Wow, where do I start??? I feel like I have to defend myself about simple honest comments that I have made.
The Downtrodden in JA are happy despite their plight: Speaking about country folk who posses far more optimism about their situations in life than many Americans do is the basis for my comment. These are often people very poor in a monetary sense but not in a life sense. They make the best of the situation. The positive vibrations of Jamaica are known worldwide.
Odinson dreaming about life in Jamaica and then being snapped back to the reality of Healthcare. Well as I stated this is with the assumption one has been through the residency process and it had been successfully achieved. We all will one day die, yes I am sure somebody will argue that point too, so the question is does one achieve his / her dreams by going for it or sit around wondering what if??? That I hope clarifies any confusion about my meaning of quantity vs quality. As Peter Tosh said "Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die". His words not mine!!
The very topic about the lack of essential emergency services thread from a few weeks ago I believe Accompong you had commented on how you have several health issues and that you would choose Mandeville Hospital if you had the time to get there. You have the good fortune to be able to travel back in forth between Florida and JA. You do have the best of both worlds.
Buying land and building a home can be dangerous, yes that is true but so is there danger everywhere and someone making the effort to get his / her residency would, I hope have a grasp on what they are getting themselves into. But I argue your point as being your personal opinion not necessarily backed by facts. The high murder rate in JA I do not believe is fueled by murdering new land owners who build a house, yes perhaps it happens but random violence is universal.
Jamaican women are awesome (my opinion) and if the circumstances were right (and I wasn't already married) it would be well worth checking out.
Last but not least landing on your feet in Negril in today's economy and world probably would be a large challenge unless one had a substantial amount of cash. Like anywhere the further one moves away from a higher cost of living area (The resort town of Negril) the greater the opportunity to find a cool spot that works for them. So dream on folks and hopefully we all find a place that makes us happy!!
Originally Posted by johng
