tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977358315744247865.post8056228771809409297..comments2023-10-20T05:10:29.232-07:00Comments on Retired in Uruguay: Hiring Buses!Wallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182374666645369163noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977358315744247865.post-35550808682004456122011-12-12T20:49:27.339-08:002011-12-12T20:49:27.339-08:00Hi Wally....
Answering to the italian couple, if ...Hi Wally....<br /><br />Answering to the italian couple, if you dont have to pay a monthly rent, both persons can live a good life with about 1.000 dollars per month.<br /><br />I work as a private guard and earn less than 400 dollars<br /><br />By the way, locals usually dont rent nor purchase those luxury apartments and homes with swimming pool that are offered to foreigners..<br /><br />About cars : Here the new cars are very expensive, and even a 10 year old Mercedes or BMW can cost the same as a brand new car in Europe or USA.<br /><br />Most cars here are 4 cilinders, because petrol is expensive,and an E class is considered a big car...Even a VW Golf can be considered slightly bigger than usual, so, something the size of a Honda Fit or Peugeot 207 or Opel Corsa is the common thing....sometimes those same small hatchbacks become small sedans, because there are southamerican versions with a trunk...think Peugeot 207 Compact sedan, or Chevrolet Corsa Classic Sedan, even there is a Ford Fiesta with trunk<br /><br />Our heritage is mostly spanish and italian, so our culture can be nice for you, we eat pasta on sunday, maybe ravioli or tortellini or just noodles, unless we eat asado or barbeque<br /><br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />FABIANFabiàn D. 1972https://www.blogger.com/profile/08691542516376479924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977358315744247865.post-68524266421457521642011-12-01T09:49:47.245-08:002011-12-01T09:49:47.245-08:00Hi Denise and Willy,
My name is Giorgio and my wif...Hi Denise and Willy,<br />My name is Giorgio and my wife is Doriana. I have decided to contact you after reading your blog for a long time. I am sorry to disturb you because we do not know each other but you could help me to get a better understanding about living in Uruguay. <br />We are living in Florida (St. Petersburg) but originally we are Italian and in 1995 we decide to move to Florida from our hometown in Trieste/Venice. I am Italian native and this is why my English writing is not very good. You are living in Uruguay since 2008 and you too did a big move. My American experience is not what I was expecting and this is why for my retirement I am looking to Uruguay. I am 61 years old and ready to start over again. My wife has some concern about the move to Uruguay. I got a lot of information from the web, but everything is confusing. Housing is more expensive then in USA today. From the web the house prices are very high for a poor country (they say is a poor country, I do not know yet). I think that no Uruguayan can afford a house. I see the average salary is very low US$600-700 a month but the prices of everything are high. <br />I do not know what is a Uruguay standard of living but for sure is not the American way. As an Italian I think my way is closer to the Uruguayans and not to the Americans. I cook every day and I buy vegetable to the flea market and I go to the restaurant just occasionally with friends not because of the food but because of joy to be together. I still prefer a dinner at home with my friends. Now, just a simple question that probably everybody is asking to you. Owning the house, how much I need every month for living (just two of us)? Yes, of course I need one car, internet, TV, telephone and ?????. My pension is US$1900 a month. I am going to save some money every month or I will need to take money from my piggybank? We are not American shoppers we live a modest and simple life. Growing ours garden and making our tomato sauce and our home cheese. And hope also our vine.<br />This is a long letter, probably too long and I am not sure you will respond because you have so many contact and comment to follow with your blog. We have a Facebook page and my name is BRACICH GIORGIO. My wife is VISINTINI DORIANA. <br />You have a very nice blog and you are a very good writer.<br />Thank you <br />Giorgio and DorianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977358315744247865.post-65527253596915206732011-11-20T04:40:54.678-08:002011-11-20T04:40:54.678-08:00My Spanish is quite poor, but we have a similar wo...My Spanish is quite poor, but we have a similar word in Portuguese (laje) and I would translate Piedra Laja as flagstone… you know, that flat stone used for roofing, flooring etc. Here in France there are many old castles with flagstone floors.<br />Thank you,<br />Geraldo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977358315744247865.post-62270786119105241882011-11-19T15:18:50.898-08:002011-11-19T15:18:50.898-08:00Dear Geraldo,
Minas means mines in Spanish. There...Dear Geraldo, <br />Minas means mines in Spanish. There is an old gold mine from the year 1730 (now closed down) one can tour. Over 1 million ounces of gold has come from the Minas area. Copper has been found there too. Today however, mainly mineral water, iron ore, granite, marble, dolomite,lime and limestone comes from there. Also, something called Piedra Laja (???) Piedra means stone in English but I can't find the translation for Laja. So I don't know what kind of stone that is in English.<br />I hope that helps!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114770905895045770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977358315744247865.post-74194071613249095962011-11-19T10:15:53.846-08:002011-11-19T10:15:53.846-08:00Dear Denise,
Does the name Minas indicates that th...Dear Denise,<br />Does the name Minas indicates that this part of Uruguay is a kind of storehouse of mineral riches?<br />If this is the case, which kind of minerals can be found there?<br />Best wishes,<br />GeraldoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977358315744247865.post-82382128603694968312011-11-08T16:06:15.940-08:002011-11-08T16:06:15.940-08:00Dear Em,
The dollar (exchange rate) used to be hi...Dear Em,<br /> The dollar (exchange rate) used to be higher and easier to calculate. Around 20 pesos to 1 dollar so 200 pesos was $10 (ten bucks) now the exchange rate dances between 18.25 to 19.75 a month depending on the wind or USA economy so my ticket cost $12.50 this month. That's not bad for a round trip of about 40 plus miles each way. It was a fun day with my "friends".<br /><br />Thanks for asking, I'll be mindful of such information in future blog posts.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114770905895045770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977358315744247865.post-71572111454297345742011-11-08T10:31:21.698-08:002011-11-08T10:31:21.698-08:00What is the approximate value of 200 Uruguayan pes...What is the approximate value of 200 Uruguayan pesos to U.S. dollars?~Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804594303087236678noreply@blogger.com