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Interesting article. Shame they blew it with a bad edit.

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"Successful expats in a country as unusual, exciting, diverse and lesser-explored such as Belize tend to be very adaptable and also tolerant. They react to change well,......"

Who ever wrote that has obviously never posted on this board.


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I think they were talking about 'successful' expats. In other words - those who have moved here and succeeded and been happy. In our short few years here we reckon only about 1/10 that we've seen come here and to the mainland succeed to live here happily for the long term.


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I think it really depends on your definition of "success".


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I tried to qualify my definition by using the term 'happily'. Probably not clearly enough. I wasn't considering financial or business success as the measure.


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I didnt think you were Collyk, but wondered what the original article assumed. I think I would be pretty safe in saying that most of the ex pats in San Pedro do not define success the same way that most Americans do. I don't know about any other country's definition, but would imagine it's about the same.


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It is exactly that different definition of success that I think attracts people here shuffles. Those who measure their success in more material or social status terms just can't hack it that most of us don't give a toodle who you are or how much money you have.


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Could'nt have said it better myself!!!


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My favorite question about success was posed by the late George Carlin:
"If you set out to fail and succeed, which did you do?"


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Wow Bookmark that puppy.
Good one Collyk.
Diane I'm still scratching my head over that quote. crazy
'Happy is as Happy does' would be what Forest would say.


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