicians too eliminate anything self sustaining on the island. But yeah, blame us Boricuas; when the us congress have our sovereignty and destiny in their clutches. Our older generations is traumatized into not making logical/educated decisions because of the fear they have of the looming sense of losing what little they have. The only good thing about this situation is that the younger generation, having lived in scarcity and imposed misery; are obligated to surpass their generational fears and potentially bring about meaningful change in the future.

[@qualityfirst5119]

@@MrAmhara Do you know anything about PR history? I'm guessing you don't or you wouldn't be talking such bull. It's ignorant pricks like you that create the divide..... Get educated please.

[@rachels3568]

@Boy George in a different documentary or did they say that in this video and I missed it?

[@jadielnavedo9204]

thank you for leaving our island, really thank you! Puerto Rico is still the same without you wait no, it's better! People who come to take away our "few resources" because it is cheaper for them do not deserve to live here. As long as people who want to benefit from act 20-22 continue to arrive without providing any kind of benefit to our island, I prefer that they leave. Also 2014, right? only 3 years before the hurricane. As far as I remember before the hurricane there were no lines to wait at gas stations. As far as I can remember the food costs weren't that high. that I remember the corruption and criminality is not very different from the USA but at least our children have safe schools. I remember that the tax they had to pay in 2014 was 7% and for 2015-2018 it was 11.5%, this is the same for all Puerto Ricans but you had an advantage that we did not, YOU DID NOT PAY CONTRIBUTIONS = you had the money to pay. For me to remember the language is an unchangeable thing. I mean, using it as a reason for having moved is an unfounded reason because from day 0 you knew that Spanish is spoken here and not Japanese. As far as I can remember they complained about stray dogs, but in their country there are no people who unfortunately sleep in booths next to a building that generates millions in a day? I want to be respectful and I respect their decision but it is unfair to come to benefit and when they can no longer bear the heat and humity they leave and say that it is the worst thing to live here. luckily the United States has places like Dorado! and for people who are not from here. they lived in a beverly hills but Puerto Rican. Y de un boricua en español para que entiendan “Puerto Rico es una nación, un país con sueños más grandes que su geografía.” And thank you for showing the world what it is like to buy and rent in Puerto Rico through your videos but there is a lot of misinformation in this one, you lived in Dorado which is equivalent to a mini used in Puerto Rico that's why you couldn't make friends, the gas stations are always full because it is a very busy route since it is a metropolitan area, a lot is expected because we are 3 million inhabitants who have different problems and there are very few ways to solve them. There is garbage, yes, but there are also many places outside of San Juan, Humacao, Naguabo, Rincon, Aguadilla, there are many places where there is no garbage. There are many stray dogs but there are also many shelters for them. if there are taxes, and they are very expensive but they are still by US comptrollers who come to supervise our economy but they themselves take our money to pay millionaire salaries. Puerto Rico is more than Dorado beach or San Juan, Puerto Rico is home to many Boricuas who are proud to leave here and really nowhere in the world will you find people as friendly and hospitable as Boricuas

[@KnowledgeOverIndoctrination]

You are right about the "leave here" part. So many people who were born in Puerto Rico leave to the States. 😆 🤣 😂

[@traceywolsifer9183]

We visited in 2017 and can’t wait to go back. We have talked of living there since the day we left. We visited several cities outside of San Juan and I can’t agree with much that he is saying other than the medical system. I don’t live there, but I am glad you left. Keep on Rocking PR!!!

[@ElCaciqueWillo]

Thank you,more people like you 🍻

[@puertocool]

Doctors spend time with patients, one reason for slowness.

[@Alberto-by7zq]

Visit is not the same as living permanently, some natives residents in the states go back to PR constantly to see family and vacationing, and after one or two weeks, they are ready to go back to their states, some even still own houses in PR, which are sometimes left empty rather than risking renting it out to someone that will stop paying the rent and will live in it rent free until a long process to evict them is finalized. I suggest you heed some of the pointers natives like me and some others who have tried it before have shared. and do your diligent research before you commit to moving to PR.

[@justbelit]

As an islander, the 21 'cons' is normal to us. While moving to an entirely new culture /environment is a huge adjustment, it only works for the open minded. The older one gets, the less they realize how conditioned they are to a certain lifestyle thereby making anything different appear detrimental.

[@soyoujen]

agree.

[@erikvilla5021]

Good idea, Puerto Rico is made for the resilient ones. Sorry but you guys should plan better before hand. The island is a paradise, period.

[@moisesjrtorres1723]

Erik…Oh I’m pretty sure they did plan, but to their own advantage of course! After whatever their true plan to move to PR was (which of course they will reserve to themselves) crashed and burned, they now have to make this list for their Silicone Valley friends to show them they were strong! (Me muero de la risa!)

[@carminnazario4746]

Puerto Rico is for smart people

[@jeanettemorales9541]

My husband and I lived for many years in Masssahusetts. We're now retirees and purchased a home on the east coast of PR. It's been over 5 years since we relocated and we love it! I agree with some of the negative aspects of living here, but for us the good outweighs the bad. We're especially grateful we don't have to deal with another harsh winter ever again.

[@soldbyginanegron7287]

I am a descendant of the native, aboriginal-indigenous Boricua's. Prior to your departure, how did you make a difference and what value did you add to Borinken (land) and to the native Boricua's? Did you donate school supplies, help the elders, feed anyone who needed a meal to eat? Curious...

[@dianajusinogonzalez6553]

The problem is not that you experienced these very real problems (except the cold mall-that one makes me laugh) but for the most part: VERY REAL PROBLEMS-yes! That’s not the issue, the issue is that you make a video talking about all these issues in a way that sounds like you are just complaining of this island that happens to be OUR HOME. But do you use your following to create awareness of the many issues caused by the fact that we are a COLONY OF THE U.S. and that the GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO BETTER BY US? No, you don’t. All the hate you are getting on these comments and the negative feedback is because you have no intention of helping the island, you just wanted to enjoy its riches and when those didn’t hit your high standards, you publicly complain and criticize our home. I know you hate hearing this but that’s the same behavior of a colonizer (it’s true), you want to take, take, take and give very little. Sure you paid your taxes, etc BUT you are a WHITE AMERICAN, your voice reaches many people in the U.S. that Puerto Rican may never reach. You want to contribute? Help spread awareness in a respectful way. It is not Puerto Rico’s or its people’s fault we are a COLONY and many of these problems are deeply rooted in our COLONY STATUS.

[@MrDude826]

Nobody cares you're a descendant of anything. 95% of Puertorricans don't even donate school supplies, help edlers or feed the homeless. What's your point? To be as condescending as possible and feel like you are "native" to the land. Sorry mija but your ancestry is mostly european spanish así que bájate de ese arbol.

[@um8440]

You know act 60 people have to donate 10k every year right? Isnt that enough?

[@hebecolon2034]

And take in a few stray dogs? Or did you go around shooting them on golf courses?

[@Ilena_a]

@@um8440 lol and the #2 biggest recipient of that 10k went to a wanted fugitive 😂 Karma Honey…

[@sdflores7572]

I left Puerto Rico because getting a doctor's appointment is a struggle, getting something fixed it's a struggle, paying a bill or getting things done in government offices is a struggle, it's a bureaucracy struggle for everything and anything that has to do with getting at least a few things done in possibly one day. It's basically impossible and this can be frustrating process for people who need specialists due to health conditions. To find a career and get hired based on credentials is nearly impossible. I would say the island is fantastic to visit and have fun but besides that I wouldn't live in PR. I was raised in PR and lived for many years on and off. I had to move to the states to survive. I don't care about little things like humidity, mosquitos or noise because honestly, Florida has more dangerous stuff and people than the island itself. I honestly feel safer walking in Puerto Rico by myself than the state of Florida. The only reason I live in the state it's because the bureaucratic process is faster and the public schools have many different options and better education and because of more open job opportunities and great healthcare. Florida has more sexual predators, alligators, sharks, scammers, racism, school shootings, amoeba, and so on....things that Puerto Ricans don't even have to worry about. Hurricanes happen in both PR and FL so I can't complain about this. In the end we can't have both worlds.

[@carminnazario4746]

Hurricane pasan en todo el mundo ahora no hay sitio seguro en ninguna parte poraue estamos en los ultimos tiempos ya Cristo vieneo lo que se tienen q arrepentir y aceptar a Cristo como su SLvador personal antes q sea tarde

[@teddydavis2339]

Love your honesty.

[@CFITOMAHAWK]

I live in NJ in the summers. It is the same or worse there, New York, PA, Connn. Mass.. . Democrat state with a lot of corruption. Slackers..

[@JudgeDredd_]

@@CFITOMAHAWK I live in Oklahoma and it’s the same here. Red state. Blah blah politics. Left and right. As if there’s a difference hahahahhahaha

[@carmenburgos1616]

Thank finally someone smart , Puerto Rico has been a struggle for over 50 years for many Puerto a Ricans who left many many years ago .. Too many islanders are sensitive and liars .. Pretty drama .. Many Ricans can’t understand American language and don’t understand what’s an emotional opinion … Puerto Rico is not the center of the world …It’s always good to compare and see what’s going on .. I was born in Puerto ático and raised state sides .. .These last 20 years many thing have blown around the world and For us Americans and other US citizens have been hit majorly hard ..For many Puerto Ricans who actually don’t have strong academic back ground will have a major rough time maintaining a stable life states sides or even at times In Puerto Rico ..the island an be good , I’ve enjoyed only small things ..But the weight of the major troubles like people that came into my life and issues of urban living , have been met with their one stupidity , impulsive getting in your face cause of their fears and paranoias , too many noisy violent people and major lack for respect for neighbors .. I’ve had nothing but bad experiences with family issues , trying to take care of days to paperwork , appntments , extreme rude behaviors as customer service and much more .. Puerto Rico may seem atractivo but it Carrie’s a very violent appeal to its citizens and the stress is enourmous .. .islanders are too sensitive to an opinion of an island that in gOod conditions of a good economy , more than 780, 000 left back in the mid 90s and early 2000s to the states , now you tell me the truth .. Ricans are liars ..

[@tonyramirez2414]

The problem is more gringos moving here than the ones leaving, invasive.

[@glendarodriguez1700]

@@RealengoPrimordialDemon they did sell the house. Watch the video again and pay more attention to Diane at the beginning.

[@KnowledgeOverIndoctrination]

No. The problem is that there are a high percentage of loafing in Puerto Rico. Not wanting to work. Not wanting to work while those that move to Puerto Rico notice this right away. Hence, it might take a long time to get something done. Laziness.

[@TerracotaDome]

Some of the stuff you guys pointed out in the video are real problems: outages, corruption, crime, contamination, price gouging at supermarkets. Some stuff you pointed out is dumb: it being HOT and HUMID (you moved to the tropics - what did you expect?!), the bugs, having to hold the gas pump, Spanish being the main language (guys, you moved to a LATIN AMERICAN country). With a bit of research and maybe by having a "test trial" of living in the island you could have located these "issues" before moving to PR (that was all your choice). Still though, that doesn't change that you approached these criticisms without the socio-cultural context of colonialism in Puerto Rico. It was insensitive. Most Puerto Ricans could agree with some of the real problems you mentioned, but you don't acknowledge that a lot of these issues are a symptom of how the USA has taken advantage of the island and treated it as a possession rather than a part of its country. We (Puerto Ricans) will always be second class citizens. You are speaking from a position of privilege and you fail to address and consider that in your video. Maybe you could use your platform (and the negative attention you have here) for something good like showcasing the inequalities Puerto Ricans deal with on the daily due to colonialism. This instead of out-of touch and out-of-context criticism. You could advocate for the USA to step up in terms of Puerto Rico, and educate yourself on the root of all of our islands issues. I really hope that this comment (and many other comments with valid criticism I've seen in this video) are considered by you and your husband before posting anything in the future. You know, get some positive outcome from this negative situation.

[@darkcoeficient]

I think the video does well enough to incentivize the viewer to ask the whys tho. Like, PR government corruption does not have to do 100% with colonialism but the food prices most def have to do with it.

[@hebecolon2034]

I can find something positive about this video. I will keep people like them away from us.

[@mandyhudson3384]

Most of these couples like the ones here go for specific self-centered reasons. It is never enough to go and move to a new place and expect a narrow window of reasons to pull you through a very complex set of circumstances. I am Puerto Rican my family goes back a very long way. But I live in Merida (Yucatan Mexico) now. My last name is Rivera and my first name is Vida. Mandy is an email from someone else. I weighed extremely well the pros and cons of actually becoming a permanent resident of Mexico or a Mexican citizen. Mexican bureaucracy is not easy. It is super hot here and humid. You got to pay taxes if you buy near the coast in Mexico as a US citizen. I got a son that is 10 years old. I adopted a kid from Colorado. African American boy. He is now 24 years old and speaks Puerto Rican Spanish even though he grew up in Colorado. The excuses people come up with because they are worried about taxes or bullshit. Worry about leading a life of principles and love. You got to pick what you want to or are willing to live with and not think society is about your own needs. Puerto Rico needs to be an independent nation and the USA's bullshit neo-colonial treatments need to end. If you keep relying on some unjust colonist to decide what is best for the island you wind up like Hawaii or Alaska. The Natives lose rights to the land and wind up genocided out or poverty-stricken and having to leave their beloved lands to a bunch of power-hungry, rich callous strangers who never bother to learn a foreign language thinking the world revolves around Gringo rules. Guess what? They don't. It is up to the Puerto Ricans to stop thinking American selfish people who are not Puerto Ricans at all and never studied Puerto Rican history have the responsibility to fight for freedom for the island from vulture funds and greedy banks and sellout politicians beholden to the DC crowd who lives with corrupt idiot values that don't even fight for their own state's constituents rights. I mean it took the Afro Americans a lot of work and a lot of blown-off heads to get some basic rights in 1964. The Ricans they don't even think are real 'Americans'. Wake up from the lying pieces of crap in DC. And do something about gaining some rights to make tough decisions for a country that can actually lead itself out of problems. The outsiders don't care. They never will.

[@lizlou7601]

I’m born and raised in New Jersey Puerto Rican descent married to an Irishman who fell in love with PR..we are planning a move there but not for any tax breaks just to live and contribute to the community in which we Integrate

[@EmelyReyesRowan]

Same thing for my husband and I. I was also born and raised in New Jersey and both my parents are from Puerto Rico. My husband is also Irish and Scottish and we’re really looking forward to moving over there. We defenetly know there will be some differences and new changes for sure, but I still have a lot of family on the island and with a church family, I feel confident that we’ll be supported.

[@LifeTransPlanet]

As the famous quote goes: "The mind can make a hell out of heaven" I am glad our paths crossed and I could show you how some people like us come here not for the monetary benefits but for something much more valuable. I wish you both well on your way. I hope you learned from your experience in Puerto Rico. Often what we think is outside of ourselves (a place, a situation, a person that bothers us), is only our own feelings and attitudes reflected outward. To me, what this also demonstrates is that these programs of the Puerto Rican government to lure people from abroad with tax incentives is backfiring. People who come here looking to benefit from tax breaks (or other schemes) and hoping for a tropical paradise vacation experience as the cherry on top will be disappointed sooner or later when real life becomes more than just a vacation. On the other hand, anyone who comes here truly looking to build a home, a family and connection with the community and land will find one of the most beautiful and enchanting places to live. It's not always easy and no, it's not perfect, but if your mind is open enough to see heaven, it is most certainly here.

[@ahnalacey]

Well said Cassie👏🏼🥰

[@puertoricangringo3144]

As someone who has lived and traveled in more than just a few countries,I can tell you the Puerto Rican people are the most welcoming as I have seen anywhere. certainly MUCH more than mainland Americans are to immigrants! The key is having a genuine interest in their lives and culture. If your main reason to moving to PR is because of tax breaks and you do not contribute to the community and make an effort to assimilate in some way,you will project that vibe loud and clear and eventually get responses from the people that reflect that.

[@alianaacevedo]

Thank you for leaving and recommed people against it. 💚

[@melaniemaisonet8631]

@@MyLife-ij4tf we will, the US is trashier 🥰 it may look clean but the warmth from the people, the life and identity…doesn’t exist. I would hate to defend a country that thrives off stolen culture and only cares about their wittle guns. So you, may stay there as well. 🫰🏼

[@guillermofuentes151]

Video Summary: "Posh boomers who were raised in a cookie cutter suburban bubble unable to adapt to the mild life inconveniences typical of a tropical island"

[@raymar091]

Mi Gente, yo me niego a hacerle el "Switching" .....me hablan Inglés y les contesto en español. Que aprendan igual que nuestros familiares se ven obligados a hablar inglés en USA. Reuso ser parte de la transculturación que nos quieren imponer.

[@ImACatMeowMeow]

💯💯💯💯‼️🎯

[@SuperAwesomeLiz]

P.R. Is an US territory , it is NOT simply United States , we don't get treated the same and for many other reasons . We are JUST an US territory. Language, Culture, Customs, Vibes, the people...... are simply the island Puerto Rico very different from the United States in both negative and positive aspects.

[@Abcdefghijajajaja]

I’m American, my husband is PR. I adore Puerto Ricans. Much love to you all over there. Blowing kisses from the US

[@KnowledgeOverIndoctrination]

No. Being lazy is also found here I'm the States. So being lazy isn't unique to the island of Puerto Rico.

[@JorgeGonzalez-op8uz]

The Fundraiser your hosting is misleading. Says Puerto Rico and then at the bottom says Mexico...Donation collected by FONDO MEXICANO PARA LA CONSERVACION DE LA NATURALEZA... for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Mexico is it for Puerto Rico's Natural Beauty by 2033 or Mexico?

[@heru-deshet359]

I showed this video to my PR in laws. They tell me unless you're actually a Puerto Rican, you will never understand. They've been used to this for generations and it doesn't bother them. As for trouble making friends, that's on you. I never had that problem. My in laws also said, and I quote, "Good Riddance" (which, they told me as well when I complained and left, lol).

[@williammcdermet6932]

Wow... serious first-world princess problems. My wife and I have had none of these problems. Actually, we did lose power for three days - when we lived in NE Massachusetts. BTW, if you have six inverters, you don't need a dehumidifier; A/C units are dehumidifiers.

[@nataliaencarnacion3518]

So, for your infornation, rich people don't know but the people of Puerto Rico, WE must have cars, because we do not have a reliable public transportation service or transportation service that work properly. For that reason, we have a lotttr of cars. There is no other option.

[@djdoctorstyle]

A lot of cars... lol guess they've never been in New York.

[@glendarodriguez1700]

@@djdoctorstyle it’s not a fair comparison because in NY you can get by without owning a car. NY has the subway, trains, buses, taxis, every form of public mass transportation with reliable schedules. PR doesn’t. Public transpo here it’s a joke and the government doesn’t care.

[@rosabuzzi4343]

I’m from Puerto Rico and I’ve been in Vermont for 25 years. Honestly I personally find a lot of flaws here in Vermont, lonely, people leave all the time, the weather sucks and it’s very expensive. We are planning on leaving Vermont next year. Puerto Rico it’s great when you live in places like Palmas Del Mar, my family lives there and is incredibly quiet. Not all of us are deaf or loud. Anyway, there’s a place for everyone and your situation could happen anywhere. I have to admit that the government of Puerto Rico sucks and that the Covid restrictions are insane. Going through a cat 5 hurricane is not picnic no matter where you are. Good luck with your next move, hopefully not in California.

[@um8440]

They move back to las vegas, im here in pr on act 60, i came from cali, all the 21 that they have said are on point.

[@reallonghaultrucker9348]

You are in Vermont? And you feel lonely 🤔🤔🤔 go to Holyoke, Ma or Springfield, Ma not tooo far from Vermont you'll find your boricuas brother in Holyoke 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@3941602]

Why did you move in the 1st place? To a state the complete opposite of PR in people, culture and climate I mean for me I love fall, snow boarding and maple syrup so I would never ever move to PR.

[@hxhfd]

@@um8440 are you still there?

[@lcastilloart]

If it was so bad to live in Puerto Rico, why didn't you sale your house? So locals that like and appreciate the island have more opportunities... My husband who is a gringo found it distasteful and rude the way you used the privilege of Act. 22 , you left and still getting benefits of it...

[@rachels3568]

This ridiculous video was suggested when I was planning a recent trip to PR. I definitely knew what I was in for. I have spent significant time in Central America and this type of ex-pat gringo is everywhere but I decided to watch for my entertainment. My boyfriend and I were howling with laughter even before going to the island, and this video became a running joke during our (fantastic!) week in Puerto Rico. Some guy would roll by bumping some Reggaeton and I'd say "It's just so LOUD here!" lol We had a really gorgeous spider in our hotel room "there's so many BUGS here!" lol and on and on Some of these are these people really embarrassing themselves by showing they never even left the fancy suburbs they lived in in the mainland because that parking garage is exactly like most garages in most major cities on the mainland. And I thought the grocery stores on the island were fine although I felt bad for y'all the prices are so high. (And this guy admitting he doesn't know how to relax and chill then blaming it on everyone else for being "slow". It's a slower culture overall. That's what most people like about it Mr. Silicon Valley.) I had the good sense to have humility that my Spanish is terrible so I had a hard time communicating but I guess even though this guy MOVED THERE he didn't have that attitude. Some of this is much less funny though. Given that these people moved there to have some super tax break that locals don't get, it's then especially disgusting to complain about infrastructure. And the part where they start complaining about fees that I am 100% sure they can AFFORD to pay? That is where I stopped laughing. You aren't giving this island your tax base money and you're complaining about giving them a little extra when you can see their infrastructure problems? What is wrong with you? No I'm actually serious. I came back really interested in seeing Puerto Rico treated better but I'm not sure what will help y'all. If any Puerto Ricans feel like commenting I would love to hear your thoughts. Obviously overturning the Jones Act so things will get less expensive will help. But more broadly, I say if you want to be a state, welcome to being the 51st state! If you're tired of our mistreating colonial asses (and I wouldn't blame you!) and you want to go independent I say "welcome to independence nation of Puerto Rico!". Or if you want to stay the way things are just get much more infrastructure aid like a US state does? I don't know! But it seems like being a territory is screwing y'all so badly. And I see it and I do care and I don't think it's acceptable. This is why this video really infuriated me instead of laughing at the end. Instead of ending like I did, that dude had the nerve to end with "I gained an appreciation for multiculturalism". OMFG

[@LOC1961]

Hostos, he would have told you ... "The Antilles for the Antilleans, Puerto Rico for the Puerto Ricans" ... And I reaffirm it, you forgot that you had moved to the Caribbean tropics, where things are very ours, good or bad, but very ours ...

[@eternalvoid8153]

Born and raised here and you are right about everything,the corruption and decaying infrastructure is a mess and embarrassing as hell.

[@pbobenson]

Perhaps the crumbling infrastructure isn’t so much about corruption but an errored tax base given all the juicy tax benefits that folks like you enjoy :-)

[@jaas9457]

Nahh.. it's corruption 😂

[@heybearnation]

Lol No. Es 100% corrupción.

[@Updog89]

Unfortunately it's both! Corruption and colonialist tax policies aren't mutually exclusive. As we see around the world and throughout history, they tend to go hand in hand. The kind of people who gravitate towards positions of power in tend to be shady or overly confident in their abilities to lead, and this is even more often the case in a colonial system when true democracy isn't really an option. People with integrity and competence find it next to impossible to gain support and use their power to enact meaningful change through public office without either getting eaten alive or becoming corrupted. And the tax system is working exactly as intended, unfortunately. It benefits the privileged and makes it easier for them to move in, while the locals more often find themselves having to choose between pursing opportunities elsewhere or struggling to survive locally. It also means locals don't have as much power to protect their natural resources, find affordable housing, access quality education, eat healthy food, or advocate for fairer trade and tax laws. Crumbling infrastructure, growing inequality, shitty tax systems, corporate cronyism and corruption are all very common symptoms of failed or failing democracies. The US should take note because what's happening in PR is a sign of things to come for them in the future if they aren't careful.

[@pbobenson]

Corruption is definitely a factor, but it’s not the principal factor for there not being enough money for infrastructure improvements. The cognitive dissonance of these folks benefiting from a huge tax break and then complaining about non existing public services is the hight of irony.

[@Updog89]

@@pbobenson True! Corruption is more a factor involved in the mismanagement of the limited infrastructure funds PR does get, rather than in how much money there is in the first place. The decision-making process about who gets contracts, where materials are purchased, and so on are rarely transparent to the public and often it’s friends and family of the “deciders” who get the money regardless of who is most qualified.

[@Christianogl1]

Crazy to think PR would be a place with high temperatures all year round.

[@alexjmartinez1813]

Half the stuff mentioned is easily because of the Jones Act. Also I'm glad you guys left cause the entire point of the act 22 was to "help" the Island

[@um8440]

Who said that we dont help? We create job for tax, cpa, lawyer, real estate agent, we buy high price good at walmart when most pr people are getting a handout, we have to donate 10k every year.

[@qualityfirst5119]

@@um8440 You're acting like you're saving us... you're not. You're only saving your finances by dodging taxes.

[@rosanatiburcio676]

This is completely absurd, what exactly do you think to live in the Caribbean means, before deciding to move? Hopefully you are now having a great time with the US weather among other perfect things!

[@jonathancamacho4816]

Well bye! Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 for Puerto Ricans!

[@Abcdefghijajajaja]

My husband is a proud PR. But he did move to US, fell in love with it and me and he wants to take me to his home place to show me. I want to experience lovely PR..!💞

[@isavelez8012]

🤨 Have you heard about acculturative stress? Yes, there are a lot of things that needs to be change but others come from living on an island. If you move to Alaska do not expect sunlight all year long.

[@searyfigueroa2504]

Heat, humidity, bugs, Amazon is not fast enough or don’t ship, prices are high… Geesh it’s a tropical island in the Caribbean 🙄🙄🙄🙄!!! Thank you so much for leaving. Please tell all of your Act 20 & 22 friends about how bad it is living in Puerto Rico.

[@gisellemedina2513]

You know what. I had no idea it would be hot on a tropical island. Thanks for the info.

[@MobileVisions]

All the locals are complaining that you are complaining but bottom line the corrupt government destroys any potential for this island has for being a paradise. Just skip to the last 5 min to understand.

[@theestablishmenta7903]

This seems to be the same video as the last one except narrated by your hubby. I hope you don't do another repeat then narrated say by a cousin cause you could really stretch this out. Try moving to France you'd like it there they may not like you but you'd like it. Oh fyi anyone moving to a coastal town.. its going to be humid and not so away from the coast, see there's something called waves, wind and sun, and obviously in any coastal town anywhere you will find that the prices will be higher.

[@theestablishmenta7903]

@@dorkladytravels Insightful and factual!

[@francheska1431]

Incredibly poor variety of food? I’m appalled by that one you don’t look like the kind of people that eat anything besides potatoes and maybe some canned mystery meat

[@Dosgunar]

You didn’t understand. Food quality, aquí los supermercados no traen productos de calidad y si los traen son caros. Un melón cuesta 11 dólares; mientras que en USA cuesta 3.38. Calidad de productos, hello!

[@zenleen9336]

Me encanta que piensen así y que estén regando la voz. No mienten, todo los problemas que mencionaron son la realidad diaria de TODOS en la isla (excepto el frío del mall🤦🏾‍♀️🤣). Pero lo que no mencionaron es cómo su llegada a la isla está en directa relación con esos problemas especialmente vivienda para los puertorriqueños. Así que todos esos ricos extranjeros que están pensando venir a la isla sigan los consejos de estos dos que nos hacen un favor enorme al irse o al desistir de su empeño en venir 😉. Go live your retired dream somewhere else.

[@armandoayala3174]

PR isn't for the weak

@@armandoayala3174 and Maria was a testament to that. We are tough!

[@jay25fuego69]

Que aranquen y no ablen mas basura de nuestra isla .we don't need you there!

[@EmmanuelMelendez]

@@armandoayala3174 That´s true

[@carminnazario4746]

Ellls estan poniendo todo dificil compran los edificiosos sacanos q viven ahi pagando una vaja renta el nuevo dueno los saca y augmentation la renta a como ellos le da la gana que lo hagan aqui en los estados q tambien hay cosas bastante malas

[@alannabalderas2962]

I'm sorry but this video makes you come across as spoiled/entitled. You may have some valid points but the complaints seem a little excessive and even petty. Sounds to me like you went to the island for your own personal gain and the second you experienced hardships you left. Clearly that is not the true Puerto Rican spirit. Our people are resilient and have been through so many different historical event and have still persevered. Therefore, I'm glad y'all left. Now the housing can stay with the natives whose hearts beat with the island. 🇵🇷

[@johngoulooze7804]

We love Puerto Rico, some of the nicest people we have ever met and the food is incredible.

[@marianadelatexera2367]

Byeeeeeee! We really don’t need more people like you to come to the island and take advantage of this highly controversial Act that doesn’t really help locals at all!! :)

[@marianadelatexera2367]

@@cdtstrong1 yes definitely needs more people. Last year 84,000 puertoricans moved out from the island because of lack of opportunities and other economic issues! Every year there is a huge exodus from Puerto Rico. When you have a country that encourages puertoricans to leave the island and encourages foreigners ( people with high income to be more specific) to come to the island that’s a problem! And act 22 is part of that problem, puertoricans tax pay is very high, wages are super low and we have this millionaires coming to live here who barely contribute according to new reports. This act has not proven to be beneficial in any way. Yes Puerto Rico needs more people, so we need to create the infrastructure so locals can stay. And yes when you come to the island, not for the love of the island but just to run away from paying taxes while the locals pay those taxes yes it is a way to take advantage of Puerto Rico! Plus I don’t know if you saw the video but according to him Puerto Rico has a highly dense population so maybe they really don’t need that much people like you might think. Apparently

[@marianadelatexera2367]

@@cdtstrong1 👍😑

[@percymiller8775]

@@marianadelatexera2367 why puerto ricans are mad 😡?? Many puerto ricans are Leaving their own island 🏝️, can you blame this gringos than????

[@sabrosavegana5373]

@@percymiller8775 Because the reason why Puerto Rico is because of economics not anything that this person named. USA played a whole role is why ppl leave

[@ellendegenerate2134]

it's funny because a lot of the issues they listed come back to the issue of gringos in the first place

[@melkorrupto]

Thank you for leaving ✌🏼

[@agustintorrens9014]

Bro honestly the reasons you provided were horrible, I think you guys are spoiled, my island is beautiful and thank you for leaving.

[@MayraYPerez]

Omg, we don't need this kind of people in our Island. I accept few of the reasons, but the most of them are nonsense. Los que estamos aquí estamos trabajando para mejorar lo que esté a nuestro alcance. Si yo aprendí inglés y lo hablo como puedo...Why are they so arrogant to not even try to speak our native tongue (ESPAÑOL) ??!

[@franciscodelatorrecircuns9891]

You're right! This is all highly inconvenient! Please tell Congress to remove the yoke on Puerto Rico so Americans never have to deal with these things again!

[@luisblanco8182]

Puerto Rico is too much for you guys!!! Thanks for leaving our pretty Island

[@Dosgunar]

Es muy poco para ellos y aquellos que no le gusta ver la isla sucia y tanto cafre.

[@qualityfirst5119]

@@Dosgunar Ni que fueran los reyes de España....por Dios. Se fueron porque se les acabó el guiso de evadir taxes.

[@Dosgunar]

@@qualityfirst5119 cómo lo supiste? Dónde está esa información? Pásala la evidencia aquí, si fuera cierta!

[@qualityfirst5119]

@@Dosgunar Mira sus videos anteriores...

[@qualityfirst5119]

@@Dosgunar Y lee los mismos comentarios del Sr....

[@mikelindner2646]

I lived there for two years for work and was laughing during your video because I predicted almost everything you were going to say lol. It was one of the best experiences of my life but I also knew I would never be able to live there for the rest of my life

[@puertocool]

More whining? Can't you drop the subject? OK, you dislike Puerto Rico, but your complaints border on the ridiculous. Many are not factual, and many do not apply everywhere. I watched your "ohhs" and "ahaas" as you drove about with realtors promoting real estate. Were you getting commissions? Did you get cut out of the profit and decide to denigrate everything? There are problems in every place you live, just different. Basically, however, for all its faults, PR is one of the best places on earth to live and very much better in many ways than US states. Most uf what you say is overblown exaggerated hyperbole, not worth debating. You drive a wedge between Anglos from the States and Puerto Ricans--something that proves why so many of us here (Anglos and Puerto Ricans) want no part of statehood or closer relations with USA. The world knows the meaning of "The Ugly American" always complaining about how much better things are in USA. That is false, and conditions in USA are worsening. Find your tax-exempt eden in USA. Don't look for it elsewhere, especially in Puerto Rico.

[@coachjason7626]

Only made it to 18....these are the reasons I came here many years ago. You people seem to just be an entitled couple. Oops, made it to 16 writhing this comment. Dear lord.

[@TheMap1997]

I'm pretty sure if this video made by black or Latino, no one would comment racism.

[@CesarHernandez-ht5ex]

Thank u for sharing your experience in Puerto Rico. Please don’t for get to tell all your friends not to visit cause they wont like it. God bless

[@ericv4756]

Heat, bugs, their native language! Dorado is not Puerto Rico. It is a gated Community, far from the city, where gringos try to keep out the rest of the island. I’m a gringo who grew up in Puerto Rico, I went away to college, and I I’ve come back. I did not come back for a tax break. I came back to work. To work with Puerto Ricans. You came here to increase your wealth by taking advantage of tax breaks. You did not come here for the location. The culture. The people. The art. No wonder you didn’t like it.

[@otnielpr1]

I have to admit I laughed at this video...not in a bad way though. I lived in the U.S., for 10 years, and I hated it. I lived for 8 yrs in Michigan (Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids), and in Fl., for almost 2 yrs. Things I did not like about the U.S.: 1. How quiet people are. 2. How cold and distant people are. 3. Cold weather...long and extreme winters. 4. Americans' love for money. 5. How boring American culture is. I can keep going, but my point is: there are a lot of cultural and geographic differences we accept them, or not. I ended up moving back HOME, where I belong.I can see how all the things you mentioned, made you move back to the U.S. He, be as happy as you can, wherever you want, and always remember that there is no right or wrong, when living abroad...things are just the way they are.🙂

[@nmwnomatterwhattimewilltak8608]

Agree completely with your points. Americans have parties with no music!!!! Wtf!!

[@Raf-eg8cv]

Small world. Puerto Rican here who grew up in Detroit where parents instilled our culture and lives in Grand Rapids otherwise known as "bland rapids" (20 years now). Can't wait to move back to my "noisy, loud" culture.

[@lauwynn]

Every point made is is 100% accurate. My husband and I stayed in Puerto Rico for a year and when it was time to go we were very ready, for all the reasons listed here. The animosity towards non Puerto Ricans is very real and probably the thing that bothered me the most.

[@theoneders2056]

Huh, kinda like the animosity minorities and immigrants have to deal with daily in the United States?

[@ezequielrivera415]

Puerto Rico is not for everyone, but why make a video about it? I'll wait for the next video from where you came from, l bet is a perfect place, right?..

[@stevelourdesroldan746]

I truly appreciate your opinion and comments, I would never call your opinion racist (just in case somebody did) but remember you moved to an Island, not to another state in the United States. Please go visit and live in South America and let me know how that goes for you. I believe some of your critiques were petty but I glad you tried it out. I wish you all the best. I'm retired from the Armed Services and looking forward to retiring in Puerto Rico or using it as a platform to move around.

[@caverk1]

Wow.a little exageration..yes PR is not perfect..neither any state.. i think your problem is your are getting too old.. It is the same..if not worse..in any state..and you know it..good luck.. by the way..yes..you can pay the gas at the pump..but with an app..

[@rochelleglam]

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration at all. PR is a lot more like Latin America than the states.

[@supervisorone5960]

Not in PR but for me I would walk in to pay in person its healthy to be around people regardless of inconvenience, otherwise you may some day turn into a Diane Cohn!

[@theuglykwan]

Some of those things do not seem typical with any other state. Some are common to island living while the last point where the govt changes rules on people like that is horrific.

[@NightmareGaming.]

I'm Puerto Rican and lived there for 28 years. Everything he is saying is the sad reality that Puerto Ricans have to deal everyday.

[@ingodwetrustright5964]

With sincere respect, in Mediation, we call this a "win/win proposition" or resolution. You are doing better in your new settings (happy for you) and the island is a better place since you've left. 🙏🇵🇷🇺🇸

[@nunyafawkingbiz]

Yes to the Ads ruining the Beauty! You'll see ads from 10 years ago still up that offer a service no longer available because that's just how much b.s is being spewed to the public of PR constantly! The Noise is the worst during elections especially if you live in any town on the island! There is nothing wrong with anything said in this video because it is all factual! I absolutely love Puerto Rico and I'd love to see the island progress!

[@yelytzaperez6534]

Before you come to our island you have to change your mind and remember that is a total diferent culture...so do not expect to find all the accessibility and variety that you have in the states.....an other thing is that ...if you are a person that just live inside your house dont expect much to see all the real beauty of our island....all the love and joy of our people!!! You both came to our 🏝 with the expectations that everything has to fit on you and not you have to fit of the diferent and rich culture!!!

[@danthomas6587]

Watching a lot of videos from Maui because of the recent fire I see many similarities between Puerto Rico and Hawai'i. The natives are leaving because they've been priced out of the market. The predatory land grabbing and local government corruption is a serious problem. My advice to the Puerto Rican native people is choose your representatives carefully. They're not as concerned about you as much as lining their own pockets.

[@idiriaferrer281]

Por gente como ellos Pierluisi odia los destartalaos 😭

[@MonicaRodriguez-qh6so]

Tengo que decir que la foto de la tumbacoco me mató 😂

[@picotincriollo2368]

Eso y las motoras los mantienen al margen, lo vi en vieques 🤣

[@idiriaferrer281]

@@MonicaRodriguez-qh6so jajajajaja mori

[@MNDanno]

This was unbelievably helpful. Thank you

[@evsr6084]

"Because its to hot" was the first red flag! That's why its called (take your Green and Go!

[@MNDanno]

Were you able to reduce your AC use at all when you started using dehumidifier?

[@ELEVOPR]

When I go to C.R.I.M it's the natives complaining about the slow process. When i go to Meson or McDonalds, it's the natives on the lines complaining. When I go Autozone or Pepboys and wait 20 mins on a line with 3 people to pay, it's the natives complaining. When the food prices are high for crappy supermarket foods, It's the natives that are complaining. When I go to a doctor and I have to wait 4-6 hours even though I got there early, it's the natives complaining. When the lines are long and slow at TJMAX , it's the Natives complaining. When people drive like maniacs and blow through stop signs, Red Lights, it's the Natives complaining. When there is heavy traffic going to Baymon or San Juan, its the Native Complaining. When the house deteriorates fast and you have to paint your raw iron fence every damn year, it's the Natives complaining. When jobs pay low and you can't make enough, It's the natives complaining. When crime is out of control, It's the Natives Complaining. When the beaches are over crowded and loud as fook, It's the natives complaining. How do i know? I'm Puerto Rican and have huge family in PR as well. Except they are still there complaining. 😂 Lets me honest, here, when an outsider comes and criticizes it pissed you off. but most of us "Puerto Ricans" complain about the same damn things ourselves. It's just we love to start drama and point fingers when others complain about the same exact things we complain about. We are all human beings, Black, White, Yellow, Etc. We all have the right to complain in Puerto Rico. Some of you who talk crap on here don't even own a home and can't relate to what homeowners go through to get things done. Don't worry one day you will own a home and you will see what it is like. Good luck with the slow agencies of the Puerto Rican Governments and Do nothing staff, ohh and the best part is when you get pissed, they love it, they laugh and make you wait more. 😂

[@smokeyeyeslover]

There's no lies in this video.

[@holaramirez]

Out of the entire list the ones that really frustrate me are: dealing with government agencies and the exaggerated bureaucracy. The process in most agencies is archaic, making simple 15 minute transactions a one day affair. Another is the noise pollution. I like quiet surroundings. I don’t mind my neighbors listening to their choice in music, but I want to have the choice of listening to what I like in the comfort of my home without the excessive background sounds. Doctors appointment: I despise going to a medical facility without an appointment and having to wait hours before being seen. It is an inhumane practice to have seniors wait in line from early Dawn just because medical facilities treat people on a first come first serve basis. Again, it’s archaic and out of touch. The rest of the issues on their list are manageable to a certain extent-for example I can’t control power outages but can purchase solar panels. I can’t control dirty politicians-but those are everywhere 😉. Mosquitos and stray dogs don’t bother me. 🇵🇷 Good day all!

[@mikeames8339]

I was lucky enough to grow up in Puerto Rico during the 60's and 70's when 50% of the "negatives" did not exist. Now, I did contract a staph infection walking through sewer water when it rained too much, but that was about the worst of it. I'm glad you had a chance to live in PR for your short time. The people are lovely and you can't beat waking up on Christmas morning and going surfing -- sure beats shoveling snow.

[@steveh7682]

Why do more Puerto Ricans live in NY than in Puerto Rico ? I lived in the mountains on the East side of the island and never needed an air conditioner . I did have to close the windows to lite up a smoke or the breeze put out the match . I was tired of waking up every morning to another beautiful day .So I moved back to the states which has plenty of horrible winter days . My only disappointment with Puerto Rico is how much it changed from how it was in the 1960's The oceans use to be pure and clear with plenty of fish and how lately the fishermen I knew had to go miles out to get a good catch for the day . A lot of the fish had growths on them and looked mutated from chemical pollution that runs off the island . The chemical runoffs also damaged and killed much of the coral reefs needed for a healthy habitat for sealife . While some authorities falsely claim it's from global warming .There were oil tankers that also leaked oil and that contributed to the death of coral reefs . I spent summers there as a gringo tourist from age 4 to age 12 and have lots of good memories of Puerto Rico . My wife and children were born in Puerto Rico . When Puerto Rican men found out I was married to a Puerto Rican women they would ask me " You like Puerto Rican women " I'd say no , I like my wife . And don't go spreading rumors that I like Puerto Rican women because she's the jealous type . As a gringo born in the states I was the second best coconut tree climer in my community only because , my daughter at age 4 from watching her dad , became one of the best coconut tree climers I've ever seen . And I still have the photos to prove it . I wrote a song about the island ,included is the mention of the Coqui frog . One can't mention Puerto Rico in fairness if the Coqui is not in one of their sentences as you can't not notice the little coqui when night time falls or when hit with a afternoon rain shower . The coqui frog sings to you,... thousands of years of history His loyalty to you his only home , has always been a mystery Green trees and your gentle rains , mountains lush with glistening streams . Mystic winds on moon lit nights , I swear I was in Paradise . My Song is copy written and is much longer

[@amyt2400]

That’s beautiful, Steve!!! Many blessings to you and your family!!! 🌴🌴🌴

[@fr9136]

So all those positive vids of life and places in PR were dishonest.

[@Aby80]

Hola Diane! Gracias por el video, y gracias por difundir información tan importante, acá precisamente estamos tratando de corregir algunos errores que hemos cometido durante años, algunos de los más importantes y que más daño hace a la isla son los beneficios de la ley 20/22 razón por la cual entiendo vinieron ustedes, gracias por renunciar a ello y los invito a que vuelvan y nos visiten cuando derroguemos esa ley que no permite que empresarios como ustedes paguen las contribuciones locales que deberían para arreglar el problema de las carreteras, luz, agua, gasolina etc y además entorpece el desarrollo de pequeños y medianos negocios nativos para que ustedes tengan una mejor estadía y no tengan que hacer tanta fila. Ah, y de paso riegue la voz a sus colegas empresarios que en Puerto Rico ya no hay oro ni Tainos, se acabó, desde la conquista, se lo llevaron todo ! Gracias!

[@carlosurdaneta4361]

Que pena, otra típica puertorriqueña acomplejada. No resistimos ningún tipo de crítica, por más constructiva que sea. Todo lo tomamos personal. Si no dicen que PR es el paraíso idílico más hermoso en la historia de la civilización mundial, los acusan de "racistas" y de "gringos explotadores de los nativos". ¿Cuándo aprenderemos los puertorriqueños a no ser tan exageradamente sensitivos y a aprender a ser más introspectivos y críticos de las deficientes realidades sociales en las que vivimos? ¿Cuándo dejaremos de echarle la culpa "al americano" por todo?😏😒😔

[@ElBuruleoPodcast]

Muchas de las cosas que mencionan en este video las pudieron averiguar si hacían un simple search en Google en vez de irse a lo loco a vivir a PR con tal de ahorrarse los chavos de no pagar tax. ¿Ejemplo, cuál es el idioma oficial de PR? Las cosas relacionadas con el clima debido a la localización de la isla, que es en el Caribe y una área tropical. Al igual que los Puertorriqueños cuando nos mudamos para la "gran nación" tenemos que acoplarnos a las reglas y cosas de USA, ustedes si quieren vivir en PR también se tienen que acostumbrar. Puertorriqueños que ven este video y se indignan por las cosas que ellos dicen deberían de chequear porque les molesta tanto esos comentarios. A la hora de ser patriotas nos damos en el pecho y decimos yo soy Boricua pa que tú lo cepas, pero vamos a las playas y dejamos un crical de basura y que lo recoja otro. Hay que ver las dos caras de la moneda.