http://www.justilien.com/travel/costa-rica/happiest-country.htm Travel & Expat Guide Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:25:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.justilien.com/travel/costa-rica/happiest-country.htm/comment-page-1#comment-24 David Dollarhide Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:32:57 +0000 http://www.justilien.com/travel/?p=1144#comment-24 It's because of the ignorance. The Chinese aren't building a stadium for free. Does everyone know where all the tuna and shark fins are going? Taiwan built a bridge for us while cleaning out the ocean. Do you know who organizes the beach cleanups of all the garbage which washes out of the rivers? The extranjeros, that's who. It's the Ticos who throw the garbage on the ground, pollute the rivers and cut the forests. It seems as if 2 out of every 10 work in some kind of security, there is so much dishonesty engrained in their culture. We all know who breaks into the cars, it's the guard himself. I have only met ONE traffic cop who could not be bribed in 16 years here. The law protects the criminals, not the victims. Who ever does these studies is working from an enchanted haze, not a reality of what goes on in this country. Yeah, they are happy. Happily ignorant of all the violence, thievery and dishonesty which is everyday life here. It’s because of the ignorance. The Chinese aren’t building a stadium for free. Does everyone know where all the tuna and shark fins are going? Taiwan built a bridge for us while cleaning out the ocean. Do you know who organizes the beach cleanups of all the garbage which washes out of the rivers? The extranjeros, that’s who. It’s the Ticos who throw the garbage on the ground, pollute the rivers and cut the forests. It seems as if 2 out of every 10 work in some kind of security, there is so much dishonesty engrained in their culture. We all know who breaks into the cars, it’s the guard himself. I have only met ONE traffic cop who could not be bribed in 16 years here. The law protects the criminals, not the victims. Who ever does these studies is working from an enchanted haze, not a reality of what goes on in this country. Yeah, they are happy. Happily ignorant of all the violence, thievery and dishonesty which is everyday life here.

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