The Different Sides of Panama City
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ธ.ค. 2018
- A documentary looking at the different neighborhoods that the rich, wealthy and poor people of Panama City are living in. We also take a look at why this income inequality exists.
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I loved the lady in the interview and the old woman saying hi. That really shows the quality of the normal Panamanian people. She stole my heart
Agreed
This reminds me of my home country the Philippines, there's so much economic growth at least in the past 12 years but all those successes are only felt by certain sector of the society, whereas, the percentage of the poor population remains the same which is sad. I agree with the lady that access to quality education is a major step to aleviate the lives of the poor population. I am a living example of that. I strived hard to earn good education to have a better live.
Thanks, I will be there next friday !
I’m a couple of years late to this and I’m thankful that you made a video like this. I’m half Panamanian and spent some childhood years there. It’s been about 15-20 years since I’ve been there, I’m 32 now, and have felt very ignorant to my country despite having family there. I have found that there are not enough videos of Panama with information I want to find. Most just have pros and cons of moving there or visiting. I want more information before I revisit and see family I haven’t seen since I was a kid.
Glad you enjoyed or got some use of the video
My dad was born there! Great stuff bro, keep on with your good work))
Thanks
Been living in El Chorillo, Santa Ana the last 18 months. Have found the people to be the most kind, welcoming, honest, hardworking of any people that I have known. I also enjoy many other communities in the metro area, the people in my bario are my favorite. 😎
Very good work; you have my vote. Thank you.
mad props on you walking thru el chorillo alone. I accidently wandered in there at night lol.
Thank you for sharing!!! Wow, i wondered why things were so bad I saw the most expensive buildings I have ever seen before and then I saw the second poorest living conditions I have ever seen in my life
definitely safer than Puerto Rico, cant imagine walking in a poor neighborhood in Puerto Rico with a video camera without getting myself killed LoL
Damn. Is it really THAT bad?
@@briantravelman yes is that bad, it's unfortunate but its reality . Plenty of tourist kidnappings you may research local news papers and confirm .
and four years later, i get to see your video and give feedback. i won't even say: hang in there! by now i assume you have and have gotten better at "editing." your translation wasn't very accurate, but good enough to follow. other than that, good job! i will be visiting soon and will be staying in casco viejo. tada!
Love it!!
Hats off for the lady’s been interviewed, she was able to communicate clearly and understood all your questions , good job !
Carlos Bennett What, r u kidding? She barely answered one ☝️ question out of many the guy asked. The interviewer asked her, why she thinks people are poor in this specific neighborhood. She kept repeating people are poor they don’t have food .....on and..The question was, why do you think people are poor here in this neighborhood. She could have said; well parents have no education on any enterprise, no skill and keep having babies 👶 over and over...
Very interesting video. It's telling that there's such a contrast, but the truth is that this seems so common EVERYWHERE. I'm a New Yorker and I can definitely say this is so, unfortunate, but true. That lady was kind to do the interview. Doing my own bit of research pending my own retirement and desire to move from the US. Thanks for this.
Thanks for your input. Glad you enjoyed the video
You were very brave to be walking in that area, that area at night is very dangerous as the lady said, too much crime and robbery around there, but there is more areas just like that area, but I enjoy watching your tour , I was born in Panama, living in the USA for a long time, when I visit honestly , I don’t go around those places and I try to be inside before it gets to dark🥴🥴, I do this in the USA as well .
Why panama you ask.
BANking!. And capital gains only taxed 10%.
Business friendly economy will attract rich people and they dont disclose banking records in panama
Panama city is one of the fastest growing economies in Central America
Great video, thanks much! ☮️
I e enjoyed your video and look forward to watching your other videos of the rest of the country, for example the other provinces.
Here's the playlist with my other Panama videos :) th-cam.com/play/PLVYH2Kk_qJ8GfzcE0qNt5ETanIhKsX8R7.html
Very nice video
Thanks
Yes we Panamanians do sounds a lot like Cubans in Cuba and also like Puertoricans in Puerto Rico and vice versa, I believe it has to do with the similarity in education curriculum taught in Spanish in our school
Cool video.
Thanks!
Good video
Thanks
What a great interview you had with that lady. Que Dios la bendiga.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video
Guess they all busy I love Panama an hope to visit in June
LOVE From Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
Welcome to the channel
Good job with the interview and video. My take is that education doesn't fix everything. A country needs the industry to absorb the educated people.
So true my friend. A classic example is Cuba where everybody seems to be a doctor or an engineer but scrape by as taxidrivers.
The problem (and the benefit) of Panama is the american model of capitalism. There needs to be a SLIGHT ideological softening (not alot, but a bit) just enough to allow a proper public healthcare system and a small reduction in inequality. The last thing I want is for panama to end up with licenses for everything and government bureaucrats running the show, but there is happy middle point somewhere. And right now panama and America are too far to the right of it (and Europe is too far to the left of it).
Hi mate ! I am from India. I saw your video which is very interesting and please keep making such videos.
Which is the best country to settle according to your research ?
Thank you. Unfortunately I am only traveling right now and haven't done any research on good places to live. I know Ecuador is a popular place to move to for it's free healthcare and other social programs but there is no one size fits all answer since everyone has different wants and needs.
Thanks mate for your response.
@@HumoftheEarth no Ecuador did you see now the Health Care?
I’m visiting here next 🌾🌱
Enjoy
Good video I think the 2 face of the country is good video on other countries have 2 side of rich people and poor people . All the country United States have too if you see los Angeles CA , the people living on the street slipped on the little camping home Carolina north Chicago, Miami Florida other people living on trillers on others places have too much to poor people.
hola soy de campeche mexico,!!! estabas aqui y deseo ir a sogamoso, cuabtos dias estaras ahi?
R u kidding, Carlos? She barely answered one ☝️ question right out of many the guy asked. The interviewer asked her, why she thinks people are poor in this specific neighborhood. She kept repeating people are poor they don’t have food .....on and..The question was, why do you think people are poor here in this neighborhood. She could have said; well parents have no education on any enterprise, no skill and keep having babies 👶 over and over...
She didn’t mention that after the American army bombed and massacred people in el Chorrillo in 1989, there’s so much trauma. I loved that she was hopeful. I loved my people.
I dont know, but for some reasons she sounds like Cuban to me, the way she talks!
My friend, have you been to, say, Detroit or Chicago's south side, in the richest country of the world?
I was born in DETROIT, and it wasn't always like the media depicts it today. There are still very nice neighborhoods. I was in Panama between 1981-1984, It was a third world country, a lot of that wasn't there. It was very BEAUTIFUL, to me in 1981. I'm making plans to leave East Oakland, and find a spot on the beach maybe a hour, outside of Ciudad de Panama.
Love it. Is the trash as bad as they say it is. Seems so dark and dirty. Thanks
In general it's not that bad but noticeable in some poorer areas
MixedBag yes the trash is as bad as there say it is. But need to say 2 u mostly is in poor people areas. What else is new? However the trash here is some how less toxic that in developed countries where you can find since asbestos, paraffins and all sort of toxic contaminants. No sure if a correlate to many strange diseases developed countries as USA and some of Europe has. No sure what you meant by dark.
Now that you have visited all the capitals of central America, which one you like the most?
And why??
I'd love to know your answer...
I haven't visited the capital cities in Belize or Honduras. But out of the those I have seen Panama City would definitely be my favorite because of the modernity, the food and things to see and do (Metropolitano park, Historic District, Panama Canal etc.) I made videos of the three places I just mentioned.
@@HumoftheEarth
Awesome!!
Thanks for responding. I saw the videos.
Blessings! 😉
I think Panama is what it is largely because of how the country started in the first place, and how it was for most of it`s existence. Like all of the central and south american countries, Panama started as a country of indigenous, basically stone age, people, that were conquered and occupied and enslaved by a European country, for the sole purpose of extracting wealth from it. This is not a good beginning. And it stayed an occupied and enslaved country until virtually all the wealth had been extracted from it. When a country starts like that, and stays like that for 200-300 years, it takes a long time to recover, if it ever does. Many African and Asian countries, that started very similarly, they have never recovered from it until this very day. Panama, unlike Nicaragua or Honduras or even Mexico, had the great luck of it`s geographical location, making the one and only place in all the western hemisphere where a project like the Panama Canal was not only possible, it was badly needed by most of the rest of the world. Without that canal, Panama as it exists today would NOT exist, it would still be dirt poor Gran Colombia, for certain.
Thanks for the added information
What about the nightlife?
Probably pretty good. Didn't partake though
Chitre or Santiago dude
Hi, how you doing?
I'm good, how are you?
Panamá City is Dubai WOW
Why does everybody compare everything to Dubai ? in my opinion this is better than Dubai
You didnt watch to the end did you?
Llega pal chorillo papa
Esa gente del Chorrillo es pobre porque quiere. Y en el chorrillo viven si acaso 20 mil personas.
I was there for a day and noticed the weather was hot and humid but I guess I can acclimatize if I live there. My question however is: what do most non-retired expats do to survive if one decides to live in Panama. You know most Americans are just tired of the rat race in the US? Any idea?
Banking and insurance seem to be the biggest sectors hiring expats.
You can usually pick up work if you are an English teacher or have the background to teach kids at international schools. Also there are "digital nomads" that work in places like Panama and Medellin, Colombia. Distance tech workers.
Man the subtitles Are not whta the woman is saying
Thanks for showing the real Panama my Panama 👍🏿🇵🇦. I hope you had a chance to eat for cheap and not spend your money at a high-end restaurant 🤦🏿♂️lol
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed the video. Don't worry I'm too cheap for high end restaurants. I had a porc sandwich near El Chorillo that was almost free!
@@HumoftheEarth 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️ lol well next time meet a nice family and trust me they would feed you.
I would only live their 183 days a year if you know what I mean
pssst panama has never had a national gdp growth of 10% over a year ...
yes it has! check from 2009 to 2015
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Don’t talk to poor people. They affect you poorly.