My experience immigrating to Uruguay | 2 year Update | Expat Diaries
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- If you're new here, I'm maddie, and 2.5 years ago I moved from Australia to Montevideo Uruguay with my Fiance. We moved here because Alejandro has family here, but we never expected things to be quite so difficult. So living here, as foreigners, with very little support during one of the most dramatic changes in the world (2020) this was my experience!
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@maddieale hi. I’m trying to reach out to talk about safety and crime - the good, the bad, the ugly. The link isn’t working.
I just watched your video and tears came to my eyes.
First of all I want to apologize as a Uruguayan because I am embarrassed that there are people who leave negative comments to people who come to our country I suppose that these people think that they come and progress and leave and that is why they are like that
that does not justify that they are like that and for that I truly apologize.
Now I'm sad because it must not be easy to do what you did. and I hope you have a good life here in my country and I welcome you!!!🤗
As a Uruguayan Native living in the US, please don't sensor your opinion. We are a very proud people, as I'm sure you've noticed. Free speech is practiced 100%, people don't want it hear it from "foreigners" but the entire country and culture is based on mostly European decent. I just came across your videos today, keep them coming, it's amazing to see what our nation has become for those of us that can't go back. Thank you for your input and honest point of view!
Que triste. Como inmigrantes nos preguntamos a veces, como uruguayo, que haces en un país menos libre? Estados Unidos es una nube de ideales tapadas y abajo están todas las mentiras de las que hablan. Me vine para acá pero mi país es pequeño y pobre, tal vez más grande que Uruguay pero mil veces menos desarrollado. Pensé que esta era la buena opción y ahora estoy estancada acá. 3 idiomas, psicóloga, artes culinarias y trabajando en una fábrica. Mi marido es americano, y hasta el se la quiere dar de aquí. Uruguayo es una de nuestras opciones, muy lindo allá eh❤ suerte, que solo nosotros sabemos lo que luchamos y ansiamos ver nuestro hogar
I 💕 her - she is a real person.
I absolutely love Uruguay and you should be a very proud people, it's so amazing and culture rich
Why can't you go back?
@humanyoda not everyone is free to travel the world. Some of us can't come and go as we please unfortunately.
Thanks for this. I'm currently considering moving our family here because we aren't rich people but we need to get out of South Africa (only because of the crime - it's getting worse - even in our safe neighborhoods) I've never felt so scared and robbed of life before but I feel stuck because I am just an online teacher and don't earn the huge minimum incomes required by most other countries. I am hoping to do it on a digital nomad visa but still need to find out so much about it. I landed on your video for a reason and you're a remarkable storyteller. What resilient woman.
thankyou so much for the comment! my husband alejandro is half south african, so i understand the struggle!
I teach english online from uruguay and you can make $20/hour teaching online, which is pretty good (amazing) compared to the local income.
If you are a 2 income family you should be ok here, even if you have to live in a less nice neighbourhood to start with, trust me, compared to south africa, even the worst neighbourhoods here will feel safe.
also, Alejandro has a good job here because he is bilingual, so if you can get a job as a translator, or even at an english speaking international company here, you can earn a lot more money than locals, its sad for them, but its true! the country values english speakers because its how they can grow their international economic position!
If you have more questions please comment again, if you reply to this comment i'm less likley to see it because i won't be notified, but if you make a new comment on this, or any, video, i can see and reply to specific questions if you like
I am ANOTHER Uruguayan living in the US, and as such I very much appreciate your point of view and opinions. It's never easy to start a new life away from all you already know, specially if the culture and language are different than your own. I speak from experience, of course. Time heals everything, and even when it's true you will never be 100% "Uruguayan" you don't want that to happen either, since you would have to lose what you were before, which is and forever will be a part of you.
Thanks for the videos, and best of luck en el Paisito! 😉
My mother is Uruguayan and moved to the US in '61. She always says it was the biggest mistake she ever made. Uruguay is a beautiful country safe and clean. I'm 55 now and hope to visit connect with family I never met and maybe, maybe retire there if the stars line up. Time will tell.
Why'd she move to the U.S? Was it because of the American dream??
She didnt make a mistake. Uruguayans move to Brazil in order to find jobs
Why didn't she move back?
We just moved to Uruguay from Melbourne ❤️ I completely get it and can totally relate to you. Such a beautiful little country. Feel free to chat anytime 🙂
I will love to know more about Uruguay
My family from Sydney are on planning on moving to uruguay. I would like to get some advice and all the hows😅 I'm very nervous on going with kids but also looking forward to it. Thanks
@@marysmith5261 Why would u be nervous about the kids, youre welcome here, theyll probably gonna be pro footballers since they will learn from the masters =) Nothing to worry about here, just learn our slang and food names, be prepared to watch, talk and fight about football, and consider having a 3500+ dollars monthly income if u got kids.... just some tips
Hi, can anyone advise if we move to Uruguay so there is a work opportunity if we are related to the IT field or only business option can be a way to get into life..
Love your honesty and vulnerability, I experienced something similar living in Argentina in my early 20’s. It has shaped the rest of my life so differently than what it would have been if I never left Australia. Congratulations!
Thanks! I really appreciate the honesty in this video. I am United States citizen living in Portland, Oregon that has devoted my life to figuring out where to live when I retire. I’m 58 so I have a few years to figure it out.
Earlier this year I went to the coast of Ecuador and later Cuenca. I enjoyed it but, honestly, didn’t really fall in love. The current situation with crime and political assassinations has put a dark cloud over that dream.
Anyway, I love the fact that this video is earnest and from the heart. I think it sounds as if you have gotten over the most difficult hurdles and then some with the pandemic providing even more hardship.
Keep doing what you are doing, f*** the haters, and realize that you shine a light for those of us looking for guidance in possibly radically changing our lives.
thankyou for the kind comment! Yes i understand the sadness of crime dampening on the joy... and you are right, the first year, or in my case 2 years really, were the worst! now i'm able to enjoy my time here for what it is, i have more perspective, and i'm able to live here with more understanding of how life works, which makes me more tolerant to all of the little annoyances of the country haha
I'm sorry, and not trying to be an internet troll, but after only 3 and a half minutes into this video, there were already obvious mistakes showing you and your fiance did not plan this well at all.
I've watched one other video on Uruguay before this one, it was about multiple topics, going over the things you should do before moving to another country. This one 15 minute video would have saved you a lot of trouble. My wife and I have been planning our escape for over a year, and will have everything in place so we don't have these problems.
The two big mistakes (just from what I saw in the first 3 and a half minutes) were one, not having secured employment prior to moving, since you are both of regular working age, and two, not bothering to learn at least basic Spanish, never mind being fluent. You can't move to another country, then try to find a job. The same with the language, you don't move to another country and not learn the language. It really shows the locals a lot when you can speak with them in their language.
having a secure employment prior to moving is a luxury not everyone has, while I agree that is obviously ideal, I don't think you understood our situation and probably haven't seen our other videos.
1. Alejandro is legally uruguayan, his mother is from here and his tios, primos y abuela, all live here now. In theory, it should have been no issue to get a job when we arrived, but then there was the pandemic, and no one was hiring.
2. because of this, we moved here BECAUSE of the family connection, so I didn't do as much research as i should have, because i relied on information from my family, which was a mistake, because they didn't know my situation or what things would be important to me. but also, research wouldn't have changed our minds, it just would have made me pack differently. but again, i had planned to go BACK to australia a few months later to attend my UNI graduation, but with the pandemic flights were all cancelled, and thats why we were left pretty unprepared in terms of belongings.
in terms of language, i already had started learning spanish, i just didn't learn riodelaplata spanish, and if you watch any language learning video, a lot of peole recommend throwing youself into the language WHEN you arrive, which was my plan, before the pandemic, are you seeing the theme?
i've made other videos about language learning and a couple of years later, a lot has changed, but here's my not so short response to your comment
Maddie, I've seen several of your videos, and even watched your friend, Tristan's, video's. I don't how else to say this, but you absolutely have the character, frankness, and humanity to 'fit in' just perfectly in Uruguay. You're honest and observant, and don't delude yourself, or others, with fake impressions.
Uruguay has always 'received people' and is 'in the middle of nowhere', far away from Europe or North America. Uruguayans, young and old, recognize and identify with your stories, as many of them have lived through similar experiences. You certainly have the ethos and spirit that makes Uruguay and its people unique and special, with little tolerance for B.S. and lots of 'soul'. DO NOT pay any heed to Mal humored commentators complaining about you, or your observations. Overentitled and/or bitter people 'de mala leche' can be found anywhere, TH-cam is no exception ...
While it's much easier to obtain legal residency in Uruguay vs. the U.S., Canada, N. Zealand, any E.U. member state, or even your Australian homeland, the republic is anything but perfect and your experiences are neither unusual, nor exaggerated. Reality is, Uruguay is i) expensive; ii) overly regulated and protectionist (hopefully changing); iii) rather complicated to navigate; and iv) thinly populated, only 3.5 million, which hasn't grown in 35 years. Your personal narratives and frustrations are not unique, particularly your career related stories. It's also appropriate to compare Uruguay to the previously identified nations, as it's where most of your viewers are located, and where you have personal experience.
You and your husband are clearly wonderful people and Uruguayans know they're happy to have you living among them - I know I certainly am!
She is soo wonderful with her videos.
It wasn't easy... but we made it.
:P
I lived in Montevideo for 4 years and returned to my home country just before the pandemic (about the same time YOU arrived there), because of many of the frustrations you have experienced. I have never heard you say anything in your videos which could be considered disparaging or disrepectful toward Uruguay or the Uruguayan people. I thought your descriptions of some of the situations you found yourself in were quite measured. So I am quite surprised (astonished, really) anyone took exception to your videos. I will tell you a secret about Uruguay, though... it does grow on you. I am 74 years old and I am returning to Montevideo because, warts and all, in retrospect the good so much out weighs the bad in Uruguay! All the best to you and keep up the really good work on your channel. 👍👍👍👍👍
HDP ME HICISTE LLORAR!!! Mucha suerte.
Entiendo que es muy difícil mudarse a un país tan extraño, lejos de casa y de los afectos, pero me alegro que se estén adaptando y que poco a poco todo vaya saliendo bien. ¡Nos encantan tus videos! ¡Vamo arriba!
My sister (usa) married a man from Uruguay. They have 1 toddler together & are moving there in 6 days.
Mistaking mental illness and degeneration for progress is... priceless. (Referring to "progressiveness" in the society, not you.)
It's ur blog or story. Express yourself how u want.
Hey Maddie, you actually do a wonderful job! You helped me a lot in deciding weither to move to Uruguay.
Your work certainly has helped tremendously to make the decision to check Uruguay out for a month next year. As we're pretty much around the same age, this helped a lot because -> same age -> similar challenges.
Therefore ignore the hate and keep moving forward and doing these videos. Building wrong expectations doesn't help anyone (:
Just wanted to leave this out there - greetings from Germany
thanks for the comment and good luck! if you have any specific questions please comment! sometimes a new comment is best or it doesn't send me a notification to reply xx
I like the liberal country of Uruguay. I'm considering retiring there within a few months. I'm a US citizen. I would like to talk to you personally about becoming an expat in Uruguay. Can we talk privately?
This is actually a fairly common question so we setup a video chat consultation!
If you are interested in talking 1:1 for 30 or 60 minutes we can arrange something, you can send through specific questions ahead of time if you like or just ask during the call and we can help to answer some questions that are hard to find online. Send an email to maddiemalann@gmail.com and we can set something up.
Uruguay no es nada fácil. Es caro y es difícil encontrar un trabajo decente
Most honest youtube video I have seen about the challenges of moving to a new country.
thanks for the message, thats my goal to show all sides!
I really appreciate your honesty. Hearing about these things doesn't make me less inclined to move there, it just reminds me to be realistic in my expectations. No place is 100% paradise.
U r lucid and do not sugarcoat things. What's not to like ⁉️ Keep up your educational vids. Bon courage‼️👏❤️
Thank you, I will! we have lots of plans for the next year, what videos would you like to see?
I find it odd to talk about your personal problems, like finances, and home sickness, when giving an assessment of the country. Like taking 2 years to master a language, when you're emersed in the language and culture, is your fault and shouldn't be conflated with the countries livability as a foreigner. It sounds allot like you need to change your mentality.
the video is titled "my experience immigrating to uruguay" so this actually is exactly what you should have expected.
If you want more of an objective video you can look at some of our others, but i try to mix in a personal touch to give people an idea of what they can actually expect if they were to move here themselves, instead of just to look at a brochure of a country in video form.
If you show up to a country to work and live you might want to plan better and actually speak the language. Your definitely a aussie.
you're* but this is factual I am Australian.
I think the comments you got might have been connected to the fact that you got shared by a certain person who is known for only pointing out things she hates about Uruguay, and vehemently so, all over expat groups... according to her own words. she has even claimed to have made your video viral. and probably, many people read you through her perspective, which is unfair.
Do you know her name? Honestly I know of some awful groups, my friend saw them! I thought it could be funny to join the groups and read the comments on a video haha and see which ones are just straight up lies, and which are maybe sorta true :P
I'm uruguayan and i really think you hate uruguay. I saw in another video that you live in one paycheck... Maybe you can try to be an English teacher and try to get a paycheck too? You complained about the translator in uruguay wearing a hoddie.. come on. In every video you complain about this country, 1) you can move or 2) you can get a job so you have a better life so is not just your partner paying for everything.
So what if she hates it? She has every right to.
(Im from Uruguay too, btw).
The guy probably shouldn't have gone to a wedding wearing a hoodie.
I would love to know your thoughts, if you agree, disagree, if you have questions. or If you've lived here, what is your favourite and least favourite thing about this country? I could have talked for so much longer but I tried to keep this video as short as possible... so what area do you want me to expand on?
I'm currently working on another "house hunting" video - we moved 2 months ago but its a long video sorry,
AND an updated "cost of living in Uruguay" video, so those should be out before the end of the month!
Hey Maddie, I am following your channel for the last 1 year you post really good contents, Don't worry stay positive. Im from India and I have completed almost an year in Uruguay now. I had similar experience like you but to be honest this country has treated me good so far. I would recommend you to go on trekking in and around Maldonado department. Waiting for more contents from you..
I moved to Colombia 7 months ago from the UK, and I can really relate to the challenges you've had... its a real struggle.
I am a Uruguayan that spent most of his life abroad, multiple states in the USA, and multiple countries in Europe; a life-long emigrant of sorts. Your assessment of Uruguay is both honest and spot on, like a laser; so do not let the haters bring you down. As they say in Uruguay: no te mueras nunca!
If we didn't have idiots we would be the first country to do so. I'm Uruguayan and I've lived in the US for 30 years and sometimes I was discriminated too. Good luck to you
My least favorite thing is that Uruguayan culture (including all the UY lawyers) is to always support the UY criminals who scam foreigners. All the UY lawyers are extremely corrupt when large sums of money are involved with foreigners. My favorite thing is the air quality is great.
Your experience is not dissimilar to most people who have had to migrate to a different country. It can take years to start to understand & feel at home ..Hope things go from stregth to stregth for you both. Saludos from Melbourne 😘
Maddie - My wife and I and our 6 cats arrived in Uruguay on August 5th, 2022, we landed in Punta Del Este airport and 1 hour later arrived at our new beach house in San Antonio, Rocha. Having visited many times in a decade previous. We sold our home and retired early. In BC we lived in a cedar forest in a large log home on acreage for 10 years, after 16 years in New Zealand. Buying a house on an empty beach was a childhood dream, no matter how successful I could imagine becoming by the 1990s in New Zealand or BC it was never going to happen. Forest fires tightened their grip on our Cherryville nirvana choking smoke and a summer sun that looked like a goldfish in a dirty aquarium, then covid arrived. Cherryville property prices went crazy, and we had no mortgage so we sold up everything and did what we had planned to do 10 years prior, jump. My wife and I have never nurtured regrets at any stage, challenges and change make for full days and dreamless sleep. Friends made over the years made the difficult adjustments and bureaucracy a day out. Empty beach and star-filled skies begin and end each day, yes it gets windy and rains but this is home now. Cats have no fear as coyotes and cougars are memories of their past lives in the snow-covered mountains. Cold day in Cherryville bringing in firewood to heat our house? -25c, now maybe 8c. Still bringing in firewood just a lot less, a lot less often. As Van Halen said - go ahead and jump. Today is an early winter's day here today, with waves gently lapping and sunny and 18c coffee in the sun no complaints, fewer worries than a person has a right to.
As someone who lived in few countries, and who says honest account (a d gets banished for it) I TRULLY APPRECIATE you saying how things really are. The good, the bad..
That is real value. Not the fake or polite bs ppl are mass selling.
thankyou! i'm glad many people are apreciating it, it is what i wanted to see online so i decided to make it myself.
I enjoyed your videos. Born and raised there, living in the USA now. Please hang in there and follow your mind and soul. I'll encourage you to keep speaking out and sharing your journey. Wishing you all the best.
Hang in there Maddie. It always took me at least 3 years to feel super comfortable and at home. Your honesty and drive to thrive are applaudable.
Maravilloso resumen de tu tiempo en Uruguay, con apreciaciones muy inteligentes y acertadas desde mi modesta opinión, pero lo que tal vez más me impactó fue la sensibilidad contenida en tu mensaje, y la sinceridad del mismo.
Lamento mucho la intolerancia de algun compatriota, y quisiera agradecerte porque tu experiencia de vida me ha permitido valorar ciertos aspectos de la mía.
Por último decirte que me alegra saber que tu historia esté teniendo un desarrollo felíz, deseándote lo mejor ya sea aquí donde está hoy tu hogar, Australia o el sitio que elijas para llevar tu vida.
Abrazo fraterno desde Montevideo
I don’t get one thing why L G B T propaganda is so important nowadays? Demonstration of lbtg flags, why it’s so meaningful for you? What are they fighting for? They are everywhere and have rights more than women around the world or black people… but why it’s so trendy though 😏
A lot of LGBTQ people are fleeing their own countries due to punitive legislation. The US for example is complicated by the variety of laws and cultures between states but even at the federal level there are political threats to our existence.
As this was so cute I loved everything you said. I think especially for young people from other countries employment can be so hard to find, especially when people assume you’re already Rich because you moved countries!
yea i am so very much NOT a rich white person thriving here 😭
but you know, its all getting better now!
I, for one, am grateful for your information. These videos are for me, and they are exactly the kind of info I am looking for. Keep keeping it real. And thank you so much.
I really appreciate your honesty... Many people only show the positive sides
thankyou :) and again, there are so many positives! but every country has its highs and lows and no matter where you live there will be challenges. if you have any questions please ask!
Homer Simpson brought me here.
I am not a local, but if you want to hear about the "local population being falsely "nice", and yet not allowing you in their circles because you are a "Latino, come to the US, of ro that matter to any Anglo country - they certainly know how to make you feel unwelcome, starting with your looks, your language and even your name, not so mention your taste in sports, your political affiliation or opinions, etc. AT least in "Latin" countries they make you feel as one of them, instead of discriminating you for your origin, etc.
In Mexico if you're not a Mexican you will suffer worse discrimination even if you're Hispanic from United States or Guatemala living in Mexico.
Mexico wants everyone to accept their immigrants but doesn't want to accept anyone else's immigrants.
Besides you are a white guy of European descent. You'd be well received in United States. You're not brown so you wouldn't be treated like a brown Hispanic.
I am considering emigrating to Uruguay. I have some very dear friends who are Uruguayan and one by one are returning to the country of their birth. I am looking for a place to retire. Uruguay keeps hitting all the right marks with me.
Uruguay is very popular for retirement! definitley ask your friends as many questions as you can so you can feel fully prepared before you make the big decision
🌝Awesome!!!! Thanks for posting and Shine on you Crazy Diamonds Maddie & Ale!!!✨✨
Great Journey and keep moving forward, it's funny how we say "This country does this, that seems crazy to me" There are 8 Billion people in the world, we all live different. Every time I see different things from countries I think interesting.
from Australia to Uruguay? I thought Australia has everything one needs. more space. more wildlife, bigger landscapes, oceans and islands. modern clean cities..?
australia is great, and honestly we will go back, but it is always nice to try something new!
Your honest thoughts are definitely appreciated and more beneficial than glossing it over all pretty pretty like some videos might do. I'm researching places to retire and find Uruguay to be high on my list. Having the need to find a job would be a non issue for me since I'll be retired, that's a big factor for those that aren't retired. Keep moving forward as you seem to be finding your niche!
First of all the number 1 rule in the world 🌎 for any immigrant is find any kind of work to survive. You experience was critical because as you mentioned you have to ask money to your family to pay rent. Uruguay is an Amazing Country but like any other there’s good and bad situations depends on what we do with our time. Also you complain about the day of your weeding the interpreter show up with a hoodie well that’s show that men is working to provide for him or he’s family. Please look inside yourself first before make a wrong opinion base on what you believe is correct ✅ for you. You depend on your family that show weaknesses. Trust me , you can find work in uruguay 🇺🇾 without speaking Spanish. Open your heart and see the beauty of anything. Do you know 🇦🇺 Cons of Living in Australia
High Cost of Living. ...
A sense of Isolation. ...
Expensive Healthcare Insurance. ...
Extreme Weather Conditions and Natural Disasters. ...
Australian Law Allows Creditors to Force You Into Bankruptcy. ...
Racism. ...
Culture Shock and Language Barrier. ...
High Cost of Education for International Students. Welcome to Uruguay 🇺🇾 open your mind and you will find a treasure 🙌❤️🙏
I am sure everyone has problems on the way. Montevideo looks quite a nice city. I think I could get used to that as an Englishman. I also know a lot of Portuguese which is similar to Spanish so I think I would pick up the local dialect.
Hi! Thank you for sharing your experience to others. I’m from Uruguay but actually I’m living in Dublin now. My boyfriend is Irish and we are thinking of moving to Uruguay now because the situation here is not the best. Keep sharing your experiences and tips!!
Hi Maddie: thank you for the honesty! I am born in Uruguay but live in the US since 2001. I think all the info you are sharing is truthful so keep going !
Why are you constantly comparing Uruguay to the U.S.? (Apples and oranges) You're not even from the U.S. The world is a big place with a lot of countries.... Why not compare it to other South American countries?
Why in the world did you move to a country where you knew no one, and not have yourself set up financially? Blows my mind why you would have done this? Normally when people do the expat thing, they are on some kind of corporate expat package for $$$, or they are retired and well off. Why did you go?
4.55 sorry but the only thing reversing progress is this movement. Look at all the progress we have made through bioligy and science, they just throwing away all those facts and progress because how they ''feel''.
Have you lived in the united states? why are you mentioning the united states? Why wouldn't you just compare it to a place you have lived?
Rock on girl! The naysayers will all have a go at those doing things they would not. If you look at who they are and what little they have done in their past it amounts to very little. NZ and Aussie are not the same anymore I think you made the right move its a move I'm considering next year.
Goddamn.... God was in a good mood when he created you, woman.
Beautiful and blessed 😍 🤩 👌
I live in Santa Fe, NM and that's about as far from the United States as I can handle. I'm glad you've found your footing in your new home.
Hi Maddie, I was born in Uruguay and live in Melbourne Australia and love it here, as for Montevideo I just want to say that you are 100% in what you've been saying about Uruguay and their customs.
;looks like you are now becoming an Uruguayan or Charrua as we say.
well done in the courage to move so far away and making a new and creative start.
Congratulations on your grit and tenacity. I love people who are willing to tell the truth. I also love Australians and have always wanted to live there. Thank you for teaching me about Uruguay.
It's hard moving to another country without a network of family and friends. The only thing you and husband should have done was learn Spanish first and try to find people in Australia who were from Uruguay. It will be difficult but you will work through it. I think it's easier for retirement population to move to another country because they have an income. If you are young and trying to move to another country and trying to learn the lunge, trying to find work when you don't speak the language. That is rough. Good luck.
You're gorgeous. If you ever become single, Norwegian man here!
At less in my country you have true free speech and not thought police like in Australia and Europa
I salute your honesty and truly admire your vulnerability you earned a subscriber I didn’t like your videos at first but now I do I’m moving to Uruguay my situation it’s different I speak Spanish as well but great video authenticity is the highest vibration and it will always earned my praise thank you
If you go to uruguay go whit a friend to splitting the rent Bill you will find much cheaper this way
Hey i am new to your videos, i really like that you show real feelings and vulnerability, i can understand what you have gone through, i am also from abroad, and living here for a while. Dont pay attention to the critics, they seem too sensitive, i wanted to ask you what has changed since last time? If you had the opportunity would you leave or you are planning to stay for good?
I miss bizcochos, the freshly made bread from the farmers market and the freshly made pasta at the supermarket
4:52 i heard it was actually less woke.
Comparing it to the u.s the progression is hilarious to see you bring up because its TOO woke here , i mean you come from austrailia which is almost worse.
Australia is the best country in the world and you leave????
Why would you leave Australia for a foreign country and culture where you have no family ties?
Me encanto el video y fue una gran explicación de todo lo que vivieron en Uruguay. Pero supieron salir adelante y estoy seguro que cualquier otras personas se hubieran rendido así que mis más sentidos respetos a las dos por esa garra charrua y determinación para hoy en día estar creciendo logrando sus objetivos así que a partir de hoy seré un admirador de ustedes y las seguiré a la distancia deciando ver su crecimiento en este pequeño y humilde país y ojalá sea su lugar en el mundo por siempre les mando un saludo desde el barrio peñarol Montevideo uruguay gracias 💙🇺🇾💛🇦🇺❤
Why having all those problems while you can live in Australia? Your husband could get a partner visa.
Nunca es fácil radicarse en otro país, son muchas las dificultades que un inmigrante enfrenta.
Hi Maddie,
I'm a Uruguayan living in Canada for the last 23 years, and my Canadian husband and I hope to move to Uruguay within the next 5 years. Thank you for this video and others. I'm sorry to hear that you received some negativity and I thank you for being courageous enough to continue to share. It is funny that despite being so aware of our small countries' imperfections, we do become quite protective of them at times. I'm glad that the overall experience has been a good one. Keep up the great work!
If you do not critique the present, how can you progress to the future?!?
Just want to know what made you leave your so better and advanced homeland where every other person atleast from asia wishes to settle.
Culture shock is real. Just wait till you try to move back “home”….. it’s worse imho
Nice!
Thanks!
Appreciate your blatant honesty. And not hyping up the title or story to just get views. You will soon be rewarded highly for your authenticity! Thank you :)
Everything you said put me off this
Thank you 🙏... I have been working to move there.
Hi there, thanks for sharing! We can help with The Uruguayan Independent Means Visa. It allows people to legally reside in Uruguay if they can prove you have an income of approximately $1,500 USD per month.
thanks for the suggestion
I am 58, I lived in Uruguay for 3 years in the late 80's. I loved the place - still do, but my conclusion was (in the end) if you don't arrive in the country "loaded" or are lucky enough to have an overseas income stream (from a rental property in your home country, for example), then you're never going to make anything of yourself, it's not a poor country (more or less), but not rich enough for an immigrant who speaks Spanish as a second language, and with no remarkable skills or qualifications, to succeed. I kinda gave up - but it was a good 3 years.
All Uruguayans know how we are, the difficulties and the bad points of our country. But it is ok if we recognized and mentioned them and may be is not too nice to hear them from a foreign, specially living in our country. Nothing personal against you. Besides that I think there is no perfect country in the world. The point is to live where you can have a good balance on your priorities. I live in USA now (for 20 years), and here is far to be perfect too. But I recognize that living in first world is much easier in terms of economy.
Well I can provide my one week update now after I moved in at 2 September 😂😂
I don't think you're a complainer, I think that you got into something that likely was already way over your means to begin with and 2 weeks later smash a global pandemic hits with hyper inflation and lock downs. Scarce work a foreigner could come by has just gotten that much harder to secure. I think my biggest complaint is just jumping into something because you wanted it without even knowing the language, I mean that's kind of tough.
I shoulid state I could NOT imagine the pure loneliness and the panic and depression that almost certainly came next, that had to be very difficult. I mean I would personally be very freaked out.
I've always appreciated your candor and your warts-and-all approach to making these videos and how you share your views. Keep up the good work!
I have a question about learning the language. What are some good books, apps, websites, blogs, videos for learning Rioplatense Spanish. I'm not interested in learning a neutral Spanish and then adapting when I get there. I'd like to start with Rioplatense right from the get-go. What methods would you suggest? (Obviously an online tutor will play a role, but I'd like to get some other resources as well.)
SPANISHDICT! its great as a dictionary/translator and also has conjugations. BONUS is it has the option to toggle between including the Spain form VOSOTROS and also the Rioplatenese VOS* (used instead of TU in most situations)
this is something super helpful because it will never show up on the google translator :P
otherwise i highly recommend PREPLY language classes! search for spanish teachers and then specifically for a teacher from Uruguay or Argentina in order to learn the regional accent/phrases you will need :)
if you click this link it gives you a discount on your first class i think, -> preply.com/en/?pref=NDA2NzEzMw==&id=1662988956.826487
I also teach English on this platform and i think its a great way to get more confident if youre already an advanced speaker, or even to start from scratch!
Additionally: if you're looking for TV shows or Books, I would just search for anything Argentinian! the accent in Buenos Aires is almost the same as in Montevideo, and its SO MUCH closer than any other Spanish accent. also very little media is actually made in Uruguay so unless you can find social media people you like, i would start with argentine specific movies/shows or podcasts! their population is just immensely larger so you'll have a much higher chance of finding someone/something you enjoy :)
@@MaddieAle Thank you very much! I appreciate this!
Comedy option: just learn neutral spanish and add "bo" at the end of every other sentence bo.
How can there be a water problem when they have one of the largest rivers on the planet ?
what were the countries approach to C19?
YES you DID made a great decision. Especially since we are about to go to war with Iran n there's a definite of WWIII with nuclear weapons. You are in a safe part of world. I dream to move to Uruguay but unfortunately is not gonna happen. 😢
well if you ever want to discuss the possibilities of moving here yourself, you can contact us by booking a consult here stan.store/MaddieinMontevideo and start planning your own safe escape!
You didn't do your homework. You can't go there and expect to get a job-there are none. You should have learn the language (at least beginning) before you moved. You didn't know the language and had no way to support yourself. Not sure what you would think would happen. These are just two of fundamental things you should have figured out before the move.
1. you didn't watch or understand the whole video.
2. I DID start learning spanish, years before I moved, but I didn't begin learning spanish with the intention of moving to URUGUAY, so i wasn't learning "rio de la plata" espanol, que es basicamente una idioma diferente.
3. not everyone moves across the world just for fun, after sitting and planning it for months or years first. Did you not consider that maybe there was a reason we NEEDED to move to Uruguay, and quickly? We assumed that getting a job wouldn't be too hard and once we learned who to ask, that was true, but it is always a struggle when you first arrive AND THERE WAS A PANDEMIC. please remember that everyone has different circumstances and when you make comments like this it can make it feel like you assume we were stupid naive kids who just wanted everything to be perfect the first try. I will admit I could have done more research personally before moving here, but we moved to uruguay because we had family here, not because i had researched it and decided that it was better than our other options, it WAS our option. our one good option, so we just went for it.
Soy uruguaya sigue adelante y no importa los comentarios negativos en todos lados hay personas negativas. Pero cuando la gente te vea hablar en español te abrirá mucho más. Los uruguayos somos amables.
Very interesting video once again, thank you so much for these!
I love the country and am thinking very heavily about moving once I finished my bachelor’s.
I don’t know Spanish either, so I feel like your videos always give me a really good impression about what to expect.
Not just this one, but every video so far. Thanks a lot & keep going! 🙌
i will check in again in 2 years time...i am pretty sure you will end up leaving...as we all do, those who financially still can....worst place i have ever lived in...still, your channel is the ONLY one i can recommend, even still quite sugarcoated it is still the closest to the truth...i understand that the rest is social media netiquette...
Not sure how you guys ended up here it's quite the other way when we go to Aussie or New Zealand we want to stay there. I've been 5 years in New Zealand, I tho I wouldn't come back but I did.
If you're still struggling to find a stable job, there quite a few such as TCS that the employee's are from different parts of the world, anyways, I'm sure you'll find your place in Uruguay, everyone does.
My best wishes to you guys. It takes a lot to leave everything from a country like Australia to come live in Uruguay, congrats for being that brave and not giving up!
You are so brave. I love watching you live your life. Have fun.
Sorry for the people being rude, I think you are being fair with what you described about Uruguay. Hope you find happiness here in the years to come if you decide to stay.
compared to germany what do you think ? is it better than germany especially in safty etc ...
No is not. Uruguay should be one of the best countries in the world to live unfortunately it has a lot of crime. Germany is much safer and has more order. The most important thing about Uruguay is that is far away of a war, something that could happen in Germany
Uruguay and Paraguay are expensive SA countries, and the language is mainly indigoneous and spanish
Does Uruguay have much indigenous language today? I would be surprised since the indigenous people were ... brutally eliminated years ago :(
Thanks for sharing I’m also just considering moving to Uruguay but I’m Indonesian and Chinese too, so idk what to expect really
you're welcome! if you ever want to talk more you can always book a consultation here stan.store/MaddieinMontevideo
you might have some unique struggles moving here, people can be pretty xenophobic. not in a rude or dangerous way, but they do like to stare at anyone who doesn't "fit in"
Asa soon as you started gushing about the alphabet people you, and Urugay lost me.
Good riddance. Stay away because WE DON'T WANT YOU
the best example of entitlement you will see this year