This isn’t an attack, promise, my wife already voiced her frustrations with you and told the truth so I’ll try to keep this brief. Only problem with that is, I suck at short responses but I have the right to defend myself. Please don’t call her a liar as you did me—thank you! Also, thank you for analyzing everything I had to say and leaving such a detailed response, I appreciate that. I don’t appreciate you acknowledging I touched on your emotions and skipping out before sharing your free upvote with me. 👍🏿

Here, have a look at this article shared by a Costa Rican native. As genuine as you believe you are, I tend to feel his opinion holds more weight than the opinion of an expat—mine included. While you’re at it, have a look at the following screenshot, it’s his response to this article which also speaks volumes over that of an expat. 😉

I’m happy you and your family acquired bank accounts, good for you. What you failed to mention is you and your kin had both a Costa Rican phone number as well as a Costa Rican address. I, however, needed to produce my registry status before I could open an account. Would you like to call me a liar again, @ripirate?

The fundamental part of the story wasn’t missed by me, apparently you missed it. “Gringo tax” isn’t just an expression and anyone who believes it’s ok to impose such fees on another oxygen breathing human being because one is presumed to have more value in their bank account compared to the next, based solely on skin color, is part of the problem—not the solution. On that note, I know exactly what you and locals mean and I call those people “the white guy on the hill.” I’m not him and it’s disturbing to be classified as such. Those people are at the nucleus of the problem.

Congratulations on your UCR teaching position, is that supposed to intimidate me? I, too, graduated from a University, in the US, where I acquired a 7n1/2 year engineering degree and, quite frankly, I don’t appreciate you thinking your knowledge is superior—can’t we all just be educated? What was the point of listing your credentials anyway? Your resume doesn’t concern me, in fact, its completely off subject of this article. Am I supposed to compare myself to you now, tell you how I retired before age 40 and I’m only 43? (nearly half the age of those people on the hill) See what I mean? That isn’t the issue here—it sounds ridiculous.

Am I from a tourist town? I’m from Los Angeles, California, perhaps you’ve heard of it. I don’t know for certain, you may want to fact-check me on this one, but I think it’s safe to say I’ve met a tourist or two. LA, it’s right down the street from UCR, as in, University of California Riverside.

This is more truth, more fact, please check out Raserrano’s response to that one as well and try to refrain from calling me OR him a liar—he’s literally the only sincere Costa Rican I’m aware of. I learned about extortion and police corruption because I was personally attempted to be extorted from by Costa Rican authorities—I wrote about it here, more fact. I hate to disappoint you but you were wrong by calling me a liar.

You could’ve gone about your response several ways, @ripirate. I wish you would not have chosen the route that concluded I gave false information and, in your words, “not true.” I assure you, what I write, what I think, and what I know couldn’t have been taught via: UCR text book—I lived it.

Speaking of buttholes and faces, know which one you’re talking out of before calling me or anyone on this platform or, #life in general, a liar—it spoils your credibility like the produce at Auto Mercado. Dios te bendiga, @ripirate!