Comments on: 600Q Here, 600Q There, Pretty Soon it’s Real Money

By: guateliving

guateliving — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:39:56 +0000

Thanks for reading!

By: Cristobal

Cristobal — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:34:59 +0000

Loathe your politics, love your stories. Plus you write well and have not a small degree of wit! I live in Antigua and read this blog daily, indeed look forward to reading it. Thank for putting it out there.

By: John

John — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:29:48 +0000

Great story Mark, although I did not find any corrections necessary and did not realize it was a test. $75.00 well spent.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:37:30 +0000

Michael Keaton was in Mr. Mom… Alex Keaton was a character that Michael J. Fox played on Family Ties.

(yes, I know my 80’s Tv and movies).

Love the blog!!

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:14:22 +0000

Just a friendly charla de español:

“Cuanto” y “cuesta” are both spelled with a “c.” Cuánto also has a “tilde” on the “a.”

I also assume you were looking for the word “menos” (less) instead of “manos” (hands).

También, “más” tiene una tilde y mañana tiene una virgulilla sobre la primera “n.”

Y para el futuro, http://www.wordreference.com es una buena referencia para cerciorarse lo que está escribiendo en su blog en español es correcto.

¡Buena suerte con el aprendizaje del español!

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:52:18 +0000

Carl,

You’re right, the big picture is that it’s cheap. However, I run into a lot of people who want to come live down here on nothing (or almost nothing), and I remind them that while it’s possible, recreating a 1st-world lifestyle can drive your costs up rapidly.

Thanks for reading,

Mark

By: Carl Hancock

Carl Hancock — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:31:44 +0000

It’s real money, but as you said… $75 to have your dryer repaired is a fantastic deal. Here in the states you would probably owe $75 just for the repair man stepping foot in your house. Then here, just like there, you would have to worry about honesty when it comes to determining the problem. It’s pretty easy to screw people when they know nothing about what you do. Thats why I hate auto mechanics. I always think they are out to get me.