@yosit Who told that shit??? Don't believe such lie. I lived in Costa Rica for 3 yrs and visited Nicaragua often. Nicaragua is NOT safer than Costa Rica. I love the country but to say it's safer than Costa Rica is a bolt face lie.
@@VENEMPASTORno need to get so upset! Has it occurred to you that maybe that person had a bad experience with safety in Costa Rica? Friends of mine did. Of course, I'm not going to qualify the safety of an entire country solely on one bad experience, but there might be a reason, why one would consider one place safer than other!! 🤔
@@marilucorracini550 You read me wrong. Not upset but a passionate correction. You can't really rely on the Internet for truthful info. People have to experience reality for themselves. I'd say living in Nicaragua is safer than the shit hole parts of most states in the US.
I agree. Only problems are the extreme poverty and heat.
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I have lived here for almost 20 years and have NEVER felt unsafe. And I live in a small Nicaraguan community married to a Nicaraguan with two Nica children. Now, as far as your take on Nicaraguan Democracy ?????
@@Eclectic8 Not a political show. The show policies say strictly that no politics will be discussed as it isn't relevant to any expats or tourists. It's a common ploy by foreign agents to try to flood every channel in the country with irrelevant mentions of politics that you'd never have in any other context. It's sad that so much foreign intervention causes such problems. But there's no need to bring it up here. It's safe, so if you want to find out about politics in Nicaragua, you can safely visit and observe if that really is something of that level of interest. There's no reason not to find out first hand.
@@drivewarp Thanks. Yes, no details or opinions should be discussed here. (Does that mean Scott could never list/name local newspapers or other local and/or non-local news sources?) I've never been much concerned with safety. One could easily, after decades in the US, know very little about the political system if secondary sources didn't exist or were never accessed. Of course, all sources have their biases to filter through. Years living in West Africa suggested to me that a country's safety had a little to do with the government and a whole lot to do with how isolated and agrarian the country had remained.
You wll be safe, just don't get involved in politics. Speaking of democracy ours ( USA) is questionable since both parties are challenging and revising it daily.
The assertion that the USA is a democracy is false. Anyone who has done the research and followed the money, knows that USA is an Oligarchy pretending to be a democracy. Things are the same the world over, those with money and power control governments
I’m not a big fan of moving to a country where there is a high influx of American tourists or expats.They usually bring increased prices, attract crimes and involuntarily changes to local culture. Nicaragua is still not a major destination. Let’s keep it this way.
It's FAR from that. There's no chance of there being a big influx. We're always at the bottom of the influx list. Literally every other LATAM country, other than Cuba, will be totally overrun before Nicaragua is overwhelmed.
Thanks for mentioning the safety in my country. I've lived my whole life but 4 months ago i left and moved to the us with humanitarian parole, can wait to go back and build my house. Yes I'm aware we are in top 3 of the poorest countries in latin america but set that aside and it's a great country; great weather, kind people, top 5 safests countries in latin america, beautiful beaches, amazing food, cultural heritage etc
I should have inlcuded the DR / RD in my Central American stats episode as it is an honorary member of Central America. That was a clear miss on my part. The DR has a homicide rate of 11.5 making it quite reasonable. Safer than Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, Honduras... but not nearly as safe as Nicaragua or El Salvador. For the region it falls into the "pretty good" range right now.
The only danger I found are the stray dogs, who the citizen's treat kindly. Have to be careful at night not to step on or run over dogs sleeping on sidewalks and in the middle of the street. Special caution if you are carrying food. I gave my dinner to a group of stray dogs in fear of being bit.
I am from Florida and I visit Nicaragua last year for about 3 months and I traveled in nicaragua everywhere totally safer . In America I would have got attacked or robbed.
Tell it. I drove from toronto to Nicaragua via Texas and the worst behavious I saw was in the USA. Way worse than the 9 months I spent in Central America, as a woman, travelling alone.
Thank you very much for this video Scott! Thank you for the answers that you gaved on the blog downward about security and so on. Knowledge, dignity and respect. Thank you brother!
My wife, daughter and I are on our way to Nicaragua today for the second time. There is no reason to think it is dangerous. The people are welcoming and the country is safe. Thanks Scott for the truth. I emailed you also to hopefully meet up with you. All the best
The scariest news I've heard come out of Nicaragua recently is the American woman murdered by her American boyfriend outside Granada last week. Terrible things can happen anywhere.
Very well done. Speaking the truth about what happened here in Nicaragua. Not political at all, just staying the facts. Thank you very much. Hope to meet you soon, will be traveling the country will pass thru Leon.
You have a 20 foot wall with razor wire, dogs and a 24 hour armed guard! Nica is extremely safe. I heard of Gringo's getting beat up and robbed, but they looked for it. I like the Nica Government, well run and besides the constant road side police stops (They make me for safer) The police are great. New York City now deployed the National Guard to deter fare beaters and the crime. NYC is now a militarized City!
I lived in NYC in 2008 and it was heavily militarized then. It wasn't the National Guard, but NYPD in military gear. Full helmets, body armor, assault rifles... military in everything but name. It's been a military zone since 2001 for sure.
If Americans were permitted (!) to have 10 foot walls and razor wire in residential areas, I and many, many others would have had it YEARS ago. But guns? We can have all we want! Me, I would rather have more walls and less guns.The US is, across the board, more dangerous than most economically similarly situated nations, and more dangerous than many third-world nations. It is actually an embarrassment. When I see the criticism of other nationals against Nicaragua, I am always reminded of the Spanish saying: "We always hate those we have hurt the most."
Scott , could an American find any work there ? I’m a Vet and waiting on my claim from the VA presently . Sometimes you get denied a few times before being approved. Hopefully it will work out for me so I can get out of the states before things start happening . I believe before the election . Anyway I enjoy your videos sir .
No, I have some videos. You definitely wouldn't want to find work here, that's a myth itself; but even if you truly wanted to, foreigners cannot work here. The national crisis is unemployment so it's the one thing that they have to be super protective of. But what you CAN do is work remotely FROM Nicaragua and get paid outside. Then you get the best of everything. HIgh salary, low cost of living, zero taxes. Here are some videos that cover these topics for you. ruclips.net/video/Qciiy0aeCr8/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Aqv_isW1CJU/видео.html ruclips.net/video/5CI-UVxerDc/видео.html ruclips.net/video/M7bGimOOqNQ/видео.html ruclips.net/video/nOYiZzSIsKw/видео.html ruclips.net/video/1Lh4cRkvcvE/видео.html ruclips.net/video/ko5VfzaMrbg/видео.html
Basically, it's how you ask the question. Can an America "find a job in Nicaragua." No. But that's never the right question. The question, the GOAL, is "can an American find an income to make living in Nicaragua amazing" and then the answer is "heck yeah." You can earn better, live better as an American working FROM Nicaragua. You just have to think about the problem differently.
Hello Scott, My wife and I made our mind to move to Nicaragua as soon as the school year is over. We are looking for a house in a nice, clean, and quiet city. Hopefully we get to meet you and your family.
The GREATEST Punishment is: Being sent to the USA ... And the early Soviet punishment, was: Sent FROM the USSR to ... 'Wherever' (see: Trotsky.) And then the USA 'sanctions', and people flee from home, toward ... 'food' ... ... As one Mr. George Takeit /might/ observe: "Oh! My!"
Well yes, by far. In North America there is the US, Canada and Mexico. Canada doesn't report their current crime rates and keeps that data pretty guarded but it is assumed to be pretty safe. But even if Canada had zero crime, it's population is far too low compared to the US and Mexico to even move their stats around in any meaningful way. The US is the bulk of the NA population and has been more dangerous than Nicaragua for years and even with a HUGE drop in US violent crime in the last year, Nicaragua dropped just enough to stay ahead of it. But Mexico, which has a very large population too, is double the rate of the US or Nicaragua (but still way safer than Costa Rica, for example.) So once you factor the US and Mexico in, NA isn't "dangerous", but it's not nearly as safe as Nicaragua. Nicaragua and the US (isolated from Mexico) fall into the "very safe" window. Whereas Savador and Canada fall into the "what's crime?" category.
If you not the owner of your house nowadays, your life can turn easily into hell in Canada. The rise of rent is astounding! And the gvnt is doing about That. This is violence... ..
Okay, is it safe there? That is the question. I currently live in Mexico. I've also lived in the Middle East. And in Asia. Everywhere, safety is an issue to pay attention to before traveling, visiting, or living. There's a hot debate down below between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, which is the safest. Wow. Well, in my opinion, both are fairly safe. And those who think one outshines the other may want to just breathe and admit that both are relatively safe as long as you always adhere to the common sense of being "situational aware." And if if come from the US or Canada, then maybe double up on that.
There should be no debate. They aren't close. Costa Rica has 300% the violent crime of Nicaragua. CR is "safe enough", but on a global scale isn't considered "safe". Anywhere can be safe enough if you know what you are doing and aren't dumb. But CR requires that you be extra cautious, avoid even seemingly reasonable locations, etc. Nicaragua does not. Nicaragua is extremely safe. Anyone who claims to be "debating" safety between Nicaragua and CR is trying to sell you on CR and is hoping to ignore it's safety record by the numbers, and the obvious safety concerns on the ground. One trip to the CR bus station and you'll never compare it to Nicaragua again.
I'm Nicaraguan and my country is far for being perfect but neither your country nor any country in the world is perfect, crime is everywhere therefore everything is about where you go, with that being said Nicaragua is a safe place to live for foreigners, I'm pretty sure no one is behind your ass harassing you here in Nicaragua you live in peace, stop spreading hate and false information
Did you maybe not watch the video? I THINK you are trying to say that nicaragua is safe. And that's what the video said. Im' guessing you've not watched it.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog you're telling people literally not to come because of political instability, it's not safe for them to come, you're scaring people away,
It's an odd thing to accuse me of given that I'm literally the world's loudest voice that the government appears stable, and that visitors / expats should never care about stability even if it wasn't stable. And that stability doesn't imply anything about safety. The layers of "things I always say the opposite of" that you are claiming I'm saying is surprising. Like, if you could define what I "definitely didn't say", that's it. It's like you watched a totally different video from the US and then confused it with mine.
I lived in Costa Rica for 3 yrs and visited Nicaragua often. Nicaragua is NOT safer than Costa Rica. I love the country but to say it's safer than Costa Rica is a bold face lie.
um, you've been hiding in a resort in costa rica then. you can't say you've experienced costa rica if you've not seen the dangerous streets. every stat... violent crime, drugs, homicide, all make costa rica good.... but not close to Nicaragua or Salvador good. Nicaragua guards against drug and crime spilling over, not vice versa. Just visit the bus station in CR. The worst barrio of Nicaragua doesn't come close.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog You think I lived in Costa Rica for 3 yrs in a resort? Delusional a bit? No need for further interaction buddy. Maybe when you're sober.
@@VENEMPASTOR if you think CR is safer than Nicaragua, yes, I think either you've been hiding in a resort or are just lying. It takes very little effort to visibly see the difference in safety if you've really seen CR (even just the bus trip between the two countries will do it) or if you just look up the stats.
@@VENEMPASTOR www.statista.com/statistics/984826/homicide-rate-costa-rica/ www.statista.com/statistics/1002683/homicide-rate-nicaragua/ Not only is it more dangerous than Nicaragua. But Costa Rica has seen a FORTY PERCENT increase in homicides just this year. Nicaragua homicides 2023: 6.2 / 100K Costa Rica 2023: 17.3 USA 2023: 6.3 CR isn't even in the safety game here. Not even close TRIPLE the risk of death compared to US or Nicaragua. In fact, famously dangerous Guatemala is only 16.7 Panama is 11.5 Costa Rica sits with Belize and Honduras in the "very dangerous" zone now. I'm glad you lied about the safety, this is a great video topic. We've been acting like CR was just a little more dangerous than Nicaragua, but with Nicaragua getting safer and CR falling off the wagon, wow it's something to really warn people about now!
@@VENEMPASTOR So given your response, we can only assume you've never been to CR and/or NIcaragua because clearly you don't have even a passing knowledge of them. So no, you've probably not been living in a resort, since you're obviously just lying.
I note that I posted several responses. Please note, I responded as the time presented (Yup: I paused the video). This is shown as inverted in the response noting on RUclips. So there: LAST is FIRST. I quite like Scott's insight.
Family held in customs for 1.5 hours in Managua while fragrances my wife bought her mom were checked for bomb making material ( wasn't that covered prior to deparature in the usa ? ) 2. After leaving a beach hotel within 1 mile pulled over, ordered to leave van , all luggage taken out & checked 3. People have to hide their identities for fear of retaliation from the government 4. Im not a fan of their paranoid government & can't imagine the horror of being held in a Nicaraguan jail
1) No, US security is not Nicaragua security. Nicaragua has inbound security, the same as the US does, because neither country trusts other countries to keep them safe. And specifically Nicaragua does not trust the US since it is the US government it primary is concerned about bring in bomb making material (remember Iran - Contra, that was a recent case of the US doing exactly that to Nicaragua.) So literally the US checks on this count for nothing, especially here. The US protects there from being a bomb on the plane; Nicaragua is protecting against the making of a bomb in Nicaragua. 2. I mention this often. This is standard security to avoid drug trafficking. Especially when going to the beach. This is normal and helps to keep you safe. Security is not convenient. These are random checks, and are most common near beaches and around holidays. 3. No one has to do this. This is fake. 4. You stated that you came from an openly hostile nation that has shipped arms into Nicaragua in recent times. That's not paranoid. You are an American, and you are acting like Americans shouldn't be checked like everyone else when current events have dictated otherwise. I understand that if you come from an aggressor nation, that the fear and precautions necessary in a victim nation might seem inconvenient. But it is America's aggression that has made this necessary. Any aspect of this that you find to be less than desirable should only result in your ire being directed at the US government that made it a requirement.
In a video where we are talking about how safe it ACTUALLY is here, you seem to be complaining that it is safe. Every single item you mention: avoiding bombs being made, checking for weapons and drugs, inspections, and then some made up things... all aspects of how the country remains safe when so many people are trying to make it not safe. You seem to actually be wishing that dangerous, violent situations like are found in other countries would be better than safety? Also, you are required to carry either a passport (foreigner) or a national ID (local) at all times. No one is hiding their identity. Please provide something to back up that statement. Who is hiding? What would make them need to hide? How are they hiding? How do you know this when no one who lives here is aware of it while you are not aware of basic security steps or history or how airline security works - the mix of lacking casual understanding of security and then claiming to know things no one else knows is an unlikey combination. It requires some explanation, I think, to be taken seriously.
So lets say a Nicaraguan runs for presidemt , then gets imprisoned, then the family member speaks out . What happens too the family member & the political prisoner ?@@ScottAlanMillerVlog
@@ScottAlanMillerVlogfair enough , I'm always open to understanding others points of views, & thought process I disagree w/ your thoughts on point 3 .. Im.glad you have the freedoms to publicly speak put against the country that gave you the right to do so
@@dallasbarkman1261 You disagree... but in what way? I live here and the idea that Nicaraguans can't speak out is just something said by Americans who have no idea what it is like here. How do you come up with the idea that people have to hide their identity given that that isn't reflected in reality in country? What gives you this impression and how do you think it is being accomplished? And why do you, as a tourist, seem to know about this but Nicaraguans who live here do not? And I see you're trying to slide in a political boost sales pitch suggesting that I have freedoms to HINT, without evidence, that others do not. This suggests you don't feel you have said evidence and are just stating these things to try to promote your viewpoint. Given your other points made no sense, and I said what we needed to know for this point to be valid, and you resorted to trying to make an emotional plea... it's hard to take it seriously. So given you have stated no reason why you said #3, we have to assume that it is unfounded. And claiming I have the right to speak out is also questionable. I was just in the US and what's the first thing I'm told by people... "REmember you aren't in Nicaragua anymore, be careful what you say in public." American can't claim true freedom of speech until it protects people from being shot by their neighbors for what they say. It's convenient to make a "law" protecting it that they can ignore anytime they want, or just have someone "unofficial" carry out violence against those that speak out. Sorry, but I don't buy it. I live here and know locals can and do speak freely. Only Americans who have never been here fall for that story that there is no political discourse here. Even a casual visit you hear it constantly. Americans miss that FOREIGNERS aren't allowed to get involved, but locals are encouraged to participate. Given that you are repeating a false US state department story; and one that a simple visit here disproves... it suggests you aren't familiar with the country.
Democracy versus ... "Armed Opposition": Same thing, as arguuing FOR "Marxist-Leniinst "Democtratic Centralism"", and ... 'Anarchy' (in the sense of "Fuck YOU, Opressor!" Should there some sort of ... let's call it: Balance? I'd say ..."YES" ... and I've watched USA political/cultural degeneration for over 50 years. I'd summarize my views as: "This is SHIT." But I can offer not much better than did Lenin, within a shit situation. PS: This does not make me 'happy'. (I voted FOR Reagan, twice, after all.)
With all due respect you need to cut the length of your videos by half and you need to be a lot more succinct ie whatever you want to say, say it with half the words I speak from experience- was SVP with largest com agency in the world
I get a lot of this, but I also get a LOT of "please don't trim it, the style is what draws your audience." And RUclips shows that my shorter, more succinct videos get far less interest than the longer ones. So the answer is empirical that I should be getting longer, not shorter. It consistently results in more popular shows. The "everything has to be short" trend has died out. It works for people with a certain audience. But not mine. Not all material should be the same. It's like telling someone making a documentary that they should make it 22 minutes long and funny.... because sitcoms do well. But it's not a sitcom. In this case, we have data straight from the platform.
I wish that I didn't have to cover this stuff. But my audience gets told this regularly and having a resource for it is important. I try to keep it as logical and non-political as possible. It's really almost entirely history and basics, nothing really political.
@@LeoJaramaz 100x100% very important video. I live in Nica and am tired of my friends and family telling me how unsafe I am. I know tell everyone I am touring Central America.
@@anielkanazarena Yo diria mas bien que Nicaragua es incluso mas seguro que el salvador, porque Nicaragua nunca ha tenido necesidad de andar atrapando a ninguna mara, y los pocos que llegaron del salvador huyeron del ejercito, policia y poblacion de Nicaragua que no los queria dentro del pais, lo que indica que por historia Nicaragua es un pais seguro en comparacion a otros paises de centro america y Latino america , lo unico que Nicaragua no lo anda anunciando como lo hace Bukele en el salvador ,ya que Nicaragua trabaja en silencio ,sin hacer ruido es un pais modesto, seguro y con gente amable, y principalmente Nicaragua esta libre de crimen organizado, secuestros y narcotrafico, lo cual es algo muy bueno para el pais, pero claro todos los Nicaraguenses reconocemos el gran trabajo que ha hecho bukele con las pandillas maras del salvador, un Magnifico trabajo por Bukele para que tanto el Salvador como Nicaragua ambos paises den el ejemplo de seguridad en centro america y en todo latino america, que los paises con gran ejercito como colombia, no salgan con pretextos que no pueden erradicar a los narco carteles , porque teniendo buen ejercito colombia solo demuestran que le tienen miedo a los carteles , y solo miren a Bukele que erradico a todas las pandillas del salvador y A Nicaragua que el ejercito nacional no permite narcos pandillas, crimen organizado , secuestros y ojo que tanto el salvador como Nicaragua son ejercitos pequeños en comparacion al de colombia entonces no le tengan miedo a los carteles y eliminenlos como lo hacen estos ejercitos mas pequeños que se hacen respetar, saludos
Like your channel more when you didn't get political about US politics . Had you considered that Trump was trying to protect the precious vote you speak of? If an election isn't fair shouldn't loyal citizens protest? Anyways appreciate your content but will lose subscribers if you get political
Well in this case the point was not to be political, but I get that it is, but to draw a comparison where people are looking to treat one country one way and another another way for what were two events that when stated generically were all but identical. The point wasn't to make a statement about anything in the US, but to describe something that happened in the US leaving out the identifiers because without specific names or places it's exactly how many Americans describe what happened in Nicaragua. I take your point, but I feel it was a useful literary tool to get people to feel one way when they *thought* that I was describing Nicaragua and then found out it was the US more recently that I was talking about. The point was to point out the propaganda.
Trump was trying to protect the vote by trying to steal it? LOL. This is some creepy up is down, 1984 type delusion. Get a grip. You’re such a snowflake you can’t even stand to hear truth that goes against the political cult you appear to affiliate with.
And did that lead you to watch any of the deep dive videos that we have that talk about how that is an example of how much safer Nicaragua is... that we are preventing people casually coming into our yards and don't have to lock our doors and we get to live outside rather than being holed up like North Americans? The barbed wire should give you a sense of security, not concern. If it doesn't, it highlights the underlying fear Americans and Canadians tend to have that they can't contextualize how safe the rest of the world often is.
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the reality is that Nicaragua is safer to travel than costa rica..
Nicaragua is safer than any other place I have ever lived. I've been back in the USA for almost two years. I am headed back to Nicaragua very soon.
@yosit
Who told that shit???
Don't believe such lie.
I lived in Costa Rica for 3 yrs and visited Nicaragua often.
Nicaragua is NOT safer than Costa Rica.
I love the country but to say it's safer than Costa Rica is a bolt face lie.
@@VENEMPASTORno need to get so upset! Has it occurred to you that maybe that person had a bad experience with safety in Costa Rica? Friends of mine did. Of course, I'm not going to qualify the safety of an entire country solely on one bad experience, but there might be a reason, why one would consider one place safer than other!! 🤔
@@marilucorracini550
You read me wrong.
Not upset but a passionate correction.
You can't really rely on the Internet for truthful info.
People have to experience reality for themselves.
I'd say living in Nicaragua is safer than the shit hole parts of most states in the US.
I agree. Only problems are the extreme poverty and heat.
I have lived here for almost 20 years and have NEVER felt unsafe. And I live in a small Nicaraguan community married to a Nicaraguan with two Nica children. Now, as far as your take on Nicaraguan Democracy ?????
Can you (safely) say more re "democracy????"? Or refer me to a relevant info source or article?
@@Eclectic8 Not a political show. The show policies say strictly that no politics will be discussed as it isn't relevant to any expats or tourists. It's a common ploy by foreign agents to try to flood every channel in the country with irrelevant mentions of politics that you'd never have in any other context. It's sad that so much foreign intervention causes such problems. But there's no need to bring it up here. It's safe, so if you want to find out about politics in Nicaragua, you can safely visit and observe if that really is something of that level of interest. There's no reason not to find out first hand.
@@drivewarp Thanks. Yes, no details or opinions should be discussed here. (Does that mean Scott could never list/name local newspapers or other local and/or non-local news sources?)
I've never been much concerned with safety. One could easily, after decades in the US, know very little about the political system if secondary sources didn't exist or were never accessed. Of course, all sources have their biases to filter through.
Years living in West Africa suggested to me that a country's safety had a little to do with the government and a whole lot to do with how isolated and agrarian the country had remained.
You wll be safe, just don't get involved in politics. Speaking of democracy ours ( USA) is questionable since both parties are challenging and revising it daily.
The assertion that the USA is a democracy is false. Anyone who has done the research and followed the money, knows that USA is an Oligarchy pretending to be a democracy. Things are the same the world over, those with money and power control governments
I’m not a big fan of moving to a country where there is a high influx of American tourists or expats.They usually bring increased prices, attract crimes and involuntarily changes to local culture. Nicaragua is still not a major destination. Let’s keep it this way.
It's FAR from that. There's no chance of there being a big influx. We're always at the bottom of the influx list. Literally every other LATAM country, other than Cuba, will be totally overrun before Nicaragua is overwhelmed.
I feel safer in Nicaragua than I do in Canada....lol
Thanks for mentioning the safety in my country. I've lived my whole life but 4 months ago i left and moved to the us with humanitarian parole, can wait to go back and build my house. Yes I'm aware we are in top 3 of the poorest countries in latin america but set that aside and it's a great country; great weather, kind people, top 5 safests countries in latin america, beautiful beaches, amazing food, cultural heritage etc
Nicaragua seems safer than Dominican Republic.
I should have inlcuded the DR / RD in my Central American stats episode as it is an honorary member of Central America. That was a clear miss on my part.
The DR has a homicide rate of 11.5 making it quite reasonable. Safer than Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, Honduras... but not nearly as safe as Nicaragua or El Salvador. For the region it falls into the "pretty good" range right now.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog Those are pretty interesting stats thanks for sharing.
The only danger I found are the stray dogs, who the citizen's treat kindly. Have to be careful at night not to step on or run over dogs sleeping on sidewalks and in the middle of the street. Special caution if you are carrying food. I gave my dinner to a group of stray dogs in fear of being bit.
I am from Florida and I visit Nicaragua last year for about 3 months and I traveled in nicaragua everywhere totally safer . In America I would have got attacked or robbed.
Amen
Tell it. I drove from toronto to Nicaragua via Texas and the worst behavious I saw was in the USA. Way worse than the 9 months I spent in Central America, as a woman, travelling alone.
Thank you very much for this video Scott! Thank you for the answers that you gaved on the blog downward about security and so on. Knowledge, dignity and respect. Thank you brother!
I was just in Granada Nicaragua and it’s fine.
My wife, daughter and I are on our way to Nicaragua today for the second time. There is no reason to think it is dangerous. The people are welcoming and the country is safe. Thanks Scott for the truth. I emailed you also to hopefully meet up with you. All the best
I’m thinking about moving there soon and this video (as well as some of your others) has been very helpful. Thanks! Subscription earned!
I'm glad that it is helpful! :)
Thank you for sharing your video...I'm heading to Nicaragua in November...looking forward to it...
Awesome, where will you be visiting?
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog Heading to Managua first.
The scariest news I've heard come out of Nicaragua recently is the American woman murdered by her American boyfriend outside Granada last week. Terrible things can happen anywhere.
Yeah. someone told me in the comments. i had to look up the news :(
i was out of the country when it happened.
Nicaragua is much saver than Ecuador or colombia. Never live the haous with expensive mobile watch or Gold
Well done. Certainly, Nicaragua is very safe.
Very well done. Speaking the truth about what happened here in Nicaragua. Not political at all, just staying the facts. Thank you very much. Hope to meet you soon, will be traveling the country will pass thru Leon.
You have a 20 foot wall with razor wire, dogs and a 24 hour armed guard! Nica is extremely safe. I heard of Gringo's getting beat up and robbed, but they looked for it. I like the Nica Government, well run and besides the constant road side police stops (They make me for safer) The police are great. New York City now deployed the National Guard to deter fare beaters and the crime. NYC is now a militarized City!
I lived in NYC in 2008 and it was heavily militarized then. It wasn't the National Guard, but NYPD in military gear. Full helmets, body armor, assault rifles... military in everything but name. It's been a military zone since 2001 for sure.
If Americans were permitted (!) to have 10 foot walls and razor wire in residential areas, I and many, many others would have had it YEARS ago. But guns? We can have all we want! Me, I would rather have more walls and less guns.The US is, across the board, more dangerous than most economically similarly situated nations, and more dangerous than many third-world nations. It is actually an embarrassment. When I see the criticism of other nationals against Nicaragua, I am always reminded of the Spanish saying: "We always hate those we have hurt the most."
Scott , could an American find any work there ? I’m a Vet and waiting on my claim from the VA presently . Sometimes you get denied a few times before being approved. Hopefully it will work out for me so I can get out of the states before things start happening . I believe before the election . Anyway I enjoy your videos sir .
No, I have some videos. You definitely wouldn't want to find work here, that's a myth itself; but even if you truly wanted to, foreigners cannot work here. The national crisis is unemployment so it's the one thing that they have to be super protective of. But what you CAN do is work remotely FROM Nicaragua and get paid outside. Then you get the best of everything. HIgh salary, low cost of living, zero taxes.
Here are some videos that cover these topics for you.
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Basically, it's how you ask the question. Can an America "find a job in Nicaragua." No. But that's never the right question. The question, the GOAL, is "can an American find an income to make living in Nicaragua amazing" and then the answer is "heck yeah." You can earn better, live better as an American working FROM Nicaragua. You just have to think about the problem differently.
You can work in call centre
Actually it's great advice. Stay the hell away and leave it all to me! 😂😂😂
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@@coreykolenosky5974 Asi es.
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Great video Scott!! Very well done and well thought out!!!!
Hello Scott, My wife and I made our mind to move to Nicaragua as soon as the school year is over. We are looking for a house in a nice, clean, and quiet city. Hopefully we get to meet you and your family.
Best of luck! ANd yes, come track me down in Leon for sure!
Oh I wish my dad would watch your videos! He can't understand why i would want to move to such a "dangerous and bad" place 🙄
I feel much safer here than many places in Miami or N.Y.C.
Great info. New subscriber
The GREATEST Punishment is: Being sent to the USA ... And the early Soviet punishment, was: Sent FROM the USSR to ... 'Wherever' (see: Trotsky.)
And then the USA 'sanctions', and people flee from home, toward ... 'food' ... ...
As one Mr. George Takeit /might/ observe: "Oh! My!"
I will argue, "the greatest stupidity is to write muddled unclear quotes".
In today's age people will probably be safer in Nicaragua than in North America.
Well yes, by far. In North America there is the US, Canada and Mexico. Canada doesn't report their current crime rates and keeps that data pretty guarded but it is assumed to be pretty safe. But even if Canada had zero crime, it's population is far too low compared to the US and Mexico to even move their stats around in any meaningful way.
The US is the bulk of the NA population and has been more dangerous than Nicaragua for years and even with a HUGE drop in US violent crime in the last year, Nicaragua dropped just enough to stay ahead of it. But Mexico, which has a very large population too, is double the rate of the US or Nicaragua (but still way safer than Costa Rica, for example.) So once you factor the US and Mexico in, NA isn't "dangerous", but it's not nearly as safe as Nicaragua.
Nicaragua and the US (isolated from Mexico) fall into the "very safe" window. Whereas Savador and Canada fall into the "what's crime?" category.
If you not the owner of your house nowadays, your life can turn easily into hell in Canada. The rise of rent is astounding! And the gvnt is doing about That. This is violence...
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Nothing about That...
@ScottAlanMillerVlog " Don't come here, it's not safe" isn't an authentic message if what you say here is true.
Okay, is it safe there? That is the question. I currently live in Mexico. I've also lived in the Middle East. And in Asia. Everywhere, safety is an issue to pay attention to before traveling, visiting, or living. There's a hot debate down below between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, which is the safest. Wow. Well, in my opinion, both are fairly safe. And those who think one outshines the other may want to just breathe and admit that both are relatively safe as long as you always adhere to the common sense of being "situational aware." And if if come from the US or Canada, then maybe double up on that.
There should be no debate. They aren't close. Costa Rica has 300% the violent crime of Nicaragua. CR is "safe enough", but on a global scale isn't considered "safe". Anywhere can be safe enough if you know what you are doing and aren't dumb. But CR requires that you be extra cautious, avoid even seemingly reasonable locations, etc. Nicaragua does not. Nicaragua is extremely safe. Anyone who claims to be "debating" safety between Nicaragua and CR is trying to sell you on CR and is hoping to ignore it's safety record by the numbers, and the obvious safety concerns on the ground. One trip to the CR bus station and you'll never compare it to Nicaragua again.
No place like Nica… Regardless what the main Me-D-i@ is saying! 😂❤Nic.
I love beautiful Nicaragua
I'm Nicaraguan and my country is far for being perfect but neither your country nor any country in the world is perfect, crime is everywhere therefore everything is about where you go, with that being said Nicaragua is a safe place to live for foreigners, I'm pretty sure no one is behind your ass harassing you here in Nicaragua you live in peace, stop spreading hate and false information
Did you maybe not watch the video? I THINK you are trying to say that nicaragua is safe. And that's what the video said. Im' guessing you've not watched it.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog you're telling people literally not to come because of political instability, it's not safe for them to come, you're scaring people away,
Where did I say anything except the opposite of that? Did you watch the video?
It's an odd thing to accuse me of given that I'm literally the world's loudest voice that the government appears stable, and that visitors / expats should never care about stability even if it wasn't stable. And that stability doesn't imply anything about safety. The layers of "things I always say the opposite of" that you are claiming I'm saying is surprising. Like, if you could define what I "definitely didn't say", that's it. It's like you watched a totally different video from the US and then confused it with mine.
@hectoradonisbaltodanogarci1108 He is telling them just the opposite: his message is that Nicaragua is a safe country for both natives and foreigners.
And Nicaraguans are good drivers!!
Great Hook!! Safer than U.S.
The last major insurrection just happened in 2021!
In the US, yeah.
Excellent video, very informative 👍
Thank you sir...🍷
Am glad you are enjoying Nicaragua Scott. Happy for you
thanks :)
I lived in Costa Rica for 3 yrs and visited Nicaragua often.
Nicaragua is NOT safer than Costa Rica.
I love the country but to say it's safer than Costa Rica is a bold face lie.
um, you've been hiding in a resort in costa rica then. you can't say you've experienced costa rica if you've not seen the dangerous streets. every stat... violent crime, drugs, homicide, all make costa rica good.... but not close to Nicaragua or Salvador good. Nicaragua guards against drug and crime spilling over, not vice versa. Just visit the bus station in CR. The worst barrio of Nicaragua doesn't come close.
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You think I lived in Costa Rica for 3 yrs in a resort?
Delusional a bit?
No need for further interaction buddy.
Maybe when you're sober.
@@VENEMPASTOR if you think CR is safer than Nicaragua, yes, I think either you've been hiding in a resort or are just lying. It takes very little effort to visibly see the difference in safety if you've really seen CR (even just the bus trip between the two countries will do it) or if you just look up the stats.
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www.statista.com/statistics/984826/homicide-rate-costa-rica/
www.statista.com/statistics/1002683/homicide-rate-nicaragua/
Not only is it more dangerous than Nicaragua. But Costa Rica has seen a FORTY PERCENT increase in homicides just this year.
Nicaragua homicides 2023: 6.2 / 100K
Costa Rica 2023: 17.3
USA 2023: 6.3
CR isn't even in the safety game here. Not even close TRIPLE the risk of death compared to US or Nicaragua.
In fact, famously dangerous Guatemala is only 16.7
Panama is 11.5
Costa Rica sits with Belize and Honduras in the "very dangerous" zone now. I'm glad you lied about the safety, this is a great video topic. We've been acting like CR was just a little more dangerous than Nicaragua, but with Nicaragua getting safer and CR falling off the wagon, wow it's something to really warn people about now!
@@VENEMPASTOR So given your response, we can only assume you've never been to CR and/or NIcaragua because clearly you don't have even a passing knowledge of them. So no, you've probably not been living in a resort, since you're obviously just lying.
I note that I posted several responses. Please note, I responded as the time presented (Yup: I paused the video). This is shown as inverted in the response noting on RUclips. So there: LAST is FIRST. I quite like Scott's insight.
Family held in customs for 1.5 hours in Managua while fragrances my wife bought her mom were checked for bomb making material ( wasn't that covered prior to deparature in the usa ? )
2. After leaving a beach hotel within 1 mile pulled over, ordered to leave van , all luggage taken out & checked
3. People have to hide their identities for fear of retaliation from the government
4. Im not a fan of their paranoid government & can't imagine the horror of being held in a Nicaraguan jail
1) No, US security is not Nicaragua security. Nicaragua has inbound security, the same as the US does, because neither country trusts other countries to keep them safe. And specifically Nicaragua does not trust the US since it is the US government it primary is concerned about bring in bomb making material (remember Iran - Contra, that was a recent case of the US doing exactly that to Nicaragua.) So literally the US checks on this count for nothing, especially here. The US protects there from being a bomb on the plane; Nicaragua is protecting against the making of a bomb in Nicaragua.
2. I mention this often. This is standard security to avoid drug trafficking. Especially when going to the beach. This is normal and helps to keep you safe. Security is not convenient. These are random checks, and are most common near beaches and around holidays.
3. No one has to do this. This is fake.
4. You stated that you came from an openly hostile nation that has shipped arms into Nicaragua in recent times. That's not paranoid. You are an American, and you are acting like Americans shouldn't be checked like everyone else when current events have dictated otherwise.
I understand that if you come from an aggressor nation, that the fear and precautions necessary in a victim nation might seem inconvenient. But it is America's aggression that has made this necessary. Any aspect of this that you find to be less than desirable should only result in your ire being directed at the US government that made it a requirement.
In a video where we are talking about how safe it ACTUALLY is here, you seem to be complaining that it is safe. Every single item you mention: avoiding bombs being made, checking for weapons and drugs, inspections, and then some made up things... all aspects of how the country remains safe when so many people are trying to make it not safe. You seem to actually be wishing that dangerous, violent situations like are found in other countries would be better than safety?
Also, you are required to carry either a passport (foreigner) or a national ID (local) at all times. No one is hiding their identity. Please provide something to back up that statement. Who is hiding? What would make them need to hide? How are they hiding? How do you know this when no one who lives here is aware of it while you are not aware of basic security steps or history or how airline security works - the mix of lacking casual understanding of security and then claiming to know things no one else knows is an unlikey combination. It requires some explanation, I think, to be taken seriously.
So lets say a Nicaraguan runs for presidemt , then gets imprisoned, then the family member speaks out . What happens too the family member & the political prisoner ?@@ScottAlanMillerVlog
@@ScottAlanMillerVlogfair enough , I'm always open to understanding others points of views, & thought process
I disagree w/ your thoughts on point 3 ..
Im.glad you have the freedoms to publicly speak put against the country that gave you the right to do so
@@dallasbarkman1261 You disagree... but in what way? I live here and the idea that Nicaraguans can't speak out is just something said by Americans who have no idea what it is like here. How do you come up with the idea that people have to hide their identity given that that isn't reflected in reality in country? What gives you this impression and how do you think it is being accomplished? And why do you, as a tourist, seem to know about this but Nicaraguans who live here do not?
And I see you're trying to slide in a political boost sales pitch suggesting that I have freedoms to HINT, without evidence, that others do not. This suggests you don't feel you have said evidence and are just stating these things to try to promote your viewpoint.
Given your other points made no sense, and I said what we needed to know for this point to be valid, and you resorted to trying to make an emotional plea... it's hard to take it seriously.
So given you have stated no reason why you said #3, we have to assume that it is unfounded. And claiming I have the right to speak out is also questionable. I was just in the US and what's the first thing I'm told by people... "REmember you aren't in Nicaragua anymore, be careful what you say in public." American can't claim true freedom of speech until it protects people from being shot by their neighbors for what they say. It's convenient to make a "law" protecting it that they can ignore anytime they want, or just have someone "unofficial" carry out violence against those that speak out.
Sorry, but I don't buy it. I live here and know locals can and do speak freely. Only Americans who have never been here fall for that story that there is no political discourse here. Even a casual visit you hear it constantly. Americans miss that FOREIGNERS aren't allowed to get involved, but locals are encouraged to participate.
Given that you are repeating a false US state department story; and one that a simple visit here disproves... it suggests you aren't familiar with the country.
Thanks Scott I am planning my vacation now !
Why bother to VOTE when other have guns ... Sounds like Ukraine 2014.
(Yes, do recall Vicky Nuland, and her 'cookies'.)
I will be there tonight
Nice! Welcome!
Thank you
Democracy versus ... "Armed Opposition": Same thing, as arguuing FOR "Marxist-Leniinst "Democtratic Centralism"", and ... 'Anarchy' (in the sense of "Fuck YOU, Opressor!"
Should there some sort of ... let's call it: Balance? I'd say ..."YES" ... and I've watched USA political/cultural degeneration for over 50 years.
I'd summarize my views as: "This is SHIT." But I can offer not much better than did Lenin, within a shit situation.
PS: This does not make me 'happy'. (I voted FOR Reagan, twice, after all.)
With all due respect you need to cut the length of your videos by half and you need to be a lot more succinct ie whatever you want to say, say it with half the words
I speak from experience- was SVP with largest com agency in the world
I get a lot of this, but I also get a LOT of "please don't trim it, the style is what draws your audience." And RUclips shows that my shorter, more succinct videos get far less interest than the longer ones. So the answer is empirical that I should be getting longer, not shorter. It consistently results in more popular shows. The "everything has to be short" trend has died out. It works for people with a certain audience. But not mine.
Not all material should be the same. It's like telling someone making a documentary that they should make it 22 minutes long and funny.... because sitcoms do well. But it's not a sitcom.
In this case, we have data straight from the platform.
Not a big fan of this show. Too political.
I wish that I didn't have to cover this stuff. But my audience gets told this regularly and having a resource for it is important. I try to keep it as logical and non-political as possible. It's really almost entirely history and basics, nothing really political.
He's only stating facts: being "political" would be endorsing one option or another and clearly there is none of that.
@@LeoJaramaz 100x100% very important video. I live in Nica and am tired of my friends and family telling me how unsafe I am. I know tell everyone I am touring Central America.
Getting cited and getting arrested are two different things.
No problem!! Go somewhere else, unless you want the truth and valuable information.
THANK YOU SCOTT, YOUR WORK IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!!❤
Stop spreading LIES for views 🤬 NICARAGUA IS ONE OF THE 10 top safest countries in the world, second in Latin America after El Salvador.
did you watch the video?
I will admit to a clickbait title. But it's to lure haters into learning something. Take a watch before you get upset with me.
But i appreciate your passion. Too many people fall for the lies claiming Nicaragua is dangerous.
Hija viste el vídeo ? El lo hizo en tono clickbait y dice que nicaragua en verdad es un país seguro
@@anielkanazarena Yo diria mas bien que Nicaragua es incluso mas seguro que el salvador, porque Nicaragua nunca ha tenido necesidad de andar atrapando a ninguna mara, y los pocos que llegaron del salvador huyeron del ejercito, policia y poblacion de Nicaragua que no los queria dentro del pais, lo que indica que por historia Nicaragua es un pais seguro en comparacion a otros paises de centro america y Latino america , lo unico que Nicaragua no lo anda anunciando como lo hace Bukele en el salvador ,ya que Nicaragua trabaja en silencio ,sin hacer ruido es un pais modesto, seguro y con gente amable, y principalmente Nicaragua esta libre de crimen organizado, secuestros y narcotrafico, lo cual es algo muy bueno para el pais, pero claro todos los Nicaraguenses reconocemos el gran trabajo que ha hecho bukele con las pandillas maras del salvador, un Magnifico trabajo por Bukele para que tanto el Salvador como Nicaragua ambos paises den el ejemplo de seguridad en centro america y en todo latino america, que los paises con gran ejercito como colombia, no salgan con pretextos que no pueden erradicar a los narco carteles , porque teniendo buen ejercito colombia solo demuestran que le tienen miedo a los carteles , y solo miren a Bukele que erradico a todas las pandillas del salvador y A Nicaragua que el ejercito nacional no permite narcos pandillas, crimen organizado , secuestros y ojo que tanto el salvador como Nicaragua son ejercitos pequeños en comparacion al de colombia entonces no le tengan miedo a los carteles y eliminenlos como lo hacen estos ejercitos mas pequeños que se hacen respetar, saludos
Like your channel more when you didn't get political about US politics . Had you considered that Trump was trying to protect the precious vote you speak of? If an election isn't fair shouldn't loyal citizens protest? Anyways appreciate your content but will lose subscribers if you get political
Well in this case the point was not to be political, but I get that it is, but to draw a comparison where people are looking to treat one country one way and another another way for what were two events that when stated generically were all but identical. The point wasn't to make a statement about anything in the US, but to describe something that happened in the US leaving out the identifiers because without specific names or places it's exactly how many Americans describe what happened in Nicaragua. I take your point, but I feel it was a useful literary tool to get people to feel one way when they *thought* that I was describing Nicaragua and then found out it was the US more recently that I was talking about. The point was to point out the propaganda.
Trump was trying to protect the vote by trying to steal it? LOL. This is some creepy up is down, 1984 type delusion. Get a grip.
You’re such a snowflake you can’t even stand to hear truth that goes against the political cult you appear to affiliate with.
Again, it is a real plaisure to read you!
Notice the barbed-wire on top of his large fence.
Everywhere in Central and South America have bars over windows, and fences....it's normal.
And did that lead you to watch any of the deep dive videos that we have that talk about how that is an example of how much safer Nicaragua is... that we are preventing people casually coming into our yards and don't have to lock our doors and we get to live outside rather than being holed up like North Americans? The barbed wire should give you a sense of security, not concern. If it doesn't, it highlights the underlying fear Americans and Canadians tend to have that they can't contextualize how safe the rest of the world often is.