Montego Bay: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 55Mostly admiring tourist-style comments with little resident detail; hurricane recovery and power costs are real concerns, so it's genuinely mixed for a multi-month stay.
- friendliness
- warm community
- food
- beach access
- resilience
- affordable side of town
- hurricane recovery
- electricity bills
- high housing prices
- limited nightlife
- thin remote-work info
- Fans see Montego Bay as beautiful and welcoming, but most commenters are tourists, not residents.
- Post-hurricane rebuilding looks visible, yet the damage is still underreported by visitors.
- Electricity costs are a recurring joke and likely a real budget concern.
- Kingston is often described as having more social life and career options.
- Little evidence here about internet quality or remote-work infrastructure.
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Living in Jamaica 🇯🇲- Apartment Tour 🏠+ Life in Montego Bay
Mark Wiens Abroad · 1.1M views · 2020
What viewers said
“Who else thinks that Mark has fallen in LOVE with Jamaica🇯🇲😍”
♥ 137 likes
“I cannot believe the fruit lady is still selling fruit. legend.”
♥ 175 likes
“People honking you in the street is a BIG sign of respect! Love the series on J.A”
♥ 379 likes
“I’m a Jamaican and I’m in love with my people and our country 😭 tears of joy💯%😍🇯🇲 amazing video mark you always do all countrys around the world justice.❤️your a blessed man love your family.”
♥ 137 likes
“Who else were bless to be a Jamaican 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🙏”
♥ 704 likes
“I really wish to go to Jamaica at least once in my life, it's an amazing country. Much love from Romania 🇯🇲❤️🇷🇴”
♥ 103 likes
“OMG i bought fruit from this lady 20 years ago. Unbelievable to see her and this video.”
♥ 959 likes
“Bust mi jaw and jackass corn...real Jamaican childhood treat Press like if you've ever tried them😂😂🤣🤣”
♥ 203 likes
“Mark Wiens is so humble just an amazing soul..🙏”
♥ 167 likes
“Big up Jamaica!! 🇧🇷 Brasil loves you”
♥ 245 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-08; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.