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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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?

Mi fav fue que el mall es muy frío 🤣

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

#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.

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

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

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”.

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.

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

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!!

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!!!

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.

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

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.

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 :-)

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.

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.

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

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"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Thank you for leaving and recommed people against it. 💚

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 ...

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?

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.

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

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

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).

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

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.

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...

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

Por gente como ellos Pierluisi odia los destartalaos 😭

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.

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...

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.

🤨 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.

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) ??!

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!

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.

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!

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

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!! :)

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.

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

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.

Mind I ask what job you guys do that allows full remote work? , I know theres many , just curious.

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.🙂

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?..

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

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.

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!

Well bye! Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 for Puerto Ricans!

Having to hold the gas to pump should be required, the pump should never be unattended. It literally says so at the gas station. Most Americans just like things easy and comfortable, we’re used to having a hard time getting everything. And for some reason it brings a sense of familiarity and we like it.

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!

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.

As a Puerto rican I find this utterly disgrace full abd heart breaking. And the attitude is disrespectful in most of the video, im suprised they dont cabre if Puerto ricans like me are watching this.

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

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.

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.

Move to another part of the island I lived in New York 11 years and now in PR and here in aguadilla I have zerooooo of those problems

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. 😂

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

Thank you for leaving ✌🏼

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.

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

Y en ese tiempo, nunca aprendieron español? 🤔

I much prefer gringos stop moving to Puerto Rico. So in a way sorry it wasn't for you but I'm glad you left.

This man really said the malls are too cold and his house is too hot😂

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!!!

In resume, the reason you left PR is because Law 20/22 is not free for you to not pay taxes. The other complaints were just excuses. Good luck 👍🏼

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

Great video to spark such a passionate comments section! Here's to a fabulous 2022!!

I like how they didn’t even sell the screwed up house, they just rented it out to some poor fellow likely overpaying on a home with storm damage

Honestly, you left because you weren't rich enough. Act 20-22(now 60) is not for upper-middle-class individuals, it is for rich people. You will spend more in some areas, but will save so much in taxes that the extra cost of living in paradise wouldn't matter. If you were rich enough, when everything balances out, you wouldn't mind that groceries are 10% more or internet access is $20.00 more. Everything else regarding nature, bugs, humidity, hot, etc... are simple facts that should be common knowledge to everyone who does a little bit of research.

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

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!

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.