Living Woke in Costa Rica

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

BTW- the Thumbnail is me about 22 years ago on my way to being Mrs. Doubtfire for Halloween. Cross dressing really isn't my thing ;)

[@Mongoose-ct6us]

Woke is terrible. I travel out if USA twice a year just to get away from wokeism.

[@PassportPerks]

What are the risk of get married in Costa Rica to a foreigner and how long does it take to become a citizen after marriage

[@Mongoose-ct6us]

@@PassportPerks why would there be a risk.? As long as the relationship isn't fraud. Same as anywhere else

[@PassportPerks]

@@Mongoose-ct6us I'm trying to get a legal understanding, how many people have been screwed over not understanding the laws 🤔

[@PassportPerks]

@S G I'm not bringing any woman back to the US lol 😆 that's no a option ever 🤣

[@jeffberg8015]

One thing I found refreshing about Costa Rica is that it is still possible to discuss social issues honestly without fear of being attacked by the woke mob.

[@yehumarine4178]

we costa Ricans like to discussed subjects of any type in a respectful way even if we don't like it or is not part of our customs , living myself in the U.S what I don't like to see is that media ,schools etc trying to introduce wokness as part of kids curriculum. ...

[@here-right-here]

Right. We see these woke mobs everywhere! I mean, people are ending up in the hospital! It's really awful.

[@kd8199]

These attacks by the woke mobs have filled the ICUs in every hospital. It’s just horrible how they attack any opinion, breaks it’s leg, and punch it in the face.

[@kd8199]

😂🤣😂

[@1970MPC]

Right On! Being a conservative couple here in the US we are sick of what’s going on. The change in our country is one of the driving reasons why we’re looking at Costa Rica

[@BuddyRevell455]

Racism is alive and well in CR. You will be treated and charged differently based on your skin color, and you have no resources to go too, as racism is accepted.

[@1970MPC]

@@peteking6956 As a gay couple, can you tell me what specifically we hate? It appears you’re the one who hates anything or anyone who disagrees with you. Looking at your other comments on the narrator, it appears you hate him as well, if you hate the narrator so much, why are you following him on his channel? It appears you’re a miserable person who has nothing better to do then troll Conservative people

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Dude, I can't let that go without some push back. Yes, racism of sorts will always be around to some degree... and yes, it was a huge problem on the Caribbean side just a few decades ago. But all in all, sounds more like you have an axe to grind because that's just not generally true.

[@1970MPC]

@@peteking6956 So you’re categorizing all Trump supporters as kooks who hate anyone who disagrees with them? Honestly you’re explaining yourself and the venom you’re spewing support my argument. You’re full of hate, once again if you despise the commentator for this channel (Michael) why are you on here? The hate you have in your heart needs to be fill by toxic comments towards anyone who doesn’t agree with you. Look at all your prior comments it’s ALL hate. Pete , I would recommend you seek professional help and stop bringing this channel down With that being said, I’m more eager to move to Costa Rica just so we can be neighbors. 👍🏻. 😙

[@1970MPC]

@@TravelCostaRicaNOW I’m so sorry you have to see comments like this. Keep up the great work, we enjoy watching each and every episode you post. Would love to get together at one point. 🙂

[@shelleysquires7225]

🌅 ☕ Interestingly enough, I was just chatting yesterday about this with a friend who lives in Hawaii. He was saying the exact same thing: mainlanders are coming over to the Big Island trying to push their WOKE agenda on the Hawaiians who want nothing to do with it. I am from San Francisco (1970s SF, not SF 2.0) need I say more? Haha...Although I really don't care what anyone's sexual preference is, in my mind Gay Pride almost borders on Narcissism. I've often thought Gee maybe I should start a parade for interracial couples, hmmm...💭💭💭 There is so much I could say...what I will say is that: after San Francisco I lived in Santa Cruz where folks are pretty tolerant and accepting of everyone (as am I) as long as you don't push your agenda on me. Live and let live. ☮️ 🕉️ 💗

[@robynbazlen-weglarz7836]

As a Transwoman who has been coming to Costa Rica for a month every year since the 90’s I have never once felt uncomfortable. Ticos have always treated me with warmth and decency. I never flaunt anything and treat them with the same warmth and decency. I have developed many friends in the Arenal area and value them. The best advice I can give anyone spending time in Costa Rica is “Pura Vida”

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

that is very good to here.... and I see the same here in Fortuna with my trans friends.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

@S G no

[@ronrodriguez9748]

This video is Spot On. I salute you Sir. Thank you for replying to my post on your last video. I’m glad you’ve explained it well. 👍🏼

[@Kattywagon29]

I have a brother who's gay (I'm 19 years older than him) and a daughter who is bi and dating a boy who is asexual. They are all under the age of 25 and it is exhausting for me to keep up with! I'm glad to know that Costa Rica is a live and let live type of place. I don't need a rainbow flag (with brown on it) to remind me that there are more than just heterosexual people existing on this planet who deserve to be treated with respect. I don't care if M & Ms are wearing go go boots or sneakers. I don't want to have heated conversations with people about drag queen story time and CRT book bans. I just want to chill. I can't wait to move outta Florida and get to CR. Bring on the Pura Vida!

[@perrykv7312]

Hope you get a good life in here, it may not be an oasis, but it's a good place to live

[@Kattywagon29]

@@perrykv7312 Thanks! I don't need an oasis, but I sure need a break from all the nonsense. I am getting all my things in order and should be back in lovely CR by August.

[@sqorpy]

this is by far one of the best videos on woke culture. and this coming from you means even more. BTW, the way you signedout... summerzied everything so well.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

I appreciate that

[@robbieg1able]

Well said!

[@robbieg1able]

Michael Allen this was a refreshing video and Thanks you for your perspective. I am a little older than middle age and I living just South of San Francisco. I feel like this area is very entitled and has many of aspects of the “woke” culture you mentioned. At times it just feels like there is a lot of unnecessary anger and hostility and this makes it difficult to live here and I find myself tip toeing around for fear of unintentionally offending someone. Sometimes I feel like I need to carry around a clipboard and when I meet someone have them fill it out before speaking or interacting. “…please check all the boxes that you identify with: gay, straight, Latino, black, white, etc… AND please mark all the boxes along with any comments issues, political or otherwise that that turn you into an insane crazy lunatic that makes you want to destroy the world.”

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

oh god, I don't know how you do it........ ugh Thanx, glad you appreciated it. :)

[@robbieg1able]

@@TravelCostaRicaNOW well, I have a good job that allows me to build a life in Costa so I can be there with my family. What I am trying to do is worth the sacrifice, but sometimes it is very stressful and it doesn’t need to be.

[@janetbeattie6902]

Hi Mike, We all have more in common than we realize - thank you for exemplifying this!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

very true ❤

[@paddleyourowncanoe]

Thank you for speaking openly Mike. You expressed a level of logic that is quickly dying in our modern world.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

I got to say, so glad I live in CR and can play on my own game board.

[@sandrabedard7848]

Thanks for your honesty Michael. Hugs 🤗. Yes leave the BS in United States and Canada.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

YEs, please do.

[@GodfreeLouis]

Appreciate your authenticity Michael. Not gay but I admire your balls 😂

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

yeah, they're pretty big..... ;) lol Thanx.

[@darrenosborne8252]

Thank you for this video, I'm considering moving to Costa Rico. It's refreshing to hear someone so sensible. I'm in the middle politically. I don't want extreme left or right. Thank you for this whole channel to help me decide.

[@cfeemst]

Oh Shit, common sense, good to hear nowadays!!! Treat everyone with the respect and courtesy as you would like! Pura Vida!! I know, too many!!!! Lol Very good video sir.

[@shartzs]

Thanks for the educational information on Woke in Costa Rica. As always Michael you cover a lot of topics and ground when making videos on Costa Rica. Greatly appreciated!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

I appreciate that Steve, thanx.

[@alessandromorelli9412]

One of the many reasons why I love Costa Rica. Ticos are super polite, non confrontational and accepting...at the same time they are very No-bullshit. The attempts of some expats to try and impose their culture are quite funny at times.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

hahah... yes, very true.

[@RandyBrady2024]

Great video. I enjoy these type videos. You handle these issues well.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Thanx Randall, appreciate you taking the time to say that. :)

[@ryanoakes4629]

I’m gay .. growing up in the club scene both straight and gay in Toronto Canada started in the late 80s and on…but Im sick that the woke thing is pushing in a division i can no longer take it i miss the old fashioned drags queens…

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

yeah, me too.

[@markdickenson3714]

Ahh..a voice of reason. I got the F outta Seattle and moved down here at the end of 2020. It is so nice to not be immersed in that 24/7 and constantly dealing with people looking under rocks and potted plants for reasons to be offended. Great vid

[@cayetanocanales7662]

Saludos. Thank you for the video.

[@LidoLife]

Hell Yes man!!!!!! You are dead on !!!!! I have mass respect for you dude!!!!!

[@jessemullen87]

Hahaha you're the man Mike, will definitely be hitting you up next time we are looking to plan a trip down there!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

SWEET! Please do!

[@flyguy411]

“Instinctive reaction is enslavement. Conscious response is freedom”

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

throwin' out a little Sadhguru. nice.

[@dfwautomotiveservice]

Saludos from tejas. Thx

[@albertwood6030]

Man I’m 9 minutes into this so far and wow!!! Are you moving back to USA and running for president? So far this is awesome and so Spot on.

[@albertwood6030]

Finished watching. Great topic and 100% agree.

[@frankc966]

Michael was on fire today! I always enjoy your uncensored perspective.

[@shelleysquires7225]

This is Michael Alan at his finest. I'll take your masculine muscles to protect me any day! 💪

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

ahhhh.... thanx Shelley. and I would :)

[@letsgobrandon4891]

Really awesome video Michael! Keep up the great work!

[@michaelblaszko3855]

Great video Michael, you’re spot on with everything you said. Agree 100% with you.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Glad to hear it Michael, thanx.

[@atrains]

Well said! My wife loves watching your channel. She is from San Jose. Great content. Very controversial subject matter here but you are 100% correct on all this. One flag! Don’t like it…no chains on the door.

[@CoolHandLou1]

I'm a Tico who came to the states when I was 4 yoa and am considering moving back, and i watched this video to get a sense for how much the scourge of wokeism has infiltrated my homeland, and this video gave me some peace of mind that it is nowhere near as bad as in Gringolandia. Thank God! BTW, "woke" is the American black vernacular term for "critical consciousness". Critical consciousness is an academic term coined by Paolo Freire, a Marxist Brazilian academic (surprise, surprise!). According to Freire, Critical consciousness is reached when you learn how to see the ills and remedies of the world "properly" from a progressive/Marxist perspective. According to critical consciousness, one is either the oppressor or the oppressed. You can pick your subject of oppression, whether it be race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. For example, racial minorities are oppressed by the evil white oppressors; homosexuals are oppressed by evil heterosexuals; women are oppressed by evil men, etc. Once you see things through this lens, you have reached critical consciousness, or have become "woke". Overall, a good video that gave me hope that my country hasn't been TOTALLY destroyed by foreigners. PS. Fellow 'Muricans, Canadians, Europeans, etc., please stop moving there! ✌️

I always love your complete honesty!!!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

thanx. appreciate

[@perrykv7312]

As someone who is born and still lives in Costa Rica, I glad to see that at least people don't fall over the woke bs tbh Homosexuality and transition isn't seen as an illness that either requires a mandatory cure or needs everyone treating them as the most special thing, they are just normal people with their ups and downs Costa Rica may not be perfect, but it sure is a nice place to live, at least from my knowledge

[@thomassazani9798]

You have become one of my favorite KZbinrs. I'm in love (ojo no soy gay 😉). Now I REALLY want to drive the 2 1/2 hr to visit you.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Thanx. Much appreciated. Lunch could be fun.... and unless you bring it up, gay will not be part of the conversation jajajaj

[@mejt223]

Thank you for making this video!!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

you are welcome 😊

[@yogalovewithmarilyn]

I always enjoy your videos. You said it like it is!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

thanx Marilyn, appreciate you sayin

[@griser]

I usually compare woke people with flat earthers. Both believe they are right beyond any fact or logic. Most aren't willing to listen to opposing opinions or facts.

[@Bonstergirl]

Hello Michael. I agree with you 100%. As a cis, white, baby-boomer woman, I knew nothing about all this stuff. But I stumbled across the youtube channel of a lesbian who has been saying a lot of the things you say in this video (PLEASE don't mutilate children). And through her channel I came across some channels from real trans people - people who suffer from gender disphoria. And they also say the same things you say here. Oh, and I like what you said, "Prejudice is a thought; discrimination is an action." I never thought about that, but it's totally true. Thanks for all you do. Say "Hi" to Vernita for me - she hooked me up with an awesome vacation (my sunburn is almost gone).

[@korymalone6591]

Great vid. The "Woke" will never be satisfied.

[@surfing.4ever]

The issue with the bakery is that people can then use religion as an excuse, so I could say well, as per my religion/faith/cult or whatever I won't bake a cake for a Jew, or a swinger, or an Asian, or a black person, etc... his job is to bake a cake, it is not his business what the cake is for. period. THEY are creating division. And I agree with the gay flag thing everywhere, or pride events almost every month LOL because it feels like we are enforcing the gay thing everywhere and all the time. We just need to find better ways to make gay kids more safe and less bullying at schools.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

I see what you're saying... but the truth is, regardless, if they don't want to bake you a cake, they don't have to. dick move but their right. Gay really isn't a thing anymore.... yes a few pockets of red states maybe but it's soooooo much better.

[@VirginiaClark-vr8ng]

I’m glad you did this video. We def appreciate it.

[@Vandivervida]

You hit the nail on the head, Michael! 😊🙏🤙🏼

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Appreciate you sayin' 😊

[@jamwar6336]

Who did the paint on your wall??

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

My friend, Sue. She is very good. Actually, now that I think about it, we did a video about/with her a few years back. It's on our channel somewhere.

[@jamwar6336]

@@TravelCostaRicaNOW voy a buscarlo

[@deltamagnet]

I was with you until about 7 minutes in. For me LGBTQIA+ isn't meaningless. I know people who are in every situation that acronym represents. I'm a US-based gay man who's totally on board with it. I don't know who is flying Pride or Progress flags in classrooms, but gay people's existence is not a kind of competitive nationalism. Nor is US nationalism. The idea that the US flag is "against" other flags is problematic: we're not picking any fights even if we might have different policies for different countries. Even when we go to war, we want the best result in the end for our rivals. Always love to hear your view.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

I see what you're saying... but the alphabet and the gay pride flag has definitely been hijacked. What are there..... 28 different flags now? Soon, all 26 letters will be represented. It's ridiculous. 'Situations' are an extremely slippy slope. As far as the classrooms, no other flags belong there except the US flag. The US flag isn't against anything but it does represent something.... freedom, to anyone who lives in the US. But then again, I live in CR,,,, I got a few years before it gets so ridiculous... And I love to hear your view as well. :)

[@lp8102]

So balanced …loved this video.

[@howtomoderate]

Been watching you for a while now. I am a christian and that automatically puts me on the conservative side in todays day and age. And although I dont agree with your lifestyle i do enjoy knowing we can agree to disagree on lifestyle choices and still be cool with eachother. I am unfortunately in the cess pit of abc mafia town (socal) and these sjw gays here have no respect from me. Its not about live and let live with them. Its about indoctrination. Same as BLM and the Proud boys for that matter. It numbs me to care about any of there issues after hearing about them so much. But knowing there are still some gay dudes out there that dont fall in line with that crap makes me happy. I used to be able to joke with my gay friends. Now the butt plug is in too deep and they cant do anything but be a rainbow soldier. Anyway nice vid man. Take it easy.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

I agree. I can say that most gays are not on board with what's going on... most are like me, just trying to live our lives, and know when to take the butt plug out.

[@paulvta761]

Great video Mike, I am not racist but I am prejudice, I hate a thief. La Fortuna is a small town and the people here generally are very nice and most people here accept you has you are.

[@jamesatkinson1738]

Really enjoy your common sence prospective!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Thanx James, appreciate you taking the time to say.

[@mikeandedzyl9722]

Hello what are the new requirements going to Costa Rica from Philippines for tourist? Thank you hope you can read my message ☺️

[@here-right-here]

Sleepers rejoice and be comforted in the knowledge that all we need to do is close our eyes to the complexities of being human! Easy-peasy!

[@danlusha1919]

Great video, wasn't sure how I would feel about this video. But, I agreed across the board, keep it real! Feelings should not trump rights is my summary

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Thanx. I appreciate that. and yes.

[@leoruocco9128]

LIVE AND LET LIVE.. DIFFERNT STROKES FOR DIFFERNT FOLKS. IF YOU LIVE IN THE FREE WORLD!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

yup.

[@paulstolk2605]

Well said Michael, you deliver information very well and i so agree that people should live as they are, but this woke stuff has gone too far.

[@kandyman2705]

Damn. 100% right on dude. Nobody deserves to be discriminated on for any reason. But going to far, like most causes, is ruining the good works that was definitely needed.

[@cathybowers4520]

Nailed it!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

thanx. much appreciated 😊

[@cathybowers4520]

@@TravelCostaRicaNOW I've been in Costa Rica 9 years now as a legal resident. I have followed you from the beginning. We have a very good mutual friend Vicky Skinner. I am in this Outlier law mess with Rafael. Because of your video I decided to stay on team Rafael. No one else has gone up against the Costa Rican government and got numerous laws changed for expats. For free. This video nailed it why I love living here. They're too sexist I don't get confused when I say thank you sir thank-you-ma'am. Nobody is triggered when you call them a woman or a man or a he or she.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

@@cathybowers4520 Idk, you might want to reconsider Raphael as this is not looking good. If you need new immigration, please let me know

[@thegosporttruth6104]

Top Marks! Big Wisdom!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Boom!

[@JOESMITH-ic9vb]

WOW common sense so refreshing. Thank you Michael.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

thanx, appreciate that.

[@jeffberg8015]

I believe their are two genders based on whether you have a Y chromosome and what genitalia you have. There is however a full spectrum of variation of characteristics within those genders. I believe that a male who feels more like how he thinks a woman would feel is still male, although on the effeminate end of the male spectrum. It would be nice if everyone could just accept themselves as they are rather than self mutilating to become something they aren't. I also believe that the transgender movement is being spurred by people who are just unhappy with themselves and their lives and think any change will improve things. I think this is why there is such an unbelievably high suicide rate both before and after transition for these people. Lastly on this subject, I think that allowing, or worse encouraging a child to make drastic irreversible changes to their bodies before becoming adults is child abuse.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

yup.... agreed.

[@ChrisAIGuy]

There is only 2 genders, people who believe there are more suffer from mental illness

[@perrykv7312]

Ye, to my mind, this kind of stuff should be though alongside sex education during like the second year or smth

[@surfing20248]

Great video as always--tks!

[@jakelesnake4927]

Great to hear a gay with a reasonable position. You're right it's been hijacked, as a straight person it's really hard to understand why gay, and particularly transsexual, issues have become such a big issue, at least over here in the UK. There are so few trans people around, no doubt some things aren't to their liking, but there are many minorities with slightly suboptimal situations, to say nothing of massive global problems that get less airtime, it's hard to understand why the trans issue gets such a massive profile.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Yes, we have so many more IMPORTANT issues. This crap is a distraction if you aske me.

[@shanearmstrong9618]

@@TravelCostaRicaNOW Divide and Conquer !

[@twill1254]

Good video. Im tired of the woke crap.Be a good person ,respect others and worry about yourself.

[@Cierasoul]

YES!!!! You nailed it for sure. I totally agree!!! Wow, love it!

[@chrisnagel4827]

Loved this video, Michael. I'm a live and let live kinda gal, but I don't like agenda's being shoved down my throat!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

yup, agreed.

[@kandyman2705]

I had a brother (20 years older than me) who was gay in the ‘60’s. He had to leave the USA so as not to embarrass our parents. We lived in a small town. He’s gone now, but I still feel terrible that he felt he had to move because in those days it was totally unacceptable. So for the young gays out there, don’t think thing’s are much better than they were. None of my straight friends give a damn whether someone is gay or not. None of my damn business just like what happens between me and wife is anybody’s business. But you hit the nail on the head with all this woke crap that is just dividing everyone. Which is exactly what THEY want. Who’s they? Lol. Don’t have enough time for that one.

[@yehumarine4178]

Mike is a respectful gay citizen he doesn't go around promoting his way of living and costa Ricans accept it

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

that is true.

[@blackwatch7151]

Great video. Live and let live.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

exactly.

[@leoruocco9128]

Bro Michael,200,000 people just canceled there tickets to Costa Rica thanks because those are the folks we are trying to get away from anyway. It always looks greener on the other side.

[@russellbarnes7728]

I escaped from all this BS to Mexico, 2 years ago. Best move ever!

[@larahporter8123]

Te ves bien Mike, muy guapo, sano y deportista. Te felicito por el tema y por la claridad con la que la expones. Todos los gays que conozco son super buena gente, mil veces mejores personas que muchos que no son gay. Además, no juzgan a los straights como nosotros los jugamos a ellos. Por dicha CR está cambiando, lo veo con mi hijo de 15 años que me cuenta que en su colegio hay niñas gay y bis, y es un colegio católico!!

[@irenelyon2221]

Mike I respect you for being honest and kind,you the best 👍👏👏🤗

[@Karla-iu8ss]

Enjoyed the video! Probably my favorite. Didn't agree a 100% but mostly. If people would just mind their own business and try to live and let live it would be paradise!

[@vant83]

Don't really agree, as a Costa Rican. Yes, there is a lot of people in the country that is against the so-called, non-existent "gender ideology" and there are areas in the country where opposition from parents against e.g. sexual education (which is nothing but preventing undesired pregnancies, diminishing bullying and abusive relationships), like almost of San Carlos...there is also a lot of people, a bigger group from my experience that at least tolerates the matter, if not is fully "woke". It is just a matter of looking at the laws that have been enacted in recent decades, the growth in visibility of the LGBTI Costa Rican community, the change in attitude towards racial discrimination (a recent case in an elementary school really galvanized the country against discriminatory discourse), the change of representation of these subjects in the media (which, by the 90s, was still pretty hostile), press, and how these subjects are discussed and studied in the academia...for me it's pretty clear that there has been a huge culture change from my childhood, in the 80s and 90s...and of course, there is still a long change to be made. Of course, in the Central Valley there is a lot of advancement on these matters in comparison to smaller cities and those are more advanced than rural areas, but change is happening everywhere. On another matter the strongest opposition to LGBTI subjects is not from the Catholic church and people, but from the evangelicals and other Christian denominations, that already represent well above 20% of the population.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

HEy Esteban, thanx for sharing your perspective. I'm not sure what you don't agree on,,, I pretty much agree with your trajectory on the future of cr.

[@vant83]

@@TravelCostaRicaNOW Ok, well, that's great. Change takes time and the beginning of that change was a lot of time ago. The generations of LGBTQI people that dealt with the agressions, the raids, the assassinations that the police didn't investigate and the stygma of AIDS did a lot to make this a better place.

[@ChrisAIGuy]

@@vant83 LGBT and wokeness don’t belong here in Costa Rica, I live here and it’s still very conservative

[@vant83]

@@ChrisAIGuy Don't know where you live, but not quite, really.

[@ChrisAIGuy]

@@vant83 on Lake Arenal, in Nuevo Arenal

[@KarlFardman]

Typed out a long message and my phone erased it. So..not doing it again. I agree with you and wanted to add to your points. Good video. Leave the silly wokeness up north and let them kill it up there. The golden rule is all that matters in life.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Damn, to bad we all missed it. Anyway, appreciate the comments.

[@tpxrp6244]

I am white and grew up in the all black projects. I live in Ft Laud, near Wilton Manors which is mainly gay. I know many people and none of us gives a shit about what and who you are. The wokey left news media and shows like the view push all this narrative. Lets all just live and let live and get along. It's like 1 side always has to try to make the other side agree that they are right. Not many people are as prejudice as everyone believes. Have a beer together, laugh and joke, be kind and respectful. LEAVE THE KIDS OUT OF IT!!!!!!!

[@commonsense604]

Wow. This is amazing!!! Very well said. Your scenario about the Ticos treating you well, and maybe saying something behind your back was very well said. It’s all about how we are treated and how we treat. Some of my colleagues at work are gay and I love spending time with them but as soon as the company starts sending out emails about the flag and pronouns and the woke movement, that’s where anger builds up inside of me. Bottom line, be nice :) Looking forward to maybe meeting you guys one day and having a beer.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

We will be here. 😊 Thanx for the nice words, totally appreciated.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

example?

[@ib516]

Catholic Country .... What do you think of when I say the words Catholic Priest and altar boy? I know what I think. And they judge gay people? LOL And the gringo crystal healers, yogis, and life coaches in CR LOL *EYE ROLL*

[@markdickenson3714]

27 year old life coach hahahaha!!!!! Funniest thing I've heard

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

yeah, funny sad 😉

[@jodyyoung2726]

I love your reality based thoughts! You are an 'old school' gay. You never hear about the LGB anymore. And the funniest thing is I havent heard of ANY bisexuals in several years. I guess they all disappeared! LOL I feel the same. I support the LGBT but everything after that is just a game to them.

[@sherylwagner2993]

It's sad because the trans agenda is potentially harming young kids who may just grow up to be gay or lesbian. But now if there is a feminine boy or masculine girl, they assume transgender. Kids are being pushed to transition, when they are incapable of grasping what they are doing. As a lesbian myself I find it odd that we paved the way for rights, but are now called transphobic because we believe in the binary, and don't want to sleep with a woman with a penis. Kind of defeats the whole point of being lesbian, lol. Many L, G, & B's have left the group because there are so many letters and nonsense now it doesn't really mean anything. There is a letter for everyone, but to be included you have to agree with whatever those driving the bus say you must believe. No more live and let live. Really strange times...and I hope like a fad it passes soon.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

thanx. Yes, bi has been replaced by more 'woke' words..... no binary, gender queer, gender fluid..... over it.

[@themaxandlucyshow7590]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@micheleg3040]

Bravo, Michael!

[@JayRedden28]

I think the French and the Ticos come from a very different place with bad service. With the French, really some Parisians more than all of France, its an aggression. With the Ticos its just they don't have a service culture mentality where one person should serve another person even though that's their job. I think Costa Rica is more of a true egalitarian society where they really don't think its their job to provide service to other people. One of things about Mexican culture and language that pisses off Costa Ricans is the use of the term "mande" in Mexico and among Mexicans. It literally means "command me" which is undoubtedly inspired by the Mexican highly classist stratified culture. To a Costa Rican, it sounds horrible as they dont believe anyone should be subservient to anyone else. So in a way, bad service in Costa Rica is a sense of egalitarianism and almost national pride.

[@Anarcho-Pragmatist]

You don't need a US flag in the classroom either. Not everyone living in the states believes in the federal government. It is quite possible to be proud of where you live and not proud of the federal or even state governments. If we want to continue on the path of eradicating oppression, then we should all be reconsidering the arbitrary lines of nationhood that divide us in addition to those of race, gender, sexuality. p.s. Intersex people do exist and biologially, your trans friends are neither male nor female - gender is an arbitrary social label, distinct from biological sex. Also, more and more people are using "e" at the ends of gendered words in Spanish in place of "o" and "a". Languages do evolve, albeit generally slowly. If you're in favour of fostering unity rather than division, you should have no problem with this linguistic development.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Disagree.... but I am not a fan of the federal government. The flag is a reminder that we're in the land of the free and if you want to achieve something you can. I know, I know, the field is not level, I get that but the concept is a unifying one in my opinion. Oppression.... come on. Yes, there will always be a ways to go... but we are not as divided in race, gender, sexuality as you suggest. Biologically, my trans friends are male. Hell, they may be more gay than trans, time will tell (which is the point). And I would point out,,, about 60% of young people who identify as trans, identify as gay only as they get older. And look at all the kids detransitioning. Respect people but you can't blur every line, blow up science (biology) like it isn't fact. You need somewhere to start- that's male and female. But yes, it goes in different directions from there. So what. Do you. I"m all for it. Identifying as 'they' or 'them', fine, but you can't compel folks to use those terms.

[@ChrisAIGuy]

Using terms as they/them is a sign of mental illness

[@stevesjohnson4902]

Well said as usual. We need to protect the kids until they are mature enough to know who they are? Respect and tolerance should always be highlighted but North America is way off the rails with wokeism. Signs of political resistance to woke are finally rising up here but please don`t "gringo-woke" Costa Rica. Pura Vida.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Hopefully it will die soon in the US..... and then not be a thing here. *crossing fingers*

[@cathybowers4520]

Vickie Skinner so great

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

that is very true. :)

[@ddslahsddslahs6690]

Costa Rica has good bakeries

[@ChrisAIGuy]

Not really, have you seen the size of Costa Ricans,they are extremely fat

[@JayRedden28]

​@@ChrisAIGuy 😂

[@JayRedden28]

Please tell me a few as they all seem pretty mediocre to me.

[@dougtilaran3496]

Mike, we're old enough to know of a saying " hyphenated-Americanism TR ". UH OH Is hypen a racist term now > BRB. Gotta go get some AUNT JEMIMA for my chorriadas ;-)

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

:)

[@Maria-oh1nq]

But Mike you practice "wokeness" on your "black in Costa Rica" videos

[@michaelhapgood782]

A sub title for the definition is a political way to divide the country

[@lauvasquez7198]

Life coach at 27 😂😂😂😂

[@starke6666]

You just lost me. Was on the fence before.

[@kd8199]

WOKE - the most overused word in the English language today. It’s used to label any belief that doesn’t agree with the unawoke tribe.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Define 'woke' for me.

[@kd8199]

@@TravelCostaRicaNOW - too bad some expats have to take political sound bites from the divided States of America down to Costa Rica.

[@lindab3240]

Progress EXCEPT FOR WOMEN !!!!

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

Look at the data... women are on the move. But yes, I would agree 'trans' is hijacking what it means to be a woman. They say, 'trans woman' for a reason... and that reason is they are not really a woman. But again, do you.

[@silveradotow957]

Ohh, wiki, wackie, wokie

[@yaromudriy7764]

No escape from the wokism in Costa Rica?

[@manolokonosko2868]

The baker who didn't want to bake the cake could have easily said "I'm sorry but I have too many work orders. I cannot fit any more", and that would have been the end of the issue, rather than to offend the gay customer. Lying is a lesser sin than hatred.

[@TravelCostaRicaNOW]

why? is a gay customer too gay that he shouldn't be offended because it might hurt their feelings? That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.

[@manolokonosko2868]

@@TravelCostaRicaNOW It's hypocrisy of the part of the "all loving christians". I'm not even gay and I'm defending your people, man! The baker is a hypocrite! And from what you've said on this video, so are Costa Ricans!

[@JayRedden28]

​@@manolokonosko2868 There two ways of looking at that. Hypocritical or non-confrontational. Most Costa Ricans are non-confrontational as part of their culture. Costa Ricans from all classes and races had to work together to survive during the colonial period as there were few indigenous people who survived the diseases that Columbus brought to Costa Rica and the majority of the ones that did survive fled to very remote areas. There were few black slaves and very little wealth or support from Spain. The small population of Spanish Hidalgos and settlers had to mix with the slaves and few mestizos working the fields together to survive. That kind of survival cooperation tends to engender a non-confrontational culture. Almost every Costa Rican is a mestizo of black, indian tribes, and predominantly European, which shows they more than tolerated each other. Costa Ricans will say they are white European, but genetic tests reveal that Costa Rica is one of the most genetically racially integrated countries in the world, just predominantly European and less racially and socially stratefied compared to any other Latin American country. The exception is the Caribbean Jamaicans, but that was a settlement 200 to 300 years later than the initial colonial integration period.

[@manolokonosko2868]

@@JayRedden28 Excellent comment! I was there in 2005 and I found the locals to be "back stabbing" as far as service is concerned. I'm not one of those "ugly Americans" banging the table, waving a couple of dollar bills demanding attention. But I found their concept of customer service, from the airport, to the car rental, to the restaurants, to be totally shitty. I thought it was me, but when I watch these videos I realize this is how they are. They're worse than the French.

[@rhettg24]

It's terrible that the trans-K9 community is so marginalized.

[@KarlFardman]

I have lots to say about this...but I have to wait until the video is over. But..short answer...it all makes me fuuucking sick.