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[melvinbridgewater]

As a 66yr old man who resides and worked for 44yrs of my life in the U.S. I also lived and worked the first 22yrs of my life in Antigua & Barbuda. Due to 'REMOTE LEARNING' and the privilege to 'WORK REMOTELY'.... when I compare the pros with the cons, I chose the better of the 2 evils. Give me the Caribbean 365 days of the year...way less stress than living in North America. 🇦🇬 Thank you!

[kkgt]

Nice video, can you please also touch upon subjects of health care services and law and order situation.

[tuncherferad]

THE BEST AND genuine review for Caribbean living. I wish more ppl could watch this and understand. These are the things you won't find easily on the internet! Well done!

[reginafromrio]

I love that you said to learn the culture and the language. It's so important!

[cxrriz]

Thank you. I live in Sweden but have always been intrigued by the Caribbean.

[Unebellecreole]

Thank you so much for making this video, being honest, and keeping it real!

[reena]

I went to St Lucia first in 2022 and stayed in a hotel. Went to St Lucia again in 2023 and stayed in an airbnb, I can definitely tell you the cost of groceries was a complete shock to the system. I’ve made some friends out in St Lucia and really love the island. I do hope in future to own a properties within a property to run my own airbnb.

I think another great point, would have be don’t expect exceptional customer service all the time. Let’s be honest some Caribbean people cannot handle constructive criticism without taking offensive to it. I’ve seen it with amongst locals to one another and I’ve experienced it for myself as a tourist. Definitely some customer service training needs to be installed especially if you are working in the travel and tourism industry or just in locations with high levels of travellers.

[bamboozle]

Excellent and so true! I returned to Barbados to live five years ago and she is right on target!

[callieduval]

Thank you for sharing I have always wanted to retire in the Caribbean and exploring which one I will choose so thanks again.

[alexcuda]

Yeah - slowing down ... we call it "Island Time" everything moves slower ... and we like that ... time for us to slow down too!

[joemexico]

Very helpful. I feel like I got an insiders advice. Thanks!

[maijathrontveit]

Thank you for mentioning the dogs and cats. That was the most shocking thing about traveling to the Caribbean. It made me so incredibly sad.

[morganmore]

Home🇹🇹 for me just going back to wear i was born..

[havilahroman]

Very accurate! Grew up in islands my whole life. Both in the pacific and in the Caribbean

[donnybrasco]

This was SUCH a great video!! Making the decision to move to Caymans and these are not issues (most) people talk about! Thank you so much!!

[CBFL]

We stayed in Oyster Bay at the base of Babit Point. Packs of wild dogs staying in the rocks kept me from going up there. They were probably harmless but wasn't sure how dogs act there.

[ajalanbrown]

lately i been thinking about entrepreneurship and being able to work from anywhere is one of my endeavors, thanks a bunch for the info.

[islandnemo]

Oh boy, when it comes to being a tour guide. You hit it on the nail. I enjoyed it, and took people to remote hiking locations, and ruins. A special experience for everyone. Yet, even after taking people through friend recommendations; who actually paid well. It didnt come close to the mechanic payment on your vehicles when they are gone. Its not a vacation for you. You have to make it here every day. Also, all other points are point on. 😅😢 It's a trade off, a paradise tax if you will. Thanks for the vid. Much better than most on island living 🙏

[wandaandkiddos]

Great video island girl!!! The best one I’ve seen so far.

[azureblubabee]

Wow, what a great informative video! Thank you for your candor 😊❤