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by partisan 3650 days ago
What's the upside to living in Guatemala? I ask this as a first generation American and as someone who is considering leaving the states for a while.
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Not much. I'm here with my girls due to immigration stuff we need to sort out (my wife's from here).

It's a nice place to visit. Geography is great. But the constant brokenness of everything just wears you down. The pervasive violence also just adds a pall over everything. I think a lot of people just sort of give up on the place -- things don't really change. It's not just corrupt (who cares if someone takes money), it's just sheer incompetence all around. I mean this at every single level. From government, to doctors, to people building basic structures with no planning/engineering.

I truly believe countries like these only have hope if a serious country comes in an runs the place.