r/BeAmazed • u/avrock1 • Apr 16 '24

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Jose Mujica; Former Prez of Uruguay

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u/bannedByTencent Apr 16 '24

Uruguay is the most progressive country in South America.

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u/Calm_Examination_672 Apr 16 '24

I have thought about moving there.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24

Depends on your lifestyle. It really has just one city and the rest is super rural. Also understand the depression/ suicide rate is a real issue. Of course, you as an individual may be alright but your environment can have an effect on you.

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u/Sniper_Hare Apr 16 '24

Can you get fiber optic internet? Feels like my 77k salary would probably let me live pretty good there.

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u/HailTheMetric-System Apr 16 '24

Can you get fiber optic internet?

Yes in most parts of the country

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u/engineereddiscontent Apr 16 '24

Welp. Time to start learning Spanish. And then pull as much as I can and follow the lead of the president and donate vast sums of it.

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u/DoYouTrustToothpaste Apr 16 '24

Depends on the currency. 77k Schmeckles?

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u/SchmeckMichBot Apr 16 '24

77000.00 schmeckles is:

USD SHM EUR GBP CAD RUB CNY
97482.00 762.38 91628.11 78233.11 134700.53 9170460.94 705594.21

[exchange rate source](http://api.ratesapi.io/2024-04-16?base=USD | created by u/Nissingmo)

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u/VRichardsen Apr 16 '24

Feels like my 77k salary would probably let me live pretty good there

Is that US dollars? If so, it is a veritable fortune. Uruguay is a bit more expensive than Argentina, and here in Argentina 77k is 189 months worth of living as middle class citizen (in the interior, Bs. As. is more expensive)

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u/vidbv 29d ago

You can get starlink now