Hi there, we are Uruguyans leaving in Sydney for the last 40 years and I agree with you about how nice and respectful people are Uruguay. That makes me feel very proud of el Paisito as everytime we come to visit people are so nice. Hope you keep enjoying this beautiful place. Cheers
Es que nadie conoce Uruguay. Salvo los fanáticos del fútbol o alguna persona que le gusta la geografía o la historia de América Latina...pero después es muy difícil que la gente "común" de otros países nos conozcan. Gracias por tu video. Saludos desde Trinidad en Flores.
Maddie ! You should visit cafe gourmand in Constituyente. The chef is French and his wife is from the United States. They have delicious food. I think they open after 3PM. It’s a drive from Canelones but try to visit. You will love it.
Nice video Maddie, I enjoyed it. Having lived in the us and Europe many years I can say that the peace you have in uruguay is difficult to get there. Appreciating simple things of life, the sunset, talking deeply about life, etc. look there is a lot of variety of things to do and shows in Montevideo. Many are for free.
That's awesome! Let me know if you have any specific questions and I'll try to help answer them! Otherwise in a few weeks I will plan to do a LIVE VIDEO here on youtube, maybe next sunday, and you can always ask me things then :)
@@MaddieinMVD Thank you Maddie! You know, we were there for one week in August to check things out and really liked it, and we'll be back this December (Christmas week) and bring our 16 year old daughter along so she can take a look, and check out the international school. The two things we're curious about: 1) the dining super late habit there; do you get used to it or just set your own schedule and go to diner type places that serve at more typical (by non-Uruguayan standards) hours....and 2) is there anything approximating a Costco (even on a smaller scale) there? We realize that getting "stuff" isn't as straightforward in larger markets, and we do plan on scaling back in the "stuff" department significantly. That's it. Take care!!
@@scottg2946 macro mercado and geant are the most similar to costco and some larger tienda iglesias are very similar to like a Safeway or Kroger. I recommend definitely just going to the local fruit and vegetable market to you cause they have the cheapest (and best) produce. Every neighborhood has its own market so literally just ask a neighbor when and where it is. When it comes to dinner you definitely get used to it butttt you can of course just eat when you want lol people will just know you’re foreign which is fine! Some places do close from like 4-6 so if u eat at 5 it might be hard to find a restaurant. But lots of people do eat like 8-9 even 10 so if you want to make friends plan on eating out late lol!!
I work in real estate REMAX, if you need someone that has a good level of english, i also lived in australia for 5 years (in queensland, toowoomba and gatton) so i understand aussies quite well!!
Thankyou! Fresh water currently is no issue... in the last 2 years there was an issue with the drought and therefor the drinking water became salty, its a long story, but now that is resolved. Most people drink filtered water or buy water, but you can drink tap water (depending on the pipes in your building) usually without being sick, it just might taste a little odd. Personally i have drunk tap water that we ourselves filter through a filtration jug that we keep in our fridge, i did the same here in Ciudad de la costa, as i did in Pocitos.
Yo nací en España de padres uruguayos y he vivido tanto aquí como 15 años en Montevideo. En España se vive muy bien, pero la cabeza de la gente uruguaya la vas a extrañar.
Very nice to see you settling into the uruguayan lifestyle, is there any video where we can see you speak spanish? Me da curiosidad saber como has progresado
Thank you for sharing your experiences. We are considering Uruguay for retirement and have traveled there a few times now. I am curious if you are planning to get citizenship. I believe if married to an Uruguayan you can apply after three years of living there (and get dual citizenship Australian/Uruguayan). Just curious about the process and test. If that is too personal, please disregard.
Thanks for the comment, I definitely qualify for citizenship. for me it is a matter of if I can be bothered doing all of the paperwork. I will need to lookup the benefits of citizenship in the next few months and decide. I plan to move back to Australia in the next few years, but my in-laws will retire here in Uruguay, in Maldonado, so my husband and I will likely be traveling back here for the next 20-30 years at least, and perhaps being a Citizen is worth it I would definitely recommend if you are retiring here, look into hiring someone who can help you with the Visas and Cedula (local ID) because it is a simple process only if you KNOW the system, and we wasted a lot of time and stress trying to do it all ourselves, and in the end needed to ask family for help anyway :) If you have more questions please ask, I also offer private video consults if you have more detailed questions you'd like to talk about with another foreigner who made the transition to Uruguay :)
I'm a 26 year old American woman looking at moving to Uruguay. I'm looking a getting a TEFL certification and teaching English online. I watched in another video that you used to do that. Do you still do it and do you think that is a solid plan for an income down there?
Hi Sarah, I work online as a teacher with Preply. If you have an official teaching certificate such as TEFL, I would probably suggest trying to apply as an in person teacher here, or see if there are any US programs that allow you to teach online through a university. For example I had a friend from the UK who taught online but it as specifically for Korean students, and the only required that you had any degree from a UK university. I do still teach on Preply, and I have good months and bad months, the income is not really enough on its own to live in uruguay, or anywhere, unless you have a lot of classes a week. I generally have about 4-10 classes each week, despite having 50 hours of availability. (= $100-$200/ week) If you could get a steady income remotely, of about $2000-$3000 USD, honestly that would be enough generally to find a decent studio apartment and pay for living expenses here. there are many other online english teacher jobs, but if I didn't also have other work, such as social media, i would probably be trying to teach in a school by now. otherwise my husband works for a call centre, they are always looking to hire anyone with native english, and the pay is much better than most uruguayan jobs.
Uruguay is super expensive and usually Americans don't adjust well because we don't have the diversity of products and services you have in the US. And you don't have Amazon
si, y? hay uruguayos en australia, es verdad, pero el porcentaje en comparasion a gente de otros paises, es muy pequeno! Conoces alguien de uy que vive en australia ahora?
thankyou for the support, I would say far more than 50% of uruguayans can speak english... but the percentage that speak advanced english is maybe more like 10-20%? I'm not sure, if any uruguayans watching want to dissagree I would love to hear your feedback! I personally spend a lot of time around people who specifically do have great english, so in my circle it feels like a very high number, but if you don't work for an international company, or if you live in the interior, or simply if you are over 40-50 years old and mostly spoke english in school, peoples skills of course drop down.
i miss montevideo every second of my life , being an uruguayan living in los Angeles i can appreciate slow pace life also the distances when you live in a big country are very annoying , traffic it’s another aspect that i don’t like . the down side of montevideo is the lack of opportunity in the job market . salaries are low and are not aligned with the cost of living .
Los salarios son bajos comparados con que? Con USA? Cuando te fuiste? Cambio bastante la cosa aca en los ultimos años, hay mas trabajo y oportunidades, al nivel de que muchos extranjeros se instalan aqui constantemente. Tenemos grandes colectividades hoy en dia de latinoamericanos de diferentes origenes, cubanos, venezolanos, argentinos,peruanos, colombianos, y todos llegan y progresan, nadie te regala nada, hay que trabajar, pero no es ni por asomo la situacion que teniamos hace 20 años, por ejemplo hoy en dia Uruguay es el mayor productor de software de America, eso da trabajo a mucha gente, los alquileres bajaron debido a que se modificaron las leyes de alquileres, y hoy en dia con 300 dolares alquilas un apto. basico en un barrio promedio (yo lo hice, pago eso, en el Prado). No tendremos el nivel de vida de USA o Europa, pero el pais esta lejos de no presentar oportunidades en el mercado laboral para el que las busca y le mete ganas y voluntad, tengo familia que llego de Argentina y todos se la estan rebuscando y no se arrepienten de haber venido.
@ vos bien lo dijiste , rebuscando ! yo voy todos los años y te puedo garantizar que con 300 dolares x mes te alquilas un apartamento modesto . los cubanos viven de a 6 en apartamentos que son para dos personas , para conseguir un trabajo q te queden 30 mil pesos en la mano tenes que ganar 38 mil q es muy dificil de encontrar aunque tengas profesion . la mano de obra que da el software es minima , el pais no tiene un rumbo fijo en lo productivo . los jovenes a la mínima oportunidad se siguen yendo, sin contar la enorme cantidad de jóvenes que hay perdidos en la pasta base pero al ser montevideo un ciudad tan chica es aun mas notorio y grave . no digo q no se este mejor pero el pais esta muy lejos de estar bien , date una vuelta x la periferia la cual voy seguido y hay una pobreza barbara pibes flaquitos casi desnutridos que te das cuenta les falto puchero desde niños . hay muchisimo por mejorar todavia .
Un alquiler allá no baja de 2k, el seguro del coche y la cuota otros 2k, auto barato ponele otro 1k, en comida se te van 1k por mes, comida mala, en gastos otros 1k, pica gente gana en mano 5k por mes. ya q a partir de 100k por año de sueldo los taxes son altos. y si te hipotecas calcula 10k de seguro son casas de madera, y las pagas 500k, la carrera de médico 200k, el seguro de salud q hay q ver q cubre 500 dólares mes, Oscar Alejandro se quebró y gasto 15k. podes ir con ese cuento a otro laso, viví ahí, soy ingeniero estudie gratis en Udelar, ganó 205k más IVA pir mes, son 5k. tengo depto propio y auto alta gana, 39 años tengo. 69k de autos nuevos se venden por año, ya no somos el país del 2002. esta lleno de extranjeros y progresan, en España la gente comparte piso. quédate allá
Maddie, Wonderful, informative video! I am researching visiting Argentina (BA, Cordoba and Mendoza) and Uruguay November 2024. I realize Argentina has been in an economic crisis for a couple years, but President Javier Milei seems to have a handle on inflation. QUESTION: Do you visit Argentina? If so; what is your preferred method of transportation? Muchas Gracias. Peter
Hi Peter thanks for the comment, yes I have visited Argentina, only Buenos Aires, and then more recently Iguazu. Personally, i used uber mostly in bsas... but many of my friends easily used the buses there without too much issue! If you want to see more from BSAS i did make a video while we where there (ua-cam.com/video/oshOUmfFy7s/v-deo.html) , i don't have as much information as I do on montevideo, because we were just there for a weekend, but it could give you an idea of what to expect! and yes the economy is stabilizing out, because of that, things are more expensive now than they were in the past, due to the decreased exchange rate from the USD.
and about the interest of uruguayans for migrants, I believe the skin color doesn't change our interest, Uruguayans love migrants because we don't have that many! Cubans, Dominicans, Venezuelans, if they are good, we love all migrants
Its great to hear you feel this way! I do know of a migrant from Vz who has expereinced negative treatment due to darker skin... again, everyone has different experiences which is why it's so interesting to talk to new people and ask hard questions
Don’t dismiss Italy because you don’t speak Italian. Once you’re fluent in Spanish, Italian is very easy to learn. I learned Italian fluently, living in Milan for six months. I did take a class, and study from books at home, and refused to use English when people tried to speak it with me. But I learned Italian very quickly, and it’s because I already spoke Spanish. You will find it surprisingly easy to learn now that you’re a Spanish speaker. Anyhow, I’m very surprised that Montevideo is expensive. I visited in 2003 and was shocked at how incredibly cheap everything was- especially to have an exquisite dinner at an excellent restaurant. It was the equivalent of five American dollars ! But that was 20 years ago, so I guess there has been a lot of inflation?
yes you're right, i just more meant that i can't really see myself going through all of this stress AGAIN, i feel like it was an incredible experience and the hardness has made me who i am today, BUT, I don't want to continue living a hard life forever. I would enjoy some peace and ease going forward haha and for that, australia does just make more sense :)
Hello, it wasn't inflation, the country grew strongly economically. Montevideo's GDP in 2003 was $7000. According to Wikipedia, the GDP of Montevideo in 2022 was $30k. By 2024 it is 40k. Almost the same as Paris. cheers
@@MaddieinMVD I have my family in the U. S., but I stay here. I already bought my apartment! I will continue seeing you when you are in Australia! cheers! 💪
Boring for who? As a young(ish) person I find lots of things to do here at night, lots of bars and clubs and parties to go to. If you like live music and international acts, then Buenos Aires is much better for that, most uruguayans travel across to BSAS for international artists... Otherwise if you are looking for more cultural things to do, there are lots of museums and markets and festivals, not so much in the middle of the year, but in the summer there are lots of fun things. It really just depends on what you're looking for! I will say, that you could easily live here and "miss out" on events like this if you aren't searching local groups and trying to find things, because not everything is well advertised.
In what way? It's hard to describe a whole population in a generalisation. And it depends a lot on what you are comparing to. If you tell me what country you are from i can try to give a comparison
@MaddieinMVD Actually, I'm from Uruguay. I said that because I always find that some type of facial features tend to be repeated, and sometimes I got confussed one person with another. And you could also say if people can easily realize that you're foreigner or if you walk in the street without saying anything could think you're uruguayan too.
Muy bueno el video... no hagas caso a los comentarios...solymar ok.. vivi 3 años a unas cuadras de sup disco rumbo a la playa....Bienvenidos a todos !!! Mucha suerte!! vamos que vamos
Un aplauso para Alejandro por lograr traerse tremenda australiana a Uruguay. Aunque igual ta, son gente de plata. Si era un Uruguayo de Nuevo Paris le hacíamos un monumento.
I don't know if it's because your circle of people is too small or the way you express your opinions but I don't find your video accurate. Born and race in Uruguay, all my life able to survive without eating meat. Uruguayans are full aware of Australia, one of the main countrys where uruguayans emigrated in the 60 and 70. The number of options for eating out obviously are less than Australia or Canada or USA, but you can't compare ''mexican food'' from differents contrys unless you are comparing it with food you eat in Mexico, and even then, if you are eating it outside the places visited by foreigners. Regarding the spicy food, again, it depends on the origins of the people, if they're from Calabria, Sicily or the Basque Country they eat spicy. And when you talk about being green you make it sound like recycling is, first of all, everything and second that being eco-conscious it's something uruguayans are not aware of or don't take it seriously, right now Uruguay is a leader in renewable energy, generating more than 98% of its electricity from renewable sources (Australian target for 2030 is 82%) Uruguay have the first green school of Latin America. The country invented de UPA's, Portable water treatment plants that helped people from around the world to have acces to drinking water and so on. I didn't hate your video or something like that but I found it a little misleading
Hi to clarify, of course our opinions will be different when we come from different places. I explained that I was ignorant, not that ALL australians are, of course it will differ, and SOME aussies will probably know a lot more about Uruguay than I did. When it comes to food, I think unless you've lived in, or travelled to other countries that are truly Multicultural, such as the UK, some states in the USA or Australia, you just can't understand the difference. Again the point of this series is so that other AUSSIES can make the comparrison, it is not intended to criticise Uruguay. And there are slowly becoming more and more options. When I talked about recycling, you're correct that Uruguay is INCREDIBLE for using electric energy, way better than australia, BUT on an individual level it just isnt there. Shopping malls often don't have recycling bins, and the streets, lets be honest, they are messy with trash. Uruguay does not prioritise recycling in the same way australia does, it is simply me observation. It doesn't mean Uruguay sucks, because as you mentioned, in other areas it is really leading the way. I hope that helps. But also, its totally ok and expected if you still disagree with me, thats kinda the point, to express different opinions. But I do not think my circle is small, I would say it's actually quite diverse, more so than a lot of people who have lived here forever and still spend time with their same friends from their escuela :) Espero que tengas un buen dia
Hi maddie great video!!! You see this is the kind of video you have to make becouse I came across many of your videos in tiktok always complaining about the dogs barking .....the sellers in the buses .....the cart with horses and lots more well its really annoying and upsetting even to me that I am half oz....always complaining you are feeding the haters and belive me there are too many in uy......you cant compare uy to oz australia is in the to 10 countries in the world and uy is between the 50th and 100th so dont compare the top world class public buses in oz with the made in china buses in uy.....another topic is the ppl you see selling in the buses are most of them are convicted ppl with police records they cant get a job anywhere for this reason and they get la diaria this way many others are hippies living theirs way of life.....another topic are the cart with horses most of the reciclers cant afford a car or a van to take theirs plastics or corrugated cardboards to the plant and riding a horse is the cheappest way to move around.....I heard you got robbed a few weeks ago 😢😢😢I am very sorry for that 😭😭😫😫💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾please keep filming this kind of videos or like the ones about statistics I watched yesterday in tiktok....this is great idea to have a mate with a mate they match perfectly well.....ok happy 4 and a half years in uy and please keep travelling around latam thats why you originally got the combi van for 😂😂😂cheers from doveuy💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾👌👌👍👍👍🏖🏖🏖💞💞💞💕💕PD you look stunning with just a litter makeup 👌👌👍👍😘😘😍😍🤩🤩🤩😂😂😆
HOLA TIENES QUE HABLAR MAS ESPAÑOL.. OK NO ES UNA CRITICA.¡¡ OJO EN AUSTRALIA HAY MUCHOS ANIMALES VENENOSOS. ( CULEBRA MARRON ; TAIPAN; VIBORA DE LA MUERTE ; TIGRE ; MULGA ; CUBO MEDUSA ; SPIDERS ETC . AQUI NO HAY ANIMALES PELIGROSOS. OK BUENA ESTADIA X AQUI.
Hola Jorge, este video es en mi cuenta INGLES para gente que no habla mucho español ahora. Como dije en el video, si, puedo hablar español y hago muchos videos para mi instagram y tiktok en español, pero este cuenta es PARA gente especificamente que no son Uruguayos y ahora no puede entender mucho español : ) espero que entiende!
Hi there, we are Uruguyans leaving in Sydney for the last 40 years and I agree with you about how nice and respectful people are Uruguay. That makes me feel very proud of el Paisito as
everytime we come to visit people are so nice. Hope you keep enjoying this beautiful place. Cheers
Thanks for sharing!
Es que nadie conoce Uruguay. Salvo los fanáticos del fútbol o alguna persona que le gusta la geografía o la historia de América Latina...pero después es muy difícil que la gente "común" de otros países nos conozcan. Gracias por tu video. Saludos desde Trinidad en Flores.
Maddie ! You should visit cafe gourmand in Constituyente. The chef is French and his wife is from the United States. They have delicious food. I think they open after 3PM. It’s a drive from Canelones but try to visit. You will love it.
Nice video Maddie, I enjoyed it. Having lived in the us and Europe many years I can say that the peace you have in uruguay is difficult to get there. Appreciating simple things of life, the sunset, talking deeply about life, etc. look there is a lot of variety of things to do and shows in Montevideo. Many are for free.
Very helpful, as we're likely going to move there in a few months. You have great content!
welcome in advance my friend
That's awesome! Let me know if you have any specific questions and I'll try to help answer them! Otherwise in a few weeks I will plan to do a LIVE VIDEO here on youtube, maybe next sunday, and you can always ask me things then :)
@@MaddieinMVD Thank you Maddie! You know, we were there for one week in August to check things out and really liked it, and we'll be back this December (Christmas week) and bring our 16 year old daughter along so she can take a look, and check out the international school. The two things we're curious about: 1) the dining super late habit there; do you get used to it or just set your own schedule and go to diner type places that serve at more typical (by non-Uruguayan standards) hours....and 2) is there anything approximating a Costco (even on a smaller scale) there? We realize that getting "stuff" isn't as straightforward in larger markets, and we do plan on scaling back in the "stuff" department significantly. That's it. Take care!!
@@scottg2946 macro mercado and geant are the most similar to costco and some larger tienda iglesias are very similar to like a Safeway or Kroger. I recommend definitely just going to the local fruit and vegetable market to you cause they have the cheapest (and best) produce. Every neighborhood has its own market so literally just ask a neighbor when and where it is. When it comes to dinner you definitely get used to it butttt you can of course just eat when you want lol people will just know you’re foreign which is fine! Some places do close from like 4-6 so if u eat at 5 it might be hard to find a restaurant. But lots of people do eat like 8-9 even 10 so if you want to make friends plan on eating out late lol!!
I work in real estate REMAX, if you need someone that has a good level of english, i also lived in australia for 5 years (in queensland, toowoomba and gatton) so i understand aussies quite well!!
I've seen some of your videos in the past. I'm glad you're still here
Good to have you back!
@@MaddieinMVD Thank you 🤗
Gracias for this video. We live in Mexico and have for nearly 7 years. But we often think about moving to... maybe Uruguay.
Muy buen video! Nice to see you happy living here
We're headed there next week! Love your videos!
I am happy for you. ❤ Keep going, and enjoy the ride wherever life takes you. 😎
The likes work. Go ahead and hit it. Really informative video. What is the fresh water situation like?
Thankyou! Fresh water currently is no issue... in the last 2 years there was an issue with the drought and therefor the drinking water became salty, its a long story, but now that is resolved. Most people drink filtered water or buy water, but you can drink tap water (depending on the pipes in your building) usually without being sick, it just might taste a little odd.
Personally i have drunk tap water that we ourselves filter through a filtration jug that we keep in our fridge, i did the same here in Ciudad de la costa, as i did in Pocitos.
Thank you for your videos Maddie and Ale
You are most welcome! Thanks for watching.
Yo nací en España de padres uruguayos y he vivido tanto aquí como 15 años en Montevideo. En España se vive muy bien, pero la cabeza de la gente uruguaya la vas a extrañar.
se vive mejor en Uruguay q en España, el alquiler en Rspaña te come el 70% del sueldo, se progresa más acá, y se paga más a los profesionales.
@@GonzaloPerez-bi6jn Jajaj Me hiciste reir. Buen chiste bro.
@@gbbarn tienes gugle, Uruguay Drone, PBI Montevideo 40k, sigue sufriendo. a prop soy argento.
Nice video!! Thanks!!
You're welcome! Hope you enjoyed the video! 😄
Very nice to see you settling into the uruguayan lifestyle, is there any video where we can see you speak spanish? Me da curiosidad saber como has progresado
solo en mi tiktok y instagram!
Ausie Ausie Ausie, nice video Mate 🫶
thanks :) most aussies will spell it with 2 ss's or eaven with a z if theyre feeling crazy!
Ozzy ozzy ozzy (aussie aussie aussie) oi oi oi
Thank you for sharing your experiences. We are considering Uruguay for retirement and have traveled there a few times now. I am curious if you are planning to get citizenship. I believe if married to an Uruguayan you can apply after three years of living there (and get dual citizenship Australian/Uruguayan). Just curious about the process and test. If that is too personal, please disregard.
Thanks for the comment, I definitely qualify for citizenship. for me it is a matter of if I can be bothered doing all of the paperwork. I will need to lookup the benefits of citizenship in the next few months and decide. I plan to move back to Australia in the next few years, but my in-laws will retire here in Uruguay, in Maldonado, so my husband and I will likely be traveling back here for the next 20-30 years at least, and perhaps being a Citizen is worth it
I would definitely recommend if you are retiring here, look into hiring someone who can help you with the Visas and Cedula (local ID) because it is a simple process only if you KNOW the system, and we wasted a lot of time and stress trying to do it all ourselves, and in the end needed to ask family for help anyway :)
If you have more questions please ask, I also offer private video consults if you have more detailed questions you'd like to talk about with another foreigner who made the transition to Uruguay :)
@@MaddieinMVDyou could help foreigners as a guidance, an agency ,providing ingo, application forms, .and you could get a fee for doing so
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I'm a 26 year old American woman looking at moving to Uruguay. I'm looking a getting a TEFL certification and teaching English online. I watched in another video that you used to do that. Do you still do it and do you think that is a solid plan for an income down there?
stay in Usa here is very complicated the job market , and all is very expensive , rent, food , energy
Hi Sarah, I work online as a teacher with Preply.
If you have an official teaching certificate such as TEFL, I would probably suggest trying to apply as an in person teacher here, or see if there are any US programs that allow you to teach online through a university. For example I had a friend from the UK who taught online but it as specifically for Korean students, and the only required that you had any degree from a UK university.
I do still teach on Preply, and I have good months and bad months, the income is not really enough on its own to live in uruguay, or anywhere, unless you have a lot of classes a week. I generally have about 4-10 classes each week, despite having 50 hours of availability. (= $100-$200/ week)
If you could get a steady income remotely, of about $2000-$3000 USD, honestly that would be enough generally to find a decent studio apartment and pay for living expenses here.
there are many other online english teacher jobs, but if I didn't also have other work, such as social media, i would probably be trying to teach in a school by now.
otherwise my husband works for a call centre, they are always looking to hire anyone with native english, and the pay is much better than most uruguayan jobs.
Uruguay is super expensive and usually Americans don't adjust well because we don't have the diversity of products and services you have in the US. And you don't have Amazon
@@MaddieinMVD Thank you so much for the response! I will definitely consider all of this moving forward.
@@Lic51 I don't use amazon often believe it or not lol! I would miss Walmart/Target though.
Hubo una época en que muchos uruguayos optaron por emigrar a Australia
si, y? hay uruguayos en australia, es verdad, pero el porcentaje en comparasion a gente de otros paises, es muy pequeno! Conoces alguien de uy que vive en australia ahora?
@MaddieinMVD Solo fue un comentario informativo, hace mucho de esto, en estos momentos no tengo contacto con esas personas.
Hello friend, I'm from Montevideo, I have cousins in Australia, they were born there, my uncles live in Perth, whatever you need is up to you.
thanks Julio, nice to hear from you.
Lots of information. Thanks can you tell me the rent prices and what the average income average
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Great content Maddie, from an Aussie born to Uruguayan parents in Melbourne!
thanks! Have you spent much time in Uruguay? I know its a LONG WAY to travel, so it would be hard to go back and forth!
Cool video! I just subscribed, I will be sure to support the show.
I am looking for places to retire one day.
Thanks for uploading! Take care.
Good luck with your channel. What would you guess the % of English speakers are, and do you find the Airport sufficient for your needs?
thankyou for the support, I would say far more than 50% of uruguayans can speak english... but the percentage that speak advanced english is maybe more like 10-20%?
I'm not sure, if any uruguayans watching want to dissagree I would love to hear your feedback!
I personally spend a lot of time around people who specifically do have great english, so in my circle it feels like a very high number, but if you don't work for an international company, or if you live in the interior, or simply if you are over 40-50 years old and mostly spoke english in school, peoples skills of course drop down.
i miss montevideo every second of my life , being an uruguayan living in los Angeles i can appreciate slow pace life also the distances when you live in a big country are very annoying , traffic it’s another aspect that i don’t like . the down side of montevideo is the lack of opportunity in the job market . salaries are low and are not aligned with the cost of living .
Los salarios son bajos comparados con que? Con USA? Cuando te fuiste? Cambio bastante la cosa aca en los ultimos años, hay mas trabajo y oportunidades, al nivel de que muchos extranjeros se instalan aqui constantemente. Tenemos grandes colectividades hoy en dia de latinoamericanos de diferentes origenes, cubanos, venezolanos, argentinos,peruanos, colombianos, y todos llegan y progresan, nadie te regala nada, hay que trabajar, pero no es ni por asomo la situacion que teniamos hace 20 años, por ejemplo hoy en dia Uruguay es el mayor productor de software de America, eso da trabajo a mucha gente, los alquileres bajaron debido a que se modificaron las leyes de alquileres, y hoy en dia con 300 dolares alquilas un apto. basico en un barrio promedio (yo lo hice, pago eso, en el Prado). No tendremos el nivel de vida de USA o Europa, pero el pais esta lejos de no presentar oportunidades en el mercado laboral para el que las busca y le mete ganas y voluntad, tengo familia que llego de Argentina y todos se la estan rebuscando y no se arrepienten de haber venido.
@ vos bien lo dijiste , rebuscando ! yo voy todos los años y te puedo garantizar que con 300 dolares x mes te alquilas un apartamento modesto . los cubanos viven de a 6 en apartamentos que son para dos personas , para conseguir un trabajo q te queden 30 mil pesos en la mano tenes que ganar 38 mil q es muy dificil de encontrar aunque tengas profesion . la mano de obra que da el software es minima , el pais no tiene un rumbo fijo en lo productivo . los jovenes a la mínima oportunidad se siguen yendo, sin contar la enorme cantidad de jóvenes que hay perdidos en la pasta base pero al ser montevideo un ciudad tan chica es aun mas notorio y grave . no digo q no se este mejor pero el pais esta muy lejos de estar bien , date una vuelta x la periferia la cual voy seguido y hay una pobreza barbara pibes flaquitos casi desnutridos que te das cuenta les falto puchero desde niños . hay muchisimo por mejorar todavia .
@@germansilveira-n2oporque en los Angeles no hay pichis para nada. Dejate de joder 😅
Un alquiler allá no baja de 2k, el seguro del coche y la cuota otros 2k, auto barato ponele otro 1k, en comida se te van 1k por mes, comida mala, en gastos otros 1k, pica gente gana en mano 5k por mes. ya q a partir de 100k por año de sueldo los taxes son altos. y si te hipotecas calcula 10k de seguro son casas de madera, y las pagas 500k, la carrera de médico 200k, el seguro de salud q hay q ver q cubre 500 dólares mes, Oscar Alejandro se quebró y gasto 15k. podes ir con ese cuento a otro laso, viví ahí, soy ingeniero estudie gratis en Udelar, ganó 205k más IVA pir mes, son 5k. tengo depto propio y auto alta gana, 39 años tengo. 69k de autos nuevos se venden por año, ya no somos el país del 2002. esta lleno de extranjeros y progresan, en España la gente comparte piso. quédate allá
sueldo MC donalds: de 12 a 20 dólares la hora, 20 dólares se paga en Los Ángeles, Saquen sus conclusiones...
Maddie,
Wonderful, informative video!
I am researching visiting Argentina (BA, Cordoba and Mendoza) and Uruguay November 2024.
I realize Argentina has been in an economic crisis for a couple years, but President Javier Milei seems to have a handle on inflation.
QUESTION: Do you visit Argentina?
If so; what is your preferred method of transportation?
Muchas Gracias.
Peter
Hi Peter thanks for the comment, yes I have visited Argentina, only Buenos Aires, and then more recently Iguazu.
Personally, i used uber mostly in bsas... but many of my friends easily used the buses there without too much issue! If you want to see more from BSAS i did make a video while we where there (ua-cam.com/video/oshOUmfFy7s/v-deo.html) , i don't have as much information as I do on montevideo, because we were just there for a weekend, but it could give you an idea of what to expect!
and yes the economy is stabilizing out, because of that, things are more expensive now than they were in the past, due to the decreased exchange rate from the USD.
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and about the interest of uruguayans for migrants, I believe the skin color doesn't change our interest, Uruguayans love migrants because we don't have that many! Cubans, Dominicans, Venezuelans, if they are good, we love all migrants
Its great to hear you feel this way! I do know of a migrant from Vz who has expereinced negative treatment due to darker skin... again, everyone has different experiences which is why it's so interesting to talk to new people and ask hard questions
"there aren't that many immigrants" wow, do you live in Montevideo? Americans and Russians, there are many, I'll tell you!
Don’t dismiss Italy because you don’t speak Italian. Once you’re fluent in Spanish, Italian is very easy to learn. I learned Italian fluently, living in Milan for six months. I did take a class, and study from books at home, and refused to use English when people tried to speak it with me. But I learned Italian very quickly, and it’s because I already spoke Spanish. You will find it surprisingly easy to learn now that you’re a Spanish speaker. Anyhow, I’m very surprised that Montevideo is expensive. I visited in 2003 and was shocked at how incredibly cheap everything was- especially to have an exquisite dinner at an excellent restaurant. It was the equivalent of five American dollars ! But that was 20 years ago, so I guess there has been a lot of inflation?
yes you're right, i just more meant that i can't really see myself going through all of this stress AGAIN, i feel like it was an incredible experience and the hardness has made me who i am today, BUT, I don't want to continue living a hard life forever. I would enjoy some peace and ease going forward haha and for that, australia does just make more sense :)
Hello, it wasn't inflation, the country grew strongly economically. Montevideo's GDP in 2003 was $7000. According to Wikipedia, the GDP of Montevideo in 2022 was $30k. By 2024 it is 40k. Almost the same as Paris. cheers
@@MaddieinMVD I have my family in the U. S., but I stay here. I already bought my apartment! I will continue seeing you when you are in Australia! cheers! 💪
@@MikeArtagaveytia wow that is an amazing increase in GDP. Good for them!
29!? 😮 Damn
People who have been living there, have told me that the city is boring😏, Uruguay is a country I would like to live in, I read mixed reviews🤷♀️
Boring for who? As a young(ish) person I find lots of things to do here at night, lots of bars and clubs and parties to go to.
If you like live music and international acts, then Buenos Aires is much better for that, most uruguayans travel across to BSAS for international artists... Otherwise if you are looking for more cultural things to do, there are lots of museums and markets and festivals, not so much in the middle of the year, but in the summer there are lots of fun things. It really just depends on what you're looking for!
I will say, that you could easily live here and "miss out" on events like this if you aren't searching local groups and trying to find things, because not everything is well advertised.
@@MaddieinMVD como uruguaya comparto que en Uruguay la mala publicidad es el mayor problema. Hay más de lo que parece
Can you one describe the averange Uruguayan people one day?
In what way? It's hard to describe a whole population in a generalisation. And it depends a lot on what you are comparing to. If you tell me what country you are from i can try to give a comparison
@MaddieinMVD Actually, I'm from Uruguay. I said that because I always find that some type of facial features tend to be repeated, and sometimes I got confussed one person with another. And you could also say if people can easily realize that you're foreigner or if you walk in the street without saying anything could think you're uruguayan too.
Muy bueno el video... no hagas caso a los comentarios...solymar ok.. vivi 3 años a unas cuadras de sup disco rumbo a la playa....Bienvenidos a todos !!! Mucha suerte!! vamos que vamos
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Un aplauso para Alejandro por lograr traerse tremenda australiana a Uruguay.
Aunque igual ta, son gente de plata. Si era un Uruguayo de Nuevo Paris le hacíamos un monumento.
I don't know if it's because your circle of people is too small or the way you express your opinions but I don't find your video accurate. Born and race in Uruguay, all my life able to survive without eating meat. Uruguayans are full aware of Australia, one of the main countrys where uruguayans emigrated in the 60 and 70. The number of options for eating out obviously are less than Australia or Canada or USA, but you can't compare ''mexican food'' from differents contrys unless you are comparing it with food you eat in Mexico, and even then, if you are eating it outside the places visited by foreigners. Regarding the spicy food, again, it depends on the origins of the people, if they're from Calabria, Sicily or the Basque Country they eat spicy. And when you talk about being green you make it sound like recycling is, first of all, everything and second that being eco-conscious it's something uruguayans are not aware of or don't take it seriously, right now Uruguay is a leader in renewable energy, generating more than 98% of its electricity from renewable sources (Australian target for 2030 is 82%) Uruguay have the first green school of Latin America. The country invented de UPA's, Portable water treatment plants that helped people from around the world to have acces to drinking water and so on. I didn't hate your video or something like that but I found it a little misleading
Hi to clarify, of course our opinions will be different when we come from different places.
I explained that I was ignorant, not that ALL australians are, of course it will differ, and SOME aussies will probably know a lot more about Uruguay than I did.
When it comes to food, I think unless you've lived in, or travelled to other countries that are truly Multicultural, such as the UK, some states in the USA or Australia, you just can't understand the difference. Again the point of this series is so that other AUSSIES can make the comparrison, it is not intended to criticise Uruguay. And there are slowly becoming more and more options.
When I talked about recycling, you're correct that Uruguay is INCREDIBLE for using electric energy, way better than australia, BUT on an individual level it just isnt there. Shopping malls often don't have recycling bins, and the streets, lets be honest, they are messy with trash.
Uruguay does not prioritise recycling in the same way australia does, it is simply me observation. It doesn't mean Uruguay sucks, because as you mentioned, in other areas it is really leading the way.
I hope that helps.
But also, its totally ok and expected if you still disagree with me, thats kinda the point, to express different opinions. But I do not think my circle is small, I would say it's actually quite diverse, more so than a lot of people who have lived here forever and still spend time with their same friends from their escuela :)
Espero que tengas un buen dia
Hi maddie great video!!! You see this is the kind of video you have to make becouse I came across many of your videos in tiktok always complaining about the dogs barking .....the sellers in the buses .....the cart with horses and lots more well its really annoying and upsetting even to me that I am half oz....always complaining you are feeding the haters and belive me there are too many in uy......you cant compare uy to oz australia is in the to 10 countries in the world and uy is between the 50th and 100th so dont compare the top world class public buses in oz with the made in china buses in uy.....another topic is the ppl you see selling in the buses are most of them are convicted ppl with police records they cant get a job anywhere for this reason and they get la diaria this way many others are hippies living theirs way of life.....another topic are the cart with horses most of the reciclers cant afford a car or a van to take theirs plastics or corrugated cardboards to the plant and riding a horse is the cheappest way to move around.....I heard you got robbed a few weeks ago 😢😢😢I am very sorry for that 😭😭😫😫💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾please keep filming this kind of videos or like the ones about statistics I watched yesterday in tiktok....this is great idea to have a mate with a mate they match perfectly well.....ok happy 4 and a half years in uy and please keep travelling around latam thats why you originally got the combi van for 😂😂😂cheers from doveuy💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾👌👌👍👍👍🏖🏖🏖💞💞💞💕💕PD you look stunning with just a litter makeup 👌👌👍👍😘😘😍😍🤩🤩🤩😂😂😆
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HOLA TIENES QUE HABLAR MAS ESPAÑOL.. OK NO ES UNA CRITICA.¡¡ OJO EN AUSTRALIA HAY MUCHOS ANIMALES VENENOSOS. ( CULEBRA MARRON ; TAIPAN; VIBORA DE LA MUERTE ; TIGRE ; MULGA ; CUBO MEDUSA ; SPIDERS ETC . AQUI NO HAY ANIMALES PELIGROSOS. OK BUENA ESTADIA X AQUI.
Hola Jorge, este video es en mi cuenta INGLES para gente que no habla mucho español ahora. Como dije en el video, si, puedo hablar español y hago muchos videos para mi instagram y tiktok en español, pero este cuenta es PARA gente especificamente que no son Uruguayos y ahora no puede entender mucho español : ) espero que entiende!
@@MaddieinMVD sí no es iqual como si. Espero que lo entiendA.