The Extreme Differences of Santiago, Chile 🇨🇱
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2023
- SANTIAGO, CHILE -
For years, Santiago has been known as one of the most modern and developed capital cities in South America. It is home to the continent's tallest skyscraper and plays an important role as Chile's economic center.
However, with some civil unrest in 2019 an ongoing social crisis in the country, a lot has changed.
Join me on my first adventure in Santiago where I explore both sides of the city that are extremely different from each other...
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I have visited cities around the world. In every city there are nice rich areas and poor ugly areas. If you go to New York you will be told by the taxi drivers not to pass street 75 in Manhatan, not to adventure into Queens or The Bronx.
If you go to the ouskirts of Paris you will find poverty, even in cities like Munich in Germany, there are neighbourhoods where the Turkish live that looks like any old suburb of Latin America.
In Las Vegas, if you walk a few block beyond the Las Vegas Boulevard, and the tourist atractions, and see how the workers of Las Vegas actually live, then you will feel that you are in neibourhood of Santiago Chile that people is recommending to visit to experience "reality".
I think is unfair insist in talking about inequality in Chile an enfasizing it to tarnish somehow the good image of Chile.
However I undertand why people contrary to free market economies insist in talking about it.
Simply because is no much negativity to mention about Chile. Other that "inequality".
The mighty USA is now facing a downturn in quality of living. The big cities are sufering homelessness as never before. Rubish is piling in the street that before were clean and tidy.
Chile in the other hand is doing well regarding standard of living and reducing poverty.
Many of the current problems that Chile is experiencing now are clearly aumented by the uncontrolled influx of migrant from poorer countries. Some of them are undocumented and also delincuents.
The government of Chile is changing laws to push them back to where they came from. But is not an easy task. And they have done considerable damage to the Chilean society regarding insecurity, corruption, narcotrafiking, ilegal prostitution, home invasions, assault of policemen, destruction of property, assaults on supermarket, total destruction of infraestructure such as many Metro stations during the riots of 2019, etc.
But Chile is working hard to recover from the ilegal entries and continue the route of progress.
Inquality is not necessarely a bad thing. Because a country that has very rich people and people that live around them is always a better country than one where the rich do not exist so much and they are surrounded by an ocean of poverty, hunger and lack of basic services. What is the situation of the so called "egalitarian" countries that some people admire.
exactly!
Typical yank, judges everything and thinks he knows everything…
The fact that you know so well how bad the situation is in the US, should be an indicator that Chile's problems are not unfairly brought to attention. It happens with every country, relax man.
@@regenen However the situation for everyone in Chile is much better than in the rest of Latin América. And in some indicators such as Public Health and urbanization it is better than the US.
Even the expectations on years of life is better in Chile than the US. Because the chances of getting killed by a lunatic are almost not existing in Chile.
Hablar de desigualdad no mancha la imagen de Chile, porque esa ES su imagen. Los lugares marginales SON la realidad y en lugares así vive el chileno promedio. El norte de Santiago es la excepción.
Se te notó demasiado la inclinación política con "la gente de ideas contrarias al libre mercado". Hasta los políticos de extrema derecha viven en una burbuja, pero no fingen que la pobreza no existe.
Tu último párrafo acerca de cómo los pobres son necesarios por el bien que los ricos suponen traer al país es lamentable y fuera de tacto, pero nada sorprende.
The first guy said ‘alright, we’ll it looks like we’re going to be interviewing you today’, little Chilean witty irony considering you had the camera.
I take a tour throughout South America with these vids. You show average people's life. That's good. Not many travellers do that
Really glad that you’re enjoying the content. Thanks for your support & feedback!
If you want to see differences you should go and check other neighborhoods like La dehesa, San Damian, Lo curro and so on. You can go a do a hiking to the Manquehue, and check the houses on the way to the start of the path, or go to a bike park called "El Durazno" if you have time.
Next time that would be great. Thanks for the tip!
Same in the USA
Loved the moment where you didn'tknow how to eat the Cazuela hahaha, being Chilean , we are so used to it, it's a cheap dish that never really let's you down, glad to know you had a good time and managed to eat some traditional food as well
Another awesome video. Thank you Adam.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed
If you want to see a really big, drastic change in environments, check around Puente Alto or la Pintana, which are statistically the most dangerous regions of Santiago (check them from photos) and then check places like La Dehesa or Vitacura, which are very posh neighborhoods. Great video! I stayed to watch all of it and it was very entertaining, keep up the good work! Saludos de chile!
P.S. Your spanish is muy bueno.
Thanks for the well organized video about some facets of Santiago! I have never visited, but it looks like it would be great place to visit. I just subscribed, and I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Thank you for watching and letting me know in the comments. I’d love to hear what everyone likes about this video vs the others I’ve made. Santiago is definitely an awesome place to visit
Thanks for a good, easy, informative video. I'm heading there from Baltimore in a few weeks.
When I filmed this video I honestly didn't know if it would be beneficial to anyone but I'm glad you found value in it. Have a great & safe trip!
I really enjoyed your video, I could see the both sides inside the city and almost feel the difference in environments. I definitely need to try cazuela, looks so tasty 😋
I want to visit Chile one day and the information that you give is important, it's a really great video 👏🏽
Yeah the differences are crazy. What I showed are only some small examples.
The cazuela wasn’t too extraordinary but it was really tasty.
Glad you enjoyed!
@adamjmatheson Yeah, I'm Chilean and I am not really that big of a fan of the cazuela either, it's more of a winter food. Also the addition of the soup makes it a bit too filling. I'd rather eat all it's components dry. My favourite Chilean soup is porotos granados, look it up.
This is an excellent resource for my Spanish studies!!
That’s so awesome to hear!!
Solo puedo decir que no existe ninguna ciudad en el mundo que sea 100% perfecta o bonita , sobre todo estados unidos o es ejemplo de esto , es el país mucho más desigual que chile , tiene ciudades muy abandonadas como los angeles dónde existe una epidemia de indigentes o nueva York el bronx o Queen, en chile como todo el mundo hay desigualdad pero no es a nivel de otros países latinos , en Santiago y en chile no vas a ver nunca favelas como las de rio o villas miserias como la 31 de buenos aires que en pleno siglo XXI no cuentan con servicios básicos , amigo chile es un país latino pero es el que más avanzo en las últimas 3 décadas
I agree. Chile was by far the most modern and developed country I’ve been to in Latin America. And if I forgot to mention it in the video, I also actually felt safer there than I do in the US.
But at the end of the day, this video is about Santiago and not about the US 😅
@francogolde38 bien dicho!
Ya wn deja de vender humo, facho pobre, la villa 31 si tiene servicio básicos como luz o agua, solo hay 3 comunas en Santiago que se vive como el primer mundo, anda a darte una vuelta al sur y un montón de gente no tiene calefacción central en sus casas y se calientan con parafina o leña. No puedes comparar EEUU con Chile, allá un obrero vive como un profesional de Chile, allá si no trabajas, literal el Estado te mantiene con cheques mensuales, también hay tarjetas de alimentación, eso en Chile no existe, así que no vendas humo, los indigentes que se ven en las áreas metropolitanas de EEUU, es porque están atrapados en las drogas, pero son minoría, en un país gigante.
brilliant video. subscribed.
Great raw video in Santiago. There are very few CZcamsrs showing these places
Glad you enjoyed. Let me know where I should go next
@@adamjmatheson You seem to speak both Spanish and Portuguese pretty well. You have many options. I think you should check out hidden gems type countries like Venezuela or Mozambique. Or more great unknown places in Brazil or Chile. Southern Chile might be better to film in the summer
@@mikegoalz4178 Mozambique, Angola, and all the other Portuguese speaking countries are definitely options I’m interested in
@@adamjmatheson That would be great to see. There are limited videos on many of those places
great video ! eres muy buena onda.
What you say in the 14:30 it’s true. We are a lot closed down and we respect a lot more order and privacy than the average Latinoamérica country. We have a lot of cultural clashes with the inmigrants from Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Haití because they are too noisy and don’t respect privacy and public order. In fact, when you were eating the cazuela and treated the lady with that “mi amor”, the old man next to you told you you are not in plaza de armas because treating a stranger woman like that is disrespectful and only used if you are talking to a prostitute. She didn’t tell you anything because she probably asume that you visited some Caribbean countries where that is normal, but here is disrespectful af
You speak Spanish very well, even with our idioms, you still understood us.
I'm Brasilian and i never ever been abroad, even some countries stay beside Brazil. Someday I will visit somewhere, I hope. Yours videos is awesome man, keep doing that.
Brazil is an awesome place although I know it can be hard to get to other places from there. I hope you get to travel sometime soon and thank you for the support my friend 🙏🏻☺️
@@adamjmatheson thank so much, take care in yours journey around the world.
Thank you for sharing! (Of course this is important info for us the travelers)
Of course! Thank you for watching!
The old Mapocho river is nothing but a trickle these days😢
I walked those very streets you walked last year with my cousin , that was my first time in 49 years...every city has its rough areas to be honest I grew up in Glasgow Scotland and la Vega is no deferent from the Barras market in Glasgow I actually enjoyed walking by the old parts of santiago but yes it was heart breaking to see all the graffiti .
It still seemed like a very calm and enjoyable city to me but many people keep telling me about how different it was. Oh well - I still think it’s an awesome city
the graffiti is fairly recent, after the 2019 riots it exploded and everything is out of shape, boarded up etc. not as bad as valparaíso but still shocking to those of us who live here. it is on the mend though so come back in a few years.
Loved the video, cheers from Santa Cruz, Colchagua valley
Was just at this market yesterday as well, very cool to see the local recs
Nice! I enjoyed it
@@adamjmatheson actually i just got mugged today here...would avoid traveling to the poorer areas as a tourist
@@LymanZerga1in which part did you get mugged? I’m from Santiago and never have been robbed, but I think it’s because I am subconsciously more carefull
Great video . Thanks
Thank you for watching!
Thank u Adam
Nice review about Santiago of Chile. Hasta la vista Baby!!.
As a Bachelor of Political Science and Public Administration and soon-to-be Public Administrator, I believe it's interesting to know a few things about Chile. Here are some points:
1. The center of Santiago wasn't always filled with graffiti and street vending. While this issue has persisted for years, uncontrolled immigration combined with the large protests in 2019 led to a significant deterioration in the quality of life in the city center.
2. Chile experienced its economic golden years in the 2000s. However, it's true that the momentum from the high prices of raw materials gradually diminished. Without sustained economic growth, the population began to feel increasing frustration over inequality, especially considering that some have access to quality education and healthcare while others do not.
3. Approximately 40% of Chile's population lives in Santiago, but you can also visit other cities like Valparaiso and Viña del Mar, as well as Concepción. These cities have around one million inhabitants each.
4. It's important to note that the issue of graffiti and dirtiness is not solely a cultural one. Even in wealthier areas, these problems occur. However, significant amounts of money are invested in cleaning the streets because each municipality has its own resources, and some are much wealthier than others. saludos desde chile
Another point I forgot to mention is that the informality rate is actually a significant indicator of the well-being of an economy. In the USA, it is approximately 6%, while in Chile, it reaches around 30%. In other Latin American countries, it can be as high as 40% to 50%.
Valparaiso, downhill bike.
Great video! I have considered moving to Chile.
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching
Dude, i live in Santiago and i got very worried about that cazuela etiquete, you basically have to find your own way of doing it, freestyle eating.
The cazuela there was great!
Great Video as always Adam!
"This is a typical salad from Chile"
"Yea, looks like a normal salad" 😅😅😅
Haha literally like every other salad I’ve eaten in the continent 😅
Yeah but it really is typical for Chile
In chile at the moment very friendly people and great hospitality. Though downside super expensive here.
Awesome that you’re there! It’s expensive although I’d say that there are some good decent ways around it you can find reasonably priced food and cheap hostels if you need to. Enjoy
I'm not surprised. The whole continent has the same problem. Beginning with the United States.
Poverty on one side and rich neighborhoods on the other.
Chile is not an exception! Is just a part of the hard reality of this world.
There is not country in the world where you will see wealthy people everywhere living happily and safe.
Our continent is a big factory of poverty.
Best regards!
Most places are corruption , the world can t be as well run as Sweden 😢
That's not a propblem that's just how it is. It's not about continent.
In La Vega central there's a lot of foreign people, the majority from the Caribbean.
amigo buen video,te moviste como pez en el agua por las calles chilensis.
Mate at the start you were in a market. Obviously there will be rubbish everywhere as the traders put it in a mound for the trucks to pickup. I live in Australia and this exact thing happens
Hello, thanks for you video, After the social outbreak and Caribbean immigration, Chile changed a lot, before it was orderly, very clean, there was no street commerce in the streets, everything changed throughout Chile, we hope that when the government changes we will recover and communism will allow the country to return to life. emerge.
Los muchachos de la primera interaccion, estaban por tomar alas y salir bolando con un vello cigarrillo de santa yerva 😂 realy join !! Muy buen video broo, pudiste disfrutar de la verdadera realidad cotidiana. Otro punto! muchos lugares de santiago cuidades y regiones conunas y barrios tienen una calidad de vida exepcional y la misma arquitecrura del barrio alto. Para que seamos justos, santiago es moderno hasta en la periferia, hay comercio establecido y centros comerciales
You could have gone down that cerro snd at the bottom you have a pretty old funky fun place! I don’t remember the name if the area but is very up beat
Te felicito por intentar comprender nuestra diversidad y realidad social,Chile es como un gran pastel de hojarasca con mil capas, en donde la desigualdad económica social de una gran parte de la población y la ostentación por parte de la élite política y económica, ha generado una ola de disconformidad y niveles desintegración social abismales
Somos el país mas caro de toda latinoamérica con un salario mínimo que no supera los U$ 600, y en donde la mayor parte de nuestra clase trabajadora, sobrevive endeudada con créditos para poder alimentarse
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Chile is indeed a very unique place. I think next time I need to make my way to the countryside even though it seems like almost the entire population lives in Santiago. Anyways thank you for your comment.
Hope you enjoyed the video!
@@adamjmatheson
I enjoyed
Señor no vega a llorar y a vender de que somos un pais pobre porque no lo somos a si que su resentimiento lo deja de lado ahora es una verguenza las asquerosidad y los ambulantes y estos últimos no tienen nada que ver con la desigualdad que tanto habla usted son cómodos y le gusta lo fácil.
son solo costumbres nada mas la pobreza o la riqueza son solo apellidos
This city looks dystopian, the rich areas are sanitized like a sanitarium, nobody walking around.Where they are is nutty area.
7:09: "It looks like a normal salad" 😂😂😂
You r such a lovely guy tks a lot i am fafenn funi's mom from chile❤❤❤❤❤❤
What is the name of the wealthier, safe side the guy said is better (name of neighborhood). Going to travel there next year but we want to be safe (two single females). I speak Spanish too so that’s helpful. What is the name of the aerial tramway company to see the spectacular views.
Have you done a video of Uruguay.
Yeah, you can stay in las Condes and some parts of Providencia if you want a nice and safe neighborhood that’s close to the rest of the city and easily accessible with public transporte (use and app called Moovit in that case). The teleférico (aerial tram or whatever the name is) is in cerro San Cristobal, it’s a park called parque metropolitano which is at the north side of las condes and providencia. Parque metropolitano includes this teleférico, a zoo and some other things. If you go to the city center, be aware of pickpockets and people looking at you suspiciously, just like any big city in the world. If you like to do sports, I would highly suggest that you go hiking to a mountain like cerro Manquehue, it has a fantastic view.
Write me down if you have another question, happy to awnser
Buen video, me gusta las impresiones de los gringos,
gracias
Guau. Similar to NY !!
Hat's off for you, for being able to visit the Estación Mapocho neighborhood. It is a very dangerous area indeed. Even I, as Chilean, feel unsafe visiting that place. Also congrats for showing the big inequalities of Chilean society. Chile would be a better country without that.
I think you are wrong. Beacause if you compare the "inequality" of Chile with the "equality" of its neighbour countries. Especially if you visit the "dangerous areas" of the other countries, then an only then you will be able to understand that the "inequality" that you are talking about is just a word.
To eliminate inequality does not help anyone. On the contrary it destroy the posibilities of really help the most disadvantage people.
In reality what is really important is to eliminate poverty. That is, and should be the priority. If you are really serious about helping the poor and not just defend a socialist ideology that has not demostrated any real benefit in giving people a better living, fereedom, and oportunities for personal progress.
i miss cazuela
But Bellavista looks like a great nightlife area.
Used to be, still is somewhat, but Santiago was a lot better before 2019.
The poor part of Santiago wasn’t that bad. LA has worst areas and even little Havana in Miami.
It's so sad to see the center of Santiago so messed up... Notice from which side are the majors from the "good" and "bad" places. It's nothing but corrumption, bad politics and incompetence.
You need to eat with your mouth closed! Don’t make noice when you eat! But again if that’s acceptable in Florida then don’t worry about it! 🤣
I would not expect much from the food. Peru and Colombia have better food from my experience. That being said I never been to Chile 😄
Colombian food overall is pretty bad imo
You close your mouth when you chew.
Thank you for that. I was thinking the same thing.
LA MANERA QUE DIJO "SIN PLATA Y PELIGROSOOOO
Ok, Chilean here, first of all:
That spicy sauce is the weirdest thing ever, is it supposed to be Pebre? Pebre NEVER has rice, I bet your "local guy" took you to Olga just because he knows her lol.
Yes, you're eating the Cazuela right, most people cut everything up and mix it first.
Yes, Santiago is extremely unequal, although Chile in general is very unequal, not all of Chile is AS unequal as Santiago is.
No, Chileans are not more reserved, Santiaguinians are, it has to do a lot with the security crisis, people are scared out of their minds with the mafias in Santiago.
Hola
Is getting job easy in chile.?
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Este video es realmente de hace 3 dias ? porque puede que lo haya grabado antes porque es una verguenza que Santiago este actualmente asi. Ambulantes deberian sacarlos son una verguenza y sucio.
Es de Mayo 2023
Where are the hot Chilean women lol ? Most vids about Argentina, Colombia, Brasil, even Peru with the Venezuelan immigrants that's one of the 1st things you notice: a good chunk of nice looking ladies walking around, but the passport bros prob not too excited about Chile
extreme differences between rich and poor? Have you been to medellin or egypt? This is nothing
YOU HEAT LIKE A CHILEAN BRO WTF
Please learn to say the formal "usted" and not "tu" to older people, it is extremely rude and offensive to address a senior person as "tu".
Not a very interesting city. No place I would travel to
After spending some time in Santiago here's what I'd say:
1) It's not an extraordinarily "fun" city.
2) It doesn't have much of a bustling atmosphere like other capitals.
3) It has incredibly underrated food (Sushi & Peruvian spots are exceptional)
4) Impressive architecture & infrastructure (for a Latin American country)
5) A safer feel than other Latin American capitals
Santiago is definitely worth visiting if you're traveling in South America, but I wouldn't get on a plane from the other side of the world just to see it
Poor people in Chile. They decide been poor. Thanks to the communist and thei lie all people have to be equal and poor. but happy. Camila Vallejos words
I have seen many better videos from Santiago. I find you narrow minded.
The person who talks about those who have money, that is typical of those who sit back and do nothing for their future, the opportunities are there, you just have to work.
Do you know what? the typical and common "chileno" always is going to say the same thing. Si, desde la plaza Italia pah bajo los ricoh y los pobres etc. etc.¨BUT THEY DON'T SAY THAT THE GARBAGE AND THE GRAFFITI are all over the City is NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE POOR, IS BECAUSE THEY THINK IS "COOL". MOST THE GRAFFITEROS ARE HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT STUDENTS AND THAT DON'T GO TO SCHOOL INSTEAD THEY BUY CANS OF SPRAY AND PAINTS EVERYTHING AND EVERYWHERE AND " TAG" THE WHOLE CITY WITH POLITICAL( LEFTY) LEMMAS THAT NOBODY READ.
THE POVERTY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CLEAN NEIGHBORHOOD, THE POOR AS WELL RICH PEOPLE, CAN CLEAN, AND BEAUTIFY THEIR ENVIRONMENT IF THEY WANT TO.
OTRA MENTIRA- en los "tipicos restaurants de comidas chilenas" ni tampoco toda la comida es chilena, no tocan musica chilena sino colombiana o mexicanas jajaja, y asi hablan de ser chilenos pero adoran lo extranjero y lo peor absorven la "cultura" de otros paises. no solo lo bueno, sino su vocabulario"chileno"esta salpicada de palabra en ingles mal hablado o peruanas ( fueron los primeros que llegaron a vender comidas en la calle e imponer su cultura de cocinerias ambulantes, despues colombianas, o mexicanas, o caribeñas, etc, etc . Ahora le usan la palabra " hermano" no por ser cristianos ni por ser parientes, sino que adoptaron esa palabra por los narcos colombianos y venezolanos que inmigraron a Chile. Chile se lleno de culturas ajenas y no buenas, sino todo lo feo, ordinario etc. etc.ESTA MAXIMIZADO Y AHORA VERAS TODA ESTA CULTURA AJENA Y LO PEOR FEA QUE ADOPTARON LOS RESENTIDOS DE SIEMPRE Y QUE NO HACEN NADA POR EDUCARSE EN UN COLEGIO SINO POR LA CALLE.
DON'T BELIEVE LO QUE DICEN CHILENOS RESENTIDOS. LA POBREZA Y LA SUCIEDAD NO TIENE NADA QUE VER PORQUE LA GENTE VIVA EN LAS CONDES Y NO EN LA PINTANA, es porque la mayoria SON JOVENES OCIOSOS Y DROGADICTOS Y QUE NO ESTUDIAN NI TRABAJAN SINO VIVEN DEL COMERCIO DE DROGAS Y MANTIENEN EL BARRIO COMO SON SUS MENTES, LLENA DE CAOS"
BASTA DE MENTIRAS CHILENOS QUE LE DICEN LO MISMO A EXTRANJEROS PARA INSPIRAR LASTIMA. EL QUE QUIERE VIVIR LIMPIO Y DECENTE AUNQUE TRABAJE LIMPIANDO BAÑOS LO HARA SI QUIERE SER LIMPIO Y HONRADO.
Adam u have more poverty in cities in the US. Chile is well developed country and we are not a lowcost country like u gringos like to visit, where u can flash & splash your dollars. Chile is actually the second most visited country in South America regarding tourism.
where did you get that from? Colombia, Brasil, Peru and Argentina should definitely be ahead when it comes to tourists.