5 Things I WISH I had known BEFORE moving to Chile

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[@gonjimenez]

One thing that helps in the US for everything being more efficient is that everyone knows how much cost their time. Starting from basic jobs, people are paid by the hour, so if you have to go and stand on a line for half an hour or whatever, you know the cost of that. Salaries in Chile work differently, so people have a harder time grasping the value of their time, which I think causes that people just take things how they are. It's funny how we see things in a different way regarding housing. I HATE in the US that the option of how to style, decorate, and equip a house is taken away from me. When you rent you can barely make the place your own. You do sacrifice that in spite of some practicality, which is a common trend in many things here.

[@JonGrossGringo]

Gonzalo Jimenez that’s interesting!!!!!!! I’ve never thought of renting a house like you just said but man that makes a lot of sense! Interesting about being paid by the hr too! I think that does explain a lot of why it works the way that it does in the states.

[@gonjimenez]

Jon Gross I heard this kind of phrase from obnoxious people way too many times when I lived in SF ‘I make $150, $200 (whatever triple digit number you wanna insert here) and can’t be here in the line waiting for my coffee 😡’ Renting is ridiculously limited in the US. That was one of the reasons why I couldn’t bring my dog with me. Many places wouldn’t accept tenants with dogs. In Chile it still feels like your place and you can do as much as you want as long as the property is not damaged.

[@JonGrossGringo]

Gonzalo Jimenez that’s so true!!!!!! Finding a dog friendly place in the states is a nightmare especially in the city. 🤔 new video topic for Sunday?

[@consuelomarambioacevedo9435]

YA ESPAÑOL MEJORES FACIL YO NO INGLES JAJAJAJAJA

[@consuelomarambioacevedo9435]

ME HUBIERA GUSTADO QUE TODOS LOS PAISES HABLARAN ❤MI CASTELLANO COMO SE DICE TAMBIEN ❤SI AL FINAL ES LO MISMO QUE SE DICE JAJAJA

[@JairoVera]

Have a great day Gringo! And thank you for showing my beautiful country to the rest of the world 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@JonGrossGringo]

Jairo Abdon Vera Pereira it’s my absolute pleasure to do! You too have a great day!

[@JairoVera]

Jon Gross You are doing a great job! Don’t change your positive actitud, because there are too much negative people in this planet 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@rusmagonzalez2649]

@@JairoVera contigo 100 por 100

[@mariaatienzarojas]

He's showing the negative of our country!!!!

[@JonGrossGringo]

Maria Atienza ahhhh no. That’s exactly what I’m not doing. Thanks for watching!

[@valeriaklauss8895]

Los chilenos la verdad somos muy escrúpulosos y Honestamente no me gustaría dormir en la cama que durmió otro, me da asco. Por eso compramos todo.

[@pudurojo]

Los colchones o camas normalmente no van incluidos en compra o arriendos ni en EEUU ni en Chile. Se refiere a cocina y refrigerador.

[@valeriaklauss8895]

@@pudurojo un detalle , y por lo escrúpulosos que somos, también compraríamos nuevos.

[@danyvideos6411]

Si yo creo que eso se compra nuevo igual hay gente que compra 2 mano y le hecha un kilo de lisofort

[@valeriaklauss8895]

@@danyvideos6411 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@valeriaklauss8895]

@@Walking-UFO haces unas preguntas 🤦🏻‍♀️ que me da flojera contestarte

[@flavionavarro5270]

Aquí (Chile) hablamos español sería bueno que lo practicaras, cuando alguien de nosotros visita un país con un idioma distinto debemos aprenderlo

[@markwilliamson4691]

Estoy de acuerdo contigo Flavio

[@markwilliamson4691]

Sin embargo parece estar hablando con sus compatriotas que contemplan mudarse a Chile. Por lo tanto, entiendo por qué está hablando en inglés.

[@Cristobal8605]

Uncle Juan, being a Chilean American i can attest to the eternal waiting in lines in Chile. Things are worst now with the “pandemic” but whether pandemic or not we do make things difficult. In that little glimpse you shared of Starken I saw a sign that read “cash only”. We make things difficult and oddly enough people like standing in lines. We complain about it, but if we really didn’t like it we’d, like you said, not use those services. Banks, grocery stores, etc don’t feel the need to streamline and optimize because customers always come back.

[@verdemusgo8299]

Starken esta un poco colapsada pero funcionando..debido a la pandemia y es el medio mas economico para hacer envios..en todo caso correos de chile .chileexpress tambien tienen largas filad..hay que tener paciencia👍

[@franciscolopezorellanaeirl6456]

Hola jon. Son buenos tus videos. Te agradezco tus comentarios acerca del país que te ha acogido. Duele saber que algunos no están felices, pero resulta que es bueno siempre estar agradecido, a pesar de las dificultades, del país que te ha acogido. ¡Feliz año 2021 ¡

[@christianpereira4627]

Thank you for your advice and I’m sorry for your awful service and experience at “Starken”. I’ll make sure to tell all my family in Chile to avoid that carrier. Good luck to you!!!

[@bigcee3048]

Waiting along time is new? My guy have you ever been to the DMV?

[@jorgelabarthe9399]

Bueno con respecto al idioma, asi me senti cuando llegamos mi y yo al aeropuerto de JFK, nadie hablaba español, es una verdadera odisea, hasta que mis hijos se atrevieron a hablar ingles y a preguntar, mi idea fija era llegar en metro a nuestro hospedaje, lo tenia todo previsto, que linea tomar en que estación bajarnos, hacia donde debíamos caminar, y sorpresa llegamos en domingo muy temprano y esa linea no funcionaba en domingo por reparaciones, mi sra me decia pidamos un huber, le dije que no. Mis hijos en la calle preguntaron y con la pagina web del linea de transporte de NYC, tomamos un bus que nos dejaba cerca y de repente visualicé una esquina que tantas veces recorri en Google maps, y dije stop , para bajarnos ya que a media cuadra estaba el hospedaje , el conductor, muy de mal humor, me dijo unas palabras en ingles y mis hijos me ci hicieron callar que no debia pedir que el bus parara, bueno en la próxima parada nos bajamos y llegamos muy bien, Inolvidables vacaciones. NYC simplemente me enamoró es una ciudad que deja sin aliento, nos pasaron puras situaciones maravillosas.

[@myriamandrade8819]

John dont worry .Enjoy life .Can you make a video with Moises running I love to see mi chilenito hermoso corriendo.

[@sutilchile]

Jon muy buenos tus videos, y saber de tu experiencia en Chile

[@lunava5489]

Deberías hacer un video acerca de "frases locas" y errores graciosos que has tenido hablando (o intentando hablar) español

[@mctransportation9831]

I was in Costa Rica for 2 months in 2010. While futbol was the number 1 sport, I saw people playing american football and softball. Is there none of that down there? What's dating like there? Is obesity less that the states?

[@margaritaanasotovaras6416]

Estos meses de pandemia todos hacemos fila sobre todo a fin de mes.

[@IguannaRock]

Iguanna see something like that ✌️😜

[@leox4447]

En chile para arriendos largos las casas suelen venir vacías completamente algunas no todas pero así suele pasar y en arriendos turísticos como vacaciones donde suele ser diario el cobro ahí los arriendos vienen con todas las cosas que necesitas

[@kanibal8124]

necesito esa patineta!! donde o como la encuentro?

[@MarantMarant-vk1mz]

Gee man you really messed up that cama one🤣🤣🤣

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

4:31 FINALLY gets to the actual mistakes (also don't drink every time he says the word "mistake" in this video you'll die of alcohol poisoning).

[@gmf7619]

"necesito una cerveza"!!!!.. saludos tio Jon.

[@franciscorodrigobustamante4694]

Muy bueno tu video, me he reído mucho, yo he estado dos veces en EEUU, sin saber nada de Inglés aunque estuve en Orlando y en Miami, pero usaba el lenguaje universal, el de señas. Lo único complicado fue que me chocaron y ahí si que no entendí nada de nada.

[@kennielsen3896]

Liked, you use the words you know. At work, talking to a frightened 4 year old I mixed up the word miedo with mierda. LOL

[@rapsi1978]

1:40 El pueblo se va a transformar.

[@chinomsojohnson8746]

How's the chilean job market for web developers. Looking to come there to school. I am nigerian

[@lilianpoosegura8041]

Tienes que pedir que te lo lleven a domicilio, vale lo mismo. Yo nunca he ido a buscar un paquete

[@lupe3149]

My grandma is in Chile and Shia leaving tomorrow in the night dude

[@DieeegoAS7]

Before you go to chile you would have to speak spanish so people understand you. Second dont go out at night because that is when bad people appear

[@redefv]

5:50 insane. Take the mask off; you are outside by yourself. Instead, he takes the glasses off.

[@AndyRussell-b1b]

Little warm in the sac eh?

[@chicho121212]

Hello Jon , if you think starken is a mess try to get a package from correos de chile it's a nightmare...

[@LuciaCeardi]

Agree! After paying $95 to send a small package from South Dakota to Stgo., Correos de Chile made my sister pay another $86 before she could claim it. It was under the $200 maximum declaration, too. Never again!

[@yubima]

I had just pick up pacages in the international section on the central, but didnt have troubles i just pay for the pacage there like $750 fir package, maibe bevause i had paid everithing before...

[@purran86]

Don't worry Jon, it is not that chilean people are "genetically more patient", we hate to wait on a line as much as you do, but we don't have another option because the organization in every thing in Chile is really deficient, but trust me, WE REALLY HATE TO WAIT. It's outrageous. Maybe there is some places wich are more faster atending people, well there are a very few though.

[@Kev_pencils]

Organization*

[@purran86]

@@Kev_pencils sorry, corrector.

[@CsStoker]

When you want to rent a place with basic necessities included you need to find that it says "amoblado"

[@pequenoperezoso3743]

Creo que la palabra es amueblado

Al principio creí que era un video pagado por Starken... En serio, mencionó la palabra Starken como 20 veces. Si escucho Starken una vez más, moriré. Porque el servicio de Starken es realmente pésimo. Sólo Starken podría hacerlo peor que Starken.

[@jonathanluengo8749]

Es mejor servicio es transporte chevalier es mas barato y mas rapido en san carlos es muy buena atencion

[@RedNefech]

@@jonathanluengo8749 por Lo Menos acá a Pto Montt no llega

[@edipohgrex]

No sè si a Linares llega el servicio Cruz del Sur, al menos en Valdi funciona re bien, màs barato y confiable, las otra dos màs famosas, caras a cagar y te mamai literal dos horas pa cada tràmite.....

[@thomasius99]

Dos palabras: Blue Express.

[@pabloantonioization]

Hola Jon. Creo que lo de la larga espera en Starken está sucediendo debido a la pandemia, ya que en años anteriores no existía este atochamiento. Hay personas que se encuentran desempleadas, y han creado emprendimientos como por ejemplo tejidos ó artesanías, y envían varias encomiendas vía Starken a distintos destinos. Es por esto que hay mucha concurrencia de gente, y la espera es muy larga para poder ingresar esa cantidad de paquetes por cada persona. Estoy de acuerdo en que Starken debería mejorar sus sistemas de ingreso de encomiendas para evitar las largas filas. Buen video, saludos! ✌🏻

[@tomsxe]

No mintái, nunca he hecho menos de 1 hora en starken, y eso que siempre me pongo a la fila a las 8:30 para estar de los primeros y ya hay gente

[@mariacovarrubias9103]

Por eso debiera haber mas empresas de envios confiables... en Chile en el pasado solo existia correos de Chile 🤦‍♀️... ahi si que si esperabas y cosas ni llegaban era horrible 🙈🙈🙈🙈. Despues se hizo famosa chilexpress, luego starken y ahora hay varias e incluso por la pandemia y nuevos emprendimiento hay muchos deliverys y encomenderos* Una lección de la pandemia, ser creativos 💖

[@hectorchavez4835]

Amigo mio Starken nació prestando un pésimo servicio

[@agnesblack]

@@tomsxe quizas por eso esta lleno va muy temprano... Vivo cerca de una sucursal y antes de la pandemia en la tarde esta prácticamente vacío claro que las colombianas q atienden se demoran mas q la cresta en atender

[@SemanadePapel]

hector chavez ¡Concuerdo contigo! Starken siempre ha sido mala, ahora solamente esta peor.

[@stevenellerbruch6023]

Love the videos Jon. My wife and I lived in Chile and plan on returning. We waited 3 hours to renew our car registration only to discover the previous owner had an $80 traffic fine. I had to pay it before the car registration could be renewed.

[@killtroman]

Plan on returning? What are the gringos thinking about? Are u M? Or maybe United States is not as great as it looks, I don't know... I can't understand, I'm sorry if I offend u, but this makes me think... Why am I trying so hard to leave? Do really worth it?

[@jasonablah7702]

I moved to California last year from the Midwest and getting my car registered basically took a full working day lol

[@jasonablah7702]

@@killtroman Why do you want to leave??

[@godhimself1128]

@@killtroman The US is full of gun violence and politicians who don't really care about the americans. there are nicer parts of the world lol

[@valentinventures]

You know the pandemic has been going on WAY too long when you didn’t realize until halfway through the video that he’s wearing a mask.

[@Carehuea]

"I knew that in Chile they have a lot of people who speak Spanish and all that...." Wow... Surely that comment won the 'comment of the year' award in 2020...

[@jorgem646]

Si yo creo que el idioma dificulta mucho, el elegir vivir en un país u otro, uno busca su propio idioma, a eso se suman los miedos: a hacer el ridículo, no poder comunicar lo que realmente deseas decir y tantas cosas que te hacen como tú bien dijiste Jon, solamente quedarte callado en un rincón sin hablar nada. Creo que tanto tú cómo Elise, fueron muy valientes al incorporarse a una cultura e idioma que si bien puedan tener muchas similitudes, también muchas diferencias. Y por lo demás con mucho éxito, aprendiendo a amar a nuestro país, país que también los quiere por tener corazones❤️ de chileno.

[@negrve]

The best comments ever

[@japablaz]

I could not help laughing when you said what you said about your wife. We've all made those mistakes

[@sebastianmirandac]

Que buena catarsis te mandaste Jon, al cabo de unos años más, te veré reclamando en las grandes alamedas como la mayoría de los Chileno/as 🤣🤣🤣👍Jajaja Saludos cordiales. Pdta: te aconsejo de armarte aún más de paciencia si te toca hacer algún trámite en el servicio público... Mucho más...🙏ohmmm 🙈👍

[@crstnvenegas]

se le cayó la careta mas bien

[@sebastianmirandac]

@@crstnvenegas ya y porqué?? Por que reclama y denuncia lo que no es correcto en Chile?? Acaso eso es careta?? Ojo ahí con validar, normalizar y naturalizar lo malo...

[@MariaPerez-fz2nx]

@@sebastianmirandac bi

[@andreafrias667]

Staken tiene muchos reclamos no llegan las cosas, se pierden...ya no debería comprar por ese medio .. ....trata de comprar por otro medio

[@JonGrossGringo]

Andrea Frias 🙏 gracias Andrea!

[@edsoncarvalho4660]

Man, you don´t sound American... 4 and a half minutes to "dive" in to the topic?!?!?!

[@adrianaaa6755]

Ironic, because he's saying that he doesn't like waiting

[@Neo270310]

Al menos esperaste 2 hrs sentado, yo acá en starken estuve 4 hrs en una fila de pie, para que finalmente me dijeran "no encontramos su pedido..."

[@missymeliischuler2133]

I wish youtube had a built in translator. Would love to read the comments.

[@tokio47193058]

It has look on top at the serch where is you tube address, right hand side the first icon with the G is a translator.

[@ificandream5849]

Jajajajajaj

[@jtktheboss5474]

What it does have is bilingual users

[@MarcAle000]

@@jtktheboss5474 you’re right 😂

[@pelipur3864]

The KZbin Genie has made your wish come true! 🧞‍♂️

[@sandrosotosabag8476]

No conozco linares, pero creo que no me gusta.. Creo que si odias esperar y odias las filas....esta pandemia te trajo un regalo.... Muchas filas y muchos días de espera... Cobraste ya tu 10%?

[@huracan2.063]

Uffff!! Como te comprendo... Con mi flia. Estuvimos 1 año viviendo en Maryland y tbn. Cometimos errores,pero fue enrriquecedor para mis hijos , aprendieron a hablar y escribir muy bien el idioma, tbn nos chocaron muchas de las costumbres gringas!!! En todo caso:Bienvenido a Chile😍😍😍

[@JonGrossGringo]

huracan 2.0 haha! Muy bien! Entiendo 100% y muchas gracias!

[@felipejaramillo1310]

Como dato acerca del inglés. Antes el hablar inglés era catalogado como "cosas de cuicos" (cuicos= gente de plata. Al menos asi se entiende), por lo tanto en los colegios cuando enseñaban inglés, si alguien pronunciaba bien algunas palabras, era objeto de burlas, en especial las que terminan en "tion", como "communication" o "celebration". Fue un tema que lo tocamos en las clases de inglés en la Universidad y todos habíamos visto ese tipo de cosas en nuestros colegios (hablo de los años 90). Antes se le tenía un miedo al hablar otro idioma, pero en los últimos años recién se está tomando como una necesidad el aprender inglés. Un abrazo y gracias por compartir nuestra idiosincrasia :)

[@killtroman]

Cierto, aunque sí se enseñaba... inglés, aunque extremadamente básico, más que nada para que no se dijera que no se enseñaba el idioma. Era imposible que la gente pudiera tener una conversación mínimamente aceptable con un gringo al salir de cuarto medio con esos conocimientos. Yo incluso teniendo una hermana que lo enseña no tengo un nivel de inglés adecuado para una conversación (escrito me defiendo un poquito pero hablado y sobre todo escuchado... nah, soy terrible), y no es que ella sea mala profesora, yo soy muy burro con esas cosas.

[@jardinazul7]

Me pregunto, por qué los gringos , ( EEUU) creen que tenemos que hablar su idioma. Es el extranjero quien debe aprender el idioma del país que visita. Si alguien te responde un saludo en inglés , es cortesía. La regla «donde fueras , Haz lo que vieras,» aplica al idioma.

[@JonGrossGringo]

Jardin azul si, entiendo y por eso y dije que era lamentable que he pensado que en Chile hablan inglés en vez de yo aprender español antes de llegar a Chile

[@eduardodiaz9496]

Igual que el Estado les puso formación en creole en todos lados a los ahitianos cuendo son los extranjeros los que deben aprender nuestro idioma

[@danielamellado1627]

@@eduardodiaz9496 La información del estado siempre debe estar en distintos idiomas para la correcta difusión de ella. En el metro ves la informacion en español e inglés, pero no en mapudungun. Luego de la gran llegada que hubo de haitianos, el estado tuvo que actualizarse, ya que debido a diversos problemas que hubo con la comunidad haitiana por la falta de comunicacion, hoy en dia, por ley de inclusion podemos ver informacion en los hospitales y consultorios en mapudungun, español, creole, inglés (y si te vas para el norte, demas pillas info en aymara o quechua).

[@anitadiaz6458]

Jardín Azul te encuentro toda la razón, me cargó este gringo con lo del idioma...

[@Maxibaluco]

@@anitadiaz6458 jasjajsaj weona ridicula

[@juanramonortega8985]

Mejor usa Pullman Cargo. Te ahorras muchos problemas.

[@JonGrossGringo]

Juan Ramón Ortega 👍👍 gracias!

[@jocelynarancibia9429]

Es sabido que todo en las Regiones es más leeento y con menos recursos por eso muchos chilenos se va a vivir a la Región Metropolitana , aunque no digo que es perfecta pero funciona mejor en cuanto a servicios. Pero en las regiones tienen la tranquilidad y espacio y áreas verdes que acá no hay.

[@GyaradosSalvajeAhAparecido1170]

Eso es un mito o en lugares específicos xd

[@antonellapinillahernandez2875]

Tranquilidad no hay en ninguna parte xd

[@MyCuriositywithValeska]

I love my country, Chile. I left it when I was a child, but what I don't like about it is that the laws are very bad, people still don't know how to respect others. education is excellent but what I dislike the most is the laws and the police. I'm living in California for 40 years now and I love it. I don't think I would return to my beautiful Chile ever again, here my parents died and here I will have to die. My children are from here, my nephews are from here and my sisters, the only country they know is the US. so here I stay.

[@MyCuriositywithValeska]

@Shispirina where ? in USA ? you really do not know anything about education if you did not know there was a survey and it was recognized that the United States of America has the worst education in the world. So what are you talking about? And I show it to you when I arrived in this country to California I came for grade 6 and they gave me a test and they passed me to grade 8 and not because of intelligent but because in my country Chile they teach much better than here. So what are you talking about? I grew up here and believe me what I know about my country and what I learned here is not even half of what I knew back then. So before to defend something first look and find out. because you look very bad, master uses but I do not like to lie. and reality has many good things, but in education we are really very, very bad.

[@mr.p9982]

4:31 time saver

[@Realxpresion]

Mistake # 6 To forget that you came to a third world country. I think this is the worst, don't you?... greetings from Chile!

[@AidaJof]

Now, now - let's not throw the baby with the bath water ...

[@JairoVera]

Patience isn’t one of my skills, and every time when I go back to Chile, that get me crazy! Chile has good stuff as well, you just need more time ;) In North America there are a lot of bad things, like everywhere. In South America people is warmer, and families spend more time together.

[@kettyc538]

I agree with you. I've lived in Canada for three years and although people are polite and very respectful, I could say that I just have nice people near but not friends. This is something really wonderful....our people seem to be warmer.... I don't have friends. My friends are in Chile....😥

[@negrve]

As a Venezuela in Linares i agree with yours, people in North América Is More polite but distancing it's the key, no one it's near or Family, instead Chilean people inmediatly become a friend or family for you.

[@albertosantamaria8370]

Lack of patience, or IMPATIENCE, can also reveal a narcissistic person with an inflated ego.

[@ianbieber]

Hay cosas muy injustas que a muchos también nos molesta como ma tardanza en todo👎🏻👎🏻, también soy de linares 🙋🏻‍♂️🇨🇱

[@JonGrossGringo]

Vixan Mc hola! 👋 saludos desde Linares!

[@supergautam96]

Nice video..very informative... Just be careful on the one wheel ..with the camera and traffic!

[@TheBigOrangeCat]

Lo de Starken es impresentable. Deberían contratar más personas teniendo en cuenta la mayor demanda que tienen. Y creo que su nivel de digitalización es muy bajo, las bodegas son un amontonamiento de cosas imposibles de encontrar.

[@alejandrovalenzuelapavez9240]

Grest video Jon, i agree with you about the english language almost no one speak english, i practice watching TV or movies with no subtitles it's the only way or i will forget it... saludos gringo desde Quillota...

[@JonGrossGringo]

Alejandro Valenzuela Pavez that’s awesome!!!! Good for you!!!! Never stop learning

[@Joselynbpinto]

In my experience, most places are rented with furniture. I live in Valdivia. I would love a video with the sentences that you have gotten wrong. I feel like I haven't said a lot of embarassing things in English, but I guess it's because I have watched a lot of tv shows in English and I have picked up things from there and I actually studied English. And btw, Starken is not always so bad. I think it's because people are ordering more stuff online due to the pandemic. Cheers!

[@bluecore66]

Cosas super importantes que te salvarían de cualquier emergencia !... Necesito cerveza ! 🍺 jajjaja

[@valeriaklauss8895]

Moisés 😍😘❤️🇨🇱☀️

[@takafumiarisawa70]

It''s more expensive to put an house with furniture in the market. We "love" taxing stuff in here...

[@alejandrasaification]

No es fácil "nuestro español" porque hablamos con muchos modismos y además hablamos muuy rápido y no modulamos mucho, jejeje, por eso a veces los latinos no nos entienden, somos únicos!! Amo mi país!! Espero te sientas querido aquí. Chao pescao =)

[@maxitaify]

Cubans

[@rajbirsinghdhanju4734]

It happen bro when i moved here in chile from india. I didn't know even single word of spanish and it is so strange that here in Chile just 2 % population i guess can speak english though my English is not perfect but i can make a great conversation. Now i know spanish as well i think 80%. Chile has been given to me lot of success. Thanku you Gracias a chile.

[@AidaJof]

Chile is very lucky to have you :)

[@negrve]

But you learn Chilean spanish? Only work in Chile, try yo speak in other country, it's hard to understood, but it's a start good for you

[@xmushab0m]

@@negrve learning Chilean spanish is like learning spanish on hard mode. If you get it you will easily undertand other coutries spanish, except for Spain since it can be a tough change.

[@tsunamivibes175]

@@xmushab0m god mode. Not hard mode. I had to learn from my Santiago Chile born and raised father who conversed and bickered about what real español and real Castellano is

[@pwisc2115]

Hi Jon, Thanks for sharing your experience in my beautiful Chile. I can share my experience here in Wisconsin being a Chilean guy and man please don’t feel that those things are a mistake. Specially not knowing Spanish before. I was in the same shoes and it was tough but at the same time now that I feel extremely comfortable speaking, reading and writing it was a beautiful experience for me. Of course I would love to have known English before moving here, but it is life and we deal with it and learn and feel how pleasant is to achieve something that you never thought to achieve. Now I laugh about my mistakes of miss pronouncing something and millions things that I did while learning, but it is an experience and now I can share that with my future kids and laugh. Also even in my own native language I don’t know 100% the words. Hey Jon the other thing that I felt goose bumps is when you were looking apartments/houses in Oconomowoc. I don’t know if that was randomly or you actually lived there, but the thing is that was my very first town when I moved here from Chile. Thanks again Jon for sharing and my best good vibes for you is never feel mad with yourself because we never stop learning and that makes this world awesome! Cheers my friend from here Wisconsin!!

[@JonGrossGringo]

P Wisc how cool is that?!!! Yeah I grew up in Oconomowoc and my family lives there! Oconomowoc is my home. How in the world did you end up moving to Oconomowoc first??? That’s so amazing and random! Haha

[@pwisc2115]

Jon Gross hahahahaha. Yes it is cool. My wife came to Chile during her high school time and later when she was in college. She applied for student exchange program to learn Spanish and we met in Valparaiso. I am original from Viña Del Mar. She graduated in got her first job in Oconomowoc right in front of Target DC. That is how when I finally got my visa to move with my wife we were renting an apartment right between Lake La belle and Fowler Lake. We love that town and we had awesome memories in that town. Now we live in the outside of Madison. Because we love how fun and family friendly is that city and so many fun events that I love to go. Really cool man. I would love same day me can meet anywhere and share and laugh about our stories. Cheers my friend!!

[@negrve]

It's a weird name oconomowoc for a town?

[@pwisc2115]

Rafael Ceccato hahahaha when I worked in a company in that town many truck drivers came from all over the country to deliver stuff and they asked how do you pronounce the town! 😂😂

[@sandrosotosabag8476]

Jajaja bueo así gastas menos leña

[@DonMostr0]

Buen canal, saludos desde Concepción Chile

[@JonGrossGringo]

Gracias! Saludos!

[@josebey7808]

We went visiting my sister in Florida from Germany .....we fly to Washington and then internal to Florida with United.... everything perfect.....but in Washington....we had to go to CUSTOMS....and .... for American Citizens they had like 10 Customers Agents and for THE REST OF THE WORLD......just TWO AGENTS🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@Skibbidyboobop]

wearing a mask outside by yourself???

[@artiomoganesyan8952]

Do you have a problem?

[@Skibbidyboobop]

@@artiomoganesyan8952 No

[@relicofgold]

This is a 2-minute video, tops, stretched to almost 13 minutes. He starts talking about the topic at 4:30: 1) Not studying enough Spanish before arriving (Oh really? Would never have figured that out) 2) Rental houses do not come with countertops, appliances (k) 3) You need to be humble about embarrassing yourself with language (obviously) 4) Sports are different, you know, they play futbol (why would this be a surprise?) 5) You need to be patient. Things take longer to do.

[@elijahcarter2435]

Having to turn down potentially AMAZING apartments in Santiago because I didn't have the money to buy a fridge and stove was a huge pain in the neck. I still don't understand why renters need to own huge, expensive appliances that we need to drag around the city every time we move. Thankfully every place I've seen so far has had countertops hahaha

[@derickrk]

well people don't move around so much in rest of the world

[@raimundosepulvedav.8572]

Hello Jon... I agree. The things that you are talking about are correct. Chile is a very special country, even more if you live in Linares. Maybe, Santiago could be worst for you. A lot of improvization and disorder, waiting 2 hours in a line is a little moment. We don't speak Spanish, we speak Chilean and when we do it, it's so fast for a foreigner. But, we are changing and people learn with comments like yours. Chilean people are friendly and we think that Americans are nice and funny people... Thanks for sharing!!!

[@angelicacastro9723]

No eres al único que le disgusta esperar y esperar en una estúpida fila, pero este año ha cambiado todo y ha puesto a prueba la paciencia de muchos!

[@chiusacan18754]

You are right, Chile takes too much time in everything you do, and don't talk about banking. Here in The States and Canada (where I live), a bank, branch or not, they do everything for the customer. In Chile, the same bank doesn't do everything, so you have to ambulate from Bank to Bank and do the "line up" at every single bank you go, that is INSANE!!! They wear watches but never use it, it is only for decoration; t,he don't believe in appointments, our way, so the say" "around" that it can mean 1 or 2 hours late !@#@!@#

[@franciscahammerschlag4103]

Chilean Spanish is totally different from Spanish in other Latin American countries. It contains many idioms and slang related to animals, which can confuse a foreigner.

[@isabelvicencio]

I know your feeling , it’ a impossible not to feel stupid when you are trying to communicate in an other language ..... it happen to everyone!!!Learning a second language in the field it’s a very complicated thing , it happens to all of us who live around the world and in need to communicate in order to survive wherever you live . The more education your background had , the more difficult is to adapt an speak like a local ( educated local I mean) Your videos are great , you are such smart guy . Thanks for showing Chile on your way , giving the chance to see many places that I ve never been or will be . Thanks again !! A+👍🏻

[@habibti8875]

As i started to learn English cuz I had a Polish fb, I met his family in Poland and I was talking about my father and I said: he is already retarded instead retired 😖 🤣 And still my English is very poor I love your videos! I’m chilena

[@ignaciodiaz325]

Sorry dude... I'm here on Chile 🇨🇱, and your opinion scare the foreign people... Starken sucks.. Yes, but in your city, Starken in Rancagua, or Santiago for example it's a good service.. The office takes 10 min. To give you the box, their organization it's ok, but Linares it's a old city

[@ascendedworld8302]

It's called Football and was always called football. If anything the USA should rename their sport to soccer and I have some good reasons why: 1. You throw the ball or 'Sock it' to each other. (Like Rugby) The British invention 'Football' you ONLY kick it or 'Foot' the ball! 2. American football came long after Football was invented so why do the inventors have to change their name? anyway thanks for sharing this invaluable video content :)

[@giovannicogginio1925]

Get to the point

[@daphoenixto]

"Man are these things ever fogging up with my mask on" HEY MR SHARP AS A MARBLE I DIDN"T SEE ANYONE AROUND YOU Wait for it Ol Jon boys gonna have an epiphany !!!

[@eddycisternas7491]

Hi Jon I love to follow you on KZbin, I was born in Viña Del Mar ! You experience in Chile was the same for me when I came to USA 45 years ago ( New York City). And Like you love Linares I Love New York! Cachái !!!!! Lol 😂

[@mariaatienzarojas]

Hello there; one more thing you should know before publishing your comments is..... we Chileans are very very proud of our country, talking against it, it's going to make you loose friends. One question first.,,, what are you doing there for fucking 5 years!!! If you don't like it? And on top of everything, make a sequence of all the things you wish you have known before going to Chile. Why you didn't do it before going there? Why did you go to a little town ? Are you hiding from something or someone? Do you want THEM to speak English? Don't be lazy and learn something in life. Do not dare to speak bad about any of my towns or my people. We are extremely good, honest and naive people, don't abuse us. Even in our songs we spread our love and naïveté. "Y verás como quieren en Chile al amigo que es forastero". DONT shame us, it's no right,

[@tsunamivibes175]

Broder just get a Chileno to share with you, and have a conversation with that weon.. i don't think you speak any Castellano brou. It's not Spanish it's Castilian. Saying Spanish is like saying Chinese. Which one, Mandarin or Cantonese or what . Just learn the language. We have empty unfurnished apartments and condos and rental houses without furniture if you didn't ask if it's furnished, in local English. You're talking about international living. It's universal. Stay humble. Your problems are not Chile's problems weon poyito

[@isabelchacon9721]

Hi Jon! In Santiago you could find furnished apartments & people who speaks English...Linares is a smaller city...the same happens in your country in relation to the language! I lived there for many years!...Anyway, I enjoyed your video!

[@paulapoblete1090]

I watch a lot of videos of white Americans going to other countries. Just trying to understand, why do you expect other countries to speak English ?? I saw a similar video about Vietnam, same comment. Why would they speak English ? Trying to understand the expectation.

[@saltodelpuma1667]

In other words you wish you haven't been so ignorant about Chile which is not surprising if you are from the United States. 2 hours to get a package at Starkes, so? I've waited more than that to get a package at the US Postal Service! That english is not widely spoken in Linares?! where do you think you are?! you aren't in a US territory or colony. Yes, soccer is the main and favorite sport not only in Chile but in Southamerica....hello?! Waiting too long to get your papers, residence, etc.?! really, how long? I had to wait almost 7 hours and go back more than once just to prove that I won't be living off the government here in the USA. Maybe is time for Chile to start getting tought and make it hard for non-speaking spanish foreigners to live and work in the country.

[@jaimecortes4323]

The problem with the language is the same for people who move to USA. All problems you have in Linares- Chile, happens to all of us in USA, unless you live in a small Town, but go and try to get a Drivers Lincense in a City and you will see how much time is going to take you. In USA there is only 3 popular sports Baseball, Basketball and Football (not Soccer) and the rest are not popular and only a minority practice them, same thing happens in Chile, you can practice Soccer but the rest of the sport are not so popular. Don't cry baby remember is other Country and you got to get use how thing are done, is going to happens in Germany, France, Canada, etc.

[@ibaceta5242]

Very funny this video..jajajaja.. Welcome to Chile my friend... a wonderfull experience..jajaja 😅😅😅

[@ameliabarraza4508]

Estando en Chile :¡¡CUANDO VAS HABLAR, ESPAÑOL, porque no aprendes de una vez?, no están difícil, y menos a lo Chileno, jajaja😅😆, animate... YA!... Adiós.

[@schanatiangler3099]

To have the feeling you are wasting time of your Life is the worst ! I have lived in Nepal for a year or More ... when I saw the problem of waiting 2h at starken... it remembered me a lot of many moments I had there... Cause it sí something out of your influence I got used to allways carry a Book With me so I don‘t feel too much as of I am just loosing my time hanging around waiting for something. Actually ... After That time there I lost the regularity of Reading...

[@lagrimafria]

bro if you need help with something that you dont undertando or something.... just tell me....i would be very happy to help you...your videos are funny

[@shadowgov9721]

My wife and I are thinking of retiring in Chile , we live in Texas , but with many political, cultural and social changes here , Also very expensive, we’re seriously considering retiring there , we lived in the US many years and considered Mexico or Argentina, which is where we’re from , but the situation is awful in both countries, So at this point, today , would you still migrate to Chile, what is your view ,?

[@matthewsaywellferrada2465]

One of the things I wish I had known is that many Chileans never like to tell you "no", even when they know that will not do a job or provide a service for you. People like plumbers or builders are very unprofessional. You will waste so much time with people telling you they will do something and then they never do it, they will not show up and they will just ignore your phone calls when you try and call them . This is very common, they will hardly ever say "no I am too busy, I can't help you" It is like they are afraid to say no, so they will say yes and then pretend they will take your business or do the job for you, but then don't show up and won't give you an explanation or answer your calls. I honestly don't care if you can't provide me a service, but why not just say no in the first place and don't be so immature and not answer phone calls when you don't show up, it is quite pathetic to be honest. I am sorry if this offends anyone, but it is not just me that complains about this thing, many Chilean friends do too.

[@katachthonia]

Starken es un asco hasta pierden pedidos . Viva chilexpress y bluexpress. Gastas un poco más pero lo vale

[@enoughtodie]

Lo de tener que comprar todo cuando uno se va a vivir solo es la principal traba para emanciparse. Es alto el costo considerando que hay que dar incluso un par de meses del valor de arriendo en garantía o documentar con cheques.

[@teacherrubilar25]

Oh poor boy!! 2 hours in the pick of a global pandemic? What were you expecting? Tell people how long it takes to do the paperwork in any DMV in USA.

[@generalkrang7138]

Hold on..... Why am I taking any advice from a guy on a one-wheel, with a helmet on, with a KZbin sticker on it, holding a selfie stick and a black face mask on?

[@stevenellerbruch6023]

Jon, My wife likes your videos as well. She says they don't speak normal Spanish in Chile. They speak castellano. I have also made the mistake of using the words ESPOSA and caliente in the same sentance.