Don I like the fact you are talking nice about Manta 👍I’m Ecuadorian currently live in New York . Waiting for my retirement and thinking to go to Manta
As a 4 year resident of Manta, I agree with Don's observations regarding that critical video. I was surprised seeing it. My guess is that the poster was having a personal hardtime while on a brief stay here... and took it out on Manta. Don is much (thank you) more accurate.
I first arrived in Manta in 2012 for a short visit while waiting for a work visa to live in Colombia, needless to say, I never returned to Colombia. I met my now wife in Manta and we eventually bought land down the coast and built a house. Manta is a great place to live and I would not hesitate moving back there if our circumstances ever change.
Hey Don, thanks for your videos, I really enjoy the humor and transparency in them and the fact you don't sugar coat your comments 😂, if I'm ever in Manta I'm going to look you up and hopefully have a cerveza with you. Wishing you all the best for the new year. 🎉
Don, thank you for this video! I have not been to Manta, but my gf has lived in Cuenca for 7 years or so, and has been there several times. I have seen Manta through her photos and videos, and have a pretty good idea of how it is there. No, it's not Miami Beach, it's not Key West, it's not a Southern California beach. But it's the largest city on the coast of Ecuador, has a usable beach for either sunbathing or swimming, depending on the winds at the time. I say winds, because winds cause not only higher waves, but also sand blowing around, sometimes a lot! I think all of your responses were pretty much spot on, except for when you agreed things are probably a bit overpriced there. Manta is a BEACH town! People go there to enjoy the ocean, the warmer/dryer climate than Quito or Cuenca, so naturally prices would be higher there! But other than that, you pretty much nailed things there!
Don, We are considering Manta as the place for us to retire! We thoroughly enjoy your UA-cam channel. You are the best! So Real! Keep up the good work! Thank you for all the information you present! Gary and Victoria
I have lived in George Town, Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands for the last 8 months. One of the most expensive places in the world to live. People call it a Caribbean Paradise, which it is. BUT there is a DUMP in the heart of George Town called Mount Trashmore. They are in the process of sealing it but it used to smell on occasion and catch fire on occasion. The govt would make warnings about staying indoors in parts of the city when it was on fire. Even here in paradise we have smells from time to time. It is also. Very hot here, but everyone still loves this place. Manta sounds wonderful to me and I hope to live there for a while someday.
Hi, Don, after viewing your some videos, I have decided to settle down there! Thank you so much for finally helping me to decide where to purchase a house in Ecuador! 🌈 I have watched many UA-camrs in Ecuador for about two years, and started learning Spanish very hard. I was senseing that you were telling truth for pros and cons since viewing your first Manta video. And then I started doing research about Manta. I have to say, you made the right choice!👏 Can't appreciate you more!🙏
Thank you Don for defending Manta, I never been there, but next time I go to Ecuador I will go; I can't wait to see my hometown Cuenca though your eyes, I am in Miami now escaping the cold weather 😀
Don, I am in Houston and the highways are still constantly under construction. Traffic in Houston is the worst I've ever seen which is why I am happy to now work remotely.
Well Don, I didn't see this person's video. Based solely on your reading of his reasoning, Manta shouldn't want him either. He sounds like the type of ungrateful person that you have spoken about earlier. Visit someone's home and then complain about how they live and just be a poor guest. I am glad to see you defending your new home. Keep up the good work
Dodger Blue, I agree with you 100%, actually you wrote for me, I live in NYC in a middle class neighborhood (Bayside), with no smell of anything, but I don't want to walk the streets in Manhattan when restaurants put out the garbage.
@@carmenmancheno5817 Very good point Carmen. Every place has its negatives and positives. It's just your choice to decide when the negatives outweigh the positives. A Very Happy New Year to you and your family.
Cleveland is a Great City! Beautiful views on the Lakeshore of the Great Lake Erie . aka Forest city because of the mature trees . Manta looks bueno ! a must see !
Hi Don Shader.. Im happy to see how you love my city Manta, I was born in Manta, but now I live in New York for about 30 years, I was brought by my parents when I was a child. I hope I can go back to my country. Thank you for your support.
Used to live in a very nice loft in the west end of downtown Toronto. Every Tuesday the neighborhood would stink due to the abattoir a couple of blocks over. They had been there for over a 100 years. They could stay as long as they wanted. We were the newcomers.
Hey Don, Cudos for defending Manta. I live in Cleveland, and even though my homeboy feeds the stereotype we have lived with for decades, not all of the area around "The Land" is a toilet bowl. Geraldo bought a house in Shaker Heights after visiting in 2016. It has fabulously affordable high-end housing, social amenities, parks, etc. that many Americans are discovering is a good place to root, especially in an internet-driven economy (forget those $20k houses.). You can't live in a 5 bedroom home in New York for under $200K. Back to Manta. This young man has a limited view about what makes a place tick. It can't all be about "I get bored and annoyed because those people who are carving out a living are getting between me and the the night clubs and restaurants, or obstructing my postcard view of the ocean."He does not yet appreciate the struggle necessary to build and support future nice places to live with infrastructure, roads and culture, especially after a major earthquake. . He lives primarily in the present where "if it doesn't cut it right now while I'm looking, take a pass." So perhaps you could cut him some slack. Cleveland has shown glimmers since the days of burning rivers and fiscal default. And many have found a home and good life here. I'm sure as time passes, he'll realize he should have invested in Manta before it blossoms into an investor's paradise.
It's all in your perspective. I was raised on a dairy farm. When I pass a dairy farm and smell it's smells it brings back fond memories and a good feeling.
Don! Great to see you! Go, Don, go! Fellas like that try to say controversial things to get people to click, or respond in someway as it builds his channel. Chances are he doesn't believe 90% of what's coming out of his mouth. Keep up the great videos!
Don, you are absolutely right about the other UA-camr...I saw his video and quit about 3/4 of the way through. I've only been in Manta for about 3 weeks last year, but I would disagree with ALL of his comments! I don't even think the property is overpriced! It's on the beach, for cryin' out loud! I was surprised at what one can purchase for under $200K...new or recent construction, gated communities, recreational facilities AND on the beach! Wow, I was sold ;-) Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing you in February!
Amelia & JP also just did a video on the cons of Manta, Which also addressed some of the same comments & issues you are replying to. They pretty much agreed the main manta beach is not a prime example of a post card white sand & much better ones are within driving distance
I like you because you speak the true! For real NOTHING IS PERFECT NOT EVEN THE USA! This place where I live is too cold! I miss the beach warm water, warmth! But my kids and grandkids are Americans! I’m stuck in this horrible cold! Snowing right now! Ugh!
I understand. I know several people that live here and have kids and grandkids all over the world. It's not as bad as you might think. Families are as close as the nearest computer and big screen.
Thank you very much for posting this Video! Your comments were right on target! You debunked those unfounded bad comments with great class You are right, every place has its good and bad spots. Manta may not be the best place in the world, but to me nothing beats living by the Beach! And Manta offers that at a very affordable price, compared to many other locations in the world
I'm sure life in Manta is fine for many expats.. It's all about what an individual wishes out of life.. I'm more inclined to move back to Europe where I am originally from... Although, I have lived for decades in the U.S., I've never been able to connect well with the American way of life.. Nevertheless, I'm not complaining about my decision to move to the U.S.. As they say, it is what it is... As for Manta, Ecuador.. Well, for me, I think I would rather live in Cuenca, Ecuador.. It has a cooler climate and the amenities of the city are far greater..
Comrade, I'm visiting Cuenca in a couple weeks. I'm afraid I'm going to discover that your assessment will be accurate. I've never heard anything bad about the place with the exception of the altitude for some people. I'll be doing some videos when I get there. -ds
Don - this person sounds like a troll - making videos with outrageous titles just for the clicks. Click Bait... pay him no attention. We believe you and your comments because you keep it REAL. Keep up the great work !!
Don, as an Ecuadorian I truly appreciate your videos. You and Amelia & JP are pretty much the only ones I watch when I'm feeling homesick because you give pretty accurate information. As for the negative video guy, I know who you are referring to. Can't stand his negativity but most of all his cheapness annoys me. He apparently believes that everyone is out to rip him off and his mission in life seems to be scrimping and scrounging and saving a dime wherever he can. I mean, you get what you pay for. Also, in one of his videos a while back he talked some serious BS about Costa Rica (where I live now) and claimed that home invasions by robbers was commonplace here. That is a bald faced lie. That NEVER happens here. I don't know where he heard it, but he repeated it as if it were fact. He's never even been here. Those ridiculous assertions were enough to put him on my crap list.
Thanks Linda. I don't spend a lot of time watching other YouTubber videos about Ecuador unless I see a title that really catches my attention. This guy truly annoys me in everything he does.
Nice Vídeo Don, I'm from Manta, But After living so many years in The States, IS Not easy to adjust to live in my hometown, too much Noise in some areas, So you're Right But Still is Safe and The food Really good and very affordable, Of Course NOBODY Force you To Live in Manta or Ecuador, Still Beautiful, Here in States in some places Very Scary, U have To TAKE The Hole, cause THEY put The bullet in THERE hahaha Enjoy Ecuador
I saw the video you are pointing out and although I never went to manta, I really was left scratching my head. Some of his other videos are questionable at times. He is promoting his area since he sells real estate there.
As I watch the snow fall and scrap the ice from my windshield in -29celcius weather, I wonder how anyone would want to put down such a warm wonderful place. Some people just have no appreciation for the beauty that is right before them. Can't wait for the day when I get to be in Equador permanently.
Glad to See you didn't call him an asshole, moron or idiot. That tough guy image just doesn't work. Like a lot of UA-camrs they try to get you to watch their videos, most people realize that.
I'm learning not to be that way. I have a tremendous couch with 40 years experience in the broadcast industry and he's made me aware of things like that sentiment.
Clearly the other fellow was contradictory as if you say there is a lot of development and traffic then clearly they aren't a bad place to be. You'd have to wonder where this other party has seen the Pacific Ocean; it sure looks tame in Manta - Try the Hawaiian north shore or the Pacific Northwest in winter, the Bering sea. Manta looks pretty placid, practically like a lake, in fact I'd miss larger waves.
He makes money in real estate. He only speaks positively of his region. He did a video of traveling to other countries and literally dismissed every other country on the globe.
I think he is a good guy. Hardscrable young man who knows Ecuador from the other side. Listen to him... you might learn a few things rather than figuring out how suck off expats.
You’re the gentleman Don. Within the first minute of this video I knew exactly who you were talking about and his garbage video. Everyone does. That guy only paints himself as a troll and loser. But I’m glad you did make the effort to counter his points nonetheless.
Hi Don, as you know, some people will never see the bright side of things they are usually unhappy. I do wonder where that person lives that is sooo PERFECT 🤔
The more I watch your videos the more I like you Don. I don’t know the UA-camr you are referring to, but if the place he calls home is so perfect why doesn’t he just stay there, I don’t think there’s many people who would like to have him as a neighbor any ways.
I saw that video on you tube and did not bother to watch it - there is always at least 1 person who posts bad reviews on yelp / Amazon / eBay etc and I’ve done enough research on Manta over the past year to know better than get all concerned about some yahoo who wants to find something negative to say or complain about. Finding negatives or have a bad experience - that’s reasonable - but it’s bad taste to generalize - human nature has a bell curve - those at one end with the dark lenses simply see the dark
Don, don’t listen to “Negative Nellies”…Stay your same sweet self. It sounds like he is just a miserable person, and no matter what you say…He will find something bad to say. I can’t wait to come to Ecuador and hopefully meet you too. Have a wonderful and safe New Year!!!🍾🥂😎
I watched a few minutes of that video yesterday and wondered if he was talking about the same city. He is like one of those tourists who goes to a 5 star resort and complains on the reviews that it is a three star. Everyone else says it's great.
His channel is the one with the most weird stuff about Ecuador. I have yet to watch one of his videos where I'm not utterly dumbfounded. Fault line-wise... the entire Pacific coast is a huge fault. No, not in technical terms, but for us everyday people it's not an invalid statement. Lol
Mr. 2nd Passport is a longhorn; a few good points with a lot of bull in between. Debunked: Manta as stinky, unsafe, bad beaches, traffic, construction, and excessive heat. True: Real estate cost, earthquake-prone.
@@DonShader The Earthquakes are probably the thing that worry me the most....the rest - the cost of real estate is extremely affordable FOR A CITY BEACH TOWN.......the other stuff - my point is, are you looking for a place to LIVE or a place to vacation? If you are looking for an awesome beach for a vacation, there appear to be many close by. If you are looking for a place to live, with a good health care, vet services, airport, convience goods and services, internet, Manta appears to be a good place for daily life. The places the youtuber who will not be named alluded to many not have traffic, (was really not bad), no industrial smell anywhere in the city, as well as having cheap real estate and expansive beaches, but if your phone breaks, you need to get get a flight somewhere, or you or your dog need medical care, you're kind of out of luck. Manta also makes it much easier to survive with no car. He didn't point any of that out.
Don, I watched the other video and as one of the commenters mentioned it sounded like a paid "hit job" oh well. I'd rather listen to you and JP and Amelia than that guy anyway!
People just want to complain or say "see me, see me." I've been to Guam and if you want to complain about something then go out into the jungle and look at the huge mountain of old, discarded vehicles that are left to rust. It is not just a few hundred it is an enormous amount rotting in the jungle. That is an assault on the environment, all those old engines with fuel, oil, coolant, batteries and such just polluting the pristine jungle. Why are those vehicles there? Because there is no mechanism in place to recycle them. Out of sight out of mind. There ya go, now you have another thing to be aware of and maybe even complain about.
I like when people use common sense! I live in Iowa! The smell of the pig farms, chicken, eggs farms, cows... etc safety? Please if you go around these places where there is one dead per day! Just don’t go! My friend was killed in a nice quiet town upstate NY! :(
I just want a say two things.abaut Ecuador 🇪🇨. Iam from Cuenca Ecuador 🇪🇨.but I moved to Toronto Canada 🇨🇦. 30 years ago when I was a 15 year old. Ecuadorian People are so friendly and the food are the best 👌. but for all those people trying to move to Ecuador 🇪🇨 it's better to scap Manta and Guayaquil and some areas of Quito because the crimes are high on those places.I heard a lot people are moving to Vilcabamba. around there .it looks bery nice.
You are a Ecuadorian, you ever went back to our country?, I live in NYC 35 yrs, like I say, there is always a ecuatoriano hablando mal de Ecuador, crime exists everywhere, but mass shutting not.
I feel like I see early Seattle days before I was born, before Seattle turned into the sh!+hole it currently is. At least Ecuador doesn't stay complacent just letting its government do what it wants for a profit like most of the US.
Mr second passport always takes a negative view on things so don't let him upset you. He tells the story of him and a friend being in the wrong part of town at 930 pm and how they seen these two guys come around the corner. It turns out that the scary guys did nothing and that they were actually thinking Mr second passport and his friend were the scary looking ones. LOL
Don, would you believe that there are some people in this world that actually believe that God has blessed them with the gift of criticism? And when they enter the room, you can just feel the cloud of doom hovering overhead.
If that fellow wants "perfect " then that individual should stay in their basement and surround themselves with computer based virtual reality . Life is not perfect and you need to learn how to live with the "unperfectness" of the real world
Don I like the fact you are talking nice about Manta 👍I’m Ecuadorian currently live in New York . Waiting for my retirement and thinking to go to Manta
As a 4 year resident of Manta, I agree with Don's observations regarding that critical video. I was surprised seeing it. My guess is that the poster was having a personal hardtime while on a brief stay here... and took it out on Manta. Don is much (thank you) more accurate.
I first arrived in Manta in 2012 for a short visit while waiting for a work visa to live in Colombia, needless to say, I never returned to Colombia. I met my now wife in Manta and we eventually bought land down the coast and built a house. Manta is a great place to live and I would not hesitate moving back there if our circumstances ever change.
Good program Don, I like Manta a lot. A beautiful city with a great weather and I felt safe
Hey Don, thanks for your videos, I really enjoy the humor and transparency in them and the fact you don't sugar coat your comments 😂, if I'm ever in Manta I'm going to look you up and hopefully have a cerveza with you. Wishing you all the best for the new year. 🎉
Don, thank you for this video! I have not been to Manta, but my gf has lived in Cuenca for 7 years or so, and has been there several times. I have seen Manta through her photos and videos, and have a pretty good idea of how it is there. No, it's not Miami Beach, it's not Key West, it's not a Southern California beach. But it's the largest city on the coast of Ecuador, has a usable beach for either sunbathing or swimming, depending on the winds at the time. I say winds, because winds cause not only higher waves, but also sand blowing around, sometimes a lot! I think all of your responses were pretty much spot on, except for when you agreed things are probably a bit overpriced there. Manta is a BEACH town! People go there to enjoy the ocean, the warmer/dryer climate than Quito or Cuenca, so naturally prices would be higher there! But other than that, you pretty much nailed things there!
Great job at putting things in perspective Don! I look forward to being in Manta soon. I hope to meet you then!
I hope so too!
Don, We are considering Manta as the place for us to retire! We thoroughly enjoy your UA-cam channel. You are the best! So Real! Keep up the good work! Thank you for all the information you present! Gary and Victoria
Thanks so much. I appreciate your kind words.
I have lived in George Town, Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands for the last 8 months. One of the most expensive places in the world to live. People call it a Caribbean Paradise, which it is. BUT there is a DUMP in the heart of George Town called Mount Trashmore. They are in the process of sealing it but it used to smell on occasion and catch fire on occasion. The govt would make warnings about staying indoors in parts of the city when it was on fire. Even here in paradise we have smells from time to time. It is also. Very hot here, but everyone still loves this place. Manta sounds wonderful to me and I hope to live there for a while someday.
Hi, Don, after viewing your some videos, I have decided to settle down there! Thank you so much for finally helping me to decide where to purchase a house in Ecuador! 🌈
I have watched many UA-camrs in Ecuador for about two years, and started learning Spanish very hard. I was senseing that you were telling truth for pros and cons since viewing your first Manta video. And then I started doing research about Manta. I have to say, you made the right choice!👏 Can't appreciate you more!🙏
Thank you Don for defending Manta, I never been there, but next time I go to Ecuador I will go; I can't wait to see my hometown Cuenca though your eyes, I am in Miami now escaping the cold weather 😀
I will be in Cuenca next week. I'm very excited!
Happy New Year Don. Thanks for defending Manta. Steve and I loved it. We will be back in the Summer.
Thanks! Be safe and stay healthy please.
-ds
Always a pleasure watching you sir - it truly helps as I plan on moving to Ecuador - I accept your assessment of Manta - I bet it's beautiful
Don, I am in Houston and the highways are still constantly under construction. Traffic in Houston is the worst I've ever seen which is why I am happy to now work remotely.
Well Don, I didn't see this person's video. Based solely on your reading of his reasoning, Manta shouldn't want him either. He sounds like the type of ungrateful person that you have spoken about earlier. Visit someone's home and then complain about how they live and just be a poor guest. I am glad to see you defending your new home. Keep up the good work
Dodger Blue, I agree with you 100%, actually you wrote for me, I live in NYC in a middle class neighborhood (Bayside), with no smell of anything, but I don't want to walk the streets in Manhattan when restaurants put out the garbage.
@@carmenmancheno5817 Very good point Carmen. Every place has its negatives and positives. It's just your choice to decide when the negatives outweigh the positives. A Very Happy New Year to you and your family.
Cleveland is a Great City! Beautiful views on the Lakeshore of the Great Lake Erie . aka Forest city because of the mature trees .
Manta looks bueno ! a must see !
Hi Don Shader.. Im happy to see how you love my city Manta, I was born in Manta, but now I live in New York for about 30 years, I was brought by my parents when I was a child. I hope I can go back to my country. Thank you for your support.
Hi Don that view is amazing! Thanks for your content.
My pleasure!
it's crazy (for me at least) foreigners like you still choose Ecuador as a place to staying for long periods of time, I gotta say you have my respect.
Used to live in a very nice loft in the west end of downtown Toronto. Every Tuesday the neighborhood would stink due to the abattoir a couple of blocks over. They had been there for over a 100 years. They could stay as long as they wanted. We were the newcomers.
Mr. Second Passport. Thank you for your response. You have so much honesty and grace!
So nice of you Susy. Happy new year and please be safe.
-ds
Hey Don,
Cudos for defending Manta. I live in Cleveland, and even though my homeboy feeds the stereotype we have lived with for decades, not all of the area around "The Land" is a toilet bowl. Geraldo bought a house in Shaker Heights after visiting in 2016. It has fabulously affordable high-end housing, social amenities, parks, etc. that many Americans are discovering is a good place to root, especially in an internet-driven economy (forget those $20k houses.). You can't live in a 5 bedroom home in New York for under $200K. Back to Manta. This young man has a limited view about what makes a place tick. It can't all be about "I get bored and annoyed because those people who are carving out a living are getting between me and the the night clubs and restaurants, or obstructing my postcard view of the ocean."He does not yet appreciate the struggle necessary to build and support future nice places to live with infrastructure, roads and culture, especially after a major earthquake. . He lives primarily in the present where "if it doesn't cut it right now while I'm looking, take a pass." So perhaps you could cut him some slack. Cleveland has shown glimmers since the days of burning rivers and fiscal default. And many have found a home and good life here. I'm sure as time passes, he'll realize he should have invested in Manta before it blossoms into an investor's paradise.
I love you Don, defending Manta like a boss. You're right, every city has its bad conditions like every other city in the world.
That's why I only watch your channel and Amelia and JP's channel. Respectful and accurate.
Happy New Year, Don! I hope your dental issues are good. Love your videos.
The beaches in Beverly Hills kinda suck too.
Thanks for your videos. As soon as I retire I’m coming to Ecuador
It's all in your perspective. I was raised on a dairy farm. When I pass a dairy farm and smell it's smells it brings back fond memories and a good feeling.
I can believe that. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Don. I think some people don’t like advertising Ecuador and say those things so others won’t go there. Good video.
Don! Great to see you! Go, Don, go! Fellas like that try to say controversial things to get people to click, or respond in someway as it builds his channel. Chances are he doesn't believe 90% of what's coming out of his mouth. Keep up the great videos!
Don, you are absolutely right about the other UA-camr...I saw his video and quit about 3/4 of the way through. I've only been in Manta for about 3 weeks last year, but I would disagree with ALL of his comments! I don't even think the property is overpriced! It's on the beach, for cryin' out loud! I was surprised at what one can purchase for under $200K...new or recent construction, gated communities, recreational facilities AND on the beach! Wow, I was sold ;-)
Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing you in February!
Thanks so much.
healthy new year my friend,i watched that!...
Thanks Tony and you as well. Please be safe.
-ds
Amelia & JP also just did a video on the cons of Manta, Which also addressed some of the same comments & issues you are replying to. They pretty much agreed the main manta beach is not a prime example of a post card white sand & much better ones are within driving distance
And I agree with them.
Hey Don, Happy new year!!!!!🥳🥳
Happy new year!
I like you because you speak the true! For real NOTHING IS PERFECT NOT EVEN THE USA! This place where I live is too cold! I miss the beach warm water, warmth! But my kids and grandkids are Americans! I’m stuck in this horrible cold! Snowing right now! Ugh!
I understand. I know several people that live here and have kids and grandkids all over the world. It's not as bad as you might think. Families are as close as the nearest computer and big screen.
I saw that video and it did make me think twice about coming to visit.
Thank you very much for posting this Video!
Your comments were right on target!
You debunked those unfounded bad comments with great class
You are right, every place has its good and bad spots.
Manta may not be the best place in the world, but to me nothing beats living by the Beach!
And Manta offers that at a very affordable price, compared to many other locations in the world
Thanks so much, I completely agree with you.
Never been there before, but I know I'd love Manta, Ecuador. 😃
I know you would too.
I'm sure life in Manta is fine for many expats.. It's all about what an individual wishes out of life.. I'm more inclined to move back to Europe where I am originally from... Although, I have lived for decades in the U.S., I've never been able to connect well with the American way of life.. Nevertheless, I'm not complaining about my decision to move to the U.S.. As they say, it is what it is...
As for Manta, Ecuador.. Well, for me, I think I would rather live in Cuenca, Ecuador.. It has a cooler climate and the amenities of the city are far greater..
Comrade,
I'm visiting Cuenca in a couple weeks. I'm afraid I'm going to discover that your assessment will be accurate. I've never heard anything bad about the place with the exception of the altitude for some people.
I'll be doing some videos when I get there.
-ds
Don - this person sounds like a troll - making videos with outrageous titles just for the clicks. Click Bait... pay him no attention. We believe you and your comments because you keep it REAL. Keep up the great work !!
Don, as an Ecuadorian I truly appreciate your videos. You and Amelia & JP are pretty much the only ones I watch when I'm feeling homesick because you give pretty accurate information. As for the negative video guy, I know who you are referring to. Can't stand his negativity but most of all his cheapness annoys me. He apparently believes that everyone is out to rip him off and his mission in life seems to be scrimping and scrounging and saving a dime wherever he can. I mean, you get what you pay for. Also, in one of his videos a while back he talked some serious BS about Costa Rica (where I live now) and claimed that home invasions by robbers was commonplace here. That is a bald faced lie. That NEVER happens here. I don't know where he heard it, but he repeated it as if it were fact. He's never even been here. Those ridiculous assertions were enough to put him on my crap list.
Thanks Linda. I don't spend a lot of time watching other YouTubber videos about Ecuador unless I see a title that really catches my attention. This guy truly annoys me
in everything he does.
Some people craves for attention and use negative to get it, poor 👦
The traffic one had my rolling. Where was he driving to?
He probably didn't even know.
I watched that video and was really concerned but then watched 3 others that convinced me his was crap. Thanks for doing this video
Don, thanks for your videos. They are very helpful. What’s your take on Manta vs. Salinas?
Salinas is more of a vacation party city than Manta. Busy on the weekends but dead during the week. I wouldn't live there.
Good video,
Where do the Americanos have coffee in am
I have it at Dulce & Cremoso.
In iawoa they spray chicken manor in the corn fields stink so bad , I was in manta last year in i like it murcielago beach look beautiful, cool video
Nice Vídeo Don, I'm from Manta, But After living so many years in The States, IS Not easy to adjust to live in my hometown, too much Noise in some areas, So you're Right But Still is Safe and The food Really good and very affordable, Of Course NOBODY Force you To Live in Manta or Ecuador, Still Beautiful, Here in States in some places Very Scary, U have To TAKE The Hole, cause THEY put The bullet in THERE hahaha Enjoy Ecuador
Wouldn't know you are a new transplant with that passionate defense. Good job.
I saw the video you are pointing out and although I never went to manta, I really was left scratching my head. Some of his other videos are questionable at times. He is promoting his area since he sells real estate there.
I believe you are right about that.
Gilroy garlic! Yuck! I saw the video you're discussing and I considered crossing Manta off my list. So thankful for your video today. Thank you.
As I watch the snow fall and scrap the ice from my windshield in -29celcius weather, I wonder how anyone would want to put down such a warm wonderful place.
Some people just have no appreciation for the beauty that is right before them.
Can't wait for the day when I get to be in Equador permanently.
Glad to See you didn't call him an asshole, moron or idiot. That tough guy image just doesn't work. Like a lot of UA-camrs they try to get you to watch their videos, most people realize that.
I'm learning not to be that way. I have a tremendous couch with 40 years experience in the broadcast industry and he's made me aware of things like that sentiment.
Clearly the other fellow was contradictory as if you say there is a lot of development and traffic then clearly they aren't a bad place to be. You'd have to wonder where this other party has seen the Pacific Ocean; it sure looks tame in Manta - Try the Hawaiian north shore or the Pacific Northwest in winter, the Bering sea. Manta looks pretty placid, practically like a lake, in fact I'd miss larger waves.
You're very right about that. The surf here is just right IMHO.
Right on
I saw that video, he loves to discredit Ecuador, yet he lives and makes money in Ecuador, ungrateful
He makes money in real estate. He only speaks positively of his region. He did a video of traveling to other countries and literally dismissed every other country on the globe.
I think he is a good guy. Hardscrable young man who knows Ecuador from the other side. Listen to him... you might learn a few things rather than figuring out how suck off expats.
Manta has a huge beach with lots of families enjoying it.
It really is!
Well if it is like Cleveland, I at least hope at these prices that they have 10 cent beer night..... ;-) Because it sure looks pretty good to me!
Good point!
I know who he is I know I know but I'm not telling🤣🤣🤣!
Great job Don:)
Thanks jet. You're a good person.
whats the condo names the new ones!
Bay Front.
@@DonShader thank you.
@@tony-ce7qp Actually I'm completely wrong on that. It's called Grand Bay.
@@DonShader im wrong all the time...lol.
You’re the gentleman Don. Within the first minute of this video I knew exactly who you were talking about and his garbage video. Everyone does. That guy only paints himself as a troll and loser. But I’m glad you did make the effort to counter his points nonetheless.
Thank you.
Hi Don, as you know, some people will never see the bright side of things they are usually unhappy. I do wonder where that person lives that is sooo PERFECT 🤔
Thumbs Up!
Thanks again!
How bout the smell of Main and Hastings in Vancouver where your gonna pay a minimum of 2000.00$ for a 1 bedroom. No thanks
The more I watch your videos the more I like you Don. I don’t know the UA-camr you are referring to, but if the place he calls home is so perfect why doesn’t he just stay there, I don’t think there’s many people who would like to have him as a neighbor any ways.
I've been told he's in Real Estate in Quito and he's trying to drive people to his location. That's what I've been told.
Well Don if they listen to him they are missing out!!
That is so true. I need to stop drawing all this attention to other UA-camrs.
Don, please don't watch too many other videos. They will make you upset.
LA On the 405 at 5PM sucks MANTA compared with Cleveland. No way !
Got a ? Have you seen big surf yet. I'm all about the big surf. And water tell warm
No I have not. There is some big surf in Ecuador but not around Manta.
I saw that video on you tube and did not bother to watch it - there is always at least 1 person who posts bad reviews on yelp / Amazon / eBay etc and I’ve done enough research on Manta over the past year to know better than get all concerned about some yahoo who wants to find something negative to say or complain about. Finding negatives or have a bad experience - that’s reasonable - but it’s bad taste to generalize - human nature has a bell curve - those at one end with the dark lenses simply see the dark
I know who you are referring to. I don't watch his videos because of his whiny negativity.
I much prefer your positive outlook.
Don, don’t listen to “Negative Nellies”…Stay your same sweet self. It sounds like he is just a miserable person, and no matter what you say…He will find something bad to say. I can’t wait to come to Ecuador and hopefully meet you too. Have a wonderful and safe New Year!!!🍾🥂😎
Thanks so much Michelle and I wish the same for you. Please be safe.
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I watched a few minutes of that video yesterday and wondered if he was talking about the same city. He is like one of those tourists who goes to a 5 star resort and complains on the reviews that it is a three star. Everyone else says it's great.
His channel is the one with the most weird stuff about Ecuador. I have yet to watch one of his videos where I'm not utterly dumbfounded.
Fault line-wise... the entire Pacific coast is a huge fault. No, not in technical terms, but for us everyday people it's not an invalid statement. Lol
Mr. 2nd Passport is a longhorn; a few good points with a lot of bull in between. Debunked: Manta as stinky, unsafe, bad beaches, traffic, construction, and excessive heat. True: Real estate cost, earthquake-prone.
I believe I'm inclined to agree with you on all points.
:-)
@@DonShader The Earthquakes are probably the thing that worry me the most....the rest - the cost of real estate is extremely affordable FOR A CITY BEACH TOWN.......the other stuff - my point is, are you looking for a place to LIVE or a place to vacation? If you are looking for an awesome beach for a vacation, there appear to be many close by. If you are looking for a place to live, with a good health care, vet services, airport, convience goods and services, internet, Manta appears to be a good place for daily life. The places the youtuber who will not be named alluded to many not have traffic, (was really not bad), no industrial smell anywhere in the city, as well as having cheap real estate and expansive beaches, but if your phone breaks, you need to get get a flight somewhere, or you or your dog need medical care, you're kind of out of luck. Manta also makes it much easier to survive with no car. He didn't point any of that out.
Don, I watched the other video and as one of the commenters mentioned it sounded like a paid "hit job" oh well. I'd rather listen to you and JP and Amelia than that guy anyway!
Thanks Robert. We appreciate you.
Ohhh maybe that’s mr second passport
You might be right my brutha.
I wouldn't waste time with the demons. They really don't care if it's good, or bad attention. They just want attention.
You are funny! The introduction to your videos... La cucaracha?
Glad you like them!
I remember getting half way through the youtuber whose name shall not be spoken here's video and realizing "this guy's tripping" - and skipping it!
Thank you.
People just want to complain or say "see me, see me." I've been to Guam and if you want to complain about something then go out into the jungle and look at the huge mountain of old, discarded vehicles that are left to rust. It is not just a few hundred it is an enormous amount rotting in the jungle. That is an assault on the environment, all those old engines with fuel, oil, coolant, batteries and such just polluting the pristine jungle. Why are those vehicles there? Because there is no mechanism in place to recycle them. Out of sight out of mind. There ya go, now you have another thing to be aware of and maybe even complain about.
@@elgringoec Yes, I agree. In my neck of the woods we still have glass returnable milk bottles here.
@@elgringoec All over the central coast of CA.
Don’t make yourself available to become a crime of opportunity. Use your damn common sense.
Thanks Bonnie. It's good to see you on my channel.
I like when people use common sense! I live in Iowa! The smell of the pig farms, chicken, eggs farms, cows... etc safety? Please if you go around these places where there is one dead per day! Just don’t go! My friend was killed in a nice quiet town upstate NY! :(
I just want a say two things.abaut Ecuador 🇪🇨. Iam from Cuenca Ecuador 🇪🇨.but I moved to Toronto Canada 🇨🇦. 30 years ago when I was a 15 year old. Ecuadorian People are so friendly and the food are the best 👌. but for all those people trying to move to Ecuador 🇪🇨 it's better to scap Manta and Guayaquil and some areas of Quito because the crimes are high on those places.I heard a lot people are moving to Vilcabamba. around there .it looks bery nice.
You are a Ecuadorian, you ever went back to our country?, I live in NYC 35 yrs, like I say, there is always a ecuatoriano hablando mal de Ecuador, crime exists everywhere, but mass shutting not.
I thought it was the video from a female that blasted Manta… made similar comments. It’s ok… let their followers not come, more space for us! 😁
I feel like I see early Seattle days before I was born, before Seattle turned into the sh!+hole it currently is. At least Ecuador doesn't stay complacent just letting its government do what it wants for a profit like most of the US.
Mr second passport always takes a negative view on things so don't let him upset you. He tells the story of him and a friend being in the wrong part of town at 930 pm and how they seen these two guys come around the corner. It turns out that the scary guys did nothing and that they were actually thinking Mr second passport and his friend were the scary looking ones. LOL
LOL
Thanks John.
Don, would you believe that there are some people in this world that actually believe that God has blessed them with the gift of criticism? And when they enter the room, you can just feel the cloud of doom hovering overhead.
I do believe it Sir, very much so. I stopped eating breakfast with a person for that exact same reason.
Happy new year Clayton, please be safe.
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If that fellow wants "perfect " then that individual should stay in their basement and surround themselves with computer based virtual reality . Life is not perfect and you need to learn how to live with the "unperfectness" of the real world
I couldn't have said that any better. Thanks Kevin.
Because stinks