Nicaragua Hates Maps and Addresses 🇳🇮

Scott Alan Miller is Living in Nicaragua

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If you spend time in #Nicaragua, you will quickly realize that addresses, maps and so forth basically don't exist. Even Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze struggle to show correct routes, directions, roads, etc. It's very hit or miss. So much information is missing. Why do Nicaraguans use such bizarre mechanisms instead of traditional addresses? Why does no one learn how to read a map? Why does the culture eschew all of this locational information? Is GPS becoming a thing?
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@magalig9026 2 месяца назад

This is so true! Not to mention we never say East or West. We say “arriba” for East and “abajo” for west. This refers to the direction the sun rises and sets.

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

OMG, the arriba / abajo thing is crazy. And so many Nicaraguans are like "I don't know how to use that OR east/west either!" jajaja

@thomasmiller9502 2 месяца назад

I loved the history lesson!

@dubNoFunkinSoul 2 месяца назад

When we hired a car I used my phone for navigation. It definitely had some quirky routes which I got the hang of. It would take me off the main road through a village to then put me back on the main road again! My wife had the job of copilot to scrutinize directions after the first detour! But we managed! Great book on Nicaraguan history post Spanish rule is: "Nicaragua - A history of US intervention and Resistance" by Daniel Kovalik. Really worth the read!

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

www.amazon.com/Nicaragua-History-US-Intervention-Resistance/dp/1949762602

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

Yeah, if you aren't reading the map, Google is going to get you.

@patriciaflaherty 2 месяца назад

There was a recent update to the RU-vid app on Android devices that turned on the auto play next video feature if you had it turned off, so hopefully you'll get some extra views before people figure that out 😁.

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

jaja. nice. i guess

@dontimoteo2416 2 месяца назад

There was that one time when the Nicaraguan Military used Google Maps and then "accidently" invaded Costa Rica. Recueda el Rio San Juan :)

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

That' what they get for not keeping Google updated. jaja

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

"Claim your country here."

@justin19888 2 месяца назад

My adress is legit 80 m south of a church lol but very rural area and no mail or delivery service comes their 😂😂

@1Corinthians15.1-4 2 месяца назад

I was actually looking into this because I'm preparing for a trip in July and I'm a little scared to drive in Nicaragua because of this reason.

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

A lot of us avoid driving. There are easy alternatives in many cases.

@1Corinthians15.1-4 2 месяца назад

@@ScottAlanMillerVlog What alternatives do you suggest? Is it cheaper to take a taxi everywhere or rent a car?

@1Corinthians15.1-4 Месяц назад

@@DanilooscarBlandonMartinez Nicaragua in July is no different than Miami in July. My parents moved back so I'm going to visit them.

@kevinadams9468 2 месяца назад

I remember reading some years back about the song "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2, and hearing that it was about Nicaragua... or North Ireland (according to Bono himself)... or somewhere else perhaps. In any case, I think the Nicaraguans have dibs on making this an unofficial anthem. It certainly is accurate.

@1Corinthians15.1-4 2 месяца назад

I learned that before the 1972 earthquake, the old Managua city had street names and numbers and people used them. Because the city was almost completely destroyed, and it's never really recovered, generations after just used simple directions ignoring the existing street names. If you dig up old photos or videos of streets in Managua from the 50s and 60s you will catch a few street signs with the street name on them, similar to what you see in the US. Before communism took over, Nicaragua had strong ties with many developed nations including the US. Those were their best days. Managua was rebuilt twice because of earthquakes, although not fully.

@Alexmndt 2 месяца назад

@@1Corinthians15.1-4 my grandma said that address back then were different. One example is the Crowne Plaza Hotel address; Octava Calle Sur Oeste #101, Managua, Nicaragua

@1Corinthians15.1-4 2 месяца назад

@@Alexmndt That's one of the few buildings that survived the earthquake. If you look at the Chinese Restaurant right next to the Crowne Plaza, on the same street, you would think it's "Octava Calle Sur Oeste 103 or 201" or whatever but it's not. Google maps has the restaurant address as "Esquina Oeste del Hotel Crowne Plaza, Avenida Simón Bolivar." Which isn't an address. It literally just says "west corner of the Hotel Crown Plaza and Simon Bolivar Avenue." That's evident that the folks just made up their own adress system on top of what was already there.

@Macsimus75 2 месяца назад

I wonder how you get things shipped to you from abroad , for example if you are an expat living in Nicaragua... I hope at least the postal system or courier such as DHL know how to reach your home.

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

No, I've got videos on why you never use or want to use mail (anywhere) and why nothing like DHL can work. You HAVE to use a Nicaraguan service. Has nothing to do with addresses. There are zero international companies with agreements with customs. And mail is never good. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vabZ-_4CgyM.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wnkdw2WsqVk.html

@dubNoFunkinSoul 2 месяца назад

Possibly silly question, but is there a postal service that delivers mail to the door? If my mum wanted to send me a Christmas card how would she do that?

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

Technically, yes. But really, no. Ask your mom to move to digital. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vabZ-_4CgyM.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wnkdw2WsqVk.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JsQhsLm5B4g.html

@dubNoFunkinSoul Месяц назад

@@DanilooscarBlandonMartinez Awesome! That is great. Thank you for the info!

@dallasbarkman1261 2 месяца назад

One of.my brother in laws address starts w/ El.Dancing * a popular dance club that existed before the big earthquake in the 70's , but no longer exists You just have to know where it was 60 years ago !

@joebloe4374 2 месяца назад

Relax bro In philippines no houses have numbers Hardest job in philippines is mail man 😂 Im in esteli now Beautiful town i really like it here Just too expensive Especially for the small salary they earn

@Eclectic8 Месяц назад

Please say more re "too expensive." (Or, re where I can find more on this.) I.E. So, Esteli is more expensive than most of Nicaragua? If so, why do you think that is?

@joebloe4374 Месяц назад

@@Eclectic8 same price as managua All nicaragua way overpriced And they make peanuts The place is worse than philippines in terms of prices Salaries about same

@1stLukecifer 2 месяца назад

Has maps or Hazmat? I worked an agricultural ToPo survey crew: I made maps!!

@1stLukecifer Месяц назад

@@DanilooscarBlandonMartinez , here in Charlotte County, FL ‘89-‘90 I worked ToPo (EDM & a level) for the original Babcock Ranch. Less than 20 years later my elevation maps were used to create the 1st solar city of the US.

@danielrosales1448 2 месяца назад

I'm Nicaraguan and I hate when people give directions like "Where the X cinema used to be.." and I'm like, bro that thing is not there anymore why do you still use it? And becomes harder when you go to other departamentos. Another thing we are used to say is "From X church, 100 meters al lago" jaja when we can use north or "Arriba referring to east or abajo to west" we are unique jajaja

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

Right? So often I get directions that even the old taxi drivers can't follow!

@Ron-ec3tl 2 месяца назад

😮Scott. Before moving to Panama, i lived in Matagalpa since 2008. I had an extremly hard time finding maps of nicaragua. Even online. Luckily, tourism was a priority for the government back then. The tourism offices carried some basic maps.

@ScottAlanMillerVlog Месяц назад

@DanilooscarBlandonMartinez seems likely that it would be very hard to have that view. i doubt anywhere could do it. even the narrowest point of costa rica is pretty wide.

@skipstreet 2 месяца назад

Carmel by the Sea is like this.Although I heard that is changing.

@Alexmndt 2 месяца назад

I don’t know why! Maps is like my number 3 most used app on my phone.

@LuisOrtiz-pi8kp 2 месяца назад

Hey Mr. Scott! I’m thinking about moving from California to Nicaragua but I would like to know, what do you do for a living? Is there any type of remote job that I can do to earn US dollars working from Nicaragua ?

@ScottAlanMillerVlog 2 месяца назад

Well any job that you can do remote, you can do from Nicaragua. I'm a technology and business consultant. I've been remote for 25 years. Far better to be remote from Nicaragua than somewhere in the US with high taxes and high cost of living. Your income goes so much farther here for the same job.

@Seekingtruth-mx3ur 2 месяца назад

@@ScottAlanMillerVlogHow's the tech industry in Nicaragua? For software engineers or web developers? I'm freelancing but I'm wondering if I can find remote work for that in Nicaragua.

@Eclectic8 Месяц назад

@@Seekingtruth-mx3urHi. You might try Scott's video called: Rules for Working In & From Nicaragua. Feel free to ignore me though. It's just that I can hear Scott's voice in my head wishing people would try some of his copious other videos before asking. I think his short answer would be that you just get the job and as remote work it doesn't matter what country you're doing it in as long as your not working for a Nicaraguan employer. But I could have that all wrong. Scott? How'd I do?

@ScottAlanMillerVlog Месяц назад

if the work is remote then it's not in Nicaragua. that would be local work. and local work is not allowed. if doesn't matter what the market is like

@ScottAlanMillerVlog Месяц назад

right @eclectic8 remote means working for someone not in Nicaragua. once you have remote work everything else sorts itself out